Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-21
GOOD ROADS BOND ELECTION
Meadow Bluff Ditrict, Greenbrier
county, West Virginia, on
Saturday, April IL, 1919.


made a reconnaissance survey of the
proposed Improvement of the fol-
lowing roads in Meadow Bluff dis
trict, as described in the petition filed
March 4th. 1919, by the voters of
Meadow Bluff District, for the i'm
provement of said roads:
First. The James River and Ka-
nawha Turnpike from the district
line at or near Clintonville, vest
ward to the intersection Of said road
with the Anderson road at Meadow
Bluff.
Second. The Wilderness road
from its intersection with said James
River and Kanawha Turnpike at the
Sam Black Memorial Church, to it's
junction with the new Meadow Riv-
er road near the mouth of Laurel
Creek
Third. The said new Meadow
River road from its intersection with
the Wilderness road at or near I4aur-
Ell Creek to its intersection with the
James River and Kanawha Turnpike,
at or near East Rainelle.
Fourth. The James River and
kanawha Turnpike from it's inter
section with the said new Meadow
River road at or near East Rainelle
through the Town of Rainelle to the
Fayette County line.
Fifth. The Anderson road from
Meadow Bluff through Smoot to the
Blue Sulphur District line.
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This road is 2A miles long and
covers part Of Glass A road to the
Sam Black Memorial Church, thence
continues to Meadow Bluff where 1t
connects with the road leading south
TO Anderson, u very important con-
Meeting link and reaching an import
ant farming community. With two
changes in grade and necessary
cross drainage this road is practi-
cally ready for surfacing.
This road is 1Ok miles long,
covering the Glass A road leading
through Crawley and Rupert to
Laurel Creek where the Wilderness
road turns off toward Nicholas coun-
ty.
1t Is generally on good grade with
one relocation near Crawley and an
other OF considerable length west of
Rupert where the present road rises
high on the hillsidesand where it is
too close to Meadow River. It serves
large territory. Of farming and
grazing lands and will also open up
an outlet to the future development
of the coal and timber In Meadow
River district. A large percentage
Of this road will need little more than
dressing up ready for paving. All
bridges In place, but 1t lacks cross
drainage.
This road is 3 ~ miles long and
has recently been constructed On an
excellent grade with all bridges in
place, also cross drainage, some of
which should be enlarged. 1t serves
as connecting link between the
Wilderness road just described and
the, Town of Rainelle, an important
lumber community. 1t Is part Of the
Class A system Of Greenbrier county.
This road Is about one mile long
and provides connecting link be-
tween the old James River and Ka-
nawha Turnpike through the Town Of
Rainelle to the county line of Fay
cite county. AS. street OF Rainelle
this section Of the road has been
graded and with very little change
will have to be built across Big Sew
ell Creek and other necessary cross
drainage will have to be provided.
This road, two miles long, forms
the connecting link between the
James River and Kanawha Turnpike
and the Glass A road to Rupert and
Rainelle with the farming and graz
ing section of the south and will
eventually be continued to Blue Sui
phur and Anderson. Little grading
Will be necessary to put this road in
condition for paving, but all neces
sary cross drainage will have to be
provided.
1T Is proposed to grade these
roads to n minimum width of IS
feet. and wherever possible without
expensive grading, to width Of %
feet. and to pave width Of IL feet.
Basing the cost OF construction Of