Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-11

of those great leading roads TO their markets ?
-dascer. presume there will be no just cause
of complaint; for IL they do not Immediately
use the great road TO their market that is aboy
them or OH the side of them, they in going to
market soon get out of this ncighbo rhood road
and fail Into the great leading road TO their
market, either in their own county or in the
county of another who has paid tax 10 give
him a good road to market.
9TH. Will not some of the Eastern cOun'
tie, object to this system--thcir roads
being generally level. narrow aud sandy,
and not mach used for the purpose OF tax
ing the product of their sell TO market p
Arsrer They have not in my opinion any Just
cause of objection, as each county has TO pay
tor its own repairs, and as their roads ATE not
much used for the grand purpose of taking the
product of their soil to market; ami the super
visor, having regard 10 their local situation,
will let the roads out for repair for much les,
than in other counties where the roads are
much more used. So upon the whole il ap.
pears TO me, that this system wor,l he as
great compact fsrRied and entered into by all
the counties of th.s Comnouw ealth, agreeing
to recprocate with each other, As it one coun
~ would say 10 another. make mo a coed
road to carry the product of my soil 10 mar
ket, and Will make .ou good ROAD to carry
youiS."
take the liberty of addressing Won an ac-
count, stating the probable cost OF each mile
OF the road to be repaired under this system
This calculation is predicated upon road late
iy worked upon, (passns by my door by "A
very good surveyor, an IL l. as bad a road as
YOU would perhaps meet with. Aiy opinion H.
that the sum therein stated will cover all ex-
pence of putting in good order every mile OF
The great roads leading 10 our markets, aud
the ADDITION or dollars will enIble the un-
dertaker to keep the same in repair for tNp
Years at least. The roads then beng in good
order. IL will not he difficult to get men 10
keep them so for small sum per year. Should
experience by that time prove thar the plan
is defective. and the law hard to he carried
Gan
but go back TO their former chanael with some
alterations in that law
\ FRIEND TO GOOD ROADS.
Some outi,rus for the repairing Of the great lead
rig roads 10 our ntartsis per mile anu upon an
Grerdge IN toidth Is feet ruth sufficient ditch
Oh each SIDE and cross bitches to let The uater OF
and to DC c0rered trith ,Copd or doaes, and tie
middle Of the roud raised in turnpike form, and
tts nat places canset0Gyed.
To the cutting of I side ditch mile,
or I1l0 yards, with Golfer and
plough, and pulling the dirt in the
middle OF the road, at 2 cents per
-, ward OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s 81 so
10 the same charge Tor other side.... 81 so
10 the hire of good horses, plough
and Golfer Is days for the work at
dollars per day. Observation-Disclosures. Go 90
Suppose every mile requires 10 cross
bitches 10 let the water off, and each
ditch ten yards (say). .......
To the cutting of ten bitches, ten yards
each, and covering them over at s
cents per yard ................ 90
Suppose each mile to require 100 yards
OF causeway; it will take 500 poles
To the cutting (and cost of 500 poles
at l. cents per pole. ............ 7 SO
To the hire of Wagon days 10 haul
them in at five dollars per day. 10
10 the putting the 500 poles down, at
cent eacn. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5
S 100 10