Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-03
THE BRIDGES
Across the Shenandoah
Are Assured.
NEW SUPERVISORS PROMPT
Nelson 4 Buchanan Company Ordered
to Begin Work as Soon as
Possible.
new SUPERVISORS PROMPT


County decided to accept no fur
ther pOstponement or delay on the
Bridge matter.
The contract of the Nelson &
Buchanan Company for construct
ing the Bridsges and Approaches
for sum of S39, 200 was accepted.
and the Compny notified to begin
work as soon rs practicable.
Col. r. \. Mari. the engineer.
was notified to furnish the contract
and full specifications.
The work of getting out the nee
cessary material will be begun at
once by the Contractors. and when
Spring opens we can expect to see
a large force of men engaged i'm
putting up the Bridges which the
people Of Clarke County demanded
more than year ago.
Before the vote was taken ON the
Bridge proposition, Hon. \.
Moore. Jr.. of counsel for the
Board of Supervisors. appeared
before that body with the plans
and specifications from Col. r. \.
Mari, of Lexington. the Boards
engineer. These plans show that
the floor of the main body of the
bridge will be eight feet above the
high water of 1870. The work
manship and material must be first
class in every particular.
After presenting the plans of
the engineer. Mr.. Moore gave the
most lucid and concise statement
of the history of the Bridge matter
that the Board of Supervisors have
ever listened TO. He stated facts.
and gave every reason why the
Board should no longer delay the
matter. He gave a complete and
comprehensive statement Of the
efforts which have been made To
stop the Bridge work. and gave
the substance of the decisions
which have been rendered by the
Court in sustaining the contentious
of the Board of Supervisors. The
decision of Judge Harrison is
amply backed up by precedents
in Courts of different states. and
the Supreme Court of the
United States. The ferries are
victims of the march of pro-
gress. Nothing can stop the
onward progress of develop
ment and growth. The survival
of the tittest will govern, Just as it
has governed since David slew
Goliah. The holding back of i'm
provement and progress will not
be countenanced or permitted 10y
any court in the land.
After Mr.. Moore had concluded.
Mr.. Joseph Price addressed avery
few pointed observations to the
Board advising against the con-
Structions of the Bridges.
When the vote was taken only
one member of the Board was alb
sent, Mr.. c. +. HardeSty, of Long
marsh District. The vote was m-
animous in favor of the Bridges.
On the proposition of Mr.. Mau-
rice CaStleman, To accept the Sl25
given by the commissioners aS
damages to his land, pay the costs
of his suit in court, give the Board
any further land that was neces-
sary for the approaches, in eX-
change for which he asked a pass
over the Bridge for his farm and
its boarderS and occupants for all
time, the Board RfuSed 10 enter
tain the proposition.
The report of NJ. Puliam the
sheep commissioner. was accepted.
The dog fund paid ont % cents on
the dollar. There is a balance in
the hands of the commissioner of
36 cents.
MIR. Charles III. SmalIwood was
appointed Supervisor of the Poor
for the County. He is to execute
a bond of $1,000.
The County Levy was made fct
the ensuing year. This is the
same n the previous year with
the exception of the Road Tax in
| Chapel District, which was increaS-
eel from l. cents to 20 cents per
800.
The Southern Bell Telephone
Company were allowed the privil-
aoc of erecting pOlcS and Strinoin0