The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-07-01
ORDER.

VI the County Court Of Calhoun
County, Submitting to the
Voters OF Said County, the
Proposition to Vote Bonds i'm
the Sum of $4,000 tor the
Purpose OF Erecting Several
Bridges:
Upon the petition Of NJ. w. Hoskins and
SO other resident tax payers OF Calhoun
county, praying the County Court Of saiO
| county to submit to the votersof sad coun
ty at the election to be held in Noyembe
next, the proposition TO levy and appronri
ate money for building bridges in said cnun
! ty, as provided in section 26, chapter > o
the Code of w. Va 1892, and the County
Court of Calhoun County deeming il bene-
hcial for the County Court of said county
to contract for and appropriate nancy for
the constructions of a bridge across the
Little Kanawha river at Evansville, said
county; one across said river NJ Annamo.
rlatl, this county; one across Steer creek,
near Its mouth; one acrOss the West Fork
near Arnold.burg; one across said West
Fork near Rocksdale; one across said West
Fork, near Rilla; and also to pay one half
the expense of building bridges across Steer
creek near Stumptown and Ienrys Fork
near Joe Corders, provided G.liner and
koane counties will pay the other half of
the expense in the construction of said two
last named bridges, and to provide for the
payment thereof and acorueing interest on
annual installments.
Ii Is therefore ordered that on the 4th
day OF November 1902, the polls shall be
opened and an election held at each voting
precinct in said comfy for the purpose of
ascertanIng and discriminating whether of
not the County Court of said county shall
levy aud appropriate the sum of $40.
600 Forty Thousand Dollars.
payable in orders Of said county as provId-
ed by law, I'm equal installments, due in
/, =, s. d etc to 30 years after date thereof.
respectively bearing interest at not more
IMAM D per cent from the date thereof and
said County Court to have power b levy a
sufficient tax to meet the annual INSTALL
ments without regards TO the constitutional
limit OF 30 cents on the Hundred dollars.
and to authorize the said County Court to
DO all things necessary to carry out the
purpose and intent thereof Which said
election shall be held aud conducted bv the
Commissioners conducting the election to
be held the said 4th day of November.
1907, and the result thereof certified ac,
cording to the law governing said election,
ana those voting for the proposition TO levy
ana appropriate the money aforesaid for
the purpose aiOres aid shall have written or
printed upon their ballots "Fur power IN
levy for Bridges" and those voting against
same, Against power to levy for Bridges"
Is therefore ordered that before such
election shall be held, notice shall be ziyep
by posting attested copies ~ this order one
oil "hich the Clerk shall forthwith post in
a conspicuous place in bis office and the
other copies he shall deliver to the Sheriff
OF said county, who shall forthwith most
one Of said copies in a conspicuous place
at every place Of voting i'm the county
which said notice shall be posted at least
/ 80 days before said poll is taken, and the
| Clerk shall also cause a copy of the order
to be published for four successive weeks
] prior 70 the said election in some newspa
per published in Calhoun county.
The total amount Of the debt cc8tracted
under this order shall not exceed 100000
and u the curt shall be unable ~, contract
for the bUilding Of said bridges at that or
lower sum, then mo- bridges shall be built
'E'der this order. Except that in the event
tNtt either or both the counties Of Roape
and 'iimer shall refuse or fail to unite In
the building Of the bridge or bridges across
across the streams dividing such counties
respectively, then such refusal or failure
shall not prevent the Court from contract
ing for bridges, wlich arc woolly iu the
county, or from hitting with either of the
said counties which shall not 30 fail or re-
fuse no the erection of n bridge on the
county line but N both counties shall fail
OR refuse, not more thgn $50 900 shall be
expended, and IL only one OF them shall re-
fuse, not more than $1,000 shall be- OK
pended, and The Court shall have power to
contract for The bridges wholly in the couu- .
ty, at sum not exceeding $4,000 and for
this county share OF the other two bridges /
100 not more than S25OOOO each.
The orders issued by the Court shall be .
redeersble az any time upon giving three
months notice for that purpose and IL such .
rider shall be sold tO raise funds. they
hall not be sold for less than their face
'alue.
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