Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
Special Meeting of Supervisors
Last Thursday

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Last Thursday
A called meeting of the Board of
Supervisors was held at the Court
house last Thursday. June 2Sth,
and important business was
transacted with reference to the
finances of the county, and several
road matters were considered. All
the supervisors were present, as
follows: Supervisors j, j. l..
Kinnear, chairman,J H. Whitmore,
T. S. Rees, G. A. Ayres, @. M.
Shewey and R. l.. Patterson.
A resolution was adopted au'
thorizing and directing the sink
ing fund commissioners to prepare
for and call in what is known as
the Courthouse debt at its maturity,
cav October 1, 1906, and May l.,
1907, and to provide the means to
meet such call from any money or
investment on hand; and they are
! further authorized to make sale OF
any investment they may have at
the best price to be obtained on
the market and in such amounts
as may be needed for this purpose
or for retiring of railroads bonds
at par or a premium not to exceed
two per cent. They are further
authorized to invest any surplus
shat may come into their hards
while waiting for purchasers OF
bonds in either century bonds or
interest paying bank certificates
in any ore or more Of the banks OF
Lexington.
In the matter of the change oil
road or the este blishment Of new
road from a point on the Valley
turnpike near Timber Ridge church
through The land Of j. A. Barley
or II. E. Thompson and others,
intersecting the road leading
across Timber Ridge hill, the re.
port of the viewers was received
and ordered filed. The landowners
are summoned to appear before the
board at their next meeting &c
show cause, if any they have, why
the road should not be established
in accordance with the report.
The reports of the viewers 1oi
change of road leading from WI
liam Sterrett's to the Decatur roao
near r. ID. Firebaugh's, petitloned
for by A. b. Whitmore and others
and for change Of read through the
Lands of w. G. Reid and r. W
Stuart, beginning near the old W
w Stuart residence and extending
TO the present road, petitiCned FOL
bv r. w. Brown and others, were
ordered filed.
The law passed by the recent
Legislature relating to the running
of automobiles in Virginia, was
unanimously adopted. 1t will be
recalled tn, the Board of Super
yisors adopted tn S measure a
their regular meeting in May, bu
as the law did not. become operative
until June 18th, their action in the
matter was premature. There
fore, il order to meet the lega
requirements, the automobile Law
was re- adopted Thursday.
A communication was receive
from the Buena Vista City Counci
requesting the county of Rock
bridge to unite with Beuna VistI
in keepingin better order one mile
of each of the two public road
from that city to Lexington through
the Natural Bridge and South Rive
districts. The matter was referred
TO the boards of the two district
, named.
The board declined to make al
appropriation of $40 to help defra
; the expenses of holding a goo
roads convention IN Lexington o.
June 23rd, Supervisors Kinnea
and Shewey being the only mem
bers voting for the proposition
, The gentlemen constituting tn
board favor road improvement, bu
thew think the wisest course t
pursue ia to spend the none
l directly on the roads instead Of o
conventions.
Supervisors Ayres and Rec
3 and Mr.. w. S. hopkins were az
b. pointed en- auditing committee t
4 settle with County Treasure
Moore and to recommend the lev
/ for next year.
s The committee on the Jail i'm
t provement reported that the wor
n of installing the steel cages an
k other improvement had been CON
! pleted.
e The delinquent tax lists for tn
year 1905, except Kerr's Cree
d district, we're examined by tn
6 board.
y The board adopted a resolutio
i that one half of the expense c
laying new floor in the count
s bridge across North River at Ea'
J.. Lexington be borne by the count
{ and the other half by the town Q
d Lexington.
A settlement was made wit
8 Supt. of the Poor McGuffin, who's
;. accounts showed the most ecoi
II omical administration of affairs.
Il A deed was made to W. L. Nj
y Curdy's heirs for Ii acres of lane
- part of the McCurdy estate net
= Flumen. and bought in 1868.