Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-08-14
SUPERVISORS
HOLD SESSION
Pass Resolutions On State Highway
Other Matters Considered


OF Supervisors of Shenandoah Coun
ty. held in the Court House on Mon
i day, August 10, 1925.
a Present:
: George A. Copp, Davis
| George r. Golladay, Stonewall
r w. M. Hotel. Johnston
: j. F. Wisman, Madison
; j, W. CARRIER, Ashby
r. w Jones, Lee
On motion and by unanimous con-
sent the Board passed the following
resolution:
4 Whereas, The State Highway Com
4 mission has called a meeting to be
held in the Court House on August
Ia, 1925, to determine if it is the
proper time to allocate funds to build
the Highway from Woodstock to the
West Virginia line, and
i Whereas, The route of this road
by the way of Calvary. has not been
actually located and
S4Oao, II 10 the OplulOH Ol tu0
Board that this highway should ex-
tend to the West Virginia line by
way of Calvary, Columbia Furnace,
Liberty Furnace. Jerome and the
shenandoah Alum Springs, and
Whereas, A highway so located
would constitute a main artery for
travel to and from the Lee-Jackson
highway, West and would serve
about one-sixth of the population of
shenandoah County. and would de-
velop a large area of rich farming
land, and
Whereas, The Edinburg- Columbia
furnace road is in direct line with
the road leading across the mountain
constructed by the o. S. Forestry
people, and
Whereas, The road should be add
ed to the State Highway System of
roads.
Therefore. be it Resolved: ID
That this Board request the stat e.
Highway Commission to construct a
road already designated as Route No.
33l by the way of Calvary, Column
bia Furnace, Liberty Furnace, Je-I
rome and Shenandoah Alum Springs
to the West Virginia line.
CD The Board further requests of
the State Highway Commission Com
mission that they add the Edinburg-
Columbia Furnace road to the State
Highway System of roads
The road petition from Myron N.
Bowman and others for the chang
ing of road in Madison District at
concrete bridge and extending in di-l
rect line through land of Harry Jones
and heirs of w Santmiers, deceased
and intersect with old road near paint
factory, was recommended and re-
ferred to the Road Board of Madison
District and the matter continued.
The following resolution was or
dered. that the Board of Supervisors
set aside sum of 5000 for criminal
expenses of the county, to be paid
out by the Sheriff of said county upon
recommendation of the Common
wealth Attorney. This resolution
was tabled until the next regular
meeting of the board. On unanimous
consent of the Board, the sum of
S119 rs mac ordarad naid
In petition of Hugh A. Funkhouser I
and others for the new road in Stone
wall District, the matter came on to
be heard and Hugh A. Funkhouser.
Mrs Reuben Peters, Obed Kibler,
Miss Ada Kibler. Martin Ship, Viola /
Jackson, Charles Lineaweaver, Mary
Stickley, Charles and Mary c. Bur-
CESS appeared in response to sum-
mons as landowners affected by the
building of said road Hugh A.
Funkhouser waived all damages,
Mrs. Reuben Peters opposed and
wanted 500 damages, Obed KILLER,
$50 damages; Miss Ada KILLER, S12i
damages: Martin Shipp, SIS dam
ages; Viola Jackson, $500 damages;
Charles Lineaweaver wanted no dam
ages unless fence be changed, then
he wanted $50; Charles Mowery,
Mary C. Bowers, ]. N Seibert waived
all damages. Whereupon, on motion,
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Hite and w. l.. Golladay were ap-l
pointed commissioners to view said
route or any other route that they
deem proper and report what dam
ages may be done to said land-own-
ers beyond peculiar benefits that
might be received from building this
road.
The petition of j. w. Bailey and
others for building bridge over the
Shenandoah River at Hollingsworth's
Ford came up to be further and fin
ally heard, and by a vote of to /
I Zone member not voting) the Board
appropriated $1,000 for building said
bridge, provided the petitioners raise
the balance necessary, and construct
the bridge.
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