Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-01-09


people of Martinsburs to pay over
four hundred thousand dollars
0,000.0Ql.. .aild"' get nothing Wis.
ible in return. Yet the law Is so
framed, We understand, that uu-
less the County Court would pave
the Class A roads leading into the
city az an expense OF approximate
" one hundred and seventy-fve
thousand dollars (s175.00000) there
would be no way by which the
District of Martinsburs as dir
trlct, could secure single cent at
direct benefit This. we are tod.
the members of the Court are o.
posed to. Other plans may be SUI
gested, but this plan would be the
only feasible proposition under the
present plan suggested by the
Chamber Of Commerce committee
hat will nearly equalize the bene-
fits. To require the people of Mar
tinsburg to build the Glass B roads
gested, would mean that the peo-
pie of Martinsburg would be build
ing roads to carry business to 9th
er counties and to adjoining states
while paying for the paving of their
own streets. The most fragrant en-
ample OF this is the suggested
Class B road from Hedgesville to
Marlowe, which will give the peo-
pie OF Back Greek Valley and of
Hedgesville. as well as Falling
Waters District, west OF the pike
good road all the way to Will
Transport and Hagerstown. These
same people In Falling Waters Dis
trict, under this alan, will not
have road to Martinsburg. IN
less they travel two or TIRES
miles in the mud. 1t Is useless to
suggest where they would go to
do their business. In the first
place, as a suggestion or amend
ment TO the plan, Glass B roads
should be cut out of the plan, and
been informed by Mr.. John ~
Parks, one Of the authors of the
present road law. that the inten-
ton of the Legislature in dividing
The roads into Class A and Glass
b roads, was 10 put the construc-
ton and maintenance OF Glass A
roads upon the county and that Class
L roads upon the districts. Bonds
may be issued by the several dis
tricts and authorized at the same
election called for the purpose of
authorizing the county bond is
sue, and thus this most serious
objection to your plan will be elm
mated. The people of the districts
then may run their roads wher-
ever they care. but the people of
Martinsburg will help 70 build the
Glass \, or main county roads
This is in conformity with the
spirit of the law as it should be.
The people OF Martinsburg
should not be asked 70 pay for any
Class a roads other than those
roads which run directly from the
city. These main county roads or
Glass A roads, as they are known,
should be constructed by the pro-
eeeds of a bond issue. which will
be supplemented by funds derived
from the Federal government and
the State government. Although it
is not we'll known, the County
Court doubtless knows that Class
B roads do not receive this aid
and consequently il is erroneous to
suggest that this entire fund will
be duplicated by the Federal and
State governments. There are for
" miles of these Class A roads and
at maximum cost OF fifteen thou.
sand dollars ($15,00000) per mile,
will cost six hundred thousand dol
lars ($60000.00) 10 build. Instead
Of issuing only half Of This in
bonds, the other one-half being
paid by the government, let us suc-
gest that you secure the authoriza-
ton Of four hundred thousand dol.
lars s(400,00000) in bonds, so that
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