Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-11-11
County Court Proceedings.

Al the regular NOFShioSi tSih VI '"~
Jefferson County Court, held in Charles
Town last week, the following items OF
business were transacted:
Acting under the authority OF recent
act OF the Legislature, the court ordered
an increase in the pay OF grand and petit
Jurors. Their pay in the future will be
500 day, besides the mileage that has
always been allowed In the trial OF fel-
ony cases, members OF the petit jury will
be allowed $3.50 day.
The Board of Education OF Charles
Town district presented petition asking
for permit to lay a cinder walk from the
northern limits OF the corporation OF
Charles Town to the graded school build
ing along Mildred street. The privilege
was granted and County Surveyor Hen
bricks was ordered TO give the proper
grade for the improvement.
Fifteen applicants for appointment as
notaries public filed requests for recon-
meudation to the Governor Those re-
commended were: n. R. Roberts, S. Lee
Phillips, B. D. Gibson, A. g. Wynkoop,
Geo. T. Light, John Porerfield, J. S.
Fleming, !. w. Williams, Thos. R.,Moore,
s. w. Washington, c. F. Gallaher. w. F.
Alexander, J. S. Bragonier, T. c. Green,
and George M. Knott.
The public crossing at Cuttings shop
in Shenandoah Junction was brought be-
fore the commissioners again. AT the
January term of court, in 1906, the Nor
folk and Western Railway Company was
ordered to establish and maintain pub
lie crossing at the point named. This
the railway company did not want to do,
and ever since has been beSeeching the
court to rescind the order. The subject
came up at this court upon apetition from
the company to rescind it. The reScind-
ing order was fatty refused, and thirty
days were given the railroad in which to
establish the crossing.
Insurance to the amount OF Sll 900 on
the courthouse, $500 on its furnishings,
81, 400 on the ams-house, and $1,000 on
the jail building was placed with the firm
of Washington, Alexander & Cooke, the
policies to run five years from November
/, the premiums on them aggregating
$31O.S0.
w. F. Alexander and John Porterfield,
agents appointed by the commissioners
at previous term TO negotiate the sale OF
county bonds bearing 4 per cent interest,
and to call in bonds bearing 5 per cent,
reported bond sales. All but two OF the
five per cent bonds were reported for
cancellation, the two excepted not having
yet been presented to the agents.
w. w. and N. w. Myers petitioned for
a road to be opened through the farm re-
Gently bought by them from the heirs OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Link, the road to connect
the neutrality-suspicious. turnpike
with the road running from Uvilla to
Moler's. Consideration was given the
petition by the appointment OF James W.
Benner, George B. Hooff and DR.. S. T.
Knott as committee to view and report
on the ACCESSIBILITY OF opening the propos-
ed road.
Sixteen miles of county roads will here
after be classed and maintained as turn
pixies, an order TO this effect having been
entered. Four pieces of road are thus
classified: Three miles OF the Leetown
road from Charles Town to the intersec-
ton OF the Bardane road; seven miles
from Charles Town to Summit Point; four
miles from Burkitt's to Shenandoah juno
ton; section OF the Warm Spring road,
two and half miles from Ripon to Shew-
bridges shop.
Holders Of Jefferson county bonds will
be exempt from the payment of county
and district taxes on such bonds for 1909.
These;bonds were sold with an explicit
contract printed on them that they were
TO be exempt from such taxation, and the
courtrook the view that in making the
exemption they were doing nothing more
than observing terms OF the contract OF
sale. Prosecuting Attorney Moore point
ed out to the court that the exemption
was contrary TO law, and strongly advis-
ed against ii. The amount of the taxes
that will thus be either refunded, or not
collected, is S37l.H.
Former Sheriff Gardner turned in big
batch OF Cancelled orders, amounting to
$28, 1882, and these were accepted by
the court.