The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-17

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Grant district ......... s,7ss,Os5
4 sardis district ........ 5,es8,0s5
Simpson district ....... s,625, 100
Tenmile district ....... s,24s,s7O
Union district ........ 4s2427O
Iotal .-t....:......,,$ 49,697, $50
The total assessed valuation OF the
property is $7O,SO5,Gs5.
The rate OF taxation for road pur.
poses is seventeen cents ON the 500
N each fnagisterial district.
From the above statements it IL
seen that taxes for road purposes are
levied on 70 per cent of the total
property of the county.
The value Of all property in the
county is affected by the condition
I'of the roads, perhaps not equally but
in some measure, and in like measure
should all property bear its Just Dor
ton Of the expense of construction
and repair of roads.
The total income to the road fund
is $s4,4S5ySS; less delinauencies and
fees Of collection, which is disbursed
in the various districts in proportion
to the assessed valuation of the dis
tricts: On account Of this distrabu-
tiongof funds it is impossible to have
sufficient funds to properly construct
a section OF road of any great length,
and. no doubt, is responsible for that
system Of road repair and main
tenance' which consists Of hauling
stone and filing up mud holes here
and there. Much money has been thus
wasted as the roads are rarely i'm
proved thereby and in many cases
are actually damaged.
Section SO Of iChapter 50 of the
Acts of the legislature of 1909 and as
amended by the legislature of 1911
provides means whereby all of the
property of the county may be taxed
for road purposes and the funds so
derived used .on eny desired roads.
Section SO is as follows:
Sect. 80. The county court of the
county may cause such of the pub
lie roads as are of greatest benefit to
the citizens OF the county TO be d.
Vided and laid out in sections of not
more than two miles in length, the
contract for repairing aud keeping in
order OF which they may sell out to
the lowest and best bidder, who shall
give bond and security in such amount
as the county court may determine,
e be approved by the county court,
and the expenses Of the construction
and keeping in repair of ai5 road so
laid out and divided, shall be provided
for by a poll tax of one dollar, to be
laid on all male citizens of the county
who have attained the age of 21 years
and have not passed the age of so
years, and tax levied and collected
upon all property of the county, tax
able for state and county purposes.
Whenever any road or section of a
road located In any .magisterial dis
trtet in this state has been or shatit
hereinafter be permanently improved
either by the construction of ma
eadamized or telford or other stone
construction, brick, concrete, asphalt,
bitulfthic or granollthic pavement, SO +
that the same, with reasonable re-
pairs thereto. shall be firm, smooth
and convenient for travel at all sea-
sons Of the year, and the cost Of such !
permanent improvement has been paid
out OF funds provided exclusively
from a district levy or bonds, it shall
be the duty of the county court Of
the county wherein such road or
turnpike or part thereof, is located, h
to keep the same macadamized. ptked /
and in good order and repair, and
shall pay for the work and materials |
and all expenses incident to the r..
pair and maintenance of said road or
turnpike out of the county levy" H
Materials. Il
sandstones and shale are found
well dlatributed over the county
shals Is absolutely eunft for use as a
sdrfacing material and should never
be used Some of the sandstones are
fairly hard and durable and may be-
used TO advantage as a foundatiom
course while others are SO soft that
they entirely disintegrate In short
time and should not be used in any
way In road construction. None of
the sandstones are suitable for use
as atRearing course