The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-20

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the village OF Big Springs. in slid Dis
trict. 10 a point in the liue OF skid Dis
trict with Richie County
1t Is further ordered that ]. NJ Nc
Kinney. an Assistant Engineer employ
cd by the state Road CommissioS. be
AID he is hereby instructed TO make an
Investigation OF said proposed improve
, ineat, aud report TO this Court ut 4 sDe-
i'll session To be held on tine 3rd day Of
December. 1873. the approximate eX-
tent and the estimated costs thereof.
ana the kind and class OF work TO De
done thereon.
Said Engineer shall also prepare and
submit 10 this Court summary OF his
report. setting forth the things herein
before required,
The County Court OF Calhoun County,
upon the recommendation Of H. L
Snyder. Division Engineer. OF the State
Road Commission does hereby designate
this Court this day, ard the Clerk Of
and appoint j. VI. Mckinney. aud en-
ployee of the State Read Commission.
subject to the approval Of said Commits
sion, TO make q certain investigation
and report in connection with the pro-
posed Improvement OF certain roads III
Center District. Calhoun County. as
covered IL another order entered by
this Court is directed 10 furnish 10
said Dir. Mckinney 4 copy of this order
and the order aforesaid.
And the Court agrees TO pay 20 the
Statc Road Commission the actual cost
OF such investigation and report as pro-
yided IL section d of Chapter liz, Of
,he Acts OF the Legislature OF 1927.
/ And at Il special term Of said County
Court duly called and held for tic pur-
pose on the 18th day Of December, 1923,
an order was made and entered of re-
cord III words and figures as follows
to-Tit
= This day J. N. Mckinney, an En-
gineer designated by this Court for
that purpose, who at term of the
Court held on the 18Th day OF Noyemb-
Ter, 1929, was instructed to make an IN
vcstigation and report upon the approx
innate extent and estimated cost or the
proper grade and alligniag Of a public
road from the town of GTantsvillc ii
Center district of this county. 10 the
line of said Cc4ter district with Sheri-
dan district, at the top OF Ni-cut hill ::
also the proper grading and alligning
Of public road from the said town OF
Grantsvillc, IL Center district, by way
Of the village of Big Springs, in said
district, 10 Il point IN the line OF said
district with Richie county, and the
kind or class of Worl; to ha done there
on. presented to the Court his report
together with n summary thereof, show
Ing the approximate extent and the
estimated cost of said improvement.
mad the kind or class OF work TO be
done thereon, which report and SUM-
mary have been inspected by the Court.
the same IS approved and ordered filed :;
ard said summary is hereby made q
part of this order in words and figures
as follows:
ITO the County Court of Calhoun
county.
Grantsyilic W. Va,
November, 80. 1923.
'Gcntlemen:-
i respectfully submit 10 Won the fol
lowing report of my invest legation of
the proposed improvement for which
you arc preparing 10 vote bonds IN Cent
or district Calhoun county. These To-
cations are over what is known as the
river road from the mouth OF Leaf
bank" TO the top OF tie Nigh Cut" hill,
hereinafter referred TO rs Route Nc. 81.
and from the city limits OF Grantsvile
over the GraItsville Smithyillc road by
way of Big Springs Post Office TO the
Richie county line and herein designat-
ed as Route No. 1G.
Route No. 3j.
beginning Mt The mouth Of Lcafbank
at the end OF State Project No. 31G5 and
following present location from Leaf
bank to The foot OF Nigh Cut" Hill.
the road can be constructed with APP
prOXimately COCO cubic yards of OK
Cavation to the mile and the building OF
fnl1r ~ ttrn MIN oil
vcrts not to exceed 3G feet in length.
In the first hollow below "Leafbank"
there is g. 6" 3 Y II concrete box
culyert with ." slab in good condition.
also, in the second hollow, there is a )
g. y , Y 26' and one 8 y 4 % concrete
box calvert With 81 slab In good con
dition. 1 would recommend building
new end walls on these cuivcrts and
using them In place In addition, Il
would be necessary to build one +
26 one 10 Y > y &c ard enc 8 4 20
concrete box culvert between Leaf
bank" and the point where the road
leaves the river bottom at the foot of
Nigh Cut" hill
'Fromthe foot Of Nigh Cut" hill to tile
sharp bend or 'swithchback" on the Hill.
would recommend keeping to the right
hand side Of the rayinC and about %
feet above the bed Of the stream, cross
ing the stream at the turn with t
X 70 box culvert and making n fill at
this point. This relocation would in
volve cutting road out of rock for Il
distance Of from TGO to 800 feet and
would bc the heaviest construction on
the entire project, but justified by get
ting the road away from the creek and
eliminating Il sharp turn and heavy
grade. From the "swi;hc+aclS" to the
top OF the hiH at the district line, The
road can follow practically along the
present location with a ruling grade
of not to exceed Z per cent. Six 10"
reinforced concrete pipe culverts of
standard length and one -" galvanized
iron Culvert % feet long would be re
Iquircd in this section.
GRADING over this route would run
in the reighborhOod of $4,000 cubic
yards costing not more than S20,OOOOO
with drainage structures costing ap-
Iproximatcly $10.O0O.OO. These with Il
ten per cent engineering and contingent
IChargc would bring tho total cost Of the
Improvement to Approximately S33,-
! 10000, for an approximate distance OF
three miles