The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-06-17
VOTE ON GOOD ROADS
Citizens Ask County Court 10
Submit Question to Peop'e-
Resolutions Adopted by Coed Reads
Convention Tuesday = Endorsed
without Dissenting Voice state
Convention to be Held here In July.

=. uo,d here In July
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encouraging, ous encounter grea'
diversity VI views when the details
Oh TAX ie'ies' ooni issues county OF
dlsVrics ,esi.s, expenditure oil mon
eys anu iocs'ion Oh roads 10 be made
or improved come 10 De considered
IL Is OIL viva inheritance 20 harmon
ize lhese conhict''g oplhlons II We
expect TO carry ont any extensive
scheme ior oet.efing the condition
OF our ioaus Much can De done tt
secure unan'n,ty Oh opinion and oil
ac.ion, Wy 'ui,nei uiscussion and
iaiier knowleoSe OF the laws and
the iiihi.a'ions upon the powers Of
the .oun'y court ana providing q
plan .ha' WIZ produce equality Of
taxation anu ot oenehts.
lne eaNaoie wealth OF the County
Is over @''ool,Voo, as SHOWN by the
assessment OF i9oz, ana Will be in.
creased ny Tue returns Oh TINS year
Inc average anhuai les' oil district
ROAD taxes Is 20 cenls on each Sl0C
producing aoout @irooo, TO which
may pe ao"eu considerable sum
paid out OF tue county treasury foi
rights OIL way, bridges and other
expenses lnciueat 10 keeping up the
roaos ana priuSes Oh the County,
when may oe sately estimated at
So,ooo more, making. total of $25,-
ooo, expended annually upon the
ioads OIL 'his county, with the re-
sui that the roads are gradually
growing worse ana the sum total OF
annual expenditure slowly increas-
ing.
Inc committee nave considered
the question oil road improvement
from me STAND point OF the district
ley, ana the county levy, and are
oil the opinion that the County
shouid UNDERTAKE as whole system
oil improvement Tue maln foadwa, s
In each a'strie'' so as to give TO
every TAX payer easy access to the
county seat ana Tue pubic records
and Tor convenience IN attending the
Courts paying taxes. trausacting
business Win the banks, the Clerks
OF Courts, the railroads a3d the
growing manufactures OF the County
seat, anu access u TIE markets and
the otate Oh'Versily. Inc District
levies may ne greatly reduced. but
Will still be needed for the opening
and repair OF the local and short
roads connecting with the mai
lines OF roadways.
10 carry out this general plan a
large amount OF money will be need
eo ana annual ieVies suiflcient for the
purpose WOULD be excessive andwould
nave 10 extend oNe1 many years thus
delaying the work and prolonging it
indefinitely. This could only be
avoided ~ bona issue which could
be hoa'cd at par, II bearing four per
cent interest. An Issue Of T25e,O0O
would impose IN annual lax ol $40
oo0 or % cents or less on each 500
oil taxable property to meet the IN
te'est cha'.e' Tnc bonds should
ron 'Hr ave Years before any part
became r"deemahic, and all shou d
be redo' mai'le IN 30 y arr. or les at
the discretion 81 TIL court
re constant Increase 10 the
wealth "f the 'ointy eau sa'ey he
relied nnon TO proinfe income
cnon@' /" redeem he bends within
thi'N yea. $ without infr, asin9 the
ANNA tax rate above 10 cei'ts The
district road taxes ior local roads
c"aid he tlXed AZ ten cents, yielding
over $i,00o, on present values, nj
slowly Increasing with The incr, as.
ing wealth o. the County, or this
amt unit conla te increased i neces-
sary. IL not increased. the total
district and county levies for read
purposes wnul'i MT exceed the pres
ent district and county levies fol like
purposes.
The work should be begun in each
district at the same time as near as
practicable, and the money should
be expended equitably, or as near as
practicable in each district IN pro
portion to the taxes paid into the
County treasury BY each district.
Careful surveys should DC made
exact specifications ,epared and
prescribed under the supervision Of
a competent engineer and expert in
such matters, and the work let tc
contract to responsible contractors
who should be required to give
proper bonds Tor faithful p' rform-
ance OF their contracts.
County bends when authorized
should he issued only as needed, and
should he sold at par and accrued
interest, thus saving the payment o.
interest TIL The money should actu
ally be required for payment CT
contracts.
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