Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-06-20
FRANCHISE GRANTED BY COURT
TO BEHK ELRx SPRINGS TELE-
Prone COMPANY.

~ eh~A@AA - $3.50 - - -
pHoSE COMPANY.
psIinquens TAX Eist submstted 70 coars
By shsrin- stone crushsr ana Grader
settled for by roanty
The following are the proceedings of
the county court for the past week,
tile time being taken mp principaliy BY
the settlement of the county affairs
number of erroneous assessments
we're presented 10 the court and cor
rected. The 81 me crnsher and the
road grading mschine. which We're re-
Gently purchased from tho Climax
Road Machine company, having been
tested ana pr ven satisfactory. the
court settled with the con- pany.
O. L. Stuckey. sheriff. submitted a
Hist Of persons. personal and real. in
the county. returned delinquent for
the non my ment CT the taxes for the
year.
Mr.. John J. Hetzel, representing the
Berkelerv Springs telephone company
apr cared before the court and applies
| for permiission TO construct ana main-
tain along the public roads OF Berkeley
county such wires. roles aud other
appliances as a necessary for the on
Grafton of telephone system or SER
vice throughout tile county The court
considered that tbs Berkeley Springs
telephone company should have fran
chlse and it was granted to them
They were given permission and rigli
to erect. construct and enter over the
public roads of the county, all wires,
poles and other appliances. However
the right shall not interfer with the
rights and privileges Of the other lines
! throughout the county or Of the road
or the use of the road 1t was pro-
vided further that as long as they hold
this right, they shall furnish. free OF
Icharge. six phones for the use OF the
county.
j John L. Creek appeared in open
court and entered and acknowledged
bond ss minister of the gospel in the
county with approved security.
The Drv Run turnpike company
made their report to the county. whici,
was received and read upon the min.
lutes of the court.
4 The report of the expenditures OF
the the several overseers of the poor
of the county, in their respective dis
trict, was submitted to the court and
ordered to b. recorded in took for
that and other matters pertaining to
the poor.
The report of the old road superin-
tendent. which has been returned to
the Office of the clerk of the court.
was examined BY the court and order
ed to be filed.
: SATURDAYS session was spent inter-
viewing the road sunerintendents and
talking over the county and road levy,
but no conclusion was taken Ky the
court.
A number of bills against the county
we're presented. Thew were audited,
: approved and ordered to be paid out
of the county treasury.
1t was deemed necessary by the
court that REAPER and mower aho uld
be provided for the work at the aims
house, and as number of proDosi
tiops were already presented, the
E clerk was ordered to give all bids to
the steward for him to use his judy
ment before purchasing.
The clerk of the court was ordered
to cancel all old road coupons that
have been returned. whether attach
ed or not,
i Mr.. w. b. Colston. commissioner in
chancerv. requested permission. to use
the smaller room III the north part Of
the court house to be used by him as
al Office. The court granted the re :
Quest on the grounds that he was an
official of the county.
DIR. Place appeared before the court
and complained that the nuisance of
bringing the bodies of dead animals
to the north of this city and not prop
erlv burying them. The matter was
referred to the justice of the peace of
Arden district.
u. S. Crowder appeared in open
court and having produced satisfactory
evidence OF his being licensed min
lister ard member of the Methodist
Episcopal church. he was qualified
to celebrate the rites of matrimonv,
he having entered into bond with
approved surety.