The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-05
lALBEMARLE MEN
WANT GOOD ROADS
Farmers Of Ryanna District Favor q
I Big County Bond Issue.
FARM LANDS IN GOOD DEMAND.
Eight Handsome Estates SO. q az Good
Prices Within the Last Two Weeks
Near Charlottesville Pnrchas-
cIs Mostly Western Men.
FARM LANDS IN GOOD DEMAND.

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, April g
e1Sc!al.-The good roads FEVER seems
10 DO spreading in AlDcmar!e county
AT = recent meeting Of the res'dei,s %
Riyanna district. held at "Cartdha' 10
consider the question OF good Ioaus'
with q view 20 the action OF the Noou
Roads Convection. TO lie hcid III INA,
lottesvillo April 18th and Ath lhe ioi
lowing resolutions were Unanimously
adopted:
Whereas. the roads Of Albemarie coun-
~ are SO bad that they are impassdOie
in winter and knee-dcep with ih"d a.
the present day: ana -
Whereas. the resulting loss TO the
farmers. and all property owners Is 50
great as 10 cause much distress 10 peo-
pie Of all occupations, and
whereas all the residents IN Alne-
marie county and tho City Of Charlottes-
vile would be vastly benefited py "oou
Raods.
ALL BAD.
Resolved. That we condemn the pres
ont roads as bad even for dirt roads and
even under the most favorable condl-
tions OF summer weather. That we FAVOR
q county bond issue of $4,000. running
40 or 70 years on which one-haf OF the
present road tax Of $1,000 VIII pay per
cent interest leaving the other $5.Vy lot
maintenance
tns $4,000 for immediate expenditure
nnd Sc Ooo for yearly maintenance. with
ont increasing the road tax over the
nresent rate Of 1Oc. on the 800. THIS sum
81 $4,000 will give for immediate eNpen-
diture on the 725 miles Of public ROADS
In the county 500 per mile on 300 miles
~ the most important roads, and $40
per mile on the 425 miles Of cross ana
side roads. provided the city Of Char-
lo.tcsville will pay 20 per cent. OF what
the county pays on the Slp TOT roa.S
purposes 1.-THE foregoing calculation Is
not taking into account the sum N he
contributed nv the City Of Charlot.osN
VIII. 10 the Good Roads fund: that the
administrative powers have tho privi-
leg. Of employing competent engineers
when necessary. and that the work be
hesun AZ the earliest possible moment
RELOCATE THEM
'rha. we regard extensive relocation
es OF The first importance. and 70 70
around the hills and on the surface wher-
over practicable. the sooner tho re-loca-
ton 4. attempted the better as owing n
the erection Of buildings and the divi-
sions ~ property. making the highways
boundaries. the less extensive will re-
location he practicable: that We advise
well -thrown-up dirt beds. with good side
drains on all the roads. and the balance
OF the money left thereafter he expend-
ed in gravelling and mRcadamizing the
softest places. that the money be A.
lotted 10 the districts IN proportion 10 the
tax derived from said districts: that we
recommend legislation favorable TO the
Introduction Of wide tires and urge the
Importance and earnestly request the re-
moval 81 all cedars and pines from the
south side Of roads: that this meeting he
formed a committee Of the whole 10 pre-
sent the foregoing resolutions TO the con-
vention to be held in Charlottesville in
April.
The meeting was composed OF the most
prominent residents of the district. among
whom were: Mcssrs II T. Magruder,
John W. Gass. j w Everette A. l..
Everette. Phil w, Nelson. W. c. Shackle,
ford. J. r.. BacOn> +. 6. Money w. +.
Money. g. F. Dickinson. r. NJ McMurdo.
F NJ. Randolph. George w Macon. T.
X PAGE. J. S. Sngfeld Murray Bow
cock and fifty other prominent gentle
men.
SOME GOOD SALES
Albemarle lands seem 10 be I'm great de-
nand Iust now Mr.. J. c. Mckenzie has
sold within the last two weeks eight hand
some estates at fair prices Among the
sales are the handsome estate known as
"Shadwel' located four miles east Of
the city; Mr. John d. Sanger. Of Mime
sofa tho purchaser.
The "Perham" farm. near Rio station.
has been purchased by Colonel George
r. Robinson. OF St. Louis Mo
TIE s. T. Naury estate near the Uni
versity OF Virginia. has been sold 10 Pro-
fessor J. u. Bruner of Chicago.