Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-05-05

com, Hp''. iJSV, ana the
'"'''' Was tins day presented with
AL ;snSihccrS report and estimate
,'. >n lcPort ana estimate is in The
words and figures following: "
"''por' on Williamsburg Road Bond
:, i'rHuant TO your verbal instruc-
! '''.iN 1T the February Term OF Court
-. i'' '.,c Improvement ct the roads
aitu,! inc William burg Road Bond
fn, ', ,, Mlicli mas been pctitioncd
ro,; 'ne WRITER has proceeded TO
lam IN inspection of The route set
toIM IN Said petition in the order
vi Mu'lca inc Improvement is cali
cd for, and submit the followin" 70
port. e
The mileage Of road which i, is
proposed to improve in the ordcr
IN which they occur in The n.iit;on
Is approximately as follows:
Williamsburg via Cornstalk IN
VII. Hinuehart, ------ 60 miles
Williamsburg via Piedmont
school House and FriarS Hill
TO Falling Springs District
In carrying out the improvements
enc petition specifies. that the road
snail Sil be graded equal distances from
Williamsburg first; after the COM
pletlon of which. it shall be paved
with watcr-bound Macadam. begin
nlng at williamsburg and proceed
ing about equal distances North and
south. In carrying out this pIan.
thc writer estimates that the funds
to be provided will be exhausted bc.
lore the other roads specified i'm the
I,etleion are reached. For this reas-
on, no investigation of them was
made at this time. ~
The writer's investigation de-
relops the fact that it will not he
necessary to make any radical
changes in the location of rho road
from Hughart via williamsburg to
1ne Falling Springs District linz.
Inc present grades and alignment
are very good. Several local
changes are necessary, however,
ana the approximate estimate given
below includes these. These
GhageS will not unfavorably effect
me servicability of the completed
road to those now using the present
APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE OF
CONSTRUCTION.
Williamsburg TO Hughart, miles
grading $4,000. per mile 100000.
Drainage, culve1-tS & pipe,
$500 per mile $1,000
Damage & Fencing
5000 per mile 5000.
,,..r Total, $4,000.
Williamsburg to Falling Spring Dis
trict Line, rs miles.
Grading $4,000 per mile $4,000.
Drainage 5000 per mile, 400.
Damage and Fencing
81 200 per mile 10000
Total, ------- $500 S42.7J0
Williamsburg 10 Hughart miles
Paving Wafer Bound Macadam
Alacadam, 9 fl. wide $4,000
per mile, $40 60O m
Williamsburg TO Falling Spring Dis,
trlct Line, rs miles
Paving Water Bound Macadam
-? IT; wide $4,000 per mile $4,000.
SUMMARY
Hughal't via williamsburg TO Dis
trict Line. 1875 miles
IGradlng, Draining & Paving S1G9,O5O
~. Respectfully submitted,
tSlgned J. w. RAIDER,
County Engineer
And 1t 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 now
available is insufficient for the pur.
pose OF permanently improving said
roads so set out and described in
said petition and engineers report.
And 1t appearing to the Court and
the Court does so find, that the total
valuation of the taxable property of
SAID williamsburg District, includ
ing the taxable property of the town
OF williamsburg therein, according
TO the assessment thereof for the wear
1921 which is the last assessment for
the State, County and District Dur-
poses is S2,65S,884 and it further aD-
Pearlng to this court and the court
docs so find that the said Williams
Durg Magisterial District has no
deDt, bonded, funded or otherwise
and that the County Of Greenbrier
has no debt. bonded, funded or other
wise and that the town Of Williams
DlIrS has no debt, bonded, funded or
o'herwlsc and that the total debt
which said district of williamsburg
including the town of williamsburg
thereln, may incur under the Con-
Stitution, and Statutes is one hun
dred and thirty Thousand (Sl3O,OOO.)
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,
mat this court may create at this
time for the purpose of improving
the said road Of said District as
hu einbefore described.
And it further appearing to this
Court that the Court may lay from
time TO time such parts of the Glass