Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-07-28
Supervisors Disposed of Much
Business Monday

| BUSINESS MOuuhp
The Board Of Supervisors OF
Rock bridge held an interesting
meeting Monday at the Court
house, and considerable business
of a public nature was disposed of.
There were present q full attend
ance, as follows: Supervisors
Whitmore, McNutt, Hottinger'
Ayres. Patterson and Kinnear
(chairman).
Viewers j. ". Moore, Cherries
Pole and R. S. Anderson, in the
matter of the petition Of the Lex
ington Golf Club asking that the
streets and alleys on their grounds
west of Lexington be closed, re-
ported favorably, and the Board
ordered the same vacated and
closed.
The auditing committee report
ed receipts for the year ending
July l, 1909, together with balance
from July /, 1908, amounted to
S35.349.O2. The expenses from
the county fund amounted to $780,
O42. 4s. which showed an overdraft
of So, 643.4e. This overdraft in
cludes the following county fund
allowances: Capitations of about
81, 600; Lexington District Road
fund, $500; Buena Vista asAump'
tion. S4O5, road roller. $500.
The dog tax fund on hand July
l. 1908, was S1.165.19; received
during year, $s96.09; warrants
paid, 81, O5s.SO: balance in treas
ury July l, 1909. S922.42.
| A warrant for $3.50 was drawn
ON account of the Kerr's Creek
bridge to be paid August let. A
warrant for S2,490, in favor OF
the Kelly.Springfeld Road Roller
Co.. balance due on road roller pur-
chased by Walkers Creek, South
River and Lexington districts.
This amount, advanced by the
Board of Supervisors, will be re-
turned by the districts named.
South River district borrowed
$500 for road improvement, which
was ordered paid out of airy fund
available.
In the matter of imT roved stocs
pens at the Lexington station, cor
respondence with Superintendent
Spurrier was read, ana the Board
requested that two additional pene
the size of the pens already there
be built, and the road between the
pens and the scales be discontinued
In the matter Of the petition Of
JR. Brown and others for change
t of public road through the lands o.
Geo. A. Brown and w. l.. Patter
son, for outlet to public road from
, Robert Thompson's, the viewer
! reported favorably on the same, ant
D the change was ordered. MIR. Fat
E terson was awarded $25 damages.
o nthe natter of the petition o
C.S. Ramsey and others Tor
change of road on Big River, alonl
Mill Mountain to the August
l. county line, the clerk of the boar'
Q of Supervisors Of Augusta count.
4 certified that action had been take
. by Augusta county to establish tn
change of road in that county. In
: Rockbridge Board Of Supervisor
= will certify the came to the Circui
9 Court of Rockbridge, in which a
}. appeal 10 pending.
= The clerk was directed to Pre-
r pare for publication the receipt
f and expenditures for six month
t ending June 80, 1909.
!. Allowances for salaries Tor tn
e ensuing year were made as follow
for county officers: Common
n wealth's Attorney, $500; count
II clerk, $500; county clerk as cler
It of the Board of Supervisors, 200
It stationery for county clerk, sso
v sheriff 1850; superintendent OF tn
W poor farm, s4OO; physician to tn
l. poor farm and health officer 10
county, $500, the present allow
10 ance.
!: L. NJ. Watts and others petition
IS ed for change of road through tn
lie lands of Baxter Watts and other
d and J. H. Dividson. B. H. Or
lie Orville Shields, j. p. Tribbett an
H. Moore were named as con
missioners to meet at Arthur HUI
y mans house on Thursday, Augu'
12at 10a, m. to ascertain dan
ID ages to the lands OF Timotn
le Hogan. II
.. Superintendent Of the Poor "
L. McGufan's report showed that
r new house had been built for II
t. negro inmates at a cost of $780,
be while the regular contract co
ia would have been $S79.49, whic
+. represents considerable 'aVir
= to the county.
o. The sinking fund commissions
tie reported the amount OF coun'
lie bonds in the hands of the treasu
ne er January 1, 1909 to be $lO5, %
This has been reduced 10 Ss8,9'
- to July l, 1909.
X In the annual settlement WI
re, Mr.. McGuffin the amount due nj
ia was $487.61
,n F, D. Coe was appointed TO-
"a commissioner for Lexington q