Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-29

An early statement from the State
Highway Commission indicating its
plans for good roads in Berkeley
county will be made possible
through action taken by the Board
of Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday when the direc-
tors passed a resolution authorizing
it's road committee to expend sum
not to exceed 500 in sending a dele
cation to Charleston Tor confer
enee with the Highway Commission
in the near future.
\ complete report Of its activities
was made by the road committee
to the board yesterday, in which it
recommended that an early effort be
made to induce the road commits
sion to reconstruct during the first
two years program OF road building
the following roads: Completion Of
Winchester Pike from Inwood to
Virginia state line; reconstruction
of road to Berkeley Springs via
Hedgesville and the reconstruction
Of the road to Charles Town. In
recommending the latter road for
carly consideration the Chambers
roads committee asked that the
question of the route to Charles
Town be put up to the entire mem
bership of the Chamber of Com
merce in referendum vote in order
to obtain thorough expression of
opinion of the Chambers member
ship. Three routes were designat-
Cd To he in, S14
the South Queen street road, the
East Burke street road and the Mo
Ter avenue road.
To Hold Picnic.
appointment of committee to
mako arrangements for Chamber
of Commerce picnic at Inwood and
Bunker Hill late IN July or carly in
August was authorized Wilson p.
Sperow was appointed Chairman Of
this committee. with power 10 Sc
lect two additional members Of the
Chamber to cooperate with him.
The idea of this picnic is TO cele-
bra!e the opening of the Winchester
Pike and to afford an cnNGrtulity to
the members of the Chamber to in
speet the canning factory at In
wood.
appointment OF committee,
with Harry H. Byrer as chairman,
to study referendum of the Unit
ed States Chamber on national tax
alton problems was also authorized.
A committee of five to reorganize
the Boy Scout movement and pro-
10 hD
early part of September was also
authorized, this committee to form
plans whereby every organization in
the city and county would be brought
into the final organization work.
The question of county and city
taxation and assessments was also
thoroughly discussed at the meeting
and President Faulkner was given
authority to appoint committee OF
six to make a complete investigation
of this problem.
The following directors were pres
ent at yesterdays meeting: Presi-
dent C. J. Faulkner, 7. L. Dunn, A.
r. Emmert, Ward McLanahan, w r.
Caskey, H. P Thorn, R. a. Brad
ford and Edward Rutledge.
The complete report of the roads
committee follows:
June 27, 1921
To the Board of Directors, Chamber
of Commerce:
Gentlement-You committee APP
pointed to study the provisions Of
the state road bill and its applica-
ton to Berkeley county begs to re,
port as follows;
$15.000,000 is to be expended by
the State Road Commission during
1921 and 1922, of which $12,000,O00
is to be apportioned for use equally
among the various counties accord
ing to the total Glass A mileage and
the relation which same bears to the
total Glass A mileage in the entire
state. The plan to be followed is
to construct a system of highways
connecting adjoining county seats
and connecting county seats with the
main highways of adjoining states.
In mapping out a proposed system
of highways for Berkeley county to
conform to the laws we nave en-
deavored to obtain as much mileage
3as possible for the county and at
1.-THE same time we have taken into
consideration such contingencies as
the most direct routes. which will
be the prime to be considered
by the state commission.
1t will be impossible to complete
as large an amount of mileage dur
ing the first two years of the pro-
gram as we would like and there
fore it will be impossible TO satisfy
all sections of the county at the
same time. We feel sure Berkeley
county will obtain all that is pos
sible eventually under the disburse.
ment of the S50.000,000 bond issue
and therefore urge patience on the
part OF those districts which will
not be affected in the first two
years program.
Under the provisions of the law
-our appropriations from the state
will cease when our county seat and
adjoining State system has been
completed and therefore the bill does
not provide for the reconstruction
of our entire seventy-six miles of
Glass A roads However, the ac-
QUESTION by the state of at least
more than half of our Glass \ mile
\ age, which is most probable under
the bin, will greatly relieve our
County Court from the care of a
poOSi1 arabia avn mint Of road opd yUn