Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-05-27

A meeting of the automobile own
ers of the city was held last night
at $50 o'clock in the parlor of the
Hotel Berkeley, for the purpose of dis
eussing the condition OF the roads be.
tween Williamsport and Winchester.
II was decided to take action imme-
dately and, therefore, a committee
composed of Captain ID. w Shaffer.
T. w. Martin and Senator A. c. Nc
Intire was appointed to appear before
the county court at Thursdays SEES
sion and request the suspension of
tolls on these pixies until they are put
IN better condition.
The meeting was called to order by
Attorney Wade G. Klmer, who was
unanimously elected chairman. The
matter was discussed at length af-
ter which the above motion prevailed.
Another meeting will be held next
Monday night at the same place and
hour when the report from the com
nittee will be heard. Last nights
meeting was called from the fact that
so much stone had been placed on the
road that it caused travellers to take
another route when travelling through
the Shenandoah Valley. thereby not
coming through Martinsburg. The
Maryland Automobile club, of BaIti-
more, has signs placed through Sec
tons of Jefferson county, warning
travellers to go by way of Harpers
Ferry to Winchester and other points
in that section.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the County Court
Of Berkeley county, being the majority
stockholders both of Williamsport
Pike and Winchester Turnpike, be re-
quested to suspend the collection Of
all tolls upon said pixies within the
county of Berkeley until the said
tufnpikes are made in proper condi-
ton, as provided in Section 80 of
Chapter 81 of the Acts of 1909, which
is as follows"
The said tolls may be demanded
and collected of every person pass
ing the toll gate, whether he shall
nave travelled the whole or only part
oil the section or fractional part; pro-
Ylded, that the said toll road or turn
PIKE shall be made so as to conform
70 the following specifications: All
roads or turnpikes shall have
smooth road bed or not less than
10 feet in width, exclusive of ditch.
es' and shall be well side-ditched and
aralned All cross-drain2 shall be
uhderdrained or riprapped when nee
essary. All running streams requiring
BRIDGES of fifty feet in length or less,
ana such others as the county court
Oh the county may direct, snail have
bridge or culyert across the same
Sulilciently strong and sufficiently
wide to insure safe passage to all
Kinds Of vehicles; provided, further,
mat no toll shall be collected unless
Saiu toll road or turnpike be con-
strueted in accordance with this Sec
uon' but no such tolls shall hereafter
DC imposed and collected in Ohio
county, Jefferson county or in Brooke
county and provided, further, that
any citizen of this state may bring
an action or suit to prevent the I'M
lawful collection of such tolls"
ana that the turnpike officials be
notined by the said court to proceed
Immediately to repair the said pixies,
mat they may be in such condition
as the law directs.
Il was suggested that the Automo-
'ne club be reorganized This is not
necessary as the club, which was
turned in 1915. and has a membership
VI ABOUT 100, is still in existence, and
fuorishing condition The
'iup has agitated many movements
~ me past for the betterment of the
loads and is ready to cooperate now.
~ W. E. Minghini is president of
.Ae association and Attorney X.
foole is secretary.
among those present at the meeting