The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-06-17

Upon the petition oG VI. w lioskins and
~ other resident tax payers of Calhoun
county, praying the County Court of said
county to submit TO the voters of "a al coun-
~ at the election to be held i'm November
next, the proposition Co Levy and appropri
ate money for building bridges in said conn
~, as provided in section 26, chapter : of
the Code of w. Va, 1899, and the County
Court OF Calhoun County dceniug ii bene-
hCial fbr the County Court of said county
To contract for and appropriate NANCY for
the construction of bridge across the
Little kanawha river at Grantsville. said
county; one across said river ut Annam,-
rlah, this county; one across Steer creek.
near ITS mouth; one acroys the West Fork.
near Arnold Durg; one across said West
FORK near kocksdale; one across said West
| Fork, near Rilla; and also TO pay one half
! the expense of building bridges across Steer
creek near Stumptowu and IIenrys Fork
near Joe Corders provided G.lrner and
ROane counties will pay the other half at
the expense in the construction of said two
last named bridges, and TO provide for the
payment thereof and accrue.n.. interest nm
annual installments.
1t is tn refore ordered that on the Itb
day of November 1902, the polls shall lie
opened and an election held at each voting
precinct III said comfy for the purpose OF
ascertaining aud discriminating whether OF
not the County Court of said county shall
levy and appropriate the sum of $40.
600 Forty Thousand Dollars,
payable III orders Of said county az provld
ed by law, in equal installrnents. due in
l, 2, ), 1, etc to 80 years after date thereof
respectively bearing interest at not NOR,
than D per cent from the date thereof. anc
SAID county Court TO have power To- Jew .
SUFFICIENT tax TO meet the annual ms all
mentS without regards to the constitutions
limit oil % cents ON the Hundred dollars
and to authorize the said County Un..rt I,
do all things necessary to carry on IN.
purpose and intent thereof " hich sal,
election shall be held and conducted bv tn,
7 ON Mlssiohers conducting the election {,
be he'd the said 4th day of November
l"OZ, and the result therco! certified ac
cording to the law governing SAID e.cct.uu
and those voting for the proposition To- lev,
and appropriate The money aforesaid 90
the purpose aforesaid shall nave written q
printed upon their laIlu's "For power T.
levy Tor Bridges" and Loose voting .yait,s
sah e, Against power TO levy lOr l;riugCs
ii Ii tho reiure ordered tm before SucI
election shall be held nutlCe shall be ii, e
by posting attested Jupies OF tlt,S order, ON
oi winch the Clerk >%sAs forthwith posi- /
. u conspicuous place in his office and III
, other copies he shall deliver to the ~hcri
OF said county, vino sinai. forthwith u.
one "i SAID cOpi' in Il cunspI, uulIS piac
at every place ol voting ~ the cn,uuN
) which said notice shall lee posted IA ie,.
= 81 days before said pall is taken, and ia
CItfK snail also cause copy Oi the orde
To DC published Tor iuur successive week,
1 prior To- ,he said election in some newsu.
+; per published in Calhoun county.
, The total amount of the debt contracte
under this order shall not ex,..,d $1,000,
and II the Court shall be unable To contra,
Tor the building of said bridges at that or
lower sum, then M bridges sh al be buI
: under TINS order. Except thai in the even
that elther or both the counties of Roam
and Gllmer shall refuse or fail To unite i
the building of the bridge or ri ees aero,
across the streams dividing such cuuutie
respectively, then such refusal or failur
shall not prevent the Court FROM contra,
ing for bridges, which are wouIy in IN
county, or from uniting with either of th
SAID counties which shall not - iail or r,
fuse in the erection of bridge ON th
County line, bur if both counties shall fai
or relnse, not more thgn S3j 700 shall Ia
expended, and if only one Of them shall r,
luAe, not more than $37 800 shall br OK
pended, and the Court shall have power Z
contract for the bridges wholly in the conn
ty, at sum not exceeding S35. ZOO, aud TO
this county's share OF the other two bridge
at not more than $25OO.0O each.
The orders issued by the Coart shall b
redeemable at any time upon giving thre
months notice for that purpose and il sucl
order shall be sold to raise funds, the,
shall not be sold for less than their fac,
value
AC'py Teste
l.. II. TRIPPETT, Clerk.