Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-08-27
SPECIAL ROAD BOND ELECTION
Special Election be Held Saturday, September 1920
Vote Bonds for ths Permanent Public
Roads of Blue Sulphur District Greenber County, W. Va

AT regular term of the County
Court of Greenbrier County, West
Virginia, convened, held and con-
county Of Greenbricr on the 10Th
day Of August, 1920.
ORDER.
1t appearing to the court from
The order made and entered by this
court on the 9th day Of July, 1920,
that II. B. Rowe and 1927 other leg
ri voters of Blue Sulphur MagiS-
icrial District. and including that
part of Anderson which is within
said district, presented their petit
lion to this court signed by said
voters praying this court to sub
nit TO the legal voters Of said Blue
Sulphur Magisterial District, includ
ing the voters Of the Town of AL
Ierson who reside within said dis
trict, at Il special election to be
called and held for the purpose
bonds of said district in the sum
of S94,0O0.O0 for the purpose of
improving the roads of said dis
irict as named and described in
said petition, and it then appear
ing to the court that said petition,
was signed by more than 25 per
ccntum 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
by order on said day duly made
and entered that said petition be
Il
County Road Engineer make the
investigation, report and estimate
in respect to the 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
Virginia.
We, the undersigned, who are
legal voters within Blue Sulphur
District, Greenbricr 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 ana pelItlOli Soul SOult "
submit to vote the proposition of
bonding the said district in the
sum of 1874 100000 at a 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
um, stone, block, brick, concrete,
macadam or other process of equal
merit, in such manner, as is pre-
Scribed by law, the roads 10 be i'm
proved being as follows:
Beginning at the Monroe County
line in the Town of Anderson, and
following the road known as the
Palestine, Klincs 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
ters relating to the said road i'm
proyement including the sale of
bonds, employment. of engineers,
Lofa mi, Ii of 10
be built, relocationS, and the ma
terials to be used, and the audit
ing and settling of accounts, said
advisory committee to act without
pay: Said mass convention to
elect said advisory committee to
be 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
. p. NJ.
We do further request and pc
tiiion your honorable body that
the bonds to be issued shall be
serial bonds, bearing interest not
to exceed per cent. and payable
III not to exceed 80 years.
Signed by Fl. b. Rowe and 327
DINER legal voters OF said district.
And now on this the 10Th day
OF 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
thc court. TO be in writing. and TO
be signed by more than % per
c,entum of the legal voters Of said
Blue Sulphur District. including
mat part of the Town of Anderson
which is in said district, voting
,or Governor at the last election
thereof, and the court was this day
mate by The County Road Engineer,