West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-04-11
COUNTY COURT.
Proceedings OF April Term.
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Clerk OF, this court nc instructed to
give notice III two county newspapers
to all persons so encroaclIing To remove
their fences from the limits.
Action OF petition of G.. d. Evans et
nj Tor change IN line between Pleasant
ana Grant districts continued till July
term, 1895.
w. a. Watson, J.. w. Robinson and
+. ,. Knots were appointed viewers to
ascertain the ACCESSIBILITY of annulling
the county road itersecting the n. w.
turnpike ut John ~. Sidewell's home
and running to the old Jonathan Dan.
Ger farm and establishing n new road
from said Sidewell's house down across
run and intersecting county road at
Israel church, and report ut next term.
Simeon Nj. Garner was refunded the
sum of $3.50 out of Portland district
road fund. This amount was collected
OF him 10y Constable w. A. McGinnis
and satisfactory proof appearing to the
court that he had done the labor i'm an
other district il was refunded.
Petition of &. "A. Guthrie and others
to remove j. +. Deal, surveyor of roads
In Grant district was rejected.
Petition of Il. G.. Gibson ct al to re-
move VIM. A. Shaffer, Il surveyor In
Valley was rejected.
Petition Of II. L. Jackson and others
asking for road leading from cross
roads in the crab orchard to Brandon
Vile pike be worked as county road
was rejected.
Permission granted the Merchant
Coal Co., to cross turnpike near Tm-
Melton with their track. The road to
he Kept In good repair by said company.
>. Il. Conner, Joseph Feather and
w m. j. Bowermaster were appointed
viewers to view grounds for road
from Laurel Run Church to Greenyille
furnace and report to this court.
Allen Forman, ID. S. Wilt and A. u.
Calhoun were appointed viewers to
view proposed road of about s rods in
Amblersburg along by postofIce, ID. q
u. platform and looding place ana re-
port.
George w. Miller, George Brown and
Peter Bolyard were appointed viewers
70 view proposed change in road from
No. rs school house III Reno district to
Tunnelton and Fellowsvile pike.
The magisterial district of Kingwood
was divided into five road precincts us
follows:
Precinct No. 1.-Beginning at Fair
fax Ford on Cheat River thence with
the Terra Alta and Kingwood turnpike
To KingwOOd, thence with the Morgan
town pike to the Valley district line.
All roads north Of said turnpike to con-
stitute Precinct No. J..
Precinct No. 2.-Beginning at the
corporation line of Kiugwood at the in
tersection of Tunnelton pike with Tun-
Melton street in said town, thence with
siIld pike at Catholic church road, north
OF townsville, thence with said road To
Lyon district line; thence with Lyon
district line to Valley district, thence
nj AfgN, TIT n 4
and Morgantown pike aud thence with
said pike to the beginning. Catholic
Church road to be included in Precinct
No. 2.
Precinct No. 3.-Beginning at the
Cach0lic church road ut the intersection
with Kingwood and Tunmelton pike
thence with said pike to Reno district
line at the top of Tunnel Hill and ter
ritory northwest of said pike in King
wood district Snail constitute Precinct
No. 3.
Precinct No. 4.-Beginning at King
wood and Tunneton pike ut intersec-
ton with Mattingly road to Wash Will
liams, thence down Coal Lick run to
what is known MS the Sypolt mill on
Cheat river. All territory south of
sad line III Kingwood district to con-
stitute Precinct No. 4. The Mattingly
road from its intersection with King
wood and Tunnelton pike to Wash VIII
liam s to he included i'm Precinct No. 4.
Precinct No. 5.-All the territory I'm
kingwood district south of the King
wood and Tunnelton pike to line of
l,reclnct No. shall constitute Precinct
No. 5.
Thomas D. Bower is appointed sur
veyor of Precinct No. j. A. f. Ever
ett's for Precinct No. 2 George Myers
for Precinct No. 3 /; Jacob Weaver for
Precinct No. A; Thomas Braham for
Precinct No. 5, to serve from this time
until january 5, 1896.
The court established road at'Tun-
Melton to connect the Camp Ground
road with the Felowsville road and
commissioners Messenger and Joseph 4.
Miller were authorized to construct
necessary bridges.
>ilas Sinclair, Thomas Bayles and
Thomas Harrington were appointed n
committee To ascertain the probable
cost Of properly improving the road
from Newburg to independence and of
constructing necessary bridges and
make report at July term.
Ordered that VIM. +. Wilt, surveyor
in Union district be authorized to
change location of road from Youpll
bridge to upper ends of the lands of IL.
IL. Offutt and - Dawson. provided
tue expense not exceed SO, which sum
is appropriated out of the general fund.
julius Scherr aud commissioner Nc
Crim were appointed to make You0h
bridges, Franks Mill and Wolf creek
bridges safe until July term and report
probable cost Of rebuilding them.
Commissioners Hartley WAS authorized
to sell ont and superintend the cOnstruc.
ton 0f necessary abutments TO "a bridge
over Bull Run at Jenkins Mill i'm Val
ley district and make report to court.
Upon the petition of Samuel Free
land and others IL WAS ordered that the
road Leading from Kingwood pike near
Isaac PHugh's place to county road near
James FreeHnd's and Wesley Kelly's
farms lie changed as to avoid steep
place la said rOad. Work to be SUPER
Intended 10y II. G.. Beatty.
Tie following gentlemen were m.
pointed road surveyors from this time
III January ], 1896 VIM. r. Will.
Precinct No in Union district John
Lawrence, Precinct 2, Reno district
II. u. smith, Precinct No. 4, Pleasant
district j. Wesley Groves. Precinct
No. o, Pleasant district j. w. Cobu.
Precinct No. 2, Valley district John
j.. Graham, Precinct No. 3, Valley dis
trIct Eugene Lanham, Precinct No.
5, Lyon district.
The court ordered Daniel WiIes TO
appear ut the next term of court and
defend NiruoQif pu of,u rero.t ,..ofo......1