West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19
ROAD BUSINESS.
County Court Proceedings In Regard
To Our Highways and Bridges.

Tue court transacted considerable
business in the above line, as follows
III. L. Mckinney allowed 500 for
making half mile OF road on the new
road recently established. leading
from Ices Ferry pike north OF Mason.
town TO Monougalia county line, as
per contract with Commissioner
Dunn, said amount TO be paid out of
Road Fund OF Valley district, levy of
1899
The viewers appointed at April term
on proposed change Ia road from
Henry TO Chidester School House,
made favorable report aud |. n.
Feathers haying failed TO sign con-
tract for road to pass through his
land, he was summoned To appear be-
fore the court, which, he did and
claimed So damages, which was al.
lowed. Also $40 TO l. n. Chichester
Tor same road and the said road or
dered established, the other land
owners waiving all damages.
On petition OF Thornton TAYLOR
James M. Kirk and others. the road
leading from Pleasant Valley Presby.
terrain church in Valley district to
county road at the corner of Kinks
farm. the court appointed j. r.. Gale.
Richard Loor and ID. q. Watson as
viewers to ascertain the propriety OF
re opening said road and report to
the court at next term.
On petition OF r. g. Nine, Geo. A.
Sterling aud others, the court an
pointed William Jennings aud j. O.
Reed, aud X. w. Monroe as surveyor
To examine the proposed road from
West End Mines, commencing near
X. >. LaRue's store and interseetipC
the Fcllowsville 4 Tunnelton pike
near Thos. Shaw's, To report on max
ing snid road, the grade, damages and
probable cost &c.
The court reappointed j. Q. Reed.
IL, ;. LaRue and \. G. Glenn former
commissioners on establishing the
road from kingwood pike on Tunnel
Hill intersecting the Austen and New
burg pike near the West End Mines
The above viewers reported ut April
term 1899 and the road was establish
ed May Goth. 1899. but the u. a. @.
railroad object to a crossing over it's
right OF way on the line OF said road
and the viewers are ordered TO ex
anime and report how much of the
Companies land will he taken and n
necessary and what would be "A fair
compensation TO the railroad.
The viewers made report Oh the
above the next day that II. w. Mon
roe had made the survey and found
II would take about 2050 square feet
of the railroads land and that 500
would he fair compensation for all
damages. The railroad not having
given consent for the road was order
ed TO appear before the court on July
18Th. The attorney for the road cnme
aud refused TO accept the $50 aud
asked for ~ continuance OF thirty
days, which the court refused and or
dered the Prosecuting Attorney to
proceed at once TO institute condem.
nation proceedings.
On petition OF Geo II. Whetsell and
Others, court appointed +. j. Watson,
Thos. Hill aud Geo. IL Eyerly, view
ers to report Oh road from above
Whetseli's Mill-toa point nenr Pheas-
ants Rock, intersectiug county rond
leading TO Rodauers aud Terra Alta
and passing through lands OF r.. s.
FELTON,, Annie FELTON, md II. @. Beatty
Il. q. Albright, Hiram W. Ringer
and A. Staley Shaw, vieweTsnppoint-
ed IN April 1898, reported that the
proposed change ia road from Henry
to Preston Tnnnery should be mnde
aud no one claiming Any damages ex-
cept A. IS. Albright, lie is offered $50
aud the road ORDERED established on
condition That tie said damage is nc
cepted
The viewers appointed at last term
OF court TO report on road leading
from Kanetown road near Morgan
Shaunon's to Tunnelton and Rowles
burg road near Richard Bucklew's.
reported unfavorably on said road as
the land owners on said route claimed
excessive damages and tile establish
Inent Of said road is abandoned.
Case OF road from point one half
mile east o. TunDelton near WiIes'
House TO intersect road near WIN.
Shannon's, continued.
Viewers appointed at July term
1899 on proposed change in location
OF county road leading from Spencer
X. Eisey's along Kensinger Run. re-
ported favorabiy 10 avoid the wash
of Kensinger Run and &c. Nine.
one Of the land owners summoned TO
appear ia court. Mr. Nine claimed
excessive damage. as the change
would cut of part OF his land from
the creek. that part Of the change
was abandOnded
On petition OF J. w. HawdersheIt
and others, the court appointed J. o.
Reed. J. n. Jones and William Funk.
as viewers on road from near G. NJ
Bishops Mil on Rowlesbur0 g. St.
GEORGE pike - mouth 81 Little Buffalo
or ~ w. Turnpike. to report on
county road aud bridge, passing
through lands Of Geo. Hayes. Charles
Peaslev and Walter Nose. the distance
being ] miles aud report next meet |
ing.
Court appointed Noah Thomns.
Jehu Jenkins and Jeremiah Thomas.
10 view location for road leading from |
Neimau's Mill 20 Bruceton at or near |
tie end OF y. i. Higgins lane and /
report.
Proposed change in county rOnd |
leading from ~ w Pike 60 Barbour |
county line and in road ut CIarksou's /