Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-06-24
GETTING THE STATE
OUT Of THE MUD
Many West Virginia Counties Have
Taken Action to Issue Bonds For
Improvements of Highways.

A Dennis Williams, United States
collaboration and chief road engineer
of West Virginia, has given out the
following facts and figures showing
what this state is doing in the good
roads movement:
"As proof that the people of West
Virginia mean to get out Of the mud,
bonds being voted and being sold as
well as contracts being awarded, will
prove conclusively the truth of this
statement.
During the past ten days the
county court of Raleigh county sold
to Cummins Prudden & Company,
Toledo, Ohio, at a premium of $10,-
1880, S835,000 of bonds, making a
total received and expended for roads
in Raleigh county alone of $S45,742.-
so, The county court is now busily
engaged electing engineers and MAX
ing detailed preparations for the be-
ginning of their work.
ON May % the districts of Fayette-
vile, Kanawha Falls and Nuttail, of
Fayette county voted bond issue of
$1,125000 to be expended on improv-
ed roads.
"Big Sandy district of Kanawha
county voted $4,000 to improve the
roads along the river.
"The districts of Spencer and
Walton in Roane county have voted
$44S,000. The Spencer district bond
issue of $24O,OO0 will BE- sold June
%.
"On June 20 the citizens of Brooke
county will cast their vote for and
against the bond issue of 100000 to
connect up the roads between Ohio
and Hancock county.
"The districts of Poe, Clay and
Grant of Hancock county have re-
Gently voted and sold $4,000 of
bonds at premipm and work is now
being done upon the surveys prepar-
atory to warding the contract.
1.-THE citizens of Church district,
Wetzel county, including the towns of
Hundred and Burton, have voted $240,-
90 bonds, which were sold June Is
by the county court of Wetzel coun-
ty at New Martinsville, and on June
20 the county will receive bids oil
fifteen miles of concrete and brick
roads in the district. J. R. Wilson
engineer in charge, is preparing plans
and specifications.
THE county court of Preston coun.
ty has sold $444,OO0 of bonds in. Port
land and Kingwood districts, and bids
will be received ron June &c for the
construction of fifty miles of road
leading 70 the northern line to the
interior part of the state.
"On June 8 the county court of
Doddridge county awarded a contract
for ten miles for the Improvement
of the Northwestern turnpike to Sis
Ter & Morse, Marietta, Ohio, and on
June 20 will receive bids on $4,000
Grand district bond issue for the i'm
provement Of the additional seven
teen and one-half miles of improved
road
"On June II the county court of
Richie county sold S240,000 Clay dis
trict bonds of that county for S242,-
600, and will construct twelve miles
of the Northwestern turnpike Dud-
ley d. Britt, civil engineer, Clarks-
burg, w. Va, is busily engaged pre-
pairing plans and specifications for
the completion of this work. =,
'Tygart district, Wood county, re-
Gently sold $4,000 of bonds which
were purchased by a local bank at
premium of $100. The work in
Wood county is being done by Bur-
dette woodward, county engineer and
the manager for the county, under
county organization. The county Of
ficials of Wood county boast of hav-
ing received the greatest success in
this matter.
MANY other sections of West Vir-
ginia are preparing for the improve
ment of their roads, and if the pres
ent movement is kept up it will not
be long until people can pass in and
out of the Little Mountain State
without great inconvenience"