The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-07-15
THE new BRIDGE

!, CROSSES Elk Creek to The New 3. &
0. Depot Bought bU The County
Commissioners.
The County court certainly did
! wise thing in purchasing the
T. bridge that spans the vast
s.sm between the city and the
= B. s. o. station. This bridge
\ erected by a company COM
ned of citizens Of Clarksburg
IN undertook it after the county
rtboritles had refused to do any
ling in the matter. in order that
Isre might be some way to get
tbe station, and that the de-
Eloument and growth of the
Y might not be retarded.
rder this arrangement a toll
idge was inevitable. 1t would
ave been directly against the
,terests of Clarksburg, and ev-
y section of Harrison county
ould have had to pay this toll
: wears to come. The day of
III bridges is past. No thought
i, progressive citizen of Harri-
b. county is favorable to them,
this case bridge was a ne.
essity. The B. g. o. officials
ere forced to change their sta
on IN order to connect with two
ther railroads now in operation.
be first proposed change was
be that took the station almost
Adamston. This location
ould have been a very urfortu-
ate one for the people OF Clarks-
arg. 1t was finally decided that
depot site could be established
Gen. COTS lands, but the cor
sspondence shows that Golf did
ot desire it located at this point,
ID only consented when he
pund that the depot was likely
be located where it would be
cry inconvenient to the people.
he question before the court
nd before the people of the
ounty was not the removal of
be B. & o. depot, but since it
I'D been removed how could the
ew location best be reached by
assenger and freight vehicles.
70 other bridge in the entire
cunty will be crossed so often
y our citizens. Almost one.
bird of the taxable property of
larrison county is to be found in
be city of Clarksburg and tn
= ountry Immediately surround
fg. This property has been
pSed to build bridges all over
be county for the last seventy
ears, 1t will still be taxed to
uild bridges in remote commu-
ities lere the citizens of
larksburg will never see them.
y the forty-two bridges that
ave been erected in this county
ply four were built to specially
eleft the residents of Clarks-
nrg. The city has paid thou
ands of dollars for county
ridges and the one just pur-
|aased, although a city bridge, is
ne in which the entire county
as an interest. 1t is the first
1e built in Clarksburg in many
ears, and it is but a fair distri-
Htion of the county improve
lents to give the city taxpayers
als convenience. The bridge is
Paeed splendid structure-a
tiOnph of engineering IN this
ae' 1t is estimated that it
'ald easily be converted into a
abroad bridge, so accurately
: 1t been proportional and
Hongly constructed. 1t is built
The best possible point to Sc
urea good grade and a straight
0use to the station. No other
Sa'e has SO many advantages.
'ae bridge which the county has
ecured is a structure that under
l0st conditions would have cost
1on $4,000 to $4,000, but the
Sapany, by careful manage
aent' erected it at a cost of a lit
enore than S16. 600. The coun-
gets it for sl2, 900, Judge Golf
SSa!'flbuting the other $4,000.
us Is in addition to the streets