The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-07
ON STATE FAIR ROAD
Commissioners Vote to
Improve 1t With $1,000.
WaNe Board Passes Resolutions .0n
Death Of Mr.. W. F. Black, SuperiE-
tendent Of County's Home. Head
quarters for Superintrndents.


The Wake county Board of Com
missioners yesterday discussed manV
matters concerning county roads, vot-
ed to spend $1,000 to improve the
road to the Fair Grounds, and passed
sympathetic resolutions bearing upon
the death of Mr.. w. F. Black, Superin-
tendent of the County Home.
The death of Mr. Black was an
nounced to the board by Mr.. Herbert
JG. Norris, county attorney, who spok"
most feelingly. The members of the
board expressed deep regret and paid
handsome tributes to the worth of Mr..
Black as a man anI as an official.
sRcsofutiors 'un"" gTfopted teliiTS of the
sorrow the board felt and declaring
that in Mr.. Blacks death the county
had lost an honest, faithful and COM
petent public servant, and that a good
citizen had passed away. Proper ia
olutions of sympathy to the fanny
were included in those passed.
County Attorney Norris addressed
the board and advocated an order be-
ing passed requiring all township road
supervisors to make a report to the
board direct, of all matters pertaining
to their work
A delegation of citizens from Wake
Forest appeared before the board and
asked that road leading from the
main street of that town to the Oxford
road be granted. This was ordered
done. and the matter placed in the
hands of the superintendent of roads
the petitioners to pay for the right OF
way, and the county to pay for thu
bridges.
Mr.. w. w. Holding, on behalf of
the Board of Trade of Wake Forest,
appeared and asked that the roads of
that township be repaired as they
were in a very bad condition. Mr..
Holding. the superintendent, was or
dered to work the roads in that town
ship at once.
1t was ordered that the road leading
from the city limits to the Fair
Grounds be worked before the meet
ing of the Fair at a cost not to eXcee |
1000. and the superintendent was
ordered to bring all the convicts that
he could spare from other sections of
the county to do the work.
The board ordered that an office in
the court house be provided for the
Superintendent of Roads, where he
might be found every Saturday. The
road supervisors were ordered to make
such weekly reports to him as he re-
quested. the superintendent to be fur
nished with all the needed blanks he
requires
MI. - -. Allcn. Oh JIle cedDOdIu All
Line, appeared and made complaint Of
the excessive valuation of the rail-
roads property. The matter was re-
ferred to the Chairman of the Board
and the County Attorney.
A petition was received from Cedar
Fork township asking that the upper
Hillsboro road from Cary by Morris
Vile to Durham be worked. Notice
was given that the board had instruct
ed the superintendent to work from
Cary to Morrisville as soon as possible,
A contract between the board and
the Board of Education was signed by
which two rooms on the third floor on
the north extension of the court house
be allotted for twenty-five years to the
Board of Education for it's offices. and
that of the County Superintendent, the
Board of Education to pay $50 a year
for expenses of water, light, etc, and
to put the rooms in condition for oc-
| cupancy.
The resolutions of respect to Mr..
Black were adopted at the close or the
meeting and then adjournment was
| taken till this afternoon at O'Clock