West Jefferson in Days Gone By - series 107 by Charlie Miller
____November 8, 1910 – The Wright Brothers Areoplane passes over West Jefferson on its way to Columbus.
____1910 – Slaven and Snyder operated and leased the Opera House for theatrical performances and Nickelodeon pictures.
____1910 – There are three automobiles in West Jeff. They belong to Ira D. Bates, R. C. Millikin, and W. H. Pence.
____March 20, 1911 – Cement sidewalks were laid on both sides of Walnut, West and Town Streets.
____April 17, 1911 – Cement sidewalks are to be constructed on Chester, Frey, Lilly Chapel, Depot and Center Streets.
____May 18, 1911 - An ordinance. It shall be unlawful for a person or persons to operate or cause to be propelled at a greater rate of speed than 12 MPH within the corporation limits of Jefferson, any automobile, motorcycle, engine, or any vehicle propelled by gas, gasoline, steam, or electric power. Violators cannot be fined in excess of $25.00.
____1911 - A High School is being built at a cost of $25,000.00. (This is the one that was on Fellows Ave.)
____February 12, 1912 – An ordinance was passed limiting the speed of trains to 12 MPH within the Corporation limits.
____August 2, 1912 – An ordinance was passed granting to the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (P.C.C&ST.L) operating the Columbus & Xenia R. R., the right to elevate its tracks, reduce its grade, and construct an additional track through the Village of Jefferson. The new second track is to be constructed north of its main track. Street bridges will be located at Walnut, Depot, Main, Pearl, and Town Streets. Each street bridge is to have a clearance of headroom of not less than 14 feet. (At that time, Pearl Street continued west straight across the tracks. Instead of putting a bridge over Pearl St. they just stopped it at its intersection with Frey Ave. After the tracks were raised, Pearl continued on several blocks. Prior to the construction of the railroad in 1850, the London Road ran on the south side of the current railroad, intersecting with Frey Ave and then continued on Frey one block north to Main Street. That part of the old London Road that continued on is now called W. Pearl St. and dead ends. The London Road was then constructed on the north side of the railroad.)
____July 1912 – The Home News is being published by Sim R. Wilson with J. Rox Cartwright as editor.