The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-01
Want Action Toward This
End Without Any
Delay
MUST BE MADE FRIGHT
No Waste of Money to
Build Some Like On
West Side

The Good Roads meeting called
for Friday evening ut the Central
School Building, East Side. was so
we'll attended that extra chairs
were brought in from the hall to
accommodate the sixty or more in.
Iterested men who were present.
Following much discussion Of how
to go about getting new roads In
Union District and talk by W. S..
Downs, division enigneer from
Morgantown. it was voted that an
old committee appointed three
years ago when the same agitation
for roads was strong, should be re-
appointed with In addition a few
others added, this committee to
get together and make inyesttga-
lions as to what shall be done to
start a movement for new roads in
Union district at once.
A second meeting will be held
two weeks from last Ptsht at the
Central Building at Which time
this committee viii report. They
Rre: Bert Clel1and, 2: wv. Nor
Morgan, H. r. Barbe. n w. F..
30 yers. W. E. Michael and G. D.
Robinson.
w. s. Downs was, asked to ex.
plain whether OF not the Lazy had
ioal. sI1I tils 'SSloof4a' d6Te tnfee
years ago. He explained t had
not and it was then decided not
tc tr yot accomplish again the
work done three years ag p when
Union district was gone oyer thor
oughly and u petition fo1 q bond
issue presented to the COUNTY court.
Mr.. Downs explained that before
the last Legislature the road law
provided for roads in two clnsses,
IA. and B. a. connected county
seats and main road seligible to
receive state and federal aid. The
, last legislature provided that the
class A. road system as it was on
June l last should be the basis OF
;apportionment. This does not mean
state roads. On January next the
state will take over certain sec
tlons OF state roads. Next summer
It Is likely Morgantown will be
connected with Fairmont and 1t is
almost sure the contract for this
: grading will DO let this fall.
f; The men present last night soon
got down to business though at
first there was considerable argu'
ment as to why they had been call
ed together.
Finally several Of the men who
had been present at the meeting
/ held three years ago got up and
explained matters.
Several meetings were held at
that time with a view to bonding
the district to get good roads and
committee was appointed to go
over details :. A man was engaged
to survey theEoads and make esti'
mates on roads to be paved. The
roads were picked and everything
prepared properly. Signers were
secured to q petition and the whole
matter went to the county court
where an account of high cost OF
labor and other handicaps, the
thing was dropped.
At this juncture Of the meeting
1t was suggested loudly that I'VE
get busy at once!" R. A. Johnston
was made temporary chairman and
Ed. Wolf secretary Of the meet,
ing. Tho men enthused instantly
started speech making, each man
expressing his particular beliefs
and desires on the subject Of Good
Roads.
One gentleman said good roads
were like a coat Of paint. He con.
fided he had purchased a piece OF
land at SIS an acre some years
ago and when a road was built be
side it, he sold It for $50 per acre,
The man he sold 1t to got 500 an
acre and since that time had re-
fused $3.50 an acre.
Someone suggested that Win.
field be allowed to come in on the
proposition and that the bond issue
serve for both Winfield and Union.
Winfield was In a bad way and
for many months out OF the year
| It was impossible to get produce to
town because Of the bad roads. No.
body else present was in favor of
the proposition as far as could be
learned.
Someone else got up and said he
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