Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-02-09
County Court Proceedings.

Peace who have copies or the West Nir
GINA Code, and whose terms of offic
expired with the old year, shall turf
over such books to their successors il
office. The newly elected Justices ar
having difficulty in getting their prede
cessors to turn over the codes to them
the same being public property excep
in cases where Justices bought them out
right, paying for them with their owl
good money.
Fines due from collection of the sew
eral Justices of the Peace of the Coun
ty were reported and turned into thu
county treasury as follows for the yea
1908: C. F. Gallaher, $685.; H. H
Pendleton, $35. 90; Chas. H. Briggs, SGT.
90; Vincent G. Moore, $500.
Miscellaneous orders amounting tt
Sl366. Is were accepted from the sheriff
Orders on account of free turnpike:
were accepted, amounting to $694.S0
and parish orders for S124.67. There
were also in the list of orders accepted
large number from the various roaC
surveyors of the county, aggregatine
several thousand dollars.
Former Sheriff Gardner reported 6
number of small estates taken in charge
| by him as committee administrator
The balance of funds in his hands he de.
sired to turn over to the court for his
successor. The amount of these bal
ances was $255.35.
The information came to the know,
ledge of the court that the Court
House is protected by insurance poll
cies amounting TO only $11, 100000. II
was ordered that additional insurance
to the amount of $1,000 be taken out,
and the policies for the same be pre-
pared by Messrs. Moore & Moore, in
surance agents.
On Monday the court resumed the
taking of testimony in the matter OF
the application for a franchise on the
part of the Winchester and Washing
ton City Railway Company. Most Of
the day was occupied by witnesses tol
or against the granting of the franchise
and he court reserved its decision in the
case until Wednesday.
Much interest conferred in the ordel
of the Court in connection with thu
granting of the power franchise Wed
nesday morning. The order of the court
had been held over from Monday, pend
ing study of the subject matter ar
the part of the commissioners. Both tn
Jefferson County Telephone Compan.
and the Winchester and Washington
City Railway Company were dissatisfied
with the courts decision when vot'
was finally taken. resulting in the re
lection of that part of the franchise
providing for the privilege of erecting
power poles and stringing electric wire
along the road from Charles Town GU
the Flowing Spring road to Shenandoah
Junction, and granting the franchise fol
the same right on the county road from
Shenandoah Junction to the Berkele,
county line by way of Kearneysville
The electric company will. it is said
either ask for franchise over anothe
road to the Junction, or buy right o
way through the farms between the lat
ter place and Charles Town. To gran
the franchise, as the court did, for
part of the road between Charles Tow
and Kearneysville, will leave the tele
phone company almost as much disable
in its service as though the entire ap
lplication had been granted The tele
phone people are said to be preparing
an appeal to the Circuit Court to pre-
vent the electric company from putin
its power wires on any portion OF tn
county road parallelling their wires
States Attorney George D. Moore wa
in court looking after the legal end c
the county's interest in the application
and earnestly advised against grantin
it. His objection was based on a col
j viction that the enabling act unde
which the court is empowered to graz
such franchises is clearly unconstitl
tional.
In response to petition from tn
people of Bakerton, the court appointe
C. D. Carter, constable for that Sc
i ton of the county. 1t was shown
the court that at times Bakerton has
miniature riot, and those who take pa
in it get away before they can be a
pretended because there is no offic'
residing there to make an arrest.
D Ia the matter of the proposed chani
: in the Roper mill road, ii was order'
that the new road be laid out by the re
idence of Miss Bette Sublette. and co
meet with the Shaunondale road at t
dwelling on the farm of Roper &rothei
Miss Sublett was allowed s2s IN damag
The estimated cost Of the county roa
IN the several road districts OF the coun
was discussed, and the following apr
iaiions made TOR their maintenance
the coming year.
Charles Town Road District.
Road District No ...... SI.5
-. = = 2..... .... Ia
:. = 3........-.. rs
Kabletown District.
Road District No I........ 49,. q
= 2.... $1,000. lie
3.............
Harpers Ferry District.
Road District No 1 ....... s.
2.-.....
2.......