Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12
HERNDoN HAPPENINGS.
Important Public Meeting to Amend
Road Law.
=, co-rosnordence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The star
JERNDON, Va, February II, 1906.
An important public meeting was held at
Fairfax Court House recently to CONSIDER
amendments to the present ROAD la"'
The meeting was called by Mr.. w L. Miller,
president of the Fairfax County Gooo
Roads Association, and was attended nS
about seventy-five representative men OF
the county,
The meeting was called to order
by w E. Miller, and e. L. Howard OF
Herndon was made secretary. The chair
man of the board of supervisors or the
county submitted a proposition that the
law now in force be repealed and that three
road commissioners for each magisterlai
district be allowed 81 per day each Tor not
to exceed twenty days in any one year. the
commissioners of each district TO appoint
not more than six overseers, whose COM
pensation should be $3.50 per day each. ana
employ necessary hands and teams other
nronosftions were submitted. and COM
mittee was appointed to consider the sug-
pestions and report at the meeting on the
following day. At a subsequent meeting
the committee appointed to revise the law
reported that certain parts of the present
law should be repealed, among them being
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road board $500 per annum; also the section
which provides that one-half OF the road
funds shall be used for permanent improve
ments The report and suggestions OF the
committee were adopted. The citizens or
the county are said to be very much
pleased that the matter has been finally
settled to the satisfaction of those present
at the meeting, and 1t is thought the new
law can now be passed without further de-
liberia ton The question of providing suff1-
cient funds to enable the road board to
place the roads of the county in good con-
dition did not receive serious considera-
ton.
Mr. c. Vernon Ford, commemorative at
torney has been instructed by the board OF
supervisors of Fairfax county to ascertain
what steps can be taken to secure from
the United States damages for injury to
and use of the court house, clerks office
and the Jail during the war. The original
clerks Office and the jail have given place
to new buildings, but the court house re-
mains as 1t was in 1S61-65.
Cockerille & Middleton, real estate deal
ers of Herndon, have sold the house and
lot In Herndon belonging to Mrs. and Miss
Van Duesen of California, to Mr.. James
Coekerille.
Dr. E. L. Detwiler and Mr. W. f. Mid
dleton, who were requested at recent
public melting to take steps to secure an
extension of the Great Falls and Old Do
mniorl railway from Great Falls to Hern-
don have announced the following as a
committee to act on the matter: B. II.
H,eady, e. ID. ChoaLe, ". "A. DarTei, j. j.
darlington, E. L. Detwiler, S. A. Hersper-
ger, e. L. Howard w. F. Middleton, Ben
Middleton, w e. Miller, e. L. Robey, Max
C. ]. Wiehle.
It is announced that WILDER Birch has
been appointed by the State Agricultural
Society special agent for Fairfax county to
inspect orchards and fruit trees for scale
and other diseases. Mr.. ]. l.. Phillips, state
entomoioglst states that the crop pest
law approved May 0. is to be enforced in
Fairfax county and the fruit growers are
requested to assist in the effort to be made
to prevent the spread of fruit tree diseases.
The construction of a very substantial
steel girder bridge over Difficult stream on
the road from Vienna to the court house
has been completed.
The Herndon Euchre Club met at the res
idence of Mrs Annie Bready Friday even
Ing, being present Mrs. Annie Bready, Mr..
and Mrs. S. A. Hersperger, DR.. and Mrs.
e. L. Robey. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bready,
DR. and Mrs. Frank Huddieston, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Buell., Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wal
ker, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H Ellis. The first la
dies prize was won by Mrs. Walker and