The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-06-10

Upon the petition of NJ. w. Hoskins an
81 other resident tax PAYERS of CalLou
county, praying the County Court of sal,
county to submit to the voters of sad coun
~ at the election to be held in Norembe
next, tie proposition To levy and appropri
ate money for building bridges in said conn
~, us provided in section 26, chapter o
the Code of w. Va, 1922, and the Count,
Court OF Calhoun County deeming il beme-
tcial for the County Coart OF said county
to contract for and appropriate NANCY fni
me construction of bridge across TIA,
Little kamawha river at Grantsville, said
county; one across said river at AMMAN
riah, this county; one across Steer creel,
near Its mouth I; Gne across the West Fork.
near Arnold.bury one across said West
Fork near Rocksdale one across said West
FORK, near Rilla; and also Ia pay one half
the expense Of building bridges across Steer
creek near StumptOwn and Henrys Tork
near Joe Corders, provided G;lmer and
Roane counties Will pay the other half of
the expense iii the construction OF sa i'll two
last named bridges, and to provide for the
payment thereof and accrueing interest on
annual installments.
1t Is therefore ordered that on the 4th
day of November 1902, the polls shall lie
opened and an election held ut each voting
precinct IN said comfy for the purpose Of
ascertaining and discriminating whether of
not the County Court of said county shall
levy and appropriate the sum OF SO
600 Forty Thousand Dollars,
payable in orders Of said county rs proyld-
ed by law, in equal installments, due in
L, Z, 5, H. etc To 80 years after date thereof,
respectively bearing interst ut not more
than per cent from the date thereof and
said County Court to have power to levy n
SUFFICIENT tax To meet the annual INSTALL
mentS without regards to the constitutional
limit OF 10 cents ON the Hundred dollars.
and to authorize the said County Court 10
do all things necessary 10 carry out the
purpose and intent thereof Which said
election shall be held and conducted by the
commissioners conducting the election to
be held the said 18th day OF November,
lHO2, and the result thereof certified ac-
cording To the law governing said election,
ana those voting for the proposition to levy
and appropriate the money aforesaid Tor
the purpose aioresa aid shall have written or
printed upon their ballots For power to
levy Tor Bridges" and those voting against
same, Against power to levy Tor Bridges"
Ii Is therefore ordered that before such
election shall be held, notice shall be .,iven
by posting attestsd copies of this order one
Of which the Clerk shall forthwith posl in
"a conspicuous place in his Office and the
other copies lie shall deliver To the Sheriff
OF said county, who shall forthwith post
one of said copies in Il conspicuous piac.
al every place OF voting in the comfy.
which said notice shall be pusted at least
30 days before said poll is taken, and the
Clerk shall also cause Il copy of the order
TO be published Tor four successive weeks,
prior to lie said election in some newspa-
per published IN Calhoun county.
Inc Total AMOUNT of the debt contracted
uhacr tins order shalt not exceed 10000,
ana II the court shall be unable to contract
Tor Tie building of said bridges at that or a
lower sum, then no bridges shall be built
under this order. Except that in the event
that either or both the counties of Roane
and Gilmer shall refuse or fail to unite i'm
The building of the bridge or bridges across
across the streams dividing such counties
respectively, then such refusal or failure
snail not prevent the Court from contract
lng Tor bridges, which are woolly i'm the
county, or from uniting with either Of the
s;'lu counties which shall not so fail or re-
iuse IN the erection of bridge on the
county line, but ii both counties shall fail
or refuse, not more THIN $50 900 shall be
expended, and if only one of them shall re-
iuNe, not more than So 800 shall b.. ex-
pended, and the Court shall have power To
contract for the bridges wholly in the co,m-
~, at sum not exceeding $50 900, and for
TINS county share OF the other two bridges
at not more than S25UO.OO each
The orders ISSUED by the Court shall lie
redeemIhle AT any time upon giving three
months notice Tor that purpose and ii such
order shall be sold to r,Ise funds. the,
shall not be sold tor less than their face
value.
A Crpy Teste:
l.. II. TRIPPErT, Clerk.