The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-26

And upon consideration Of the said
petition the Court is of the opinion
and doth find that more than fifty
600 of the signers of the said petit
ton are legal voters and freeholders
of the Magisterial District OF Lincoln,
County of Marion and State of West
Virginia, and it further appearing to
the Court and the Court doth so find
that the amount of the current road
leVies upon the property assessed in
said Lincoln District for road pur-
poses is insufficient for the purpose
of said permanent Improvement pray
ed for in said district as set forth in
SAID petition.
And it further appearing to the
Court and the Court doth further
find that the total valuation of the
taxable property in said Lincoln Dis
trict, County and State aforesaid, is
$1S,1S7,651.79 as shown by the last
assessment of the property in said
district for state and county pur-
poses; and the Court doth further
find that the said Magisterial District
of Lincoln has no Indebtedness us
such district, either bonded or other
wise; and that the said County of
Marion has no Indebtedness, either
bonded or otherwise; that the
amount of bonded Indebtedness au-
thorized by law, which said Lincoln
District may incur, is in excess OF the
aggregate amount of $650,000 for
the purposes aforesaid.
And it further appearing to the
Court and the Court doth so find that
the common councils of the Towns of
Pennington. Worthington and Mo-
nonGah, through which municipalities
part of the roads in and by said
petition Is proposed to be permanent
ly improved, have each, by resoIu-
ton entered of record on the minutes
of their respectiev meetings, consent
ed to the Improvement of said streets
and roads within said respectice mu-
inequalities, by the County Court of
Marion County under the proposed
bond issue and have authorized said
County Court to build and construct
the said streets and roads within said
municipalities, in the event said bond
issue be authorized at sand special
election, out of the proceeds of said
bond issue in the manner prescribed
by law, and as set forth in said reso-
luttons respectively of the Common
Councils of said towns.
Now, on this day. after mature
consideration OF said petition the
Court Is OF the opinion that the pray
er Of said petition should be granted,
and the Court doth hereby grant the
same.
And the Court deeming 1T advisa.
lie and being OF the opinion that the
said Lincoln District aforesaid should
appropriate and use the sum of $780,
coo for the permanent Improvement
OF the roads mentioned and describ.
cd in said petition, and that to this
end the said district should be bond
cd in the said amount, and that. the
proceeds arising from the sale of said
bonds should be used in. the perma-
nent improvement of the said roads
mentioned and described in said petit
ton by the construction of asphalt
tum, brick, concrete, macadaln, stone
block, or other process of equal mer-
it as is provided by law. aud in such
manner as prescribed by Aw;- and
the Court doth therefore order and
direct that vote be taken of the
legal voters of said Lincoln District,
Marion County. West Virginia, on
the question of the issuance of the
bonds aforesaid at the several voting
places in said District of Lincoln at
a special election to be held for the
purpose OF taking such vote, and said
election is hereby ordered and direct
ed to be held on Wednesday, the eth
day of March, A. ID. 1917, upon the
question OF the issuance OF bonds in
the amount and for the purposes and
uses aforesaid, and the proceeds or
which said bonds when so authorized
and issued shall be used for the pur-
roses set out in said petition, which,
.bnid bonds shall draw, In taresf - iinf