West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18
COUNTY COURT.
Proceedings OF the July Term.

| ing the whole court.
A. w. Brown. who was commissioned
Notary Public in and for Preston county b,
the Governor. appeared In open court and
took the oath OF Office and entered into ar
acknowledged legal bond in penalty OF saso
| The proceedings Of the clerk in vacation
were this day read in open court. and there
being no exceptions or objections thereto
the same was approved
| A. ID. Field feeling himself aggrieyed b,
the assessment OF his personal property in
Valley district, for the year 1900. the court
after hearing the evidence. Is of the opin.
ion that the said A. ID. Field is enormously
assessed with tax on personal property.
amounting to 1881. and on motion same is
refunded to said A. ID. Field.
Gabriel Pullum was appointed Overseer
OF the Poor for Union district. and appear
ed in open court and took the oath of Office
as prescribed by law.
The Town OF Kingwood feeling itself az.
grieved by the assessment of the electric
light plant. situated in said town. for the
year 1900. applied to the court Tor relief
and It being satisfactorily proven to the
court that II is exclusively used by the
town for public purposes. and is therefore
exempt from taxes as provided in Chapter
49, Section - OF the Code OF West Va. The
taxes Tor the year 1900 is refunded.
The court appointed Commissioner I. S.
Dunn. S. l.. Cobun and Sanford Watson a
committee to build temporary bridge over
Decker's Creek. IN Valley district. at
splash dam. for the purpose OF hauling
lumber. freight. etc. to and from the rail.
road. II upon investigation a bridge is con.
dered necessary at said point,
I. Z. Pierce having expressed to the
court his desire to obtain license to prac.
tice law in the courts of this State, the
court doth certify that the said &. G. Pierce
is person OF good moral character and Al
years OF age. that he has resided in this
county Tor one year preceding this date.
On motionof Z. ID. Spencer. who took the
oath as prescribed by law. with LEROY
Shaw his surety entered into an acknowl.
edged legal bond of $500. the said {. ID.
spencer is appointed guardian of the infant
heir Orvelle Hartman. of Lucian A. Hart.
man, deceased
X. L. HUFF feeling himself aggrieved by
the assessment OF a tract of IL acres of
land in Portland district, for the wear 1000.
valued at sI7s. applied to the court for re.
iief' and II being proven TO the satisfaction
oil the court that the said X. T. Huff Is err.
roneously assessed with said land, the
same being included in the 90 acre tract
assessed to him. He is refunded taxes on
sI75 amounting to 80 81.
r. ]. Crogsn. who was July s. 1901. com
missioned Notary Public in and for said
in
the oath Of Office as prescribed by law. and
entered Into an acknowledged legal bond
OF s2so.
VIM. M. Jenkins being enormously as.
sessed with SIo7 for 1900 was refunded the
taxes on said amount
IL appearing to the court that w. III.
Mcknight is enormously assessed with
S7So. the taxes are refunded to Ella &. Nc.
kAght, who has since become the owner
of the property.
On motion the heirs of Fielding Lips.
comb are exonerated from the payment of
taxes on certain tract of land. as they be.
come county charges to some extent
Joseph M Shaw, admir- of the estate of
WIN. Hanger deceased, having fled his
resignation with the court and asked the
| court to accept same: whereupon the
| court, after due and careful consideration
doth refuse to accept his resignation until
same administrator shall make full and
| complete report of funds in his hands be.
| longing to the estate
ihe following persons were appointed
Overseers OF the Poor for a term of two
years from this day: Kingwood district.
j. l. Rhodes; Valley S. A. Dill; Lyon. las.
MCGEE; Reno, b. Stone Union, Gabriel
Puiiiam; Portland. Sam'l Freeland; Pleas.
ant Aoner Liston; Grant. b. F. Higgins.
The court exonerated l.. c. Metheny
from the payment of taxes on 90 acres of
land in Pleasant district. he being practi.
| caily supported by the county at this time
and wholly unable to pay the taxes assessed.
The court refunded to the trustees of
the GAINESVILLE NJ. T.. Church the taxes on
lot purchased from Annie Fleegle. for
the year 1900, and il is ordered that the
property be dropped from the land books
Of the county.
John Palmer Hundley was licensed 10
practice law in the courts of this state
On motion. IL is resolved that we, the
present court, recommend that this or some
future court, will pay a part on a steel
bridge to be erected over the b. & o. R.R.
at Terra Alta, to be erected during the
year 1901 by o. C. Crane the amount to be
paid to be determined by the court: bridge
to be used as county bridge and TO
carry live load of 100 pounds to the
square foot
The court made up and delivered to the
clerk ofcircuit court list Of the free hold.
ers from each magisterisl district in this
county, to serve as Grand Jurors as pro.
vided for In Chapter IS7. Sec OF the
Code of West Va. 1899
1t is ordered that A. !. Bonafeld be ex.
onerated from the payment Of taxes on two
lots valued at 5000 and $3.50 in the town OF
| Iunnelton. which are assessed to him. and
which he does not own. and one In the
town OF Kingwood, and that said lots in
the town Of Tunnelton be dropped from the
land books. and &3oo assessed to him for
building In the town OF Kingwood be
dropped.
In the matter OF assessment Of real proo
erty Of the Merchants Coal Company. the
court having heard all the testimony and
| arguments Of counsel on both sides. de
clined TO make any correction in the said
assessment
The Merchants Coal Company by its at.
torney excepting TO the action Of the court
IN thus declining to so reduce said assess.
ment and desiring to appeal from said &C.
ton OF the court as that the evidence be
ta~en on this hearing be certified. which is
accordingly done and signed by the Com.
missioner Of this court and made a part Of
the record thereof
The Merchants Coal Company we're re
funded taxes on 774 acres valued az st.8sr.
| enormously assessed and on buildings val
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