Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-07-31
Official Orders of the County Court.

AT a Special Session of the Count.
Court of said County and State con
tinued and held at the Court House
thereof, on Thursday, July the oath
1919, beginning at g o'clock a. m.
Present: N. R. Roberts, President
c. H. Moore, and Logan B. Shut
Commissioners.
On motion the order of the Court
entered in this minute book on July
10th, 1919, declining the acceptance OF
Federal Aid in the construction OF
main county roads in Jefferson Coun-
is this day ordered annulled and re:
scinded, and on reconsideration OF
the Federal Aid project, the county
voted unanimously TO accept said FED
eral and State aid for the ensuing year.
An order of the Court entered in
this minute book April 7th, 1919, on
page 313 relative to survey and i'm
provement by the County Court En-
gineer is this day on motion ordered
annulled and rescinded, and in lieu
thereof the following order was this
day passed by the Court and ordered:
entered viz: "The Court this day pur-
improvement by the Court and ordered,
Improvement by the County Road En-
gineer, that part of Glass "a" road
starting at the western limits OF the
town to Bolivar thence running in
westerly direction to the Eastern limits
of the town of Charles Town.
In as much as the Court this day
decided that it would not build any
Glass "a" roads through any OF the
incorporated towns in the County OF JEFF
fersn, the County Road Engineer is
hereby directed to repair and put in
good condition that portion of the Main
Road known as the Smithheld, Charles
Town and Harper's Ferry. Turnpike,
starting at the western limits of the
town Of Bolivar through the town OF
Harper's Ferry to the Maryland and
Ludoun bridge, and when repairs are
made and said pike put in good condi
tion that portion of said pike running
through the said towns of Bolivar and
Harper's Ferry is to be formally turn
ed over to the said municipality of Har-
per's Ferry, and Bolivar, pursuant to
Sect 81, Oh, 66, Acts of West Virginia
Legislature, 1917.
The following order was made by
the court and entered OF record, viz,
Whereas. The Charles Town and
Harper's Ferry Turnpike between
Charles Town and Harper's Ferry be-
ing approximately ~ miles, is a part
of the system of "Main County Roads"
designated, approved and established
in accordance with provisions of SEN
ate Bill 284, Acts of 1917, Court order
18th day of August, 1917, and
Whereas, This Court now desires
to improve the above described road,
a main county road, by grading to a
width of not less than &c feet, and
draining properly and laying thereon
surface not less than 16 feet wide, and
Whereas, The Court has complied
with all the provisions Of Senate bill
2S4, Acts of 1917, and hereby makes ap-
plcation for the apportionment Of the
State Road Fund including Federal
Aid, due the County, amounting to
S38,695, to be used in the improve
ment, construction maintenance OF the
said Class GA" or "Main County
Road" and
Whereas. BY direct levy Of 25c on
each 500 valuation Of all taxable prop
erty in the county, there. will be pro-
vided the sum of approximately S40,215
for the year 1920, for the improve
ment Of Class "a" Roads, in addition
to $3.50 from previous levy.
1t is ordered that the sum Of S40,-
215 be, and the same is herby appro,
priated and set aside for use only on
this specific project, out Of the funds to
become available from said Glass "a"
levy for the improvement Of the said
roads as stated in addition to $500
from previous levy.
II is further ordered that the good
faith OF this County and this Court
is hereby. pledged to complete the
said road, and to maintain said road
when completed and that full power
and authority to direct at all times,
both construction and maintenance Of
said road is hereby given by the Coun-
ty Court to the State Road Commits
soner and the Secretary of the u. S.
Department of Agricultural.
II is further ordered, that the good
faith OF this Court is hereby pledged
to lay the said 25c. Class "a" levy at
the next ''levy" term of Court for
the purpose above designated.