Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-04-09

TO said williamsburg Failing Spring
line.
fSecOnd
Upon the completion of all the
above set forth work, the road from
near the forks of the road near the
said Piedmont School. House to
/ Trout.
! Third.
! After the completion of the above
work. then the road last mentioned
to Sunlight.
Said work shall be done in accord
/ ance with state requirements, and
the route between said terminals
Shall be subject to such changes,
reyisions and relocations as may be
required for proper grades, distances
curves. cost OF construction. cost of
maintenance and public convenience
being consulted in making such To-
cations.
Said work shall begin and proceed
In the order set forth above until
all said work is completed or to the
extent the funds will admit.
We further request that in the event
such bond issue is authorized that
the court appoint an advisory COM
mittee to be composed Of three legal
voters and free-holders OF said dis
trict to advise with the court in mat
tiers pertaining to engineers and
engineering on said roads, locations,
routes, kinds Of roads to be construct
ed, materials to be used, and in the
matter of letting contracts, settling
accounts, inspection of work, and in
making such reports and publications
as, the law may require. but such
committee to serve without coRpen-
sation, and said committee to be
selected and recommended to the
court for appointment at a conven-
ton to be held by the citizens of
said Williamsburg District in the
Town Of Williamsburg at the hour
OF p. m, on the second Saturday
! after said special election.
| We further petition the said court
that in the event said bond issue is
authorized it shall take all and neces-
sary and proper steps to secure for
use on said roads a proper proper
ton of state and federal aid funds,
and that necessary and proper steps
be taken in and about the construct
ion OF said roads for the reception
and use of said funds.
We further pray that said bonds
be serial bonds maturing in not to
exceed "a years."
Signed by Ed. M. Marshall and
165 other legal voters OF said Will
liamsburg District.
| And now, on this the 18th day of
! March. 1920. the said petition was
again brought to the attention of
the court, and the same being in
spected by the court Is found by the
court to be in writing and signed by
more than twenty-five per centum
OF the legl voters of said Williams
burg District, including the legal
voters Of the Town of Williamsburg
therein. voting for Governor at the
last election thereof. and the court
was this day presented with an
engineers report and estimate, and
which report and estimate is in the
words and figures following:
"To the Honorable County Court of
Grccnbrier County:
Pursuant to your order entered at
the March term in re to the proposed
Williamsburg Road Bond election,
which has been petitioned for, the
I writer has proceeded TO make an
inspection Of the roads set forth in
the petition and submits the follow
ling report:
"The miiage of road which it is
proposed TO Improve IN tne OTuer III
which it occurs in the petition is
approximately as follows:
, Williamsburg via Cornstalk
to James River and IA
nawha Turnpike, 90 miles
Williamsburg via Piedmont
SCHOOL, and Friars Hill
TO the Failing Spring line
in tho head Of Cochreans
Draft, 6.5 miles.
tNote: In carrying out the above
plan it is proposed to build equal
distances from Williamsburg)
Piedmont School to Trout,
0.5 miles.
Piedmont School to Sun
light, 2.5 miles.
The writer's investigation develops
the fact that il will not he necessary
to make any radical changes in the
location OF these roads, as the present
grades and alignment arc unusually