Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-30

certain public roads in said Barker
District, and asking leave to file the
So and said petition having been
Inspected by the Court and found to
be legal and proper, it is orderd that
the said petition be and the same is
hereby fled, the said petition being
in the words and figures following:
TO THE HONORABLE COUNTY
COURT OF BARBOUR COUNTY.
WEST VIRGINIA.
We, the undersigned, who are legal
voters and free holders within the
Magisterial District Of Barker, in the
county Of Barbour, and State Of West
Virginia, believing that the public in
terest demands the permanent I'm
provement Of the main public roads
Of said District, hereinafter ennum-
Grated, hereby request and petition
your Honorable Body to cause to be
Sxbmitted in due form Of law, to the
Ngal and qualified voters CT said Bar
ker District, the proposition Of bond
ing tie said District Tor tie sum Of
s1s0,00000, at q special election to be
held for chat purpose after
due publication Of a notice thereof;and
at such time within ninety days after
the fling of this petition. as may Be
fixed BY en- order entered By your
Honorable Court FOR that purpose,and
that the proceeds arising from the
sale Of The said bonds be, by said
court, used for the permaaant i'm
provement Of such roads under such
I1ars and specifications and by the
construction Of macadanlTas prescrib-
el and leguired by the County Court
under the authority given it by Chap
ter 8 of The Second Extraordinary
pession Of the Legislature of the
tate Of West Virginia, 1915,and by
Sanefal law. and in the manner and
form prescribed by law, and BY aro
with the advice Of the State Road De-
pertinent of the State Of West Vir-
GINA, and as provided by faw.
The roads to be SO improved by the
proceeds Of the said bonds, are the
following main public roads:
/. The Beverly and Fairmont
Turnpike. beginning in the City Ut
Belington at the intersection of
Bridge Street with said Turnpike, and
running thence with said Turnpike to
the Randolph County line on the top
Of Laurel Hill Mountain, a distance
Of approximately, Az miles,
2. TIE Beverly and Fairmont
Turnpike, beginning in the City Of
Belington at the northern end Of
!, pavement on Grim Avenue, following
\ Grim Avenue across Mil Run at point
where concrete bridge crosses same
and thence along The Beverly and
Fairmont Turnpike to the Philippi
District line. ia said county, approx
imately, the distance Of gu miles.
3. The Moreantcwn Turnpike,begin-
ming at a point in the City Of Being
ton near the concrete Fridge crossing
MIL Rim, following the Morgantowr
Turnpike to the Glade District line
at the ZION Bridge crossing Sugar
Creek, the distance Of approximate
II, 81 miles.
4. The Junior Road, beginning in
6 the City Of Belington at the south
end Of pavement Oh Grim Avenue, fol
loving said Grim Avenue to Merrill
Street, fhaaee along said Merrill
street to Railroad, and thence along
the Junior Read, through the town
Of Dartnoor into the town Of junior
over Rove Avenue 10 First Street
!. thence west along said First Street
Il Beech Avenue, thence South alone
\ said Beech Avenue TO Third Street
distance, approximately, Of 4
miles.
Said Roads and Pixies 70 be spbJec'
to any revision or changes necessary
to make satisfactory grade end te
cut out curves.
We further petition and request
shat your Honorable Body appoint tins
following named free holders and leg
al voters In said Magistersl District
81 Barker to act as an advisory COM
nittee to your Honorable Body in al
matters relating to said Road I'm.
nrovements. including tie sale Of sal
bonds, the employment Of engineers
determining kind of road to be bull
and material to be used, letting q
contract, approval Of work and ma.