Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-03-27

with respect to the other road lead
ing toward Audra, and both of said
roads to be constructed with a prop
er three foot BERN"
And it further appearing to the
court that a proper order was here
tofore entered in said matter filing
said petition and fully describing
the same and finding that the same
was in proper form and was in fact
signed by more than 20-percent of
the legal voters of said district as
determined by the aggregate vote
cast for Governor lin said Valley
District and the aforesaid portion of
Belington Independent District and
Belington City, at which a governor
was voted for and that the said or
der heretofore entered as aforesaid
designating R. X. Johnson, County
Road Engineer to make prelimin-
airy survey, estimate and report, as
prayed for in the said petition, and
further finding that the regular lev
les are insufficient, for the improv-
ments mentioned INF said petition,
and it further appearing to the court
that in compliance with its order
entered herein the said R. K. John
son, County Engineer has made and
filed herein his preliminary survey,
estimate and report, summary
where of is as follows, to-wit:
That the extent of the said work
and improvements proposed in said
districts is the building of as much
as possible of the two roads herein
above described in that portion of
the petition hereinabove copied, an
equal amount of the money to be
raised by the said bond issue to be
expended on each road; that the
kind and quality of the road to be
constructed with the money propos-
ed to be raised is as set forth and
described in said petition, to-wit, Ia
feet in width on each road within
the corporate limits of the City of
Belington and feet in width there
after, all of said road to be construct
ed with a 3-ft. BERN, the same to
be 7-inch rolled broken stone base
course and 3-inch rolled top course
of lime stone, the same to be. what
is known as waterbound macadam
pavement; that it is estimated that
the amount of money to be raised by
| the said bond issue will build three
and one half miles of each of said
roads, or total of seven q miles
miles on both roads, said estimate
being based upon unit prices and
statements made to the said r. X
Johnson in certain agreement bear
ing even date herewith and the esti-
mated unit prices being as follows,
| to-wit:
Excavation, 75-cents per cubic
yard.
Reinforced concrete pipe 15-inch
$3.50 per #.
Reinforced Concrete Pipe, 18-in
$500 per #.
Tile under-drain 50-cents per it.
Tin. Rolled broken stone base 81
SO per cubic yard
Waterbound surface course 90
cents pr square yard.
Guard Rail 70-cents per foot.
And it further appearing to the
court that it is necessary in order to
improve said roads that the money to
be used therefore be raised by a
bond issue, as provided for in said
petition and that improved roads
are a public necessity in said district
and that it would be to the best in
terest of the citizens and residents
Of said districts that the same be so
improved and the said court having
investigated the matter as required
by law and being of opinion that it
is proper that said bond issue pro-
position be submitted, it is there
fore considered by the court and or
derd that the prayer of the said petit
ton be and the same is now here
granted and the court being of opin-
ion that the said magisterial dis
trict of Valley and that portion Of
Belington Independent District and
the City of Belington situate on the
west side of the Tygarts Valley Riv-
err should appropriate and use the
total amount possible to be raised by
said bond issue, to-wit, five percent,
of the taxable value of the property
in said subdivisions, less the out
standing bonded Indebtedness said
bond issue amounting to the sum of
$80,000.00, the same to be used for
the purpose specified, the class of
construction to he as defined in said