Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-02-04
More Bonds
to be Issued
Jeirersonvillc District Votes AL
most Unanimously For Anoth-
er Issue = Changes in the
County Road Laws.

Tho meeting advertised for Inst
Saturday, to settle by what manner
the money should be raised for tho
conhplctlon OF tho roads in Jefferson
vile and Clear Fork districts, as orig
lnaily outlined in tho previous bond
issue, and to recommend certain al
teratlons III the county road law, was
helu IN the Court House, and was one
OF the most enthusiastic of the kind
ever held i'll the county.
By an almost unanimous vote.
(only one dissenting voice., it was de-
cided by tho meeting to hold another
bond issue in Jcircrsonvillo district
and to complete the roads in those
sections of the county that were left
out before. A committee was ap-
pointed to 20 to work at once Sc
curing petitions for presentation to
the Circuit Court asking for the cleo
ton III tho near future. The follow
ing arc tho committeeman:
Tnzewcll-Dr. Isaac Pierce.
North Tazcwel-J. ID. Pccry.
CrockctCs Covc-Joe Riley.
Dry Fork-Gcorge Lambert.
Gap Storc-C. =. IInrman.
Bcnbow-R. p. Buchanan.
Thompson Valley-Sam Six.
Poor Valloy-W. II. CorelI.
These gentlemen are charged with
the duty of circulating petitions Mt
their various precincts and securing n
sufficient number of signatures in or
der That the Judge Of the Circuit
Court may call an election.
Another important resolution was
adopted, fixing the levy for the up
keep of mncndam roads mt 25c ON tho
hundred dollars, and for the upkeep
OF dirt ronds, 35c on the hundred dol
lars, maximum. IL was understood
that the Supervisors would not law
these cvics to the maximum amount
ulcs il was absolutely necessary for
the proper maintenance Of the roads.
IT. was also the opinion of major
ity OF the audience chat the read com
misaioncrs should still be appointed
by the Supervisors ~ heretofore. An
effort was made to have the matter
placed in the hands OF the court.
Peel Ilnrman, of North Tazcwel.
was one of the leading spirits in the
meeting, end IL was upon his motion
That the Supervisors were re-invested
with the power To appoint road COM
miasioncrs.
An effort was made to have the
rond law changed in reference to
condemnation Of land for rights-of-
way, to give the complainant nn op-
portunity to appeal to tho circuit
court, whereas, nG the matter now
stands there is no appeal from the
decision of the local road commission
ers, except to tho Supervisors, and
their opinion in the matter il final.
Mr. Henry Bowen, of Wittena Mills,
IN support of the present method Of
securing new righta-of-way for road,
cited the North Carolina law, which
gives the road authorities Tic right
to build the road where they think it
ought to be and after the road is COM
pleted, the damages, il any, are as
sesscd.
Chairman ID. b. Daniels was over
whelmcd by motions of various kinds,
it appearing that nearly everybody had
some kind of II motion to make.
Henry Galloway, of Graham, who
became weary of listening at motions,
moved that the meeting get down to
business and take up the question Of
whether bonds should be issued for
road work. His suggestion was i'm
mcdiately adopted, and the vote was
taken rs TO whether Jeffcrsonville
district should issue bonds for the
completion of certain roads, which will
be given as soon as decided upon. The
amount Of the bond issue in the JEFF
fersonville will be determined later.
The amount will not be over 100000,
and maybe not an amount that large,
If it is developed that by operation
of the new tax law the district is re-
strictcd in issuing bonds to that
amount
Clear Fork district is in much bet
ter shape in that respect, it being pos
slble to issue several hundred thous-
and dollars more in that district. 1t
was brought out in the discussion Of
the Clear Fork district bond issue,
that the district was still indebted
for road building to contractors and
others to the amount of S12,00O.OO.
which would have to be paid from any
future bond issue.
The citizens of Clear Fork district
have been called to meet in Graham
tomorrow, where they will decide on
the amount they will endeavor to is
sue. 1t is feard that the meeting in
Graham will ilot be as harmonious
in so far as bond issue is concern
led as the meeting here last Saturday.
In reference to the legality Of is
suing more bonds in the Jeffersonville
district, DR.. Isaac Pierce read let