Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-07-16
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zens OF .Anthony's Creek and Whit,
sulphur districts, petitioned for view
Oh road from the end of the count,
road up Big Draft in White Sulphu,
district to the road leading from the
Free Bridge to Alvon, near Henry Sy.
denstriker's place. q. w. Gillian. A
s. Brinkley and Cavendish Huntington
were appointed to view said route and
report to Court. 7N
Floyd Pucket, for good reasons shown
was exempted from road duty for the
year 1896.
On petition of G. V. Burdett and IS
others, the Court appointed Andrew
utter, VIM. b. Haynes, Jos. E. Nc
chung and Isaac Nutter to view and
locate route for a public road In
Meadow Bluff district, from at or near
McClung's postoffice through the lands
OF Z. l.. McClung and others to the
Meadow RIVER road near Hurricane
Ridge School-house.
j. M. Amick was appointed surveyor
for the McMillion creek road in will
llamsburg district.
Ihos. j.. George, j. ii. Clay and II
others presented their petition asking
that the question of disseminating the
working of the roads of Blue Sulphur
district under the alternate road law of
1881 be submitted to the voters of said
district. The petition was filed and the
consideration thereof continued until
the next term.
There were similar petitions from
White Sulphur, Irish Corner and Fort
Spring districts, and asimilar order en-
tered as to each.
Willis Knight was appointed sur
veyor of road in Falling Spring in place
of j. j. Walkup.
The Court having, at the Oct. term,
1890, ordered the opening of road for
lit poles through the lands of G.. w.
Toakum, in Meadow Bluff district, he
was ordered summoned in to the next
term to show cause against it.
The rule awarded against Joseph ii.
Burns, as guardian of the children of
9. III. Burns, being returned executed,
he was ordered to settle his accounts, as
guardian, before one of the Commits
missioners Of accounts, and to bring
the amount found to be in his hands
into Court. TX
The Dry Run Brushy Flat road was
DIVIDED into two precincts, and sur
veyor appointed for each. The same
In regard to the Chestnut Ridge road.
j. M. Thomasson, w. w. McClung
and Geo. M. Harrah were appointed to
locate route for public road from
Trout Valley to the Williamsburg road
at or near the residence of Isaac Viers.
The Court confirmed the report of J.
A. Burr, John McGrath and John H.
Humphreys on the Whanger's Ford and
Rockland Ford road, and summoned in
the land owners to show cause against
it.
Walter Freshman was appointed road
surveyor in precinct No. 10, in Meadow
Bluff district.
On petition of J. M. Terrell and 112
others the Court appointed f. e. Hin
kle, Stuart McClung and G. M. Harrah
to view and locate route for a public
road from near Mrs. g. q. Hedrick s, on
old State Road, in Blue Sulphur district,
through the lands of Clark Ripley and
others to the Muddy Creek road, near
George Fleshman's.
DR.. Geo. w. Knapp, j. w. Harper
and Alex. Nov. Miller were suggested
to the State Board of Health for APP
pointment as members of the local board
for this county,
j. ID. Arbuckle was directed to have
necessary repairs made in the floors of
the bridges over Greenbrier river at
Caldwell and Ronceyerte.
E. F. Blake was given leave 10 keep
hotel at his place OF residence in VIII
liamsburg district. Also w. Wallace
at his residence in Lewisburg.
The road commissioners of Meadow
Bluff district were directed to let to
contract the building of bridge over
Meadow river on the county road near
DR.. Hollands residence, and the sum
Of $500 was appropriated therefor.
Drafts for 81 10000 were ordered on
the Sheriff, payable out of the levy of
1895, to pay contractors who built
the abutments for Cline's Bridge, and
$3.50 for the superstructure.
Drafts for $3.50 were ordered issued
to pay for bridge at Thomasson's Mill,
in Williamsburg district.
Poor claims allowed: Blue Sulphur
district, $258.34 Irish Corner, 1913. 10 /;
White Sulphur, $241. 43 ; Williamsburg,
s31O.34; Fort Spring, $Sle.5s; Falling
Spring, $241.40; Anthony's Creek,
1923. 81; Lewisburg, S393.1O; Meadow
Bluff, $331.1O; General poor claim,
$l16.54; General claims against the
county, Sl3, 497.S1 Total, SIC. 64O.49.
Total amount of Real and Personal
Property, $3.50, 1Ss. County levy for
the year 1896, % cents on the 500.
III. T. Bell was allowed accounts
amounting 10 $57 so against the State
for clothing furnished to lunatics and
others, which was certified to the Audi
tor for payment.
The jailor's fees for keeping and feed
ing prisoners confined in the Jail for
misdemeanors were reduced from so to
40 cents day.
Road Commissioners in districts that
have not adopted the alternate road
system were ordered to settle their ac-
counts and report to Court at October
term.
Ordered that Alex. Knight, 5. w.
Hinkle and j. A. Burr re-execute the
order heretofore entered in regard to