Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-10
TEE COUNTY COURT
Directs Payment of all Court
House Orders.

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Them-Amount Outstanding $14,.
SSS.S2-This Pays the Last Cent Due
for Everything-Routine Business
Transacted-Haye Done Their Work
Well and Deserve Our Thanks.
The session of the county court
held last week was an important one
inasmuch as the court directed the
balance of the orders outstanding on
account of the new court house to be
paid before April 1st. This order
would probably not have been made
but for the sheriff insisting that he
could pay them and thus dispose of
the whole matter. It may be proper
to state that the court house is paid
for; the amount represented by these
orders being the cost of the Lazier
building, improvements on the
grounds and score of other matters
that could not have been foreseen
and provided for in the original con-
tract. The entire amount expended
for everything connected with the
building of the splendid edifice will
reach nearly $4,000. There has
been no trouble about it from start
to finish. There was practically no
mistakes made. The members of the
court including those who were
members when the work began and
others who have served since did all
that could be asked and they have
the commentator of everyone The
contractor Mr.. Geo. w. L. Mayors
was a square and competent man do
ing just what he agreed to do Ev-
erything about it has been straight.
No one has had occasion to utter an
insinuation against anyone connect
ed with it. We feel that we have
right to boast little over the way
in which our officials handled the
whole matter. During the time the
work was in progress Senator Wiley
was the clerk and as he is a pre-
found lawyer and wise and con-
scientious man he was not only clerk
but counsel as well and few moves
were made without first getting his
advice. That may be one thing that
has made such smooth sailing.
Another idea suggested by the
paying of the orders is that we owe
no debts and during the time the
court house has been paid for no
tax payer could notice it and no one
felt it. Our county has had record
for doing business this way ever
since its formation and has set an
example that some other counties
could follow with profit.
Below are some of the orders made
by the court at this term. The al
lowances will all be classified by the
clerk and will appear in the regular
financial statement in June next.
Nancy E. Michael, Levi L. Keener,
Geo. f. Rosenmerkle, D. S. Breakiron,
A. f. John, S. McGara, Lucy E.
Jones and Geo. w. Snider, Jr. were
exonerated from the payment of GER
tain taxes enormously assessed against
them.
French e. Berry was appointed
constable for Cass district Yin place of
Thomas Miller who was elected and
failed to qualify.
Harley Thompson who was recently
appointed a Notary Public by the
Governor gave bond in the sum of
$500 with Jno A. Thompson as
surety
VIM. Stansberry was appointed road
overreer in precinct No 2 Clinton
district in place of Clark Hilderbrand
resigned.
Ordered that the clerk Of this court
be directed to correspond with the
honorable Senator Elkins and Rep. A.
G. Dayton of the U. S. Congress and
request them to apply to the said con-
gress for permission for the County
Court of this (Monongalia) county to
construct and maintain free public
bridge for the passage of vehicles, foot
passengers and other traffic across the
Monongahela River in the county of
Monongalia State of West Virginia
at or near Morgantown in Said county
upon such terms and conditions as
may be prescribed. And it is further
ordered that copy hereof be forward
ed to Said Senator and1representative
duly authenticated under the seal of
this court.
Ordered that the following outstand-
ing orders be calico in for payment:
No l1SO bearing date June 6, 1872 $4,000
No 1871 !" !" 1880
No 7ss Sept. %, ,9l 7o9 II
No $50 g " Dec. s, 81 10000 |