The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-02
Abstract of PrOceeCIings County
Court, April Perm, 1000.

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OF PFoceedings County
Court, April Terms 1000.
j. r. Hyatt appointed surveyor
of road precinct No. 15, in Cologne
district.
Marion Childers appointed sur
veyor of road precinct No. 8, in
Union district.
John j. LietwiIer qualified as
notary public.
The Leon and Baden Telephone
Go. granted permission to con-
struct telephone line over and
along public roads in Cologne and
Union districts.
Upon petition of FL. a. Carper
and others for change of road in
Cooper district, Ell. b Greer, VIM,
Crooks, Chas. Selby and George
Childs (Surveyor) appointed view
ers to view the proposed change of
the road known as the Smile road
at and from a point in the Kana-
wha river road near the dwelling
house of I'll. A. Carper, thence
along said Smile road to point
whore the same intersects the 10.
mile creek road and to report TO
next term of this court,
Upon petition of terJennings
and others for public roads, sdg w.
Cobb, y. II. Blain and George
Childs (surveyorl appointed to
view proposed location, beginning
at the public road near Chas. Ger
ren's, thence through said Gerren's
land, Mrs. S. Frazier's, a. Stations
Withers heirs, r A. Jennings, j..
q. Conrad's VIM. Bateman's Bate
mans school house lot, Blanche
Bargar's, Mrs. John Bateman's and
Jesse Wallaoe's, interseoting the
old Valley road near Robt. Motifs
residence, and that they report to
the next term of this court.
Upon application OF the Eolnt
Pleasant Bridge Co. to strike from
Personal Property book, its bridge
property and exonerotei it from pay.
ment of taxes assessed against it.
The court refused and appeal taken.
Upon application of the Kama
wha and Michigan Railway Go. for
correction of erroneous assessment
for the District of Lewis upon it's
property therein. Continued.
Upon petition for public road
in Cooper District, commencing at
point on public road on Three
Mile creek, thence the most prao-
ticable way through the lands of
Barbee and others to public road
on Kanawha river at or near Hart
billiards.. George Eckard, VIM
Harris and George Childs appoint
ed viewers to view same and re-
port at next term of court.
Upon petition of James L.. Bar
nett and others, praying for the
appointment of viewers to view the
change in location of what is
known as the Clarksburg road, be-
ginning near the Crooked creek
bridge, thence through the lands
of John Stortz, Kanawha & Michi-
gan Railway Company, Ohio
River Railroad Company and lands
of heirs at law of O, b. Waggener.
The court appointed James u,
Barnett and O. f. Hess to go upon
the ground, view said location and
report to this term of court, which
report was received and land own
ers summoned, who appeared and
the compensation to be paid the
heirs of Q. B. Waggener, deceased,
not being fixed, by agreement the
Prosecuting Attorney ordered to
institute proceedings in the circuit
court to ascertain what will be a
just compensation to them.
The court fxd the following as
the rates OF terrlage to be charged
at what is known as the Gallipolis
Ferry: For one person each way
cents from April 1st to Dec. 1st,
and from Dec 1st to April 1st may
charge 10 cents; one horse carriage
or buggy 20 cents each way. sheep
and hogs 5 cents each special
rate for or more; two horse wag-
on and driver 25 cents each way;
each additional horse 10 cents;
two horse carriage or buggy 2Octs
cattle per head 10 cents special
rate for 5 or more.
Upon petition of w. p. Love
and others for a public road in