West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-17

creek at Ices Mil! in this county, for
saS7.So, the contract price, less
sa7.2o allowed j. O. Reed for haul
ing bridge. Also the said Canton
Bridge Company is granted an order
on the sheriff for the sum of sara
for building a bridge over Madison
run in Union district.
ROAD BUSINESS.
AT County Court held for the
county of Preston at the Court
House thereof on Monday, January
7, 1901, the following named mem
bers elected on November 6, 1000.
were present.
Edmund Messenger, ]. S. Dunn,
William Jennings, Harrison linn.
w. ]. Metheny and Noah Thomas,
oil membeas of the count. Each of
said commissioners before entering
upon the duties of their said office,
took the oath as prescribed by law,
after which the court organized by
electing ] S. Dunn, President, who
before entering upon the duties of
his said Office as President, took the
oath of Office in open court as pre-
scribed by law.
Road from independence to lay
lor county line. The court APP
pointed A. f. McMillen, Surveyor
of Lands of this county, to trace
the old survey of a route for
county road heretofore surveyed
and plated, leading from Indepen-
dence to lrontown in Taylor county;
the county court of Taylor county
having on December I'd, 1900, en-
tered an order(a copy of which is
filed in these papers agreed to pay
one half of the expense incurred in
tracing the old survey.
Commissioner VIM. Jennings is
appointed committee to employ
the said A. f. McMillen to do the
work above designated.
Change in road from Mountain
road, TO county road on Daugherty,
near c. w. Freeland's saw mill
the court appointed b. w. Arnold,
and w. ]. Metheny, members of
their own body and Elijah White
hair viewers to view the change in
county road beginning at a point in
the old Mountain road where the
present road ends and extending in
Northwestern direction through
the lands of S. M. Kelly, Elmer
Christopher, Jacob Teets, w. b.
Freeland and c. w. Freeland.
Road from Brandonville and
Terra Alta pike near c. S. Rex
roads to county road leading from
Newman's Mill to Bruceton near
end of b. +. Higgins land. Con
tinued until April term 1901.
R.oad from a point above Whet.
sells Mill to point at or near
Pheasant Rocks, intersecting road
leading from Rodamers to Terra
Alta. The viewers appointed at the
July term of court 1900 made their
report, the same being favorable TO
the establishment Of the road herein
indicated and it further appearing
that all the land owners through
whose land the said road passes, do
not claim damages, except RI. c.
Beatty. 1t is therefore ordered that
said II c. Beatty be summoned to
appear on the End day of the April
term to show cause, il any, why il
should not be established, upon the
location recommended by viewers
in their report TO the court.
Change IN big Spring Hill Road"
between Hazelton and Chestnut
Ave. church. The court appoint
cd Commissioner Noah Thomas, A. /
K. Frazee and jeremiah Thomas
viewers to view the ground and re-
port advisability rof making any
change in said road
Road leading from county road
near Pheasant Rocks to intersect
county road near Geo. RI. Everiy'a.
continued till next term, April, 1901
Road from near Fixes road at