Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-04-22

Dry Run, Through the lands of Knight
Livesay, Eggleston and others to tn
Fisher s Hill and McClintiC road.
The Court corrected error in the as
sessment of the personal property o
"A. III. RAIDER, it appearing that sal,
property was assessed in two districts
IL also corrected an overcharge in tn
taxes for the year 1896 on the persona
property of Mrs. Belle Price, In Blu,
Sulphur district.
"A contention having arisen in regarC
TO the exact location of the road here
totore established in Falling Sprins
district from Wilson Spencer IS, through
JACOB Clingman's to the Johnson Mil
road, the Court appointed g. w. Gill
Ian and Henry DaSsonville, ST., to g
upon the route heretofore located anC
designate and mark the same, so that
the road can he opened.
Upon the recommendation of The
County Board of Health, J. G.. Stevens
was appointed to drain two swamps in
North Anderson with tiling.
&. w. Gillian, J. &. Ludington ant
"A. 5. Brinkley were appointed to view
route for road from point neal
Williamsburg across Brushy Ridge tc
the Sinking creek and frankfort road
Upon the report Of Jesse f. Bright
one of the road cOm'rs of Falling
Spring district, upon the road con.
structed by A. G. Williams from Sa.
vannah Mills to the top of Carroll Hill
the road was accepted, and drafts or.
dered in favor of said Williams for the
construction of same.
Jesse F. Bright, II. A. Robinson and
}. {. Ludington were appointed to view
a route for road in Williamsburg dis
trict from McMillion church to the
Maysville and Frankford road near
Shayer's.
b. f. Mann, r. a. Mcdowell and A.
Il. Erwin were appointed to have q
bridge across Second creek built on
stone abutments just above Smith s
Mil.
The Court eXOnerated Geo. Carlisle,
minor, from the payment of capita
ton tax, enormously charged against
him.
The Court ordered two days work on
the county roads in addition to the two
days prescribed by law, and fixed the
road tax in the districts, as follows -
Williamsburg, Falling Spring and An
thongs Creek districts 10 cents, and in
Meadow Bluff district Is cents.
The Court fixed the amount to be paid
for hands and teams working on the
roads in Fort Spring district, as fol-
lows For one man S labor for day of
10 hours, so cts, and for a two-hCrse
team and driven $3.50, Superintendent
to be allowed $3.50 day.
c. B. Hunter, J. ID. Arbuckle and j.
o. Handley were appointed and directed
to view and report what is necessary to
be done to protect the road up Green
brier river from the bridge from dam
age by flood.
The lands owners waiying all claim
to damages, on condition that they be
allowed to erect gates, public high
way was established over the route here
tofore marked out through the lands of
O'Brier, Chapman and others in Fall
ing Spring district.
Court corrected an error IN the assess
ment of taxes on the lands of j. w.
Eary IN Blue Sulphur district for the
year 1895.
Edgar Hedrick was appointed road
surveyor In Williamsburg district in
place of A. Fl. Carr. Sam1 Hedriok
was appointed in the same district in
place of Saml Johnson.
Ordered that all bids for working the
roads of the White Sulphur district for
the ensuing year be reported to Court
before being accepted, it appearing that
the roads have not been let out as re-
quired by law.
NJ. II. McMllion, A. McBeard and
j. c. Mccoy were appointed to view
and locate route for road, in Falling
Spring district, from the Brushy Flat
road, through the lands of John Size
more and others, SO as to give SiZemore
and others way out to the public road.
Fines amounting to $37 collected by
Justices for the year ending Dec. 3lst.
1896, being consumed in cost due said
Justices and to Constables, it was or
dered to be paid to them on orders made
by the Court.