West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-11-25
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ROAD
BONDS-KINGW00D DISTRICT.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, IS:
AT special session of the County
Court, held in and for the county OF
Preston, at the court house thereof
| on Tuesday the End day of November
nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Whereupon came l. T.. Martin and
ID. j. Gibson, and rendered a petition
in writing, signed by more than fifty
different voters and freeholders in
the magisteriai district Of Kingwood
In Preston county, West Virginia
| praying for the permanent improve
ment OF certain main roads In said
district, and said petition being seen
| and inspected by the court, is ordered
| filed. and the same is hereby accord
| ingly done, and which said petition is
in the words and figures following,
| to-wit
ITO the Honorable County Court OF
Preston County, State of West
Virginia; -.''
Whereas 1t is deslred to make per
manent improvements i'm our public
highways by construction of brick,
concrete, asphaltum or macadam
roads, and
Whereas, a large majority OF the
freeholdeTs in said Kingwood district.
favor such permanent Improvement OF
said roads by the issuing and sale of
bonds for that purpose,
Therefore, we, The undersigned
freeholders. qualified voters Of said
Kingwood district, said county and
state. hereby petition your Honorable
Court to order 2 special election to be
held in said KinEw0qd district, fixing
tho daU at tho 90 rtfaof A.to q. -
form to the laws In such case, to be
conducted under the statute i'm such
case made and provided, 10 vote ON the
question OF issuing OF one hundred and
sixty thousand ($160,0000 O) dollars of
.O5 per cent interest bearing bonds. the
same to be non-taxable from county.
district and municipal taxes, and the
money secured frpIn inc sale thereof
to be expended for the grading, re-
locating, building and const, uctlon Of
brick, concrete, macadam or asphalt
tum roads, I'm width from twelve 12)
to sixteen U6) feet. such roads 10 be
built from the Valley district line on
the MOfgentOgR aud BiDgwOOd turn-
pike TO and through the town Of King
wood, by the way OF Main street. TO
the Cheat river bridge at Albright:
and from the Cheat river bridge at
Caddali ~ way VI he Terra Alta and
kingwood pike, KNOWN 30 The old
Beverly Pike" 10 and through the
town Of Kingwood 10 lntersect with
the Klngwood and Tunnelton pike
thence by the way OF the said King
wood gDg Tunnelton pike through
Irona and HOWesyiile " 8ay n The
Camp Ground" road TO connect with
the paved street at Function: and
from sale road AZ Howesville by way
OK the NewbuFs pike ~ Ajlepderis
Mills, on Birds Creek, 90 Che fyen Dis
trict line
And that a direct annual levy be
made Of not 10 exceed three and one
hall i2h) mills on the 800 on all
the taxable property ~ kaid district
Tor the payment ~ the Interest and
sinking fusd 90 Iiqpldate such bond
issue, as provided by law, ths said
bonds TO extend over a period OF thir-
ty-four years
Your GsiiilGners would further re-
commend The appointment bg your
Honorable Court Of a Finance and
Consulting Committee. 90 be icomposed
OF three members. and selected from
the freeholders OF said KingwOod dis
trict, 20 assist In the sale Of the said
bonds, the letting Of the contracts for
tho proposed work and improvements,