Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-11-14
70 Begin GOOD ROAD BUILDING
BUNCOMBE WILL GET TO WORN
IN EARNEST SHORTLY.

The Commissioners Decide to start |
the Work Oh the Road to BiltmOre-
The Road-NIaking Machinery Here
Superintendent and Engineer.
Yet little while and Buncombe coun-
ty is to take her first step in practical,
substantial road building, the first work
being done on the road leading from the
city's southern limits through Victoria
and Kenilworth to the bridge across the
Swannanoa at Biltmore.
This decision was reached by the Board
of County Commissioners at their ad-
journed meeting yesterday. The official
order tor;this work is as follows:
"Ordered, that the work of macada-
MIXING be commenced at the city limits
on the Hendersonville road and be ex-
tended to the iron bridge across the
Swannanoa at Biltmore, upon condition
that the towns of Victoria and Kenil-
worth contribute $500 cash and furnish
free all the stone required Tor the work
and camping ground for the convicts.' -
These terms are acceptable to those
interested and the work will begin as
soon as the preliminaries can be ar
ranged. The road making machinery
recently ordered by the Board arrived
Monday and will as soon as possible he
transported to the scene of work. The
convict quarters designed bv L Swice-
good and constructed by J. H. Woo ly
will be set up at a convenient location.
Stone is to be furnished from quarry
on the kenilworth grounds.
Chairman Z Rankin of the Commis
sioners says one reason for the selection
of this road for the first work is its con
venient location, which makes it more
easy to watch at every step-somethini
that is all the more essential because o
its being the first work OF the kind un
: dertaken bv the county authorities. Mr
Rankin says 80 or 40 OF the long.tim
!, convicts will be brought in from tn
present quarters and assigned to thi
work. In this way the work will no
- be affected by the frequent dischargini
OF men used to road making as it woul'
& be if short term men we're put on tn
work.
al A system of macadamizing recon
mended by the good roads delegatio
!. will be observed, and a consultation
to be, had by the authorizes and the con
mitteemen before active work is begur
Commissioners X c. Clayton and
F Wells were appointed committee t
purchasc tor the use of the convict fore
six mules, three wagons. and harness.
The Board appointed W. G. CorPenln
} to superintcnd the road building, salar
$50 a month; Mr.. Thompson as civil eI
gineer, salary $40 month, and IN
chanical engineer at $50 month is "
10, be chosen.
. The piece of road to be macadamizt
/. first is about mile in length and "
connect with the brick paving on Sou,
Main street. The people of Buncom'
may be congratulated upon the hegi
ming Of the work that will mark ne
era in the county's history.
Superior Court Jurors.
The Board selected the following juro
for the first week Of rex. term of t
= Superior court, which begins the fiji
Monday in December
ASucSlile tVWuSup| jas Duee'N"i
S. Ball. John Child, A. Rankin, ]. II. NJ
Ter, Milton Harding, ]. l. Smathers,
X. Penniman, ar.
J.eicester-J. H. Hall. W. X. GilesF
]. B. Shope.
FreIch Broad-M. E. sluder, l..
Revis.
Upper Hominy-:T. K. Hyatt.
Avery's Creek-W. Creasman.
Lower Hominv--James Parker.
Swannanoa-R N. Hughey.
Ivy-E P. Hcnslcy.
The ju' ors for the second week are:
| Ashev;lle-Thos. NJ. Sales, NJ. ]
rett, c. E Graham. ]. P. Sawyer, !no.
Reynolds.
Ivy-J. H. Fisher. T. ]. Mckinney.
Upper Hominy- J. F. Hall, E. ]. NJ
| gan.
Limestone--R. F. Sumner. CIV. Be
Black Mountain-W. II. Mason.
. Reems Creek-C. W. Davis. D. E
nard.
. Swannauoa-S. F. Stroup.
French Broad-R. A. Hunter.
Flat Creek-Thos. Garrison.
Leicester-J. H. Foster.