The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-19

Surprise Over the Failure Offers Of
the Projectors to Pay the Costs II the
Movement Failed-in0ther Petition
Will Likely be Presented Later
Other Business Transacted.
The county court after being in
session for the better part Of two
days has adjourned after refusing
to take any action in the railroad
bond case which was before them.
A petition had been presented sign
ed by three hundred of the voters of
the district asking that special
election be held to pass on the prop
osition.
The district was to give forty
five Thousand dollars in five per cent
bonds and to receive in return an
equal amount Of preferred stock at
five per cent 1t had not been
thought ne essary to have more
names on the petition as it had
more than half Of the voters in the
district on it.
The court +as not expected to
make any objections to 1t whatever
as they did not bind themselves to
anything by ordering the election.
No one expected them to take any
other action and their refusal to sub.
nit the proposition is one Of the
greatest surprises that has ever oc-
Cured
The objection was raised that the
election would result in the defeat
of the project and that the costs
would put on the district for moth
ing. TO this the railroad people
retorted with promise to put up
bond to cover the cost Of the cleo
ton in case it was defeated
Then the objection was raised that
the people who owned no property
would carry and those who paid
taxes were against the plan. While
this cannot he known by any one;
even If it were true the county court
is assuming great deal OF authority
when they set themselves up as
judges of a mans qualifications for
voting.
Finally they promised to submit
the question il petition containing
the names of three fifths of the 70
ters in the district pledging them
selves to vote for the proposition
1t is understood that this petition
will be drawn up at once as the vo-
tiers want the road and there will be
no difficulty about getting them on
the petition The town cannot at
ford to allow the plan to fail as
there is more at stake in it than in
anything that has been presented
here for years
The court transacted the follow
ing bus ness while in sessions:
Thomas NJ. Baker produced a com
mission signed by the Governor APP
pointing him Notary Public, and
took the oath of Office and gave bond
in the sum of $500.
County Court against Geo. e. Kra-
mer and others. Road case The
County Court agreed to secure the
right of way for the road which it is
proposed to establish through the
Eskew, Watson and other lands.
County Court against Geo. e. Kra-
mer and others. Alteration of road.
The Court fixed the compensation to
be paid the owners of land to be taken
for new road to be established in
Clinton District, as follows: W. G.
Watson, $50; Fanny X. Watson, $3.50;
Lloyd Eskew, amount not given; /.
A. Stevens, $3.50; Henry e. West,
amount not given. The said W. G.
Watson, Fanny X Watson and Lloyd
Eskew not agreeing to accept the
compensation fixed, it is ordered that
proceedings be instituted in the Cir
cult Court to acertain what will be
just compensation for said land.
A few small orders were allowed,
and Court adjourned.