Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-09-03

,inucd at the Court House OIL Said
rnunty of Grcenbricr on the 10Th
day Of August. 1920.
ORDER.
It appearing to the court from
,br order made and entered by this
ro,,rt on the 9th day OF July. 1920,
ihai II. 3. Rowe and 327 other leg
n voters of Blue Sulphur Magis-
trrial District. and including that
mart of Anderson which is within
laid district, presented their petit
lion to this court signed by said
voters praying this court to SUBJ
nit to the legal voters Of said Blue
Sulphur Magisterial District, includ
inc the voters of the Town of AL
Ierson VINO reside within said dis
trict, at Il special election to be
called and held for the purpose
therein, the question of issuing the
If S94 100000 for the purpose of
improving the roads of said dis
trict as named and described in
said petition, and it then appear
inu to the court that said petition,
was signed by more than 20 per
crn,um of the legal voters Of said
district, including the voters of
that part of Anderson which is in
said district, as indicated by the
Total number of votes cast for Gov
crnor therein at the last election
thereof, it was ordered by the court
/ Lv order on said day duly made
and entered that said petition be
received and filed, and that the
County Road Engineer make the
investigation, report and estimate
in respect 10 the roads mentioned
and described in said petition ac-
cortling to law, and said petition
i, in words and figures following:
"To the Honorable County Court
of Greenbricr County, West
Virginia.
We, the undersigned, who are
legal voters within Blue Sulphur
District, Greenbrier County, State
of West Virginia, believing that
the public interest demands the
establishment, bridging, relocation,
grading, draining and permanent
Improvement of the main public
roads of said district, as herein
after. enumerated, DO hereby re-
quest and petition your court to
submit to a vote the proposition of
bonding the said district in the
sum of $94,000.00 at a special cleo
ton TO be called for thc-purposc
within ninety days, and that the
proceeds arising from the sale of
said bonds by the court be used
for the permanent Improvement
of such roads by grading, draining.
relocating, and the use Of asphalt
UNI, stone, block, brick, concrete,
macadam or other process of equal
merit, in such manner, as is pre-
scribcd by law, the roads to be inl-
proved being as follows:
Beginning at the Monroe County
line in the Town of Anderson, and
following the road known as the
Blue Sulphur Turnpike by way of
Palestine, Klines bridge and Blue
Sulphur Springs to the Meadow
Bluff District line. Said routes
and roads herein designated are
subject to any revision, relocation
or changes which the court deem
advisable to obtain better grades or
alignment thereof, or TO reduce
the cost of construction, improve
ment or maintenance.
We do further request and pc
tition your honorable body that
in the event such bond issue should
carry that three men voters and free
holders in said district, who shall
be elected in mass convention of
voters of said district be appointed
to act as advisory committee to
your honorable court in all mat
ierS relating to the said road i'm
provement including the sale of
bonds, employment of engineers,
determining the kind of roads to
be built, relocationS, and the ma
lcriaIs to be used, and the audit
ing and settling of accounts, said
advisory committee to act without
pay: Said mass convention to
eject said advisory committee to
he held on the next Saturday but
one proceeding the date of the
special election to be called here
under. at Blue Sulphur, W. Va, at
2 p. NJ.
We do further request and pc
tilion your honorable body that
The bonds to be issued shall be
serial bonds, bearing interest mol
10 exceed & per cent. and payable
in NOT 10 exceed 80 years.
Signed by II. b. Rowe and 1927
other legal voters OF said district.
And now on this the 10th day
CT August, 1920, The said petition
was again brought TO the attention
OF The court, and the same being
Inspected by the court is found by
The court TO be in writing, and to
be signed by more than 25 per
cenlum Of the legal voters of said
Blue Sulphur District. including
that part of the Town of Aldcrson
which is in said district, voting
Tor Governor at the last election
thereof, and The court was this day
presented with a report and est.
mate by the County Road Engineer
ana which report and estimate is
III The words and figures following
TO the Honorable County Court
Of Grccnbricr County: \