The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-01-05
COAL CASE
CONSIDERED
BY COURT

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The Wilbur Coal 4 Coke Com
pans's petition asking for a big re-
dnetion in theassesslnent Of several
Thousand acres of coal in I mon and
Tennilc districts occupied the at
tentionof the county court all day
FRIDAY. Witnesses were introduced
TO show the value. Some stated
that it was worth fully $40. the
price it is assessed at, while one or
two Others thought twas not worth
more than $50 an acre.
Changes were madeas follows for
Harvey f. Smith: One lot, No. &c,
Baltimore street. at $1,000, lot ISL
Sixth street, $3.50; lot 100 Balti-
more street, $3.50; three lots strick-
en- off and building at $500otf.
/ Mrs. Minnie X. Hornor and Y,
L. Honor were allowed reductions.
c, s. Elliott's property in Coal
district was reduced 5000
4 reduction Of $500 was allowed
Camisce Robinson for three acres Of
timber he sold to josephine Swiger
and the same was charged 10 her at
the same price rs the reduction.
Lands of Il. H. Landsay Ct al. N
Sardis district, were changed FROM
| 1851. SG acres TO 1862 acre.
James Alexander's lot was reauc-
ed from $500 to $500,
jesse Alexanderls lot was chang
ed from 5000 10 $4,000.
A Clav street lot charged to II;
I w. Harrison at $4,000 was changed
ID Harvey ". Harmer and $1,000
was added for Two buildings.
On d lot charged to Harvey w,
/ IIarmCr in Clark district at $4,000
and bnilding at $500, the building
| was stricken Off. Hisloton Chapel
street was reduced from 81 100 to
$500,
Nellie NJ. Harmer's lot was
changed from $3.50 10 $500.
! A. D. Bassell's building on Syca-
lmore street was changed from So 800
! to $500.
A LOT in Coal district was charg-
| ed to the Reymann Brewing Com
lpany at So, 125. and $37 900 was put
| on forthe A. Radford Pottery Com
panv for Improvements.
| Reiections were made as follows
Luther H. Coffman, 1858 acres
! Clay district.
NJ. j. Rogers. ] LOT, Dola. 3 lots
Brown, and so5 acres: Sardis dis
itricf.
j. ID. McIntire. 81 1.2 acres.
Mary c. Lucas, one lot, Shinns
ton.
o. W. Moffatt. . lots, Shinnstpn
4 ALL. Reynolds, BIS acres, Eagle
| district.
j. W. Carpenter, 1902 acres, Ten
mile district.
r. A. Parrish, 40. acres. sardii
! district.
T. S. Hardesty, 9l:15 acres. Eagle
district.
/ II. A. swiger, 40 acres, sardii
district.
DR.. Smith, one lot city.
G. N. West, lot, city.
i. S. Paugh, 253 acres
Valuations of lands in CLAW dis.
trict belonging to A. w. Prichard
and William Hood were made as fol
4 lows
81 acres from 500 to $40, Jos
acres. no change. 1l5 acres from
| 500 to $50, and 10 acres from $50
to $40.
Harvey F. Smiths residence was
reduced from $6,O0Oto $1,000, the
lot TO remain the same, $4,000.
A lot belonging TO Amos Payne
was raised from 5000 10 $1,000.
r. A, Garrett and others were
charged with one-thirty-second of oil
and gas in 200 acres in enmile dis
.trict at $500 and the same and H.
IL. Edohfis with onesixteenth Of the
oil and gas in so acres, the s. X
! Hamrick farm at, $50.
| r.. A. Garrett was charged with
i1-16 Of oil and gas in n acres in
Eliza Ash farm, and 1854 in 81 acres
of John Robey farm at$10O.
The petition of @. N. Harbert
and Rosa A. Harbert in Eagle dis
trict were rejected, and also that OF
j. B. Sandusky in Simpson district.
Changes were madesas follows for
Mary Nj. Moore inGlay district
1865 acres from $35 to $2S, and
building on lot No. 4 from $500 to
$3.50.
An increase of $4,000 was added
to a lot.belonging to ], TT. Somfner-
yille and valued at $500, Tor the.
building thereon, file same not llay-
ing been charged. THE increase
was made BY the ebnseat Of the own
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Leandsr Grifin's land id Clay dis
trict was changed from s66 acres to-
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