Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-02-11
County Court Proceedings.

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We note the folio wing proceedings
of the Jefferson County Court since
our Last issue
1t was ordered that the justices Of
the peace who have copies of the West
Virginia Code, and whose terms ex
pired with the old year. shall turn
over such books to their successors In
Office. The newly elected justices are
having difficulty in getting their pre-
decessors to turn over the Codes to
them. the same being public property.
except in cases where justices bought
them outright, paying tor them with
their own good money.
Fines due from collection OF the
several justices Of the peace OF the
county were reported aud turned into
the county treasury as follows for the
wear 1908: G F. G4llAher, $55 80 /;
q. Il. P-ndleton, $55; Cnas d.
Briggs, $27; Vincent G Moore, $2o.
Miscellaneous orders amounting 10
81, 1866. Is were accepted from the
sheriff. Orders on a, com OF + e
turr pixies were accepted, amounting
to $694.8O and parish orders for
1924 81. There were also among the
orders accepted large number from
the various road surveyors of the coun-
tv, aggregating several thousand dol
lars.
Former Sheriff Gardiner reported a
number OF small estates taken IN
charge by him as committee admins
traitor. The balance of funds In his
hands he desired to turn over to the
court for his successor The amount
of these balances was $255 30
The information came TO the know
ledge of the court that the court
house isprotected by insurance poll
cies amounting to only FL 600. Il
was ordered that additional insurance
to the a.1ouut of IS 600 be taken out,
and the policies for the same be pre-
pared by Moore g. Moore, insurance
agents.
Much interest was shown in the de-
cision of the court j.. the matter ofthe
franchise asked for by the Wlnches
ter and Washington City R4ilrav Com
pany, and opposed by the Jefferson
County Telephone Company. The
Free Press says that both companies
were dissatisfied with the courts de-
ision when a vote was finally taken,
resulting the rejection of that par t
of the franchise providing for the priv
ilege of erecting power poles and
strlneing electric wires along the road
from Charles Town out the Flowing
Spring road to Shenandoah Junction,
and granting the same right along be
county road from Shenandoah june
ton to the Berkeley county line by
way of Kearneysville. The electric
company will, it is said, either ask for
a franchise over another road to the
Junction, or buy right of way
through the farms between the latter
place and CHARLES Town. To grant
the franchise, as the court did, for a
part of the road between Charles
Town and Kearneysville. will leave the
telephone company almost as much
disabled in it's service as though the
entire application had been granted.
The telephone people are aAid to be
preparing an appeal to the Circuit
Court to prevent the electric company
from putting its power wires on any
portion of the county road paralleliing
their wires
In response to petition from the
people of B,kerton, the court appoint
ed G. D Carter a constable for that
section of the county. 1t was shown
to the court that at times Bakerton
has a miniature riot, and those who
take part in it get away before they
can be apprehendel because there is
no officer residing there to make an
arrest.
In the matter of the proposed
change in the Roper mill road, it Was
ordered that tue new road he laid out
by the residence of Mss Battle Sub
lette, and connect with the Shannon
dale road At the dwelling on the farm
Of Roper Brothers. Miss Sublette W az
allowed $25 in damages.
The estimated cost of the county
70 ads in the several road districts of
the county WAS discussed. and the fol
lowing appropriations ma is for their
a ,inten4nce f1r the co ming year: