Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-10-23
To the Board of Superb
Ors of Shenandoah County
and Il III. Williamson,
COD1DaOn1Ce0th s. attorney
of Shenandoah County,
yOIr WILL TAKE NOTICE that


November term. 1908, of the Cir
cult Court of Shenandoah County,
the same being the 9th day of No
vember, 1908, move the said Court
or the Judge who may be designa-
ted TO hear the case, to make an
order authorizing and declaring
the annexation provided for in the
sad ordinance.
Given under our hands this 7th day OF
October, 1908.
COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.
GEO. r. GEARY, MAYOR.
Attest:
NJ. ". MAGRUDER, RECORDER.
BY NJ. /. WALTON, ATTORNEY.
Be II ORDAINED by the council of
the Town OF Woodstock, Virginia,
that the following territory not at
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-
w Surveyor Sept. "a, 1908. filed
herewith and made part Cf this
ordinance, aud which is bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at a planted limestone
rock, corner of the Old 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 II. Harris lard,
and extending thence along on the
Southwest side of said road with
the corporation line S 45 degrees
SO minutes E 5S poles links to a
planted stone on the .op OF the hill
on the south side of said road in
f. NJ. Bushong's line; thence
leaving the old line and running
through the land of w. L. Will
liamS n. % degrees 10 minutes h
1872 poles TO a stake in William 5.
French's line; tEence the same
course over his land and NJ. V.
French's estate SO poles to stake
in the line of P. w. Magruder's 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
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 inl
Geo. X. LogaD's line; thence along
the west limit of the railroad 5.
As w. 16 poles to an anchor post,
corner TO said Logan and Suping-
er: thence along said line n. 45i
w. 50 poles TO post on the
east side of middle road; thence
along east side of said road s. 49
w. 54.1 poles to 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. 47 w. s poles; S. 46$ E. cross
ing the railroad and the Valley
turnpike and along North street
1856 poles TO planted stone at
the east end of Water street; thence
along the east side of Water
street S. 80 w. 1861 poles to a
planted stone; thence n. 81 w. 2.2
poles 10 hole on the ledge in the
bend of the road near said Harris
stable; thence S. 202 w. IA poles:
thence S. 23s w l5i poles to the
beginning, containing 1884 acres,
more or less.
The necessity and expediency for the
annexation of said territory is
that the limits of the town may be
more regular and include the set
tied portion of the town immedi-
ately adjacent to the town, with
such addition of open territory
bounding thereon as may be reas-
onably necessary for the future
growth of the town on the North
and east as we'll as or the south
and west, and that the majority
Of the territory to be included.
which has been practically re-
celving all of the benefits of the
act of Incorporation Of the town
for many years without being IT.
cluded therein, may be annexed so
as TO contribute ratably to its
share of the payment for the bene-
Cts which it is receiving and will
continue to receive from the town
and from the revenues therefrom,
which will ai0 the town materially y
in the reduction Of its bonded and
general Indebtedness incurred in
the erection and maintenance OF a
water system and the erection and
maintenance Of a public school
building, both OF which are OF rs
much benefit TO the territory to be
annexed as to the older part oi
the town.
The same provisions for comfort anC
enjoyment will be extended TO The
new territory as tc the old as The
necessity for il exists or ARISES
ard on the same terms and coLdl
tions as the like improvements
have been made in the other parts
OF the town already included with
In the corporate limits.
The same police protection as vel
as fire protection will be Civ
en- TO the new or annexed section
as is given to the original town
the inhabitants Of the annexed
territory shall have the sam
right to participate in the elec
tions OF Mayor, Council, and 9th
er officers and in Cthsr nunicipa
elections and be elig ole TO Mdni
cipal Offices 10 the same extent an
upon like conditions of registra
tions &C., as the present inhabl
tants; the same rate of taxetio
shall apply equally to the old an
new sections, and the maximum G
the tax rate in the new sectio
shall be the same as in the ole
the charter and ordinances Of tn
town shall apply in like respeC
equally 10 both sections and S
far as practicable al. of the terri
tory comprised within the corpoi
atlons limits, old aud Dew sha
he traafai alilxQ and ha on a