Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-22
SENATOR M1NT|RE DELIVERS A FINE
ADDRESS BEFORE GOOD ROADS MEETING;
GIVES SOME SPLENDID COUNTY HISTORY


The following address delivered by Senator G, Nc
the Roads rally held in the city Tuesday afternoon:
the lack of time has Enabled to present
ton and maintenance Of our roads
The roads Maryland which the road between
Hagersown Frederick of the best examples of modern
road building it is what is known resurfaced macadam job
lit originally toll turnpike road considerable
spent the road from the figures that have been able to
from the State Road Commission of Maryland approximate
M the the entire route 81 900 mile and
is now in the highest state OF perfection that road can be got
This toll known the old observation-disclosures
National Road when the state of Maryland began it's good road
program with crushed
topping the oil treatment averaging $3.50 mile of
macadam roads to be built where all grading
would have be taken of might increase the cost but
this connection the crushed stone figured at from to 85
with labor from 81 so to $3.50 per day.
Experiments have been made with different materials for
seems to stand the test best costs Approximately
much macadam $4,000 mile but the maintenance is
taken its construction will peel off raise and crack while
bricks have been found by of the states be unsa
factory well expensive After the road constructed
the maintenance is not much it would cost approximately
in places about $3.50 mile according the travel and the
promptness in which repairs made
In Berkeley county however with the cooperation of the
of the land and their tenants interested good
crushed stone would not cost the above price The county
today placing crushed stone the roads at 35c perch
as am informed the weight of depending on the size
the stone 1t will be therefore, that in this county the
structed
First on account of the cheapness of the material and
abundance OF TO construct road FROM and in addition
get enough labor the convict labor could be
ployed.
Second material in au ali gotten within
mile the road that is being constructs and in the
immediate vicinity of where the work beng DONE thus saving
the cost of long transportation, etc.
HEDGESvILLE DISTRICT.
real personal estate s578 o(
Road levy at cents 1887
Special road ley at cents Observation-Disclosures. 1885,
Taxes turned over to county court by sheriff !, 1885,,
Road capitatons received from assessor
less his commission at 10 per cent 20070
|
Amount received from public service
poraton ........,.......... 1,003.16
Amount received from sales and redemp
Amount received by delinquent personal
collections ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l2O
Totals collected in said district . s2,754.51
| Totals expended in said district 2,64445
/ Balance ........................S 11OO6
118 miles in Hedgesve district and $275451
said district would amount S34 mile that could be
on said district roads
ARDEN DISTRICT
All valuations real and personal estate 3076 O060 (
Road levy observation-disclosures. 1888 0(
Special levy 1880
Taxes turned county court by sheriff
less his commission ............ So, 1851
Road capitatons received from
less his commission at 10 1890
Road capIations collected by sheriff 1928
Amount received from public service cor
Amount received from sales and redemp
lions b44
Amount received by delinquent personal
collections Observation-Disclosures. $50
Totals collected in said district 49, 1854
Totals expended IN said district 2,62822
Balance OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1882
SO miles district and S271634 collected in said
district would amount to S4735 per could spent
said district roads
OPEQUoN DISTRICT
All valuations real personal estate 1559997 90