The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28

Route or what was formerly
called a Glass A Road nor ans
of such, and that therefore the
State Road Commissioner Of thii
State has no Jurisdiction over the
same, and its approval Of said re.
port is not necessary or required
it is accordingly ordered that the
said report as now rendered, be
and the same Is hereby now filed
which is In words and figures al
follows:
To the Honorable County Court
of Marion County, West Virginia:
In obedience to the order enter.
ed by your honorable body on the
10th day Of December, 1921. df.
recting me TO investigate and re.
port on the roads, proposed to be
improved in Union District In SAID
County, 'as set out in the petition
filed with the Clerk Of said
Court, l beg to submit the follow.
ing report:
First: There is set out in said
petition the sum Of Ten Thousand
H10,000.00) Dollars for building ter
hundred elghty.nine (10S9) feet Of
brick road, extending from the
eastern end OF the Iron Bridge
crossing the Monongahela River
along and upon Water Street to the
Intersection Of Morgantown Ave
nue., Merchant Street and East
Park Avenue. This amount OF
money Is. sufficient to build 1855
feet Of road Is feet wide, there be.
ing required approximately 500 Gu.
bic yards Of grading, and approx
matly 217S square yards OF con.
crete base, and a like amount Of
square yards Of brick surface.
Second: One Hundred Three
Thousand ($1O$, 900. OO) Dollars to
be expended in building a hard
surface road, beginning on Nor.
gantown Avenue at its intersection
with Merchant Street, Water
Street and East Park Avenue,
thence with said Morgantowu
Avenue to the Winfield District
line a distance OF 1907 feet. This
amount OF money Is sufficient tC
build 22,T60 square yards OF brick
surface road upon a four inch con,
crete base, there being approx.
mately 5000 cubic yards OF grad,
ing to be done; said pavement to
be 80 feet In width for u distance
OF 1853 feet, 90 feet in width for
q distance OF 1899 feet.
THIRD: Six Thousand (s6,OOo.OOl
Dollars to be expended on Mer-
chant Street, beginning ut the In
tersection OF Morgantown Avenue,
East Park Avenue, Water Stree,
and Merchant Street, and thence
by way OF Merchant Street to the
new pavement near the eastern end
OF the new concrete bridge cross
ing the Monongahela River, a dis
lance of $50 feet. This amount is
sufficient to pave with brick 1855
square yards upon a four inch con-
crete base, there being approx
mately AGO cubic yards Of grading;
said road TO be % feet in width, Z
feet for use OF street car track, and
the portion thereof to be paved out
OF said sum OF 100000 being Is
feet in width.
Fourth: Three Thousand (S3,
000. COZ Dollars: to be expended
on Columbia Street beginning at
the eastern side Of Newton Street
on Columbia Street, thence by way
OF said Columbia Strct to the east
crn side Of State Street, u distance
OF 1856 feet. The amount Is suffi-
cient to build 5l4 square yards Of
brick surface road laid upon a four
inch concrete base, said road hav-
ing Il width Of % feet, there being
approximately IT'S cubic yards OF
grading.
Fifth: twenty-five Thousand
t$22, OOO.00) Dollars to be expend.
ed on State Street beginning at
tho western side Of Columbia
Street on State Street, and thence
by way Of State Street to the pres
emit concrete pavement on State
Street, near Barnes Street, a dis
lance OF 1889 feet. This amount
is sufficient to build Ash square
yards Of brick surface road laid on
a four inch concrete base, said
road to be 25 feet in width, there
being approximately 1903 cubic
yards OF grading.
Sixth: Four Thousand (S4,-
000.0O) Dollars TO be expended on
the Grafton Road inside of the
City of Fairmont, beginning at the
intersection Of the Speedway, East
Park Avenue, and the Grafton
Road, and thence by way OF said
Grafton Road to the corporate lim-
its Of the City of Falrmont, q dis
lance OF 470 feet. This amount OF
money is sufficient to build S35
square yards OF brick surface road
laid on a four inch concrete base.
said road being 16 feet In width
and there being approximately =1S
cubic yards OF grading.
Seventh: Eight Thousand 49,
900 .0O) Dollars to be expended on
the Hopewc!l Road inside the City
OF Falrmont beginning at the In
,tersection Of East Park Avenue
the Speedway, Grafton Road and
Hopewell Road. and thence by way
Of the said Hopewell Road to the
corporate limits Of the City Of Fair
mont, a distance Of 925 feet. This
amount of money is sufficient tn
build 1914 square yards OF brick
surface road on a four inch con,
crete base; said road to be 16 feet
in width, and there being approx
mately Gas cubic yards Of grading.
Eighth: F~orty-slx Thousand
.(S46, 600 .00) Dollars to BIO. expend-
cd onithe Bentons Ferry Road, be-
ginning at the end Of the impror-
ed concrete road where the Ben
tons Ferry Road I~ntersects the