West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-23

the county road leading from New
burg TO Independence, and that the
route of said road through lands Of
sand Burdess be so changed as to
conform to the report Of SAID route
as reported by Julius K. Monroe
on July IL, 1896; and it was fur
ther ordered that $500 be appro-
priated out of the general fund
toward the construction of said
road. the appropriation Of the said
S4OO to be available only when the
town of Newburg shall have estab.
lished street as surveyed by Julius
Il. Monroe to connect Market Street
IN said town with the road above
established at the corporation line.
1t was ordered that a road be
established from the Beverly road
near railroad station, through lands
OF Beavers to Kemble' lands, in
hIngwood district, on the location
where 1t is now opened. and ID. II.
Beavers was allowed 500 damages
! therefor.
PROCEEDINGS ON THE LAW SIDE.
Joseph A. Miller. who has been
duly commissioned Notary Public,
took the oath OF Office and executed
a bond IN the penalty of $3.50, with
Jumes A. Brown and Neil j. Fort.
ney sureties.
James l.. Stone was appointed
Constable OF Kingwood district to
fill the unexpired term of Geo. f.
Huffman, deceased, aud executed
bond IN the sum Of $4,000, with
DIR. James IL. Manown as surety.
W. IL. Conner was appointed a
Constable for Grant district, vice
). r. Conner, removed from the
county. Bond. SO, 900, with j. r.
5. Cunningham and R. Il. Wad-
del, sureties.
L. >. Cunningham was appoint
ed overseer of poor of Grant dis
trict, vice S. F. Conner, removed.
On petition of james A. DeBerry
aud forty-one others of Portland
district, the proposition to submit
to the voters of said district at the
next general election the question
Of the repeal Of the alternate road
law now in force in SAID district.
was ordered submitted.
Mary j., Kate and Anna Bur.
rows, having petitioned for reduc-
ton of the assessment on their real
estate, 1t appearing that by actual
survey their tracts of land contain
ed only 219 80 100 acres, instead Of
300 acres. the clerk was instructed
to make said change on the land
books.
On motion, it was ordered that
James Rodeheaver be required with
In thirty days after notice to re-
move his coal house from the limits
OF the public county road leading
from Bruceton to Kingwood, near
the abutment OF Big Sandy Greek
bridge. in Grant district; and if
SAID Rodeheayer refuses or fails to
remove said coal house within the
time above named. then 1T shall be
the duty of Marshal Wolf, surveyor
OF roads, TO remove the same at the
expense of Rodeheaver.
The place of voting ut Cranes
vile was ordered. to be removed
from the school house to the room
known az DR.. Nj. l.. Fichtner's Of
fee, ID. j. Browning agreeing to
give use of said building for 81 per
day including fuel.
A. Ill. White, who has been ad.
Judged lunatIc and has been in
custody of the Sheriff, was, upon
his application, discharged and re-
leased.
Licenses to keep hotel or tavern
were granted the following persons:
Joseph Graham, Terra Alta; James
w. Robinson, Fellowsville; l. G..
Armstrong, Bruceton; WI. Bower
master, BrucetOn; @. @. Dunning-
ton, Terra Alta; S. j. Posten, Terra
Alta; Mrs. l.. A. Martin, King
wood; Mrs. M. M. Bishop, Tunnel
ton; Miss Jennie Atwood, Newburg;
Mrs. s. y. Knots, Rowlesburg;
Mrs. A. l.. Hale, Rowlesburg; Mrs.
Mo. Heath, Rowlesburg; Mrs. NJ.
q. West, Evansville; Thomas Har-
rington, Independence; George B.
jackson, Gladesville.
The allowance Of so cents per
week for the support of Virgil
Staley was ordered discontinued.
DR.. II. r. Lanham, DIR. S. A.
Pratt and DIR. s. NJ. Scott were up.
pointed a county board of health.
Dennis S. Keyser was exonerated
from the payment of capitation
tax enormously assessed against
him.
The court doth certify that Lor-
ain Fortney and }. III. s. Barlow
are men Of good moral character,
over the age Of twenty and have
resided in this county for one year
next preceding the date of this
order.
On application Of Emanuel BEECH
ley be Is authorized to pay $15 TO
the receiver Of the circuit court, it
being the amount in his hands as
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