Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-07-05
THE COUNTY COURT RECON-.
MENDS sHEPHERDsToWN
ROUTE TO MARTfNsBURc.

INVITE ~ MANllNS0ONA.
There was a large gathering of
persons interested in the question of
reads last Wednesday in Charles
Town, when the jefferson County
Court held special session to heal
advocates of several routes for the
proposed State read between Charles
Town and Martinsburg. 1t will be
recalled that the court had favorabiy
considered the route by way of Lee
town. When it became known that
this route was likely to be recon-
mended to the State Road Commits
sion, Shepherdstown people got busy
and requested the court to give them
a chance to be heard on the subject.
i At the meeting Wednesday there
were advocates of three routes be-
tween Charles Town and Martins
burg. A large delegation of bust
ness men and others from Shepherds
town and vicinity, with consider
able number cf farmers and others
frcnl Harper's Ferry district, were
earnestly in favor of building the
State road from the Class A road at
Halltown to Shepherdstown, thence
to Martinsburg either by way Of Nc
| Quilkin's or Billmyer's Mill. They
contended that this would connect
the three most important towns in
the county with Martinsburg, besides
making connection at Shepherdstown
with the system of Maryland State
roads. Geo. 81. Beethoven, Jr., of
| Charles Town, presented the Shep-
herdstown plan.
A delegation of residents of the
! ShenandIh Junction neighborhood
contented that the road should pass
/ through that place, the most impor-
tant railroad center in the county,
and they argued logically for road
| through their section. Captain Mar
shall Mcdonald and Robert i.
Browse spoke for this plan.
/ The Leetowners and their Kear-
neysville neighbors were out in force
for the route by way of those places
4 contending that theirs was the short
| est and most direct route. Their
claims were presented by Attorney
| Frank. L. Bushong.
after lunchen the court assembled
! in private session and discussed the
several routes that had been suggest
ed Upon considering the matter
fully, it decided to recommend as the
State road the route from Charles
| Town to Shepherdstown by way of
| Dufields, improving the present pub
lie highway.
The court gave no expression as to
its preference of routes between
! Shepherdstown and Martinsburg.
OF the ten miles between these two
places Berkeley county will build
seven miles and jefferson county
three. so our officials will doubtless
defer to the Berkeley court. 1t is
said that the latter is inclined to
route the road by Billmyer's Mill, as
this would eliminate the two cross
ings of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road. 1t is true that it would still
have to cross the railroad at Martins
burg, but there is protection there in
| the way of watchmen and gates, and
| in a few years a subway will probab-
| ly carry the street under the railroad
| tracks.
In addition to the inter-county
road matters considered on Wednes-
day, the County Court took action
on the petition of NELL Hayslett and
others who asked for new road in
Middleway District. Henry Dutrow,
j. w. Blackboard and N. w. Myers
were appointed viewers to inspect
and report on the feasibility of open
| ing the road.
The road sought by the petitioners
is to connect the Dark Lane with the
Leetown- Middleway pike. 1t is pro-
posed to lay it out through the lands
of Bates Watson, Hayslett and
others.
Forrest A. Brown, VIM. A. Daniel,
of Charles Town, and ]. Strider Mol
err, of Shepherdstown qualified as no.
taries by taking the required oath of
| offica