Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-07-27
Board of Supervisors Held An
nuaI Meeting

nual Meeting
The Board of Supervisors OF
Rockbridge held their July annu-
al meeting at the courthouse Mon
day. A full board was present, as
follows: j. j. l.. Kinnear, chair
man, j. H. Whitmore, T. S. Reese,
G. A. Ayres, C. M. Shewey and
R. L. Patterson. Considerable
business of public concern was
Transacted, such as laying of the
county and district levies for
schools, roads and the poor, and
allowances made for county officers
for the ensuing year.
The county levy was fixed at
40 cents on the one hundred dol
lars for all the districts outside of
the corporate limits of Lexington,
and 81 cents within Lexington.
The county levy for public schools
was fixed at 10 cents and the fol-
lowing amounts for district levies,
which in most instances are the
same as last year Central district,
Sc. =; Natural Bridge, &c., an IN
crease of &C.. Buffalo, 12c. an in
crease of &C.; Kerrs Creek, lOs. :;
Walkers Creek, 10c. South River,
124c., an increase of 24c.
The district levies for the roads
were put at 20 cents in each of the
districts, and for the poor as fol-
lows: Lexington, &c.; Natural
Bridge, &C.; Buffalo, &c.; and
Kerr's Creek, Walkers Creek and
South River, each Sc.
The sum of 81, 744 was appropri-
ated for roads, and levies made
for same in the districts as follows ::
Lexington, $500; Natural Bridge,
$500; Buffalo, $3.50; Kerr's Creek,
$SO4.SO; Walkers Creek, $848;
South River, $851.20.
For the benefit Of the sinking
fund and to pay interest the sum
of SIS, 900 was set aside from the
county levy.
Following are the allowances
made for the county officers for
the ensuing year: Commonwealth
Attorney, Capt. d. E. Moore,
$500; clerk of the County Court,
A. T. Shields, $500; high sheriff,
T. A. Sterrett, $3.50; jailor, J. A.
jackson, 5000; superintend ent Of
the poor, w. L. McGuffin, 5000;
physician to the poor, DR.. A. d.
Estill, 500; clerk of the Beard of
Supervisors, $50; stationary, $50.
County Treasurer S. r. Moore
submitted statements of three ac-
counts, which were received and
ordered to be recorded. They
were: County fund-receipts, with
balance of 5000 from last year,
$34,242.68; disbursements, $35, :
SS7 90. Due from State on account
of county capitaticn, 81, 6O3.93,
which leaves $3.50 due the treas
urer. Receipts from the railroad
fund amounted to $IS, 96S.5O and
disbursements SIC, 47O.61, having
a balance due the fund of -, 498.-
40. Received from the dog tax
fund 81, 1882, disbursed S353.2O,
balance due fund 81, 095.12.
Within the past year there were
St veral extraordinary expenses,
representing an expenditure of be,
tween 81 600 and $4,000, such as
the appropriations for the new
poorhouse residence, tn, Rock
bridge Baths bridge, the macadam
road near Natural Bridge and the
smallpox outbreak at Glasgow
The only unusual expenditure fol
the coming year so far arranged
for is the new bridge at Gilmore'f
Mills.
Viewers w. Scott Mackey and
others, appointed to locate road
through the lands of S. w. Paxton
w. H. Whitesell, ETC., submitted
their report, which was approved
as to the route recommended. Or
motion of S. w. Paxton, by attor
ney, G. A. Jones, w. B. Wallace
H. f. Moore, W. A. Dixon and 5
w. McCorkle were appointed com
missiOners to meet at ). w
Wilson's home Saturday, Angus
6, 1904, at 10 Il. M, for the pur
pose of assessing damages of those
persons not satisfied with the re
port Of the viewers and to take &C
ceptance Of those who are satisfied
w. B. Logan was summoned a
the next meeting of the boart
held at the courthouse to show
cause il any he can why the roat
petitioned by l.. A. Tolley, etc.
shall not be established in accor
dance with the report of viewers
The season for killing deer il
Rockbridge was closed for fiv'