Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-09-04
GOOD ROADS ARE COMING

Parkersburg, W. Va, August 2S.-
Unless all signs fail, the coming fall
and winter will be banner seasons for
special elections for bond issues for
good roads all over the state as there
are no less than fifteen districts at
this time contemplating the voting Of
funds for highway improvement. Two
county issues, one for $4,000,000 in
Harrison and another of 81 100000 in
Logan, loom up as the two largest
issues contemplated, both providing
for county system of roads. Tay-
lor County enthusiasts have been
holding meetings looking towards the
floating of a county issue, but as yet
the movement has not taken any def
mite form. The Business Mans As
ISOLATION at Grafton has been discus
sing county issue for the past three
months and has an executive commit
tee at work feeling out the sentiment
throughout the county.
The rural element is taking kindly
to such proposition, believing that
county issue would be more prac-
tical than each district voting sep
arately. Five districts in Marshall,
Washington, Clay, Franklin, Cameron
and Meade will vote during the lat
ter part of September on issues ag-
gregating S955,176. The two news
papers Of Moundsville, the Journal,
edited by Francis Ferguson, dyed
in-the-wool booster and C. Shaw, ed
itor of the Echo, who is always
found in the foreground in all move
ments to improve his Association is
popularizing the issues. Battelle
District and Union in Monongalia
County have issues pending, the for
mer for $4,000 and the latter $780,
900. Union votes September and
the date has not been set in Battelle
District. After these two districts
vote, Monongalia will have only two
districts, Clinton and Clay that have
not voted bonds. Robinson and Ar
buckle in Mason County VIII vote
during the winter.
Tyler County is one of the few
counties along the Ohio River front
that is not particularly active at this
time. The bulk of county issue in
Tyler would be paid for by the pub
lie service corporations and the oil
and gas companies operating there
and the good road leaders contend
that bond issue should be voted
while the natural resources are being
taken out of the county. Prospects
point to at least $6,O00,0O0 being
voted during the coming fall and win
ter. The least activity is noted il
the Eastern Pan Handle.
Citizens of Riverside and Granvill,
in Monongalia County are now re
!, joicing over the completion Of tn,
}, concrete road from Morgantown, ;
distance of about miles. Since tn
: road was completed, jitney servic,
has been carried on with fare O
ten cents to Morgantown. Mr.. Herr
of Morgantown has purchased tw
, busses with capacity of fifteen an,
quite a number of touring cars ar
, being used. Since the taxis wer
! started there has been notable in
! crease in travel to and from tow
with the merchants reporting a sub
, stantial advance in the weekly volum
of business.
At the present rate of awarding
road contracts in the state, the con
!, crete yardage in West Virginia wi
reach the 100000 square yard mar
: in 1919 Almost 100000 square yard
: have been let to contract since tn
: first of the year, equivalent to
= miles of 16 paved road
Work has been started in Calhou
+: County on the first federal aid pre-
Y iect in the county. The survey
e being made under the supervision G
e Division Engineer H. E. Snyder G
!, lParkersburg, by State Highway Ell
e gineer M. E. Rail- Mr. Rail ha
:. just completed survey of the fedora
aid project in Writ County On tn
Parkersburg- Elizabeth Pike.
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