West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-27
Portland District
SAI.AMANDER

EDITOR OF TnE AWSUs, DEAR SIR
As we know you are man OF good
taste and judgement, we want To- use
your columns IA little; not for local
news, but to speak OF tho condR
tion of the Public Roads In Portland
and part of Pleasant districts. The
condition OF which we surely think an
outrage on the travelling public
First, we will take the Terra Alta
and kingwood Pike to Albrights
from the Stump sawmille until the
l-2 mile post above Ark SYpolt's
Who ever seen that rond, Tor parts OF
it) in as bad condition as now How
many hundred dollars has been ex-
pended on that piece of rond ? Just
after the big food IL was worse than
now. Some men of what we consider
good judgment, made proposition To
take and locate that strip OF road over
against the hill, but this improvement
was ovcr-ruled. The old road patched
up, bridges cobbled up for the time
being that looked like saving scheme
at the time but that work cost the
county considerable money. At the
same time now these bridges must all be
rebuilt in the near future. AZ times
the creek takes the road bed and tears
it all up then we have no roads better
than creek bed Now look AT the
condition Of the road to-day as IL Is.
IL takes nearly as long to drive down
4 a. 4 TO
take good engineer and locate "A road
against the hill? Go around the
creek. Save all Of these bridges and
get road bed where on can at least
have some probability OF holding and
where it is it never has been held as
yet We heard a little joke or the
truth we don't know which on the
Commissioned that he went on foot
last week over this road, not deeminV
IT. 10 be safe any other way, so on
Friday he and one of his heutenants
ventured to drive oyer the road We
hope they did not get hurt.
Now from Albrights to the Deep
Hollow, who in the history of the
county ever saw that road in such
condition as now? Last Friday some
work was being done. or course IL was
too wet TO do anything else. They
would fill mp some Of these places.
We are tod that passing wagons would
cut 10 the bottom. Why not do such
work right. When il is done il must
cost the county many thousand dollars
70 correct this business, then we 70
from ST. Joe to the Crane School
House, that slip is in a very poor con
dition and dangerous for strangers TO
travel over dark night. This might
cost tho county for damages il some
one is hurt or killed there. You re-
member few years ago an order Of
the county court was that all fences
must be built fifteen feet from the
centre OF the road. j. H. Cresler was
notified 20 move his fences Finally
IL was put under rent and now TODAY
between ST. Joe and j. Il. Cranes there
stands barbcd WIRE fence / don't
think ten feet from the centre Of the
road Now is this partIality or over
sight-or what do you call t2 As
American citizens we must have equal
rights, equal privileges; one man goes
10 feet on some road from center Of
road, the next man is under the same
law the people should demand equal
rights inside Of the limits Of the law.
Now these things could all be- rcinediei
and should be- for the benefit Of the
travelling public and taxpayers Of
Preston county. TAX PAYER.