Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-05-13
Supervisors Lay Levies for Va
rious Purposes

Supervisors Lay Levies for Va
| rious Purposes
A stated meeting of the Boar'
of Supervisors was held at tn
Courthouse Monday, and full at
tendance reported, as follows: Su
pervisors Kinnear (chairman)
Whitmore. McNutt, Ayres, Hot
niger and Patterson.
The Board set aside $1,000 fol
sinking fund and interest, $1O,OO'
for permanent road improvement
which lie an increase over last yea
Of 1912, and this increase goe'
to Lexington district. The ap
preparations for the several dis
tricts: Lexington, $1312; Nat
ural Bridge, 1920; Buffalo, SLIGO
Kerr's Creek, $l609. go; Walker
Creek, $1686; South River, $1760.'
40.
The county levy for 1908, out
side of Lexington, was fixed at At
cents on the 500, and 81 cents in
side the corporation. This is the
same as last year.
The district levies for schools
Central, 1874 cts. ; Natural Bridge
121 cts. (; Buffalo, 90 Cts; Kerr's
Creek, 20 cts.; Walkers Greek, lie
cts. South River. 20 etc. The
district levies for roads were fixed
at 20 cts. in all the districts, ex'
cept Natural Bridge, which is &c
cts, one-half for permanent re-
pairs.
The levy for the poor was placed
as follows: Lexington district,
cts; Natural Bridge, II cts. Buff
falo, 5 cts; and Kerr's Greek,
Walkers Creek and South River,
q cts. each.
The petition of Jas. ,McHelms
and others for change of road
near the Baptist church between
the residence of Mr.. McHelma and
W. S. Lynn, which was opposed
by the South River Road Board,
was filed and continued.
The matter Of petition of F.
H. Templeton and others for dis
continuance of road at corner of
lands of j. A. Fultz and F. H.
Templeton and extending to Val
ley Railroad near Fairfield, was
partly discontinued and partly
ordered opened.
j. r. Brown and others petit
toned for change of road through
lands of G. A. Brown, W. L. Pat
terson, near Brownshurg. j. Il.
B. Jones, j. W. Wallace, D. W.
Taylor, Jas. H. Lackey, and A. P.
Mackey, were appointed viewers
to meet at Brownsburg, Wednes-
day, May 9th.
G. S. Ramsay and others petit
tioued for change of road on Big
River from foot of Mill Mountain
to Augusta line. j. H. B. Jones,
T. L. Campbell. j. S. Craig, G. H.
Quinn and j. x. Bell we're ap-
pointed viewers to meet Tuesday.
May 18th. at Col. W. A. Sitting
toms.
An order was passed requesting
all persons having claims against
the county for loss of sheep and
other stock killed by dogs, to file
the same not later than July l.,
1908.
W. T. Paxton and w. L. Policy
of Buena Vista, and N. A. Rees
of Rockbridge appeared before the
hoard in the interest Of the con-
struction Of the macadam road
from fredericksburg to Buena
Vista.
An adding machine was ordered
to be placed In the County Treas
urer's Office at a cost not to ex-
coed 1915.
Supervisors Patterson and Hot
niger and Chairman Kinnear were
appointed committee to take in
ventory of property at the Poor
House on June 9Th.
j. T. McGuhin was authorized
to collect subscriptions to Alone
bridge.
An electric light was ordered
placed in the passageway leading
to the jail
T. NJ. GaylOr and others petit
toned the board to repeal the
order requiring traction engines
tc place boards across the floors
of bridge, before crossing the
same.
Clerk Shields was authorized
to receive bids for painting and
cleaning the Courthouse.
Evening with Hymn Writers at
Methodist Church
An interesting service was held