The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-23
COUNT Y BOND ISSUE
FOR GOOD HIGHWAY


either by the construction OF ma
cadamjzed or. telford or other stone
construction, brick, concrete. asphalt,
bltulIthIc or grsnolithic 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,
to keep the same macadamized, plked
and In good order and repair, and
shall pay for the work and materials
and all expenses incident to the re-
pair and maintenance of said road or
turnpike out of the county levy"
Materials.
sandstones and shale are found
we'll distributed over the county.
shale IS absolutely unfit for use as a
surfacing material and should never
be used. Some OF the sandstones are
fairly hard and durable and may be
used to advantage as foundation
course, while others are so soft that
they entirely disintegrate in a short
time and should not be used in any
way in road construction. None OF
the sandstones are suitable for use
as wearing course.
Limestone is found in number OF
small deposits fairly well distributed
over the county. From some of them
stone may be secured for road work,
but few If any OF the deposits, are
large enough to furnish enough stone
for extensive work. The limestone
is. in many instances, impure con
tanning argillaeeous material in such
quantities as to more or less render
it unfit for use as a surfacing ma
terial.
Recommendations
The most important roads of tho
county. due to the nature of the soil
and tn. the amount and kind Of traffic
over them, cannot be maintained in
such a manner as the travel over them
demands. Spless they are surfaced.
Therefore, Il is recommended that The
roads be surfaced and that the surface
ing be of brick.
The estimate Of cost should be
based on road fourteen feet in
width with concrete base i've inches
thick, and a concrete curb, a good,
quality OF sandstone to be used as an
aggregate for the concrete base.
As the maximum tax rate that may
be levied for road purposes is II
cents on $500. 1T is evident that the
funds necessary for carrying out, in
the near futures, this improvement
cannot be obtained as result of such
tax levy. Therefore, it is recon-
mended that the county issue bonds
in the amount of 100000. If these
bonds are issued 50 that one-fortieth
OF the principal is retired each year
and draw interest at the rate Of four
per cent the tax rate of the county
Will not be increased more than ten
cents on the $500 The present tax
rate. fifty-nine cents on the 500, is
$50 moderate that an increase of ten
cents will not prove to be an undue
burden on the taxpayers.
To provide a system whereby the
funds now at hand may obtain the
best results. 1t is recommended that
well qualified Highway Engineer be
appointed and that the entire manage
ment Of the roads be entrusted to
him.
To provide means of securing more
funds and to provide a plan whereby
the funds obtained may be distributed
in such a manner as to serve the
greatest number of people, it is rec
commended that the most important
roads, about seventy-ave miles, be
designated as such and maintained
by general county tax levy as pro
vided for in Section 80 herein quotel
If the present rate, seventeen cents.
we're divided so that seven cents was
levied for district purposes and ten
cents for county purposes. the total
revenue for road purposes would be
increased about $4,000.
The worst roads found within the
county and over which there is the
greatest travel are those within the
suburbs Of cIarksburg. To remedy
this condition it is recommended that
the corporate limits OF the city be
extended 50 as to include all OF the
built up suburban property and that