Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-10-16

WE WILL, on the first day OF tne
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
tie annexation provided for in the
SAID 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. L. WALTON, ATTORNGY.
BE IT 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-
ty Surveyor Sept. "a, 1908. hled
herewith and made part of this
ordinance, aud which is bounded
and described as follows:
beginning at a planted limestone
rock, corner Of the Old corporate
limits ~ or 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 thehce along on the
Southwest side of said road with
the corporation line S 45 degrees
80 minutes f So poles links to 8
planted stone on the .op OF the hill
on the south side of said road in
E. NJ. Bushong's line; thence
leaving the old line and running
through the land of w. 7. Will
liams n. % degrees 10 minutes +
l32 poles to a stake in William >.
French's line; thence the same
course over his land and NJ. V.
French 5 estate 96 poles TO a stake
in the line of p. w. Magruder S
estate: thence the same course
over his land 81 poles 10 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 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. 49b w. 10 poles TO a stake
on the west side of the railroad in
Geo. K. Logan's line; thence along
the west limit of the railroad >.
4s w. Is poles to an anchor post,
corner TO said Logan and Suping-
er; thence along said line n. 45t
w. 80 poles to post on the
east side of middle road; thence
along east side of said road s. i9
W. 541 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. AZ w. s poles; S. 46a E. cross
ing the railroad and the Valley
turnpike and along North street
1886 poles TO a planted stone at
the east end of Water street; thence
along the east side OF Water
street S. 35 w. 1861 poles TO a
planted stone; thence n. 81 w. 81
poles to hole on the ledge in the
bend of the road near said Harris
stable; thence S. 204 w. IA poles:
thence S. 233 w l5f poles to the
beginning, containing l234 acres,
more or less.
The essity and expediency for the
annexation Of said territory is
that the limits Of the town may bt
more regular and include the set
tied portion of the town immedl
ately adjacent TO the town, witt
such addition Of open territor,
bounding thereon as may be reas
onably necessary for the future
growth of the town on the Nortl
and east as we'll as on the soutl
and west, and that the majorit.
OF the territory to be included
which has been practically re
ceiving all of the benefits OF tn
act OF incorporation OF the tow
for many years without being in
cluded therein, may be annexed S
as to contribute ratably TO ii
share of the payment for the benz
| fits which it is receiving and WI
continue TO receive from the tow
and from the revenues therefron
which will ai6 the town material
in the reduction OF its bonded an
general Indebtedness incurred /
the erection and maintenance OF
water system and the erection an
maintenance of a public schot
building, both of which are of
much benefit 10 the territory TO
annexed as to the older part
the town.
The same pi DIVISIONS for comfort an
enjoyment will be extended to Il
new territory as tc the old as Il
necessity for it exists or arise
4 AID on the same terms and cold
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 sectl(
as Is given 10 the Orlglnal 10"
the inhabitants Of the annext
territory shall have the sar
right to participate in the ele
tions of Mayor, Council, and OF
er officers and in other nunicip
elections and be eligible 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 taxsti'
shall apply equally to the old al
new sections, aud the maximum
the tax rate ia the new secti'
shall be the samo as in the oil
the charter and ordinances OF I
town shall apply in like resps
equally to both sections and
far as practicable al. OF the ter
tory comprised within the corpt
\ etions limits, old aud Dev sh'
4 bs treated alike and be on