Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-21
S199.375.
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necessary amount of Class A levy to
complete Class A roads through the
With the work being done in
White Sulphur District and Lewis
burg District and with the money
now in sight for the next two years,
II this bond issue is carried the Mid
land Trail through Greenbrier coun-
ty can be completed in the next TWO
years.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) GEO. H. HILL,
Division Engineer,
State Road Commission"
Approved March 4, 1919. with
the following changes:
Recommend that the road be
paved to a width Of either 9 or 16
feet with waterbound macadam. In
The :veht the 8 foot width is USED,
that the stone ballast footing be made
at least u IA foot driveway, the grad
ing to be sufficient to provide for
the above mentioned surfacing..
STATE ROAD COMMISSION,
(Signed) c. D. Fortney, Eng.-Ch'n.
(Signed) T. S. Scanlon. Secy.-Treas."
And it appearing to the court, and
the court does so find. that the
amount of the current road levies
upon the property assessed in said
district for road purposes including
State and Federal aid now available
is insufficient for the purpose of es-
tablishing, locating, relocating,
drainage. grading, bridging and i'm
proving permanently and generally
with the use of macadam or other
material or process of equal merit.
the roads as set forth in said petit
ton and engineers report.
And it further appearing to the
court. and the court does SO find
that the total valuation of he taxa
able property Of said Meadow Bluff
,Magisterial District, including the
Town Of Rainelle, according to the
assessment for the year 1918, which
is the last assessment for state. coun-
ty and district purposes, is $2,524,-
$500, and 1t appearing to the court
and the court does find that the said
Magisterial district of Meadow Bluff
has no bonded or other Indebtedness.
and that the total debt that the said
Meadow Bluff district may lawfully
incur is $126,0OO.OO, which amount
the court finds is the maximum in
aebtedness the said district may law
fully incur, and which amount is in
neer's report, to do the work pro-
posed to be done upon the roads de-
scribed in said petition.
But 1t further appearing to the
court thai there is now in the County
Class A fund more than $35,000.0O
and that there is now due, andN will
be due to said Class A fund from the
state and federal aid more than $685.
10000 In the years 1919 and 1920,
and that the court may lay from time
to time such parts Of the said Glass
road levy as may be necessary:
and that by applying the proceeds
of said levy and such said state and
federal aid and Glass A fund as may
be Available, the difference between
the estimated cost of said work, or
tie cost of said work and the bonds
asked can be provided and paid. and
the court being disposed to help
those districts which help themselves
hereby pledges sufficient amount of
said funds to the completion Of said
proposed work in the event the pro-
posed bond issue carries.
Now on this day, after mature con-
sideration of said petition, the court
Is OF the opinion that the request Of
the said petition should be granted
and the court does hereby grant the
same. And deeming 1t advisable that
the sum needed to do the work pro-
posed to be done as described in
said petition should be provided and
appropriated, and to the end that
said appropriation may be made. the
court deems it desirable that the said
Magisterial District of Meadow Bluff
should be bonded in the amount Of
$4,000. and that the proceeds aris-
ing from the said bonds should be
used in establishing, locating, re-
locating. grading, drainage, bridg-
ing, constructing and improving gen.
orally permanently. with macadam or
other material or process Of at least
equal merit or in such manner as may
be prescribed by a competent
engineer OF the State Road Commits
sion according to law as requested in
said petition, and the court there
fore doth hereby order and direct
that vote be taken Of the legal vot-
ers in the Magisterial District Of
Meadow Bluff, including the Town Of
Rainelle. in the said County Of
Greenbrier, State OF West Virginia.
on the question Of the issuance OF
the bonds aforesaid. the proceeds of
which shall be used for the purpose
of establishing, locating, relocating,
grading, draining, bridging, con-
structing and improving generally
and permanently with macadam
or other material OF at least
equal merit, the public roads OF said
district as hereinafter set out, which
said bonds will draw interest not
to exceed six percentum per annum
payable semi-annually on the first
day OF July and January Of each
year beginning one wear after the
date thereof and to be payable seri-
ally within 25 years on each annual
interest period, commencing one
year from the date of said bonds.
Said vote shall be taken on the
question. aforesaid at the aaYaral