The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-12-30
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Is paid TO
! NINTE
HOLD oVER AEElEBERS OF COUNTY
COURT EXPRESS THEIR REGRET
OVER ms RETIREMENT.
TOUCHING RESOLUTION ADOPTED
ORDERED TO BE SPREAD on
& hrs RECORDS.

Captain cuinn 1Ginter Completes His
Term Of Six Years AS County Com
missiousrHas Served the People
Fraternity ana Well Other Court
lEattera
The December term Of the county
eonrt adjourned Wednesday afternoon
sine die. This was the last regular
term OF the present commissioners, al
though Il Is possible special term of
a day or so viii be held before January
az which time the tenure of oficc Of
ne new court viii begin. The retiring.
member OF the court is Captain Quinn
aTinter, who mas served the people so
efIicieutIy and FAITHFULLY the past six
years and who leaves tine Office with the
high esteem of his associates, and com
Inands the respset of the people gen
orally for the careful manner in which
"a. ever guarded their interests. It
was fitting tribute that his associates
a the court bench should offer and pass
tao following resolution just before the
regular term ended:
con motion of ]. d. Bassell and S. S.
Paris, commissioners, the following reso-
LUTON was passed and adopted AMI or
dered spread upon the records of this
court:
.sWhereas, Captain Quinn Minter, of
Union district, was elected in November,
1898, a commissioner OF this court for
the term of six years, during which
time he aas served faithfully and dill
gently as sucn commissioner, discharg
ing his duties honestly, impartially and
with fairness to all, keeping constantly
in mind his obligations to the people
Ind carefully guarding their interests
II is hereby resolved, that the court
taxi this opportunity to express its up
probation of his services and of mis-
counsel in the matters that have come
before this court for consideration, and
70 further express its regret at aaying
10 bs deprived of mis- services and asso-
ihtion in the capacity of commissioner"
Captain Minter will be succeeded by
:. Frank Randall, of Shinnston, wao
vas elected at the recent election by
arge majority.
The pool and billiard license of Wal
er F. Rau was transferred to the Rau-
DAYS Hotel Company.
Fletcher Robinson was appointed road
urreyor in Eagle district. vice james
5. Griffin, resigned.
Il, B. scranage was exonsrated of tax
,n building ON lot at shinnston.
An exoneration was allowed j. II. G.
Lang on $l,459; also one was allowed
10 Lee Lang on $500
The yearly salary of the prosecuting
attorney was fixed at 1000. Hereto
fore IL was 5000, but the business of the
Office has grown so that the court
deemed it but right that the prosecuting
attorney should be better paid for his
services.
An exonerat,on was allowed Mile
II. Shaw.
Last fall in extending the annual
levy for Simpson district a mistake was
made in tae rate for The school building
fnnd. The board fixed it at l-3 cents
but ii appears on the sheriff's receipts
ut IS cents. The court passed an order
generating the sheriff from the col
lection of this tax beyond the amounts
the 8 ia cent rate affords, and it was
the sense Of the court that all who
have already paid their taxes should
come before the court and receive re
funding orders for the extra amount
they have paid
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