Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-22
SENATOR MINTIRE--( Continued From Page 2.)

fund necessary that the highway commissioners Of West Yr
gina adopt some plan make proper survey blue prints etc.
t w.. ~ - ~, i ~ tL;S 80 hr b., y,,ross
statute cannot be used any toll road in the country.
BY rough calculation West Virginia ought to be entitled
approximately hundred and fifty thousand dollars $3.50
OOO 1T for then to get in touch immediately with
the construction Of of roads which the United
States mail being carried that be position to ask
the federal willing extend win comply
with few requirements of this act
have thus hastily given the outline of needs this
county you will see from the table have submitted that tne
$33 86 from all sources that taxes could be levied upon under
the existing law of which amount the sum of S134S050
pended Some Of the districts small balance others spent
more than collected but readily that of
them had sufficient funds when the county court aside
out OF the county fund for their assistance $4,000 the total amount
available for the 420 miles in this county only S79313
which would only leave $4,000 per mile in the county yet you
viii understand that under the law districts did have
much others because this not given them rata because
roads therein
In order to have good roads necessary have sufficient
funds available for their construction and maintenance there
several Of getting the funds but
depends the residents of the county and districts
one hundred dollar valuation which fund would be appeab on Nv
on the roads of the district in which collected If the
levy Of l5e on the hundred valuation would raise fund of
available approximately $4,000 this in addition to the district
road levy in few would make noticeable improve
ment roads then increased levy If our
court backed up by determined stand of the residents of the
county would insist that state department comply with the
state roads act Berkeley county would get approximately
$4,000 according to state engineer more, thus making
fund OF almost $4,000 that could be
roads of the county exclusive Of the toll roads and the county
being majority stakeholder toll roads can order the
amounts collected from them which would be nearly $4,000 per
year net expended upon hos eroad and in very short the
toll gates can be removed say that Berkeley coun
y the only county West Virginia now that collects foil from
Its people for the use of the roads
Another method of raising funds for this purpose would
be to issue and sell bonds that would have be authorized y
vote Of the people the only who have opposed and the
additional levy the large corporations country excep the
railroads who have began realize that good roads mean more
freight and passengers for them but the other corporations with
IN the county have always opposed levy or bona ia
sue they do not inclined assist carrying the burden Of
taxation while they taking from county It's wealth and
leaving nothing here in return.
Another method of carrying additional funds would be TO
automobiles motorcycles and year returned to tho
county IN which the auto is owned would that way be-
we oul ana Ve thousand dollars All the matters above
most satisfactory does not all fall present generation the
men today who property will paw the increased e 80
few and enjoy the roads when thew have nased ~ &
sons and daughters who would be enjoying the roads ond
then take up the and assist in that vav The oat %
poraons such as railroads telephone telegraph companies Pull
refrigerator lines etc. would have 10 nav tbn
proportion and Berkeley county today receives about s2 oon =
taxes from them they could easily pay $2 more nc their
property would be subject as well ours ~
The special road levy also collected in Tho t
Oh Euourg can only be used in acquiring building new
roads IN the county or rebuild old road but cannot be an
Inc ROAD levy IN the districts available maintenance of
the roads of the districts which can be used and m sd
the money raised from that levy district can on ha
IN he district which is levied The county court cannot take
any money from district and apply to another Il 81 aa
arate fund for The district that leved and collected Il sep
me county levy in Berkeley county on the one bnn
pense from the fund raised from the levy the comfy co
mas SET ASIDE Tor each district to be applied the roads Of that
tct e sum OF $500 this making fund "a 200 for bo -
districts in Berkeley county thus that for nstanc
iedgeye district there only available the liz miles IF
n this district six miles thereof what called conrt, S
at IS maintained out Of the county fund which was derived
district road levy Of Sc if applied per mile to- Wy gne
the roads mfan narqy clean the bitches of