The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-11-16
Wise County Leading in Good
Roads Movement.
Bond Election, Nov. 22, 1910.
WRIT OF ELECTION.

VIRGINIA CIRCUIT COURT OF WISE COUNTY. To-wIr.
TO THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY OF WISE, STATE OF
WHEREAS, day Of July 1910 the petition Of J.
Addngton J. b Wells w r. Collier Boiling constituting
members the Supervisors County said re
having been presented by all the
a members Of the said Board at regular meeting
spread the minutes presented % the
Court Of Wise County praying dirt and enter an
order requiring the Judges Of election of the said - !. t ~,
election officers Of county. any
thirty the open poll take the
the qualified County Wise Virginia vheth
Board county should ue bonds OF the
-y for the uaaamizing permanently
improving the public roads and bridges the said the date
election tohe fixed in designate max
sum Of s7ooooooo
Whereas pursuant petition an order was en-
tered los the said Court the said 18th day Of July
sand judges OF election Of the various voting precincts Of the
Wise should the 2nd November open polls
respective precincts qualified
county on the question Of whether the Bo Of Supervisors Of said
should issue bonds for the set forth the aforesaid petition
which order is in the words and figures following
WISE CIRCUIT COURT-IN REPETITION FOR VOTE OK ROAD
BONDS
this, day July petition OF Adding
J Boiling who constitute an the
the Ba Supervisors County presented
the Court which petition figures following
Steea Judge Of for
undersigned being super
s Of the said County Of Wise IN the State Of Virginia do hereby
srecuy petition of County of pro
order ,niring tl ing II election ~ fh r,f lection of ,t t
officers Of said other thirty
fled voters Of the said County Of wise Virginia whether the Board of
Supervisors County shall
County Wise the madamizing otherwise
nnty improving public bridges County
Wise the election order order
designate the maximum of bonds 70 DE issued which shall be
not exceeding the Of Seven hundred thousand SoooooOo Dollars
which amount not in of centun Of the taxable values in
County expended purpose
otherwise permanently improving and building the following public
roads, n the said county owit
leading OF Virginia 10
County Virginia beginning pike
being where the pike
the southern boundary % II the of Wise thence
easy grade Main a
tent point thence running thought Man Street Of said town Of
Wise easterly d the Coeburn Hur
road with said Main and themes leaving said Main Street
running location Of said Hurricane
road afford the best grade point
near the residence of Spencer onet thence leaving s said approx
and the be
point the where John
Bennett formerly lived known a Nv A Powers farm thence AVing
the location Of said Hurricane road again 70 the west and
Cranes Nest River and the Dckenson
County line grade at point s near the William Robertson
farm reasonably practicable said road being Approximately twelve
miles n length
Beginning point leading from Wise, vr
leading Cntwood vrla
Wi River henc Cranes Nest
River through Fur Gap thence approximately with the old road
through of Bdtown. Virginia. thence
through Virginia following approximately the
Crab Orchard down Dry Fork to Bull Run Creek thence up Bull
Run Creek Norfolk Western Railway at Dwina Sid
approximately with the location of the county road
TO Virginia City Virginia and crossing Whet stone Mountain oing
approximately of the county road through the town
Virginia County line the railroad bridge
Lick Creek said road being approximately . miles IN length
B. Beginning at the intersection of Streets
of County; thence with the
present location Of the county road to Banner in county up
Little point where road dds Sandy Ridge
Mountain said being approximately three miles IN length
Beginning of Slab Town COeburn
the Guest River read through MaytoVn bridge
be leading Rverview said road TO be
proNunately one mile in length
Beginning portion Of h corporate limits of the
of Norton county pike ends thence
approximately location of the state and county road
through the corporate limits of the town Of Norton passing through
Little Gap passing through the Of Big Stone Gap TO the
Lee County said road being approximately four
"A i'm the town o In said