The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-17
Guilford County Determined
to Have Good Roads.
SEWERS FOR GREENSBORO,
Aldermen Contract for Laying of Seven
Miles Of New Pipe-Three Thous-
and Men to Be Employed All
acknowledgements,
Especial to Tho Times pispa teh.,

GREENSBORO. N. G., June 1s.-The
Board OF Highway Commissioners OF Gull
lord county, who will namo the manage
nent OF the road Improvement OF the
county and the disbursement of the $780,
900 OF bonds recently voted. have already
begun negotiations for the purchase Of
three complete road machinery outfits.
The county already has one. but the law
requires that work be carried on at four
places simultaneously. 1t Is intimated
that the machinery can be bought for
5000 each.
The bonds are to run for thirty years.
Bids WILL be advertised for In few
days for four per cent. and also for FIVE
per cent bonds, not from any fear OF
boating the four per cents. at par, for
tho county does not owe dollar OF any
Kind, but to see II the premium on the
Ave per cents would not justify that is-
sue. Besides being entirely free from
bonded or any other debt or liability, the
assessed value Of property OF the county
will this year reach S15,0o0,000.
Messrs. Boren, King and Hoskins, OF
The board, leave Tomorrow for q Visit Of
inspection to the Mecklenburg Road
Works.
NEW SEWERS.
The City Aldermen last night awarded
I contract to Guild and Company. OF
Chattanooga, to build three new trunk
,,nes Of sewers, II miles long. twelve to
swenty-four inch pipe, for s2S,990. The
city will furnish the pipe, estimated to
cost an additional $4,000. Work is to be-
gin at once, TO BIO completed in six
nonthB.
A. T. Patterson and Company, OF Ma
con. Ga, were awarded contract for
1000 yards OF street matchmaking, at
seven cents per square yard for sub
grading, and ffty-four cents per square
yards for macadamizlng
The permanent street work being done
by the city Will be discontinued; ali such
pity force being used for repair work
The Southern Railway to-day gave an
order to the St Clair Construction Com
pany for an immense rock crusher, to be
located at ISlftins. near Danpille, to pre-
pare ballast for use In tho double track
CONSTRUCTION soon TO DO begun on Its
main line.
The White Oak Mills, OF Greensboro.
yesterday gave an order for $4,000 feet OF
maple flooring to the Mills Lumber Com
pany, OF this city, to be used In its NAM
moth cotton mill building. which covers
-FOUR acres Of ground and has now reached
KINDERGARTEN.
It Is tnttnated that the public improve
ment works In Greensboro, High Point and
Guiiford county during tho balance OF
this year will gIya employment to 5000
able=hodied men.
There Is q move on foot to establish
. Kindergarten school for Children be-
tween five and sepen. to be conducted in
connection with the city graded schools
Mrs. Caesax Conc has already made
provision for q kindergarten to be con-
Quoted at her own expense for tho chill
dren Of the fentory employees at the Prox-
unity and Revolution Cotton Mills set
tlenent near the city,
Judge Boyd. in the DISTRICT Court yes
terday. issued orders to the commission
crs OF Wilkes and Stanley counties to
appear before him June 2ath to, show
principal and interest onsthe railroad con-
struction bonds should mot be paid over
to tho receiver Nh