Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-07

Small Bridges to be built Big ones
not Considered nj Adjournment
Taken Saturday Morning What was
done.
The County Court has let con
tracts for Il rec small bridges in
various parts OF the county as fol
lows: Over White Day Creek, there
miles above Smithtown, d fifty foot
bridge, one span. contract price
1915.
A twenty four foot bridge, one
span, across SCOTS Run at Casseille.
Contract price S2l5.
Over Kings Run in Clay District
a twelve foot steel bridge. Contract
price S55.
The American Bridge Company
Of New York, through their agent S.
NJ. Prince Of Charles Town secured
the contracts for this work.
Mr.. Prince also contracted to put
two large steel beams under Che
small sbridge which forms the
approaeli TO the west end OF the sus
pension bridge across the Monon-
gahela river. The wooden beams
that are IN use at present. are badly
rotted One OF the steel beams to
be put in place by Mr.. Prince Is 23
feet and 8 inches, and the other 81
feet and 6 inches. The largest of
the two will weigh 2747 pounds,
and the smaller one 1887 grounds.
MONDAY Sept. End.
Altha Warnan on producing com
mission from Governor White, to
act as Notary Public, the court ac-
cepted the snreties produced by Mr.
Warman, who was thereby duly
qualified by Law.
Van A Barrckman also qualified
upon a commission for the Governor
to act as a Notary Public.
Alice Corrothers, Guardian was
exonerated from the following.
1925 State tax. IS so State school
tax $f1.25 county Levy, FL road
levy, 1870 Teachers fund. and $6.S7
building fund Tor the year 1900,
Jennie Moore, upon lot in Nor
gan district was exonerated from
payment of assessed taxes upon an
excess Of fifty dollars in the valua
ton OF the same. j. G. Brand was
exonerated from the payment Of
taxes upon coal which underlies
209d acres OF his land in Grant Dis
triet, which coal has been sold and
for which the purchase thereof are
taxable.
Arnett Glasscock was also exon
Grated from taxes upon coal under
lying his land 81 acres in Grant
District and which had been sold to
other parties.
Eugene Reppert was exoxerated
from a portion of his taxes upon
1870 acres of land in Clinton District
the amount exonerated represented
an excess which was charged against
the property, as the result Of cler-
ical error.
The following entry is recorded.
The settlement made with NJ S
Garrison, Sheriff Of Monongal-
la County with the several Boards
of Education IN each Of the Magis-
terial District of said county, for
the year ending the 30th of June
1901 were this day produced to the
court and were carefully and dill
gently examined by the court, and
proved to be correct. Whereupon
it was ordered that the same be
approved and recorded in manner
and form according to law.
James M. Stewart OF Union Dis
trict, upon the recommendation of
Geo. w. Johnson county Surveyor,
was appointed assistant to the for
mer.
SEPTEMBER 9Th.
Order for the transfer Of the pre-
ferred per cent stock Of the NJ. s. K
railroad, $40, 600 for the sum Of $34
600 to Geo. G. Sturgiss, as published
ia this columns some days ago.
A new road was ordered surveyed
by the county engineer, near the
mouth of Fleming Hollow, looking
toward the establishing Of the same
according to petition presented to
the court.
The county engineer was also Or
dered to survey and report on the es-
Enlistment of a new road in Union
District, beginning at Costolo's mill
near Cheat River and running thence
for about one mile to residence of +.
Nj Blaney.
SEPTEMBER 6tSsz
David H. Morris, for salary as asses
sor was allowed $864.37. Viewers re-
ported favorably upon the establish
ment of new road in Grant District,
and fixing the amount of damages
claimed 81 certain parties, upon
which report the court made a settle