The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-27

done thereon.
Said Engineer shall also prepare and
submit to this Court summary of his
report. setting forth the things herein
before required.
The County Court Of Calhoun County.
upon the recommendation OF II. l..
Snyder. Division Engineer. OF the State
Road Commission does hereby designate
this Court this day. and the Clerk OF
and appoint j. NJ. Mckinney. and EN-
ployce OF the State Read Commission
subject TO the approval OF said Commits
sion. to make certain investign tion
and report In connection with the pro-
posed Improvement OF certain roads ia
Center District, Calhoun County, as
covered FL another order entered by
this Court Is directed TO furnish To
said Mr. Mckinney copy of this order
and the order Aforesaid.
And the Court agrees to pay TO the
State Road Commission the actual cost
OF such vesiiGation and report as pro-
vitled in section q of Chapter III, Of
the Acts of the Legislature of 1921.
And ut Il special term OF said County
Court duly called and held for the pur-
pose on the 18th day of December, 1923.
an order was made and entered oe re-
towit =
This day ]. NJ. Mckinney. IN En-
gineer designated by this Court for
that purpose, who Mt n term OF the
Court held on the 18th day OF Novcmb-
or. 1923. wns instructed To make al Ia
vestigation and report upon the approx
innate extent and estimated cost of the
proper grade and allisning OF a public
road from the town OF Graaisv!llc. III
Center district OF this county. 10 the
line OF said Center district with Sherl-
dan district. at the top OF Ni-cut hill
also the proper grading and alligning
OF public road from the said town OF
Grantsvillc In Center district, By way
Of the village OF Big Springs. In said
district. 10 point IN the line OF said
district with Ritchie county, and the
Kind or class Of work to be tlO..c there
on, presented to the Court his report,
together with summary thereof, show
Ing the approximate extent and the
estimated cost of said Improvements,
and the kind or class of work 10 be
done thereon, which report and sum-
laary have been inspected by the Court,
the same is approved and ordered filed ;
and said summary Is hereby made n
Turt OF this order in words ard figures
as follows:
To the County Court OF Calhoun
county.
'Grantsvillc, ". Va,
November, 80, 1923.
Gentlemen
i respectfully submit to You the fol-
lowing report of my investigation Of
the proposed improvement for which
you are preparing to vote bonds in Cent
or district Calhoun county. These To-
cations are over what Is known us the
river road from the mouth of Leaf
bank" to the top Of the Nigh Cut" hill,
hereinafter referred TO rs Route No. 81,
and frCin the city limits OF Grants-iilc
over the GrantsTillc- Smi;hyiiie ru.d by
way of Zig Springs Post Office TO the
ltitchie county line AID herein deslgnat-
ed as Route No. 1G.
| Route No. 3D.
beginning at tfe mouth Of Lcafl,ank
ut the end OF state Project No. 3IGJ and
following present locatiC from Leaf
aAk TO the foot OF Nigh Cut Hill.
the road can be cons. ructed with ap.
lproXimatcly G,O00 cubic yards of cx-
cavation TO the mile md the building of
twenty four ~ and two 49, pipe cul-
Neris not 70 exceed 36 feet in length.
In the first hollow below "Leafbamk'
there is q G. g. Ks Y ~ concrete box
pulyert with ." slab In good condition,
also. In tho second hollow, there Is q .
o. 8 &c and one ! 2U concrete
roX cp!vert with D" slab Ia good con
dttion. l would recommend building
Low end walls OH these culvcpts and
using them In place. III addition, 1t
would be necessary to build one 4 i
20, one 10 X o 90 and che S 4 ~
concrete box culvcrt betwecn Leaf
bank" and the point where the road
leaves the river bottom Mt the foot of
Nigh Cut" hill
'Fromthe foot of Nigh Cut" hill 10 the
sharp bend or "swithchback" on the hill.
I would recommend Keeping 10 the right
hand side OF the ravlne and about %
Feet above the bed OF the stream, cross.
Ing the stream at the turn with a X i
10 box cHlvert and making AlI at
this point. This re-locatio would In
NolVe cutting road out Of rock for II
distance OF from 700 to 800 feet and
would be the heaviest construction OH
the entire project, but justified 10y get
ting the road away from the creek AID
eliminating q sharp turn and heavy
grade. From the "swithc5ack" 10 The
top of the hill at the district line. tile
road can follow practically along the
present lQcgtion with ruling grade
or not to exceed 7 per cent. SIX 10"
reinforced concrete pipe culverts of
standard length and one 10" galvanized
iron culyert 80 feet long would be re-
CURED in this section
Grading over this route would run
In the ncighborh0od Of 250OO cubic
yards, costing not more than $2O.O0OOO,
with drainage structures costing np-
proXimately $100OO0O. These with a
ten per cent engineering and contingent:
charge would bring the total cost OF the
Improvement 10 Approximately $685.
OCO.OO. for an approximate distance of
three miles.
Route No. 10
beginning at the city limits In the
Grantsville-Smlthyllle road and follow
ing the present location up the hill and
thence along the ridge to the interscc-
tiOn of the "LeRfbank" road The
grade on the mi can be made under S
per cent with excavation Of about TO-
600 cubic yards. From the top OF the