Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-04-15
Special Term of Circuit Court.

From the Advocate we get the follow
ing reports of the prucc -dingS of the
special term of the Jefferson Circuit
Court held recently in Charles Town
uy Iu-gc Woods
The principal business was the con-
lcmnarOn suits instituted by the
Northern Virginia Power Company TO
obtain 4 right of way for its proposed
railroad from MillvI.le to the power
pant on the river, and for its power
wires from the power house to the Po-
tOmac river in the construction of a
new power line TO Brunswick, Nd.
In the building of the proposed rail
way the power company needed the
right of wa over three farms. owned
respectively by Mrs, Mary Meier. G
Nj. Wetzel and c. c. Tyler. Ncgotia-
tons for the purchase of the right OF
way from Mrs. MOlcr and Mr.. TYLER
were successful. Failing to agree on a
satisfactory price for the Wetzel land
the power company petitioned the
court TO have it condemned. A com
mission appointed at the February
term OF court fixed the images to the
Wetzcl property BY reason of its use as
a railroad right of way at $500 This
sum was not satisfactory, whereupon
counsel for Mr. Wctzel demanded that
jury pass on the question of dam
ages. The case will probably come up
for trial at the Nav term of the court
Inc power company is encountering
difficulties with property owners on
the east side of the river, where il is
cndeavoring to obtain a right Of way
for its wires only. Robt. n. Hardcstv
Henry Dutrow, Marshall Burns. F. l.
Jordan and W G. Prngle were ap-
pointed to examine the land that the
company wants and report their est
mate of the damages that will be in
tlicted on the owners BY the construc-
ton of the proposed power line across
their land.
An order was entered in the case
OF Hattie RakeStraw VS.. f. T. Whit
tington that notice be served on Geo.
d. Moore. special Commissioner 70
max a full report of the distribution
of funds in his hands on the third
Tuesday in May-the first day of the
next term Of court
Farm Bureau Recommends
At a meeting of the Shepherds;own
branch of the Farm Bureau last Friday
evening the matter of roads was dis
al Il spun ana Tie
following address to the county court
was adopted:
we are heartily in favor of good
roads and are willing to pay taxes to
make good roads if the money raised
IS put on the roads, but we are Oppoeai
to bond issues for road building. We
do not think the best and quickest way
to get them is TO try to comply with the
SPECIFICATIONS and red tape required
for class A roads. We think the tan
5 paid by the people IF the county
should be applied to improve tha roads
al over the county as far as prac-
ticable. We further believe the say
inc, a stitch in time saves nine IS ap-
plicaNlc as much as anywhere on our
roads, and we ask that a patrol or re-
pair gang be organized to work all
over the county during the open
seasons to keep drains and bitches
open and to fill small holes in tn. road
bed
We agree with the sentiments ex-
pressed at the meeting. We think that
II would be a particularly good IN
If there should be regular system
OF HatrOlli~- our roads so as to keen
the drains open and ucnd little holes
hetore they become big holes. II
would pay for itself many times over