Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-09-10

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county Of Greenbrier on the 10Th
hav Of August, 1920.
ORDER.
1t appearing to the court from
the order made and entered by ms
court on the 9th day of July, 1920,
E ,hat RI. B. Rowe and 327 other leg
81 voters of Blue Sulphur Magis-
irrial District. and including that
mari of Anderson which is within
sniI district, presented their petit
lion to this court signed by said
voicrs praying this court to sub
mil TO the legal voters of said Blue
Smlphur Magistcrial District, includ
md the voters of the Town of AL
Irrson who reside within said dis
trict. at Il special election to be
called and held for the purpose
therein, the question Of issuing the
bonds of said district in the sum
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
inc to the court that said petition.
was signed by more than rs per
centum of the legal voters Of said
district, including the voters of
shat part of Anderson which is in
said district, as indicated by the
,otal number of votes cast for Gov
crnor therein at the last election
thereof, it was ordered by the court
by order on said day duly made
and entered that said petition be
received and filed, and that the
County Road Engineer make the
Investigations report and estimate
in respect to3the roads mentioned
and described in said petition ac-
cording to law, and said petition
is in words and figures following:
"To the Honorable County Court
of Greenbrier County, West
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We, the undersigned, who are
legal voters within Blue Sulphur
District, Grecnbrier 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 vote the proposition Of
bonding the said district in the
sum of $94,000.00 at special cleo
lion to be called for, the purpose
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-
Scribed by law, the roads TO be inn
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
VOlcrs OF said district be appointed
to act as advisory. committee to
your honorable court in all mat
tiers relating 10 the said road i'm
provcment including the sale Of
bonds, employment of engineers,
determining the kind of roads to
be built, relocationS, and the ma
tcrials to be used, and the audit
ing and settling of accounts, said
advisory committee to act without
1 pay: Said mass convention to
elect said advisory committee 10
one proceeding the date of the
special election to be called here
under, at Blue Sulphur, w. Va, at
y p. NJ. =
We do further request and Pc
tItiOn your honorable body that
the. bonds to be issued shall be
serial bonds, bearing interest not
70 exceed 6 per cent. and payable
III not TO exceed 80 years.
Signed by II. B. Rowe and 1927
Eo'ncr legal voters OF said district.
Ana now on this the 10th day
Eoi August, 1920. the said petition
was again brought TO the attention
Bol The, court, and the same being
respected by the court is found by
1ne court 10 be in writing, and to
nc signed by more than % per
fTnT,nttlm of the legal voters of said
hlue Sulphur District, including
E,hni part of the Town of Anderson
(Which is in said District yotino
Tor Governor at the last election
thereof, and The court was this day
prcScntcd with u report and csti-
lnaic by the County Road Engineer,
tHnu which report and estimate is
! l me words and figures following:
10 me Honorable County Court