Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12
Board of Supervisors in Session
Monday

Board of Supervisors In Session
Monday
The Board OF Supervisors o
Rockbridge met at the COURTEOUS,
Monday, all the members being
present, as follows; supervisors
Kinnear, chairman, Whitmore
Rees, Ayres, Shewey and Patter
son.
Claims for the killing of stock
by dogs were allowed to the follow.
ing: G.. A. Jones, $40, for two
mich COWS and one steer; h. A,
Irvine, $28.56, for one mich COW
and steer; l.. A. Hartigan, $22.33,
for one mich cow and one calf.
The sum of 1869. 20, the surplus
of the dog tax fund, was set aside
for the various districts in the
county for the benefit of roads ac-
cording to mileage. Following are
the amounts apportioned to the
several districts, together with the
the number of miles of roads in
the said districts: Lexington dis
trict, 40 miles, $42.40; Natural
Bridge, 100 miles, S2O1. 40; Buffalo,
112 miles, $11e.72; Kerr's Creek,
1913 miles, 1915. So walkers Greek,
$50 miles, $190.SO; South River,
ITO miles, $4,000. The total
number of miles of roads in the
county, outside of the corporate
limits of Lexington, is $50 miles,
and the amount apportioned to
each mile was S1.06.
The petition Of G. G. Kirkpat-
rick and others for the erection of
a bridge across North River near
Alone Mills, was continued.
The vouchers of the overseers OF
the poor for Buffalo District were
examined, and they showed the
balance of $20l.01 to the credit of
the fuSd.
The petition Of j. L. Goodman
and Others for change in
location of road from poiEt on
the Vslley turnpike near Timber
Ridge church through the lands
of j. A. Barley or r. E. ThomR.
son and others, intersecting tie
road leading across Timber Ridge
hill. The road was. ordered to be
in accordance with the
report of the viewers. HE. Thomp-
son was allowed $40 damages, and
the trustees of Timber Ridge
church. SO.
The Road Board of Walkers
Creek district was authorized to
have the masonry put in and tie
superstructure of the bridge re-
moved from it's present location to
Low ney's, and when this work is
the chairman and clerk
If the Board of Supervisors will
ssue warrant to Walkers Greek
Road Bosrd for amount covering
he cost of the same.
In the matter of the petition OF
7. McC. Scott and others for
,hange of public road through the
ands of w. P. Leech and others,
eaving the present location at the
corner of w. 2. Leech's COW lot and
unning to the eastern side OF the
ranch through said lands and
ntersscting with the public road
,eyond the ford of said branch at
v. X. and f. M. Leech's, the fol-
owing viewers were appointed to
leet at H. L. Morrison's store at
larmion, October 9th, at 10l
clock, a. M, c. A. Brady, I. w.
lardbarger, Franklin Linkswiler,
[ H. Teaford and H. G. Hughes.
J.D. Goodbar and other petition
d for change of road commencing
t forks of road opposite James
rvine's residence to the forks of
be road opposite James Bradds'
ONE. The same viewers as above i
ERE appointed to make report at t
he same time and place. i
w. L. McGuffin, superintendent i.
{ the poorhouse, was inHtructed
, purchas a ram to convey water
, the residence en- the poor farm,
le cost not to exceed $40. T
Clerk A. T. Shields was authoriz-
to have any needed repairs made i
!, the furnaces in the Courthouse. /