Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-04-28

'oHrl Was this day presented with
an engineers report and estimate
when report and estimate i in thc
Words and figures following: >
dfcport on WILLIAMSBURG Ho,d Row,
Election ''''''
pursuant to your verbal inxtruc-
N"n> at the February term of Cu,r,
al Ike The Improvement OF IN. rn,,is
under the William burg Road EonJ
.-.cStlon, which has been pcfit,ourG
ior; the writer has proceeded to
MAKE an inspection of the route set
iorth IN salt petition in the ordcI
lot which the Improvement is cali.
eu ior, and submit the following re-
The mileage of road which il is
proposed to improve in the order
IN which they occur in the petition
IS approximately as follows:
HmiainSbtTg via Cornstalk to
,;m19ShaIt' ------:---- 60 miles
Williamsburg via Piedmont
school House and Fdiars Hill
10 Falling Springs District
In carrying out the improvements
rne petition specifies, that the road
Snaii De graded equal distances from
Johannesburg first; after the COM
tneelon OF which. it shall be paved
Win water-bound Macadam. begin
!!ln3 ~ Williamsburg and proceed
South. In CARRYING out this Dlan
the writer estimates that thc frndS
to be provided will be exhausted he.
fore the other roads specified in the
petition are reached. For This reas-
on, no investigation of them WIS
made at this time. 80
!he writer's investigation de-
VelopS the fact that it will not b.
necessary TO make any radical
changes in the location Of .the road
from Hughart via williamsburg to
tile Failing Springs District iinn.
Inc present grades and alignment
are very good. Several local
changes are necessary, however.
ana fle approximate estimate given
below includes these. These
Ghages will not unfavorably effect
the Servicability of the completed
road, to those now using the present
APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE OF
,., CONSTRUCTION.
Williamsburg TO Hughart, 6 miles
Grading $4,000. per mile $40 .O0O.
Drainage, culverts & pipe,
5000 per mile 36OO
Damage & Fencing
Sooo per mile 5000.
,,.:,,. iotai, $4,000.
Williamsburg to Falling Spring Dis
:. trIct Line, rs miles.
Trading $4,000 per mile s37. 800.
Drainage 5000 pel mile, 1900.
Damage and Fencing
$1,000 per mile 10000
Iotal, ;------ $500 Sl2.75O
Williamsburg to Hughart 6 miles
Paving Water Bound Macadam
Macadam, 8 #. wide $4,000 ,..,
", PEr mlie, $39,6O0.OO
Williamsburg DO Failing Spring Dis
trict Line, 10 miles
Paving Water Bound Macadam
e - II; wide $4,000 per mile $40, 900.
HuGhart via williamsburg to Dis
trict Line, 1875 miles
Grading, Draining & Paving S169.O5O
re-. Respectfully submitted,
tSl2ned J. w. RAIDER,
49,, County Engineer
AND II appearing to the Court and
the Court does so find that the
amount of road levies upon The
property assessed in said District
including Slate and Federal aid nov,
available is insufficient for the pur:
pose OF permanently improving said
Toads SO set out and described in
sad petition and engineers report.
=, And it appearing to the Court and
the Court does so find, that the total
valuation of the taxable property of
sand Williamsburg District, inciud-
ing the taxable property of the town
williamsburg therein, according
10 me assessment thereof for the wear
III which is the last assessment for
the State, County and District pur
poses Is 2,658,884 and it further aD
pearlng to this court and the court
does so find that the said Williams
burR MagiSterial District has no
deDt, bonded, funded or otherwise
and that the County of Greenbricr
has no debt. bonded, funded or other
wise and that the town of Williams
Durg has no debt, bonded, funded or
oiherwiSc and that the total debt
which said district of WILLIAMSBURG
including the town of williamsburg
therein, may incur under the Con
StltlItlon. and Statutes is one hun
dred and thirty thousand $3.50, OOOD
dollars and which is the sum pro-
posed in said petition. and which
amount The court finds is the amount
OF indebtedness for said District,
that This court may create at this
Time for thc purpose of improving
the said road Of said District as
her einbefore described.
-, And it further appearing to this
court that the Court may lay from
tune to time such parts of the Glass
"A. Road Levy as may be needed
from time TO time for the improve
ment and renair of Class A Rood