West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-01-13
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ROAD
B0NzSS-KINGWOO DISTRICT.


Thursday, the End day of December,
nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Whereupon came Il. B. Hanger and
j. t. DALEY and rendered petition I'm
writing, signed by more than fifty diff
ferent voters and freeholders in the
magisterial district OF Kingwood, In
Preston county, West Virginia, praying
for the permanent Improvement of GER
tain main roads in said district, and
said petition being seen and inspected
by the court, is ordered filed, and the
same is hereby accordingly done,
which said petition is in the words
and figures following, to-wit:
ITO the Honorable County Court OF
Preston county, State of West Vir-
ginia:
Whereas, the adjoining counties
and states have and are receiving
great benefit from permanent road
construction through the rural dis
tricts, connecting the towns and viii
lagos, thereby building up the district,
bringing in capital and improvements,
anording quick and easy access to
schools and churches, and for business
and trading at all times I'm the year,
and
Whereas. II is desired that we may
have such benefit and an even advan-
tage with our competitors in the adj
Joining counties and states by making
permanent improvements in our pub
lie roads by the construction OF con-
crete, macadam, lime or asphaltum
roads, and
Whereas, a large majority OF the
citizens of Kingwood district favor
such Improvement of said roads by the
issuing and sale OF bonds for that pur-
pose;
Therefore, we, the undersigned
| free-holders, qualified voters of King
wood district, said county and state,
hereby petition your honorable court
to order a special election to be held
in said Kingwood district, fixing the
| day at the earliest date to conform to
the law in such case, to be conducted
under the statute in such case made
and provided, to vote on the question
| of issuing One Hundred and Sixty
| Four Thousand ($164,000) Dollars Of
| .05 per cent interest bearing bonds,
| the same to be non-taxable from coun-
| ty, district and municipal taxes, and
the money secured from the sale
thereof to be expended for the grad
| ing, relocating, building and construc-
ton OF concrete, macadam, lime or as
| phaltum roads of uniform maximum
width of fourteen 14) feet, such i'm
| proved roads to be built and improved
in the following order specified and
designated, to-wit:
"First-F'rom the Cheat river bridge
at Albright, by way of Albright and
| kingwood pike to and through King
wood by way OF the cemetery and the
school house to Kingwood and Tun-
Melton pike; thence by way of said
Kingwood and Tunnelton pike through
| Irona and Howesville by way Of the
| Camp Ground" to and through the
town of Tunnelton by the way of the
| Gibson street, now paved, on to the
Reno district line, near the east end
OF the Kingwood tunnel.
"Second-From the Reno district
| line on the Number 4 school house
road to connect with the paved street
on the south side of Tunnelton at the
old b. & o. depot, a distance OF about
900 feet; and from Gibson street, on
the north side OF Tunnelton. by way
of Tunnelton and Kingwood pike to
Philip Rhodes, a distance OF about 500
feet; and from the Valley district line,
near the overhead" bridge on the M
& K. railroad, by way of the Morgan
| town and Kingwood pike and Main
| street of Kingwood to connect with
the improved road leading to Albright
near |. y. Martins.
"Third-From Lyon district line to
X. X. crossing at West End, by way of
the road leading to German; from the
north side OF the Morgantown and
kingwoOd railroad track to Pleasant
Dale, on the road leading from Pleas
ant Dale to the station near King
wood; from the Lyon district line on
the Newburg pike, by way of Birds
creek to Housewife, and from Caddel
Cheat river bridge by way of the Terra
Alta and Kingwood pike 10 connect
with the improved road leading to Al
bright near the VIM. NJ. Schaeffer
property; and that any surplus funds
left over after the construction Of the
aforesaid roads, be expended by the
County Court In the permanent i'm.
| proyement OF such additional roads as
the said court may direct.
And that direct annual levy be
/ made Of not to exceed three and one
| half (3B) mills on the StOO on all the
taxable property I'm the said district.
for the payment of The interest and
SINKING fund 20 liquidafe such bond
issue, as provided by law, the said
bonds TO extend over a period of
thirty-four years
Your petitioners would further re-
! commend the appointment by your
Honorable Court of a financial and
consulting committee, 10 no composed
Of three members, selected from the
free-holders Of KingwOod district TO
assist I'm the sale OF the said bonds.
grading, locating and letting OF the
contracts for the proposed work and
improvements. and the work OF the
road construction, also to assist In the
expenditure Of the money. and the au-
diting Of the accounts from time TO
time as may be required. which said
committees IS 20 serve without compen-
SETON Ht
J M Crane