West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-04-12

that Page X. McCrum redeem land
OF Fielding Lipscomb's, lying in
Union district. and present bills
therefor to this court.
Hotel licenses were granted az
follows: To K. NJ. Hartley, Ma
soatown; Mrs. j. NJ. Lloyd. Reeds.
Vile; u. Il. Thomas, Evansville,
and Mrs. Clarissa Smith, JOSEPH
Graham, William NJ. Jenkins, aud
Beuona Jordan, Kingwood, and s.
w. Wilt, Of Clifton Mills.
ID. J. Walls, appointed admir- Of
the estate of Harrison Rogers, de.
ceased, and held under 1900 bond
with Jack Cox aud John NJ. Walls
as sureties.
George Hayes, Of Rowlesburg.
asked that timber right on 90
acres of land in Reno district be
stricken from the land books in his
name and that he be refunded Is. S5
taxes paid on same for 1893 con-
tinued till next term.
Application OF A. j. Bonaficld,
U. N. Orr, w. IL. Watkins, and
w. j. Lavelle, for correction OF
lands in Reno district, convened to
them by Is. +. Young and wife,
was granted and tract of 375 acres
reduced to 212, and ITO acres re-
duced to 500 and 40 acres changed
to "Mineral right" Also proper
proportion of the taxes on same for
1898 was ordered refunded.
A name pro time order entered in
case of the application Of the heirs
OF A. l.. Pennock, for reduction
OF the assessment on 1,914 acres OF
land on Deckcr's creek, assessed at
Sl3,39S. The court refused TO
make any reduction and the heirs
gave notice OF making an appeal.
The report of Lew L. Miller,
administ'r of the estate Of Conrad
Ringer, was corrected and confirm
cd as follows William g. Ringer
allowed debt of 1882. and AMI
Rodeheaver allowed $l17.S0, with
interest on each Of the above from
January 3, 1898, till paid, and the
administrator ordered to pay the
above amount out of a sum of 1928. 90
remaining in his hands after pay
ing all costs.
Upon the application Of John p.
Jones. pcrmission was granted to
the Oakland, Aurora and Terra
Alta Telephone Company to erect
telephone poles along the side of
the pike leading from Kingwood
to Terra Alta via Albrightsville,
and to erect telephone line there
on, provided that such line shall be
so constructed as not to interfere
with travel on said pike.
For reasons appearing to the
Court, it was ordered that the
amount paid for labor on public
roads in this county be and the
same is hereby fixed at the rate of
$l.00 per day instead of s1.15 as
heretofore.
The Clerk authorized to issue an
order TO the Bank of Kingwood for
the sum of $1,000 in payment of
interest OH $500 from January IL,
1894 to July IL, 1894.
Leroy Shaw allowed the sum of
s76.02 for expenses for court. houso
and Jail, also 1890 for misde-
meanor claims and werk done.
The Auditor of this State not
having returned to the Sheriff of
the county the Kingwood district
railroad tax, assessed and lowed by
the court in 1893 on s55 800 of
b. e o. railroad property, and
$3.50 OF T., X. & Il. railroad
property, in said district, in all
amounting to $282, the Auditor
claiming that said levy was not re-
ported to him in the report Of the
Clerk for 1898. 1t is therefore or
dered that the said J. Ami Martin,
Clerk. be instructed to forthwith
make out and forward to the Audi.
tor correct certificate Of the as
sessment and leyies of said year OF
1893, as required by law, including
the levy of 40 cents on said rail-
road property, and the Clerk is
further ordered to take such steps
as may be necessary under the law,
TO recover said railroad taxes.
Page Il. McCrum was appointed
Commissioner on the part of the
Court to make settlement with the
Sheriff of this county fer the year
of 1894.
The Sheriff was authorized to
purchase a desk for his office, out
Of funds on hand for rents, prop.
erty sold, etc.
Jacob WEIGH was appointed over
seer Of the iron bridge across Cheat
river at Albrightsvillo, and en-
powered to enforce the law as TO
violations or damages TO said bridge.
This appointments TO hold good till
otherwise ordered by the Court.
d. NJ. Wotring was appointed TO
ascertain at what price ballot. boxes
sufficient for use at elections I'm this
county, can be procured and report
at the next term Of court.
There we're orders granted for
i" Notice to Trespassers " ia two
cases, but they will be Of no force