Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-02-06
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to pay County Assessor c. w. Conrad
additional compensation for ascertainine
and reporting births and deaths In the
county during 1911. Similar disposition
was made of a claim of the Assessor for
gathering and reporting crop statistics
to the State Board of Agriculture for the
same period. An order was entered in
due form to enable the assessor to appeal
to the Circuit Court for Its construction
of the law on the questions involved.
The Justice of the Peace of the county
reported fines aggregating $5o4.Ie
imposed by them during the year 1911.
In this connection the court ordered tina,
all reports of fines imposed should be
made out on forms furnished by the State
Tax Com missioner's office, otherwise
the reports are not to be accepted.
Sheriff Wysong returned county orders
that he had paid. These aggregated
$26,oI3 63. County and Circuit Clerks
submitted reports of fees in their Offices
for the past year, the formers showing
$I.S25.5s, and the latter's, $os3.oo.
An order was approved demanding
that Mrs. Lena II. Lucas have public
ferry owned by her on the Shenandoah
River opened for public travel.
The petition for an election to ascertain
the sense of the voters of Charles Town
District in the matter of bond issue of
$50, 900 for bridge over the Shenandoah
at The Bloomery was not offered to the
court. Investigation showed the
promoters of the bridge that the law
under which they We're proceeding
provided for bond issue for public road
improvement. and not tor bridges-a
defect that was fatal to such project.
Turnpike Com missioner Mcdonald
submitted the quarterly report of his
office. 1t showed that he had expended
Oh the turnpike roads of the county from
October I, to December 81, the sum of
$3,o66.2,.
An offer was accepted from Charles
l.. Crane TO bear half the cost of laying
a concrete payment in the jail alley,
between the Jail and the Sadler block.
the county to pay half.
Som dissatisfaction having arisen over
the time For using the county road roller,
one road official using 1t while others
demanded it, an agreement was entered
into, with the sanction of the court.
allowing the turnpike engineer to have
the machine during August aud Febru-
airy; Road surveyor of Charles Town
District. during September and March;
Kabletown District. April aud October;
May and November; Shep.
herdstown, January ard Tuly, and
Harpers Ferry during June and Decem-
Der of each year.
Commissioner N. r. Roberts was
by order of court to purchase
metal shelving for the Supreme
Court Law Library in court house.
Attorney Frank Beckwith, in behalf
fthe Law and Order League, petitioned
the court for an appropriation of $1oo
to assist the League in paving for
services of the detectives to procure
evidence against certain alleged boot
leggers. The petition was refused
A petition was presented asking the
court to widen the road ten feet between
the Summit Point road and the Colston
farm now owned by Marshall Burns, and
in response to it the court appointed
Commissioners Hefebowor. Snyder and
Roberts as viewers to report on the
advisabllity of widening it at the Nav
term.
In the matter of the petition of n, c.
Ietzendanner and others for BRIDGE
across the Shenandoah river;
1t is ordered that it is the sense of this
Court that bridge across the Shenan-
foah river at the end Of the Rloomerv
pike. or at such other point as may be
hereafter deter mined, be built aud main
aimed by the county. and as it will be
necessary to issue not more than $50. 600
If county bonds 10 raise funds for that
purpose, 1t IS ordered that at the general
election in November, 1912. the question
If issuing said bonds shall be submitted
o the voters of the county. and the Pros
'cuting Attorney is hereby directed to
prepare such orders and other papers as
nay be necessary To have the issuance
II not more than sad $50, coo of per
ent. bonds. pay able in not exceeding
4 nor less than 10 years after date.
'oted on in November, 1912, and the
ommittee appointed in June, 1911, bv
his court, is hereby directed to report
t the May, 1912, term of this court on
he matters submitted to it in June, 1911.
S provided in Sec. 20 of Chap. 90 of the
'tate Legislative Acts OF 1900.
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Ladies suits, long coats, capes, skirts and
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