Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-10-10
County Court ProceedInr..

This tribunal was in session three
days last week. We give below q note
OF its proceedings
q The value of the railroad property in
the county assessed for taxation was
apportioned among the districts through
which the road passes, as follows -
White Sulphur, S243, 5s5 %; Irish Cor
ner, $146, 151.12; Fort Spring, Sl94,-
s6S.16. In Fort Spring district for
road purposes said property was appor-
toned as follows To the district Tout
side Of Ronceverte), 9,912.11; to
Ronceverte, 1854, 956.15.
Capt. A. NJ. Buster, of the Blue Sui
phur district, qualified as notary pub
| lie.
A. NJ. Scutt, the recently elected
Cashier of the Bank of Ronceverte,
also qualified as notary.
N. A. Dunbar, j. W. Robinson and
b. F. Burns, having returned their re-
port and view of road leading from
the Glencoe road near the residence of
Jas. Deitz, jr., interesting the Beaver
creek road near Judy Bros store, the
Court entered an order establishing said
road and allowing damages to various
parties.
The RS of roads for Meadow
Bluff district were directed to expend
$76 or so much thereof as may be nee
essary in repairing the bridge near Lit
tie Sewell mountain, on the Kanawha
turnpike and also the rebuilding Of the
bridge over Meadow river on said turn
pike.
An order was entered establishing as
a public road the changes surveyed and
reported upon by Jas. Mcdowell, r. A.
Curry and B. F. Mann, beginning at the
bridge across Second Creek above
Smiths mill to point on the Romeo
verte road near Ed. Morris's.
The road surveyors of Blue Sulphur
district returned their first report for
the year ending April 1st, '96, showing
sub-district No. entitled to S9l5.27
No. 2, $4OO.O7 and No. 8, $416.sI.
A report was also made by the sur
yeyors Of the Lewisburg district and
drafts were ordered for sums due to va
rious parties named therein.
The Court refused to allow a claim
of $l25 preferred by w. L. Stickler for
work done on road in Blue Sulphur dis
trict.
The road surveyors for Irish Cor
ner district returned their first report
for the year ending April 1sJ, '96' from
which 1T appears that there is due to
sub-district No. 1, $9420; No. 2,
$l7S.6l and No. 8, $173.I2. Drafts
were ordered accordingly to the various
contractors.
Thos. q. Lewis was appointed road
surveyor for Blue Sulphur district to
serve for 8 years from LIST day Of Janu-
airy, 1895.
In the petition of John e. Dougher
for relocation Of the road from the
Baptist Church near Garland Brown
to the Williamsburg and Frankford
road, the cause was continued and land
owners summoned in.
Drafts were ordered in favor of Austin
Handy and Alex. Knight for $12 each
for services as jury com RS, and to d.
g. Rife for $500 for services as clerk.
E. B. Ayres resigned as constable of
White Sulphur district.
Road surveyors of White Sulphur
district returned their first report for
year ending April LIST, 96, and drafts
were ordered in favor of the parties en-
titled.
On settlement with James Knight
Of the county leyies for his term as
Sheriff for 1898, it was found that the
county was indebted to him in the sum
of $l63.95 and that all the districts in
the county, with the exception Of Will
llamsburg and Irish Corner, were in.
debted to said Knight on the road fund
In sums running from $1.14 to $2O.95.
Henry A. Skaggs was appointed road
surveyor for Lewisburg district to serve
8 years from January LIST. '96.
The road surveyors in all districts,
where the old system is in operation,
were ordered to make settlement Of
their accounts with the road commits
sioners of said districts.
M. L. Fry and others VS.. Greenbrier
County. In this cause various changes
were made in the road beginning at the
gap Of the mountain on Muddy Creek
near Samuel Moneys and running
through the lands of McVey and others.
Road com'rs Of Falling Spring dis
trict were directed to ascertain the
amount due the district from James
Knight on road fund.
Mrs. L. Il. Renick was given leave to
keep the two gates now standing on the
public road through her lands from
Falling Spring to the bridge over
Greenbrier river.