Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-26
County Court Decides For Good Roads.

AT a session OF the Jefferson County
Court few weeks ago the court decided
not to 60 into the proposition for road
improvement as outlined by the State
Road Commission and by which State
and federal aid would be secured in the
reconstruction of certain roads. Monday
OF last week w. S. Downs, OF Morgan
town, assistant 10 the State Roads
Engineer, came to Charles Town, where
he had conference with President Rob-
erts, OF the County Court, in which he
explained at length the laws and regula-
tions concerning the proposition and the
methods of road construction. Mr.. Downs
urged that Jefferson county fall in with
the movement, and convinced President
Roberts that il would be good thing for
our section. A special session OF the
court was thereupon called for Saturday
last. when all the members of the court
were present, with most OF the road
supervisors. After full discussion OF the
subject, and explanations by Engineer
Downs, the court decided TO 60 into the
project ofroad improvement as suggested,
and entered the following order:
The County Court having received
from HE State Road Commission map
showing suggested road system for
Jefferson county, and desiring to comply
with Chapter 43 OF the Acts OF the Legis-
lature OF West Virginia passed at the reg
ular session of 1917, does hereby desig-
nate TO be established as"Main County
Roads" the following, TO wit:
1st. Beginning at the Potomac river
and Loudoun county bridge in the town
OF Harper's Ferry, and thence running in
westerly direction through the towns Of
Harper's Ferry, Bolivar, Halltown, to
Charles Town, thence out the Smithfield
road through the town OF Middleway 10
the Berkeley county line, there TO con-
meet with the road 10 Bunker Hill, dis
lance OF sixteen miles.
I'd. Beginning at Blllmyer's mill on
the Berkeley county line, and running in
an eaSterly direction 10 the town Of Shep-
herdstown, thence continuing through
the said town OF Shepherdstown and
through Uvilla and Reedson TO Haltown,
there TO connect with road No. |, a dis
lance OF eleven miles.
Sd. Beginning at the bridge across
the Potomac river, in the town OF Shop
herdstown, and thence running in
southwesterly direction through the said
town OF Shepherdstown and out the
Summit Point road through KearneyS-
vile, Leetown, Middleway and Summit
Point, TO the Virginia line, a distance OF
twenty miles.
4th. Beginning at point on the
Berkeley county line near VanMeter's
school-house, and thence running in an
easterly direction 10 the town OF Kear-
neysviIIe, distance of two miles, thence
over road No. 3, heretofore described
10 Leetown, thence from Leetown in a
southeasterly direction through Charles
Town, Mechanicstown. Kabletown and
Myerstown TO the Virginia line, distance
Of sixteen miles, total distance OF
eighteen miles.
9Th. Beginnngl at point on road No
3, heretofore described, near Morgan's
Grove, TO Shenandoah Junction, TO road
No. / heretofore described, near Charles
Town, a distance OF eight miles, thence
continuing over road No. l, through
Charles Town to Berryville pike, thence
in a southerly direction over the said
Berryvile pike through the town OF
Ripon, to the Virginia line, distance OF
seven and one-half miles, total distance
of fifteen and one-half miles
9th. Beginning at the town OF Charles
Town and running in a southweSterly
direction over the Charles Town and
Winchester pike through Summit Point
10 the Virginia State line, near the town
OF Jamestown, distance OF nine miles.