Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-03-27
NOTICE OF, CALL FOR AND Or
Der RELATING TO SPECIAL
BOND ELECTION IN VALLEY
DISTRICT, BARBOUR COUNTY
WEST VIRGINIA, AND THAT
PORTION OF BELINGTON IN
DEPENDENT DISTRICT AND
THE CITY OF BELINGTON
LYING ON THE WEST
SIDE OF THE TYGARTS
VALLEY RIVER

1OE DdIDOuI county, west virginia.
held at the Court House in said
County on the oath day of March,
1924, pursuant to the adjournment
had on the goth day of March, 1924
there were
Present: w. W. Heatherly, Presi-
dent of said court and o. C. Will
Jams and Delbert Boyles, Commiss-
toner's and Members thereof
The following order was made and
entered of record:
In the matter of the bond issue in
Valley District, Barbour County,
West Virginia, and that portion of
Belington Independent District and
the City of Belington situate on the
west side of the Tygarts Valley Riv-
err
1t appearing to the court that here
tofore a number of the citizens and
legal voters of the said political sub
divisions mentioned in the caption
hereof, aggregating more than TWEEN
ty percent of the total vote cast for
Governor in said subdivisions at the
last preceding election, at which
Governor was voted for, filed petit
ton with this court praying for the
submission to the legal voters of said
Valley District and that portion of
Belington Independent District and
the City of Belington situate on the
west side of the Tygarts Valley Riv-
er, of a proposition for the issuance
IF bonds therein in an amount equal
to the total possible to be raised I'M
der the provisions of law, limiting
such bond issue to an amount not to
exceed five percent of the total tax
able value of property therein, ex-
elusive of any existing bonds or
bonded indebtness. for the purpose
of building and constructing in said
political subdivisions permanent
hard surfaced roads as set forth
and defined in said petitions in two
road descriptive paragraphs, an equal
amount to be expended on each of
said roads, and the kind and quail
ity of said road likewise being set
forth in said petition as follows.
a. Beginning at a point at the end
of the brick pavement in that por-
ton Of the City of Belington stu
at on the western side of Tygarts
Valley River, as aforesaid, and on
Brown Avenue therein, being the
end of the brick pavement farthest
away from the county iron bridge
and running thence by or near the
Teter schoolhouse Werner's store,
Sipe schoolhouse, Lovett's Chapel,
and Kerr schoolhouse and then on
ward to the Union District line at or
near the village of Audra the same to
follow as nearly as practicable the
present highway with such changes
or alterations as may be necessary to
put the said road on a good grade
and location.
p Beginning at point near the
western end of the bridge at Beling-
ton, and running thence towards the
Randolph County line along or near
what is known as the Talbot Beling-
ton road, near Concord Church., s. H.
Shomo's and Talbot Church, and
thence onward to the Randolph Coun-
( ty line at a point near what is known
as the old Durrett Farm, the same
to be substantially along the pre-
sent highway with such alterations
or changes as may be necessary to
put the said road on a good grade
and location
The said money to be so raised by
the issuance of bonds is to be equally
distributed upon the said two roads
above described beginning at the Be
lington end Of each road and if there
should bot be sufficient funds to
complete the said roads entirely then
the said roads to be constructed as
far as the money raised by the said
bond issue will build and construct
them, but, in any event, an equal a.
mount of money to be expended on
each of the said roads aforesaid.
. Your petitioners further request
and pray that the said roads will be
constructed as follows, to-wit: The
first road mentioned beginning at the
end of the payment on Brown Ave
mo tn he / a foot in width from tho
end of the pavement to the corporate
limits of the City, of Belington and
from the corporate limits onward to-
wards Audra to be 9 feet in width,
the same to be water bound maca-
dam with 9-inch sandstone base
rolled to 7 inches and a A inch lime
stone top rolled to 3 inches, the same
otherwise to be in accordance with