West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-04-15
County Court

On motion the following road agents
were appointed:
Reno district-M M. Bolyard, John
MCGEE, George Jenkins. Ira 7. Boil
yard, George Shaw. Jos. N. Shahan, Al
len Sinclair. julius Bolyard. Roy Boil
yard. Clarence Roster, John NJ. Con-,
III. ii. Shaffer. Ben Peaslee, Chas. A.
Bolyard. Charles Funk. George wiles.
Union district-Geo. s. Bolyard, ID. |
G. Nine, Allen Forman, f. w. Hardes-
ty, ID. ]. Meats. Jesse Fike. Charles
Winters.
Report OF ID. l.. Stanton. superin- |
tendent OF poor farm, showing re-
ceipts OF income amounting to $106.26, |
was filed with court and clerk was or |
dered to turn same over to the sheriff.
w. w. Shoch. a duly commissioned |
notary public. filed bond in sum OF |
$4,000. which was approved.
David Van Sickle granted a license
to keep hotel in the town OF Hazel
ton.
A. G.. Meeks granted license to
keep a hotel I'm town OF Masontown.
b. T. Gibson, former president of
the court, presented certain letters ad-
dressed to John +. Jenkins, present
president OF the court, and also three
certain vouchers referred to in said
letters and asked that the same be
made a matter of record. On motion
Of W. s. Kelly same are ordered filed,
the vouchers to be returned to the
Hydro-Electric company OF West Vir-
ginia, after being recorded. 1t appear
ing to the court that the voucher OF
the Hydro-Electric company for the
sum of $4,000 is endorsed by said
b. T. Gibson and s. M. Prince and
that the same has not passed through
the hands OF the sheriff of Preston
| county, and said Gibson stating that
the voucher was paid directly to S.
M. Prince, agent OF the Canton Bridge
| company, contractors for said bridge,
| and credited on the original contract
| price, and said Prince appearing and
stating that said voucher was turned
over to him and credited on contract
price OF bridge, 1t is ordered that
said sum OF money represented by
voucher be credited to Hydro Electric
company and charged to said Canton
Bridge company, the same as IL the
voucher had passed through the hands
of the sheriff,
Il Mftnha1l H1nH
notary public which was approved.
Clerk is authorized to issue dupli-
cate for order No. 7943. payable to
G. NJ. Calvert for the sum of $500,
the original having been lost.
Frank Guthrie granted license to
keep hotel in the town of Hazel
ton.
Is. & o. railroad exonerated from
payment of $3.50 taxes enormously
assessed in Portland district.
Report of A. NJ. Moore, justice of
the peace for Lyon district, is approx
ed
d. I. Whetsell appointed road agent
for Portland district.
. | o"' uooi VI court mouse ana at some
public place in Reno, Portland and
Union districts, for at least thirty
days prior to June z, 1915, showing
proposed change OF lines between
said districts; and that clerk and s.
X. Guseman prepare a complete de-
scription showing proposed changes,
and sheriff to post same.
Reports of justices OF the peace s.
n. Taylor, w. w. Bucklew, w. III. My
ers and j. II. Werlich for year end
ing December 81, 1914, are approved.
Final report of j e. jenkins and
julius X. Monroe on repairs to pike
between Albright and Valley Point:
also reports on proposed changes in
roads in Pleasant and Grant dis
tricts. known as the Rockville and
Forsythe changes, were filed.
| Ordered that town of Kingwood be
authorized to place meter in court
house or sheriff's office, cost to be paid
by the court.
On motion the following resolution
was passed:
Resolved, That 1t is the sense of this
court that all legitimate fee bills and
costs incurred in misdemeanor cases
arising in a justice OF the peace court
and tried by justice shall be paid out
OF the fund arising from fines collect
ed by the various Justices as provided
by law, but no payment to be made
until the justice shall have used due
diligence and fails in collecting all
costs from the defendant wherein
there is a conviction. and that when
this court is without any fund so arts
Ing the allowance of any bills. wheth-
er in convictions or acquittaIs. may be
deferred until there are funds so aris-
ing with which they may be paid. and
In case OF preliminary hearings where
in the justice does not have juris-
diction to try the case and enter iudg-
ment' the legitimate costs TO be allow
cd as other claims against the county.
Assessor +. b. Hanger Is authorized
to employ an Office deputy to August
J. 1915, for the sum OF 10000, so that
said assessor may personally oversee
the work In different districts.
Resignation Of D. a. Erwin as con
stable for Kingwood district is ac-
cepted.
Road agents for Grant. Pleasant and
Portland districts appointed as fol-
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