The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-06-08
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Agreement is Entered Into
by the County Court
and Others.

driveway to the new fair grounds
and new bridge at the old fair
grounds depend upon the free
granting Of rights of way for the
traction line and the road, twenty
feet for the former ana thirty feet
for the latter, drought lands OF the
Union Land Company, Granville
Kester, Bruce T. Southern and 9th
ers. the Clarksburg Industrial Com
pany and Mrs. Porter Stout and Col.
Joseph Fuccy on or before Saturday
next as the county court will meet
Monday to make final disposition OF
the following self-explanatory
agreement entered into late Monday
afternoon:
TINS AGREEMENT. made this
9TH day OF June, 1911, by and be-
tween the Fairmont and Clarksburg
Traction Company, a corporation,
Cecil b, Highland, John B. Hart.
and the West Virginia Fair Assocl-
alton, parties OF the first part and
the county court Of HARRISON county
West Virginia, party of the second
part.
W1l1INEssErH, That whereas,
the said county court, party OF the
second party, has agreed to build
the following bridges on the follow
Ing conditions, one bridge across the
West Fork river at or near what is
known as the old fair grounds,
same to consist OF two spans each
80 feet in length, and with road
way 20 feet in the clear, with side
walk five feet in width, same to be
built along the east side of said
bridge, said bridge shall be built
strong enough to carry 34-ton
street car. Also one bridge across
Elk creek at or near the new fair
grounds, same TO consist of two
spans 60 feet long with a roadway
90 feet in the clear and to be a
double arch concrete bridge and to
have capacity to carry,
The conditions upon which the
said bridges are to be built are as
follows:
The said Tairmont and Clarks-
burg Traction Company is to pay the
county court the sum of 100000
to be used toward the construction
of the bridge at the old fair
grounds.
To procure and lay an entire new
floor upon what is known as the
Industrial bridge that spans Elk
creek at what is known as East
Clarksburg without any cost what
ever to the said county court.
To maintain, so long as it uses
said bridge, that part of the floor
between It's outside rail and the
sidewalk on the side of the bridge
t nearest its tracks on the side which
it occupies
TO strengthen said Industrial
bridge at It's own expense so that 1t
will be amply strong to carry it's
heaviest street cars when loaded
SECOND: By reason of the bene-
fits to be derived from the construc-
ton of said bridges, the following
parties agree to contribute the fol-
lowing sums to the county court 10
be used in the construction of the
following bridges:
Cecil b. Highland and John B.
Hart agree to contribute the sum
of $500 towards the cost of con-
struction of the bridge at the
new fair grounds.
Cecil B. Highland agrees to con-
tribute s12G.25 toward the cost OF
construction of the bridge across
the West Fork river at the old fair
grounds.
The West Virginia Fair Association
agrees to contribute the sum of So
1850 toward the cost of construc,
ton of the bridge across Elk creek
at the new fair grounds.
I NOW. THEREFORE,, In consider.
Q alton of the above payments. agree,
ments and stipulations the said
D county court, party of the second
lpart, agrees to build said two
e new bridges at or near the old fair
grounds and the new fair grounds
n respectively, and agrees to contrib.
ute the sum OF sS.5SO,5O towards
d the cost OF construction of the
bridge at the old fair grounds, and
e The sum of $4,000 towards the coet
t of construction of the bridge across
: Elk creek at the new fair grounds
y and to satisfy the contractors fol
:, the work already done, on said new
\ fair ground bridge.
/ And the said county court further
y agrees with the said Fairmont ant
!. Clarksburg Traction Company, thai