Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-09
Court.
The regular November term OF the
Co,ot,, ro,,rt ,yac hold laSt week;


The regular November term OF the
County Court was held last week
Acting under authority of recent act
of the legislature, the court ordered an
increase in the pay of grand and petit
Jurors to $500 day. besides mileage.
In felony cases members of the petit jury
will be allowed 81 so a day.
The Board of Education of Charles
Town District was granted a permit to
lay cInder walk from the northern
limits of the corporation of Charles Town
to the Graded School building along Mil.
dred street, and County Surveyor Hen
bricks was ordered to give the proper
grade for the improvement.
Fifteen applicants for appointment as
notaries public were recommended to the
governor. as follows: N. K Roberts,
S. Lee Philips, B. D. Gibson, A. G.
Wynkoop. Geo. T. Light, John Porter
field, ]. s. Fleming. l w. Williams,
Thos r. Moore. 5. W. Washington. c.
F. Gallaher. w. F. Alexander, ]. S.
Bragonier, L. c. Green and George NJ
Knott.
At the January term of court, in 1906,
the Norfolk and Western Railway Com
pany was ordered to establish and main
tain public crossing at Cuttings shop at
Shenandoah Junction. This the rail
road company did not want to do. and
has since been beseeching the court TO
rescind the order The subject came up
at this court. when the recinding order
was refused, and thirty days given the
railroad in which to establish the cross
ing.
Insurance to the amount of $II 900 on
the court house, $500 on its furnishings,
$4,000 on the almshouse, and So, 900 on
the Jail building was placed with the firm
of Washington, Alexander & Cooke, the
policies to run FIVE years from November
I, the premiums on them aggregating
$3Io.So.
W. F. Alexander and John Porterfeld,
agents appointed by the commissioners
at previous term to negotiate the sac
of county bonds bearing 4 per cent inter
est. and to call in bonds bearing pei
cent, reported bond sales. All but two
of the five per cent bonds We're reported
for cancellation. the excepted ones no
having yet been presented to the agents
w. w. and N. w. Myers petitioned foI
road to be opened through their farm
recently bought from the heirs of Mrs
Elizabeth Link, the road to connect TIM
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. turnpike will
the road running from Uvilla to Moler 5
James w. Benuer, George B. Hooff ant
DR.. S. T. Knott, were appointed to view
and report on the ACCESSIBILITY of openins
the proposed road.
Sixteen miles of county roads were or
dered to be classed and maintained a
turnpikes. as follows: Three niles of tn,
| Leetown road from Charles Town to in
| tersection of the Bardaue road; seve,
miles from Charles Town to SUNNI
| Point; four miles from Burkitt' 5 to Snen
audoah Junction; section of the Warn
Spring road. two and half miles from
Rippon to Shewbridge's shop
Holders of Jefferson County bond
will be exempt from the payment o
county and district taxes On such bond
| for 1900. These bonds were sold with al
explicit contract printed on them tina
they were to be exempt from such taxa
ton. and the court took the view that il
making the exemption they were doin,
nothing more than observing the term
of the contract of sale Prosecuting AT
torney Moore pointed out to the cour
that the exemption was contrary to Law
and strongly advised against it. TIL
amount OF the taxes that will thus b
either refunded. or not collected, i
$37I.27.
Former Sheriff Gardner turned in
big batch of cancelled orders, amountin
to $2S, 400. 81, and these were accepted
by the court.
The County Court yesterday rejected
the petition for opening a public roa'
from Duffields to Shenandoah Junction