West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-22
County ccurt.


At regular session of the county
court held on Monday. July 18th. there
were present: j. f. Jenkins, presi-
dent; NJ. A. Sisler. Emanuel Dixon.
w. ii. Burgoyne. A. l.. SidweII. Jos.
\. Strawser. w. s. Kelly and o. Y.
Shaw. commissioners.
Proceedings OF the. clerk had I'm va
cation were read I'm open court and
approved.
Order No. 1884 having been paid,
the same is ordered cancelled.
Emma and Madge Copp. with S A.
FELTON, as surety. gave bond of 5000
and were appointed administrators of
the estate of Jacob Copp deceased. S.
A. FELTON,, James Nordeck and John
Schnopp appointed appraiser OF said
estate.
]. n. Deahl, administrator estate of
Henry Deahl. deceased First settle
ment. balance due administrator,
$5795.
Report of ]. II. Werlich, justice of
the peace in Kingwood district, was
approved
A portion OF the function and Ices
Ferry pike between Masontown and
Rohr having ben rendered i'm an I'M
safe and dangerous condition by rea-
son of the mining and removal OF the
coal and other underlying support of
said pike by the Preston County Coal
a. Coke company, II is ordered that
said company be notified to take such
steps as may be necessary to protect
| said pike in so far as said mining by
said company may effect the same.
1t appearing to the court that the
court house property and grounds
have become a rendezvous for animals
| running at large to the damage of
said property and annoyance OF the
public. 1t is ordered that all owners
or animals of any nature be notified
to keep said animals off said prop
erty. The sheriff is directed to take
such legal steps as may be necessary
to enforce said order. A copy OF this
order is to be published in each OF the
newspapers in Kingwood, and also to
be posted at the front door of the
court house.
Sheriff III. Foster Hartman produced
a list of property and persons delin-
quent for the year 1914, which said
list was examined by the court and or
dered credited to the sheriff in his
settlement for the year 1915. and a
copy certified to the auditor of the
state.
| The clerk of the court was ordered
TO prepare financial statement of the
county for the year ending June 30,
1915, and have same published in the
Preston News and West Virginia Ar
gus, as provided by law.
Report of clerk f. c. Everly for the
quarter ending June 30, 1915, filed and
approved.
| Court made up and delivered to the
clerk of the Circuit court a list of
free holders to be drawn and serve
as grand jurors as provided by law.
Petition of the Citizens Trust e
| Qua. anty company of West Virginia to
be relieved from liability upon bond
Tor $4,000 as surety of Chas. II
Smoot, S. Calvin Hartley, j. n. Berthy
and c. f. Hammond, administrators of
the estate Of James II. Smoot, deceas-
| ed, by reason of the provisions of
| chapter 81 of the acts of the legisla-
| ture OF 1915, was granted. Said adj
illustrators are required to furnish
| new bond.
Sheriff II. Foster Hartman filed a
statement of his receipts and disburse-
ments of the county, poor, sheep and
| several district road funds, together
| with the vouchers thereof. for the
year ending June 80 1915, which state
ments were examined and approved
| by the court. The balances shown by
said statements are as follows:
General funds-special county road
fund, s9.S52.6O; special bridge fund,
S9.SSS.51; sheep fund, $463.3S.
Road fund-Kingwood district. ST.
O23.44; Valley. $957O1; Lyon. $444.Ss :;
Reno, S6O704; Union, S1,4O2.15: Port
land, S4OS15; Pleasant, 1901 .16; Grant,
$3.50.