Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-09

and State of West Virginia, praying
for the permanent improvement of
certain public roads in said Barker
District, and asking leave to file the
same, 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 "a
hereby filed, the said petition being
in the words and figures following:
TO THE HONORABLE COUNTY
COURT OF BARBOUR COUNTY.
WEST VIRGINIA.
We. the undersigned, who arc 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
tsrest 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
submitted, in due form of law, to the
legal and qualified voters Of said bar
ker District, the proposition of bond
ing the said District for the sum of
$3.50, 100000, at a special election to be
held for that purpose after
due publication of notice thereof and
at such time within ninety days after
the filing of this petition, as may be
fixed by an 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 permanent i'm
provement Of such roads under such
plans and specifications and by the
construction of macadam,as prescrib-
ed and required by the County Court
under the authority given it by Chap
ter of the Second Extraordinary
Session of the Legislature of the
State of West Virginia, 1915,and by
general law, and in the manner and
form prescribed by law, and by ano
with the advice of the State Road De-
partment Of the State of West Vir-
ginia, and as provided by faw.
The roads to be SO improved by the
proceeds of the said bonds, are the
following main public roads:
1. The Beverly and Fairmont
Turnpike, beginning in the City Of
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, distance
of approximately, Az miles
2. The Beverly and Fairmont
Turnpike, beginningsin the City of
Belington at the northern end Of
pavement on Grim Avenue, following
Grim Avenue across Mill Run at point
where concrete bridge crosses same,
and thence along the Beverly and
Fairmont Turnpike to the Philippi
District line, in said county, approx
imately, the distance of 6A miles.
8. The Morgantown Turnpike, begin
ming at a point in the City of Being
ton near the concrete Bridge crossing
Mill Run, following the Morgantown
Turnpike to the Glade District line
at the Iron Bridge crossing Sugar
Creek, the distance of approximate
ly, 31k miles.
A. The Junior Road, beginning in
the City of Belington at the south
end of pavement on Grim Avenue, fol
lowing said Grim Avenue to Merrill
Street, thence along said Merrill
Street to Railroad, and thence along
the Junior Road, through the town
of Dartmoor into the town of Junior
over Rowe Avenue to First Street,
thence west along said First Street
to Beech Avenue, thence South along
said Beech Avenue to Third Street,
a distance, approximately, of a
miles.
Said Roads and Pixies to be subject
to any revision or changes necessary
to make satisfactory grade and to-
cut out curves.
We further petition and request
that your Honorable Body appoint the
following named free holders and leg
al voters in. said Magisteral District
of Barker to act as an advisory COM
naittee to your Honorable Body N all
matters relating to said Road I'm
provements, including tie sale Of said
bonds, the employment of engineers,
determining kind of road to be built
and material to be used. letting of
contract, approval Of work and ma