Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-08-25
COUNTY AFFAIRS
Meeting of Supervisors Held at
County Farm


County Farm
The Board of Supervisors helt
their annual meeting at the county
farm last Thursday, August 10th
] A full meeting Of the Board wal
present, as follows: Supervisor
Kinnear (chairman), Whitmore,
McNutt, Ayres, Hotinger and Pat
terson. Common ealth's Attor'
ney D. E. Moore, Clerk A. T.
Shields, Overseers of the Poor j,
L. Henderson. J. W. Wilson, c. L,
Reid, j. A. Conner, j. Woods Cul.
ton and w. M. Sale were also
present.
In the matter of additional cat
tie pens for the Lexington station,
a letter was received from Super
intendent j. e. Spurrier Of the
Baltimore and Ohio, suggesting
that one additional pen with chute
be built, each pen to have a gate
for scale pens and inside gates
connecting the three peus. The
Board adopted the plans for the
present.
The overseers of the various dis
tricts settled with the Board ard
had their accounts audited Fol-
lowing are the reports showing
balances to the credit of the dis
tricts: Lexington, $l22.12; Nat
ural Bridge. $95. Buffalo. $145..
80; Kerr's Greek, $145.81; South
River, $164.48. Walkers Greek
district reported overdrawiDg her
account $52.56.
The overseers of the poor were
appointed a committee to examine
condition Of inmates, and the re.
port was that everything was in
fair condition.
Supervisors Patterson, Ayres and
McNutt were appointed Oh build.
ings, and they reported excellent
condition, with some repairs need
ed in quarters for white inmates.
Supervisors Whitmore, Hoting-
err and Kinnear reported on stocl,
and the same found in good con-
dition.
Chairman Kinnear was appoint
ed proxy for the county at the
annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Rockbridge Mutual Insur-
ance Company, to be held August
28th.
Chairman Kinnesr and Clerk
Shields were authorized to issue a
warrant for Walkers Creek Dis.
trict Road Board for repairs to
bridge over Hays Creek at Nc
Clung's Mill.
G..F. Patterson, San Jose In
spector for Kerr's Creek and
Walkers Creek districts, made his
which was received and
ordered filed.
Supervisors Whitmore and Hot
niger were appointed a Committee
to look after certain repairs to the
hitching yard in Lexington.
The Board adopted resolution
to request the representative in
the House OF Delegates from Rock
bridge to introduce a bill in the
Legislature providing that the ex-
penses of examining the books Of
the justices Of the peace shall be
paid for Dy the State out OF the
fines received, which fines are sent
to the State treasurer, instead of
put of the county fund as ut pres.
ant.
Superintendent McGuf1in made
4 most gratifying report Of tue
management Of the county farm.
The inmates are: White, 10; col.
,red, IL; total, 80.
The products of the farm are as
'ollows: Wheat. HOO bushels;
,orn, 900 buehels; fodder, 1900
hay, go tons; pork, 1890
pounds; potatoes, 105 bushels;
'nions, 30 bushels; tomatoes, ITO
bushels; beans, 35 bushels; tur-
lips, 100 bushels; cabbage, 1000
read; beef, 800 pounds. The
otal value of these products Is
1878. so.
In addition, 1.-The following new
buildings have been constructed:
Tenant house, 5000; hog barn, $3.50;
quarters, $873.49; 8 acres land
fought, S221.75. Total, $2345.24.