Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-11-06

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present included in the corpora
tion of Woodstock, but adjoining
thereto be annexed to the said
town, to-wit-all that certain real
estate shown and described on the
plat made by p. S Rhodes, Coun-
ty Surveyor Sept. "a, 1908. filed
herewith and made part Cf this
ordinance, and which is bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at a planted limestone
rock, corner of the cd corporate
limits (A) OF the plat and on the
west side of the road leading from
the river into town and near the
corner of Isaac H. Harris lard,
and extending thence along on the
Southwest side of SAID road with
the corporation line S 10 degrees
36 minutes E So poles links to a
planted stone on the .op OF the hill
on the south side of said road in
E. M. Bushong's line; thence
leaving the old line and running
through the land of w. L. Will
liams N. % degrees 10 minutes Z
1872 poles to stake in William S.
French's line; thence the same
course over his land and NJ. V.
French's estate 96 poles TO a stake
in the line of 2. w. Magruder' S
estate; thence the same course
over his land 81 poles to a marked
gate post at the east side of the
gate and ON the south side OF the
Mill road; thence along on the
south side of said road n. 63i w.
26.9 poles to a small marked cedar
on the south side of said road;
thence n. 49t w. II poles to a
marked telephone pole on the west
side of the turnpike: thence over
the land of Peer Supinger's es-
tate n. 49t w. 10 poles TO stake
on the west side of the railroad in
Geo. K. Logan's line; thence along
the west limit of the railroad 5.
4S w. Is poles to an anchor post,
corner TO said Logan and Suping-
er; thence along said line n. 45i
w. 80 6 poles to a post on the
east side of middle road: thence
along east side Of said road s. As
w. 54.1 poles to a planted stone
(F) on the plat at or very near the
old corner of said limits; thence
along with the old lines as follows
S. AZ w. s poles; S. 46a E. cross
ing the railroad and the Valley
turnpike and along North stree
1856 poles to a planted stone a
the east end of Water street; Themes
along the east side of Water
street S. 80 w. 1861 poles TO
planted stone; thence N. 81 w. 2:
poles To a hole on the ledge in th'
bend of the road near said Harris
stable; thence S. 20s w. IA poles
thence S. 234 w 15l poles to tn
beginning, containing 1884 acres
more or less.
ne necessity and expediency for tn
annexation of said territory i
that the limits of the town may b
more regular and include the set
tied portion of the town immedi
ately adjacent to the town, wit
such addition of open territor
bounding thereon as may be reas
onably necessary for the futur
growth of the town on the Mort
and east as we'll as on the sout
and west, and that the majorit
of the territory to be included
which has been practically re
celving all of the benefits of tn
act of Incorporation Of the tow
for many years without being ir
cluded therein, may be annexed S
as to contribute ratably TO il
share of the payment for the benz
its which it is receiving and wi
continue to receive from the tow
and from the revenues therefron
which will aid the town material
In the reduction OF its bonded an
general Indebtedness incurred i
the erection and maintenance OF
water system and the erection an
maintenance of a public schot
building, both of which are OF
much benefit to the territory to
annexed as to the older part
the town.
The same provisions for comfort ar
enjoyment will be extended to u
new territory as tc the old as u
necessity for it exists or arise
AID on the same terms and coEd
tions as the like improvement
have been made in the other par
of the town already included wit
In the corporate limits.
The same police protection as We
as fire protection will be gi
en- to the new or annexed sectit
as is given TO the original tow
the inhabitants of the annex
territory shall have the sar
right to participate in the ele
tions of Mayor, Council, and OF
er officers and in tth,r lunicip
elections and be elig ,ble TO Mur
cipal Offices to the same extent al
upon like conditions OF registr
tions &C., as the present inhat
tants; the same rate OF tax2tl'
shall apply equally to the old al
new sections, and the maximum
the tax rate in the new secti,
shall be the same as in the ol
the charter and ordinances OF I
town shall apply in like respt
equally to both sections and
far as practicable al. OF the ter
tory comprised within the corpt
atiOns limits, old aud new shi
be treated alike and be on