The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-02-12
BRIDGE. OR NO BRIDGE ?

communication has been put up
q second one has been received
from Jonah, but too late for this
issue, in which he corrects mis-
take in regard to amount OF bonds
ED. =
MIR. Editor 1t seems to be up to
the voters the common people of
the county, to shy whether or not
the Little Kanawha River shall IN g
the near future, DO brldged at the
town Of GrantsvilIe. The propo-
sition as 1 understand it, is to issue
bonds to the amount of $4,000 pay
able in twenty four years, at an an (
ual interest of six percent per annum. q,
We are informed by one of the
county newspapers whose business
it is to impart 10 us such informa-
ton upon questions, and issues. as
it may be able to give, that-"This
is the only way to get bridge"
Accepting This as true, then it Is up
to us, to build the bridge, cross the
river by some other means, or stay
on which ever side w9 may chance
to be located. For years the c has
been a great aud growing complaint
throughout the county of "no
bridges, - and every one who goes G.,
mill, market, or meeting, has felt
their necessity, and if this is the
"olIly way" every voter in the county
should put on his studying cap, and
calmly, cody, and consclentiously,
consider for himself and those
who are to live after him. what is
the best thing to do. and then go to
the polls and do it with his mite,
and might The interest on $50.
poo Will only amount to $500 per
yeGr-when if(but it is n long if
the county redeems the bonds we
will have a bridge Of our own-that
is if IL survives the life by twice, OF
thrice, the lives of other bridges
for the insign ifcent amount of
S01, 200 a monument 10 the mem
DRY of Gran Rice, Maze, Stump, and
Hoskins long sinca dead We. the
voters and citlzons, OF the county,
who live west Of the West Fork, will
when the bridge is completed prnb
aiy hear Of it, during the following
summer unless the West Fork and
it's tributaries should bo too higG
for the mails to cross, as they hav {
been most of the two months past
AT any rate, IN common with the
tux payers Of all parts Of the county
we, our children, and our childrens
children, viii hear of it regularly
once year. when the Sheriff comes
TO collect the interest and princip-
al Of those bonds, until they vii.
become as odious TO tho 'ax pa, er,
and as restrictive to migration. as
Writ county interest in che Little
kanawha Navigation Company
Did our Honorable County Court
stop to think whether or not there
might be better way2 One coun-
ty Newspaper says it viii only be a
matter Of five cents on the hundred
dollars valuation Of property in tue
county" Bah! II that be SO give
Es thirty days notice end ar5coipt in
full to Us heirs, and assigns, and we
Will pay our share in advance. which
will possibly be enough to dofray
expenses Of the election -and allow
90 others the high privilege OF
crcatciug a fund upon which the
Banking interest may do business
ct profit of-say IA porceut
Then when We go down to om
graves we vii be able to leave {,
those who arc to live afterus. a con
ciousness that whatever they ma,
have title for, IS their own. IN O..
cents on the hundred dolInrs' vii
build tho bridge, iu Gods name
aud tie name Of long u'roin,
people why notlay levy mlticieu
20 build 10? flour Republican low
viii notlct us do that tho Cour
might apply enough Of the roo,
fund, H. the roads would be none tI0
worse end Tine Court might 6n,
some other wa to support .
family VI Supervisors Tl bmaa
aa ntuu generation u1fb dob
~ f3l2Jo toba.Ida bridge tbatn
body cm get to, looa fo. mocI
ike lhopp8ons colt swimming ana
iyer to get drink of water Bu
rcwspapor says sock tho king