The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-11-12
County Court Pro
ceedings.
A Very Lively and Interesting Ses-
sion, at Which Much Good was
Accomplished.
BRIDGE AT BROOKSVILLE
AND AT LEAFBANK AND A
FERRY AT ANNAMORIAH.
Road Overseers Must Also "Walk,
Talk. Chicken, With
Necktie on"

Court convened Monday, Nov.
4, 1907. Present, g. w. Maze,
President; lack Stump and M.
w. Hoskins, Commissioners.
The reports of the road over
seers Of Washington district
submitted. Same being found
correct were accepted.
E. L. Hays, who was appoint
ed a former term, to contract
for the making of an approach to
the Henrys Fork bridge, sub
mitted his report, which was to
the effect that the contract had
been awarded to Joe Carder for
sum of $4,000. The report was
accepted,
A. L. Belts, T. B. Holbert and
M. d. Holbert appointed to view
and mark out a road from A. L.
Belts home on Rowels run to
the public road near the Bryner
church.
M. D. Hildreth allowed S25. 90
for capturing and returning B.
F. Hicks.
r. M. Keith, W. S. Starcher
to view and mark out
a road from Lem Laughlins, on
Wolf Run to the West Fork road
at the mouth of Hardway's run.
The boundary line of Lee and
Washington districts have and
the same are hereby changed so
as to include all of Cooks Fork in
Washington district, except the
residence of George w. Benning-
ton which shall remain in Lee
District.
Godfrey L, Cabot's petition
for exoneration is withdrawn, by
E. Chenoweth, counsel.
The application of Leonard &
Carr for exoneration was con-
sidered and said application was
dismissed.
Application Of the Guaranty
Oil Co. for exoneration refused.
The heirs of Rufus Knots
exonarated from the payment of
taxes enormously assessed
against l65 acres, in Washing
ton district.
Freddie Gamer appointed
Deputy Sheriff, and qualified as
such.
j. W. Haddox and Bert Malon-
ey exonerated from the pay
ment of taxes on 1913 acres in
Center district.
Ordered that the jailer have
the porch to the Jail building
rooted.
Withers & Vandevender ex-
oneratad from the payment of
taxes on AZ acres in
The various road surveyors of
this county are hereby directed
to cause all instructions to the
public roads, whether the same
be caused by fencing, telephone
or telegraph poles, saw logs or
otherwise. to be removed there
from and wherever any fencing
telephone or telegraph poles saw
logs railroad ties or other OBJ
structions, shall interfere with
the travel on any public road or
with working the same, the
road surveyor in whose precinct
such obstruction is, shall notify
the owner or agent of such
telephone or telegraph poles, saw
logs, railroad ties or other OBJ
struction, and the owner or
occupier of any land where the
fencing of the same shall inter
fere with such travel or work,
to remove the same at once.
And if such owners or occupier
shall fail to remove or cause to
be removed such obstruction
within thirty days after such
notice shall have been served
upon them, then such surveyor
shall remove the same, or cause
it to be removed at the expense
OF such owner or occupier.
Ordered that f. W. Gamer be
and he is hereby appointed q
committee to have the court room
Of this county suitably plumbeC
for gas lights. He shall hav,
chandeliers put in, one over eacl