The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-26
'THE SUPERVISORS
Of 81 CHESTERFIELD 81 Fri ] I'D
Asked by Road Board c,at n sto Ing Increase use
tie Special Levy for VI Road Road
& Funds.
CAPT. BAKER MAKES les ADDRESS.
Presents the Question Of C l.otal-.
ty Exhibit at James
town.

flspecial To- The Times lspatch3
CH15sTrERF1DLD, VA. June 25s-The'
county supervisors to-day wound up \
fiscal years work With 4 busy day Ct the
courthouse. The advisory road board.
composed OF six members, representing
each mngisterial district, also held e
meeting ard outlined the new years
work for the permanent Improvement
road force;p5 The latter board submitted ted
d resolution calling Upon the supervisors
to Increase It's aroad-working force z anu anu
lay an additional levy for road Improve
mefnt, which resolution and motion SEEM
I'd Is meet with the approval and favor
q the supervisors though action on n the
matter was deferred till the July meeting
zof the board An additional tax Of ten
cents on the hundred dollars OF property
value Will mean an increase OF about
six thousand dollars IN the road siu unH 81
m answer to an invitattono OF the super.
syylsors,F Captain W. y. Baker addressed
their meeting this afternoon regardins
IN appropriation for q county $exn n J
at the jamestown = opposition next year:
Cnptain Baker was happy In his praise
Of Chesterfield great and varied re-
sources, and recommended to tho board
40 a duty to It's young citizens in opening
atEeir eyes TO- their home advantages and
IN encouraging an iinmigrationMof SUD
3%stantial settlers, that an appropriation q
fifteen ulrndred doilars-the limit allowed
~ Inc special statute-be made out Of the
county treasury. THE board virtually
Itself to mako such an appro-
ut It's next meeting, when 4 the
new years levy will be laid
5&5 Nj .fJohn4B 3. Watkins, OF Hallsboro. was V
elected q special commissioner 70 nave
charge Of the exhibit and Its prepradon.
assisted by Captain IN his re-
5snnrks.E Captain Baker said that the Viz
{ g ylniia state Exposition. In which Chester
field was a 3prize-winner. had established
the fact that tho icounty had n#frult and
lumber industry OTTER than that OF per-
simon raising and hoop-pole cuttl inn
and the future exhibit at Norfolk would
accomplish much more.
SSA chaln-gunR was established to-day,
IN the future the fat and greasy
1aail. birds convicted of mtsdeMeanor4 VIII
SO put 10 work on tho public oads. as
the penitentiary conYicts are nov peel en-
worked ~ the road superintendent.
An appropriation was made LOT en-
Sploy,ingaat the Richmond Free Bridge an
Experienced cattle inspector. 60 that 3vealss
In crates could be sold by county pro.
tducers II, tire Richmond market without ~
the present expense to the indiyidua!
raiser hy reason OF the governments!
quarantine against the counties 8sonth 5et
Hthe James on account Of ticks.
M n! The informal discussion % cattle.
4 saisers IN the county. stated 2 many
years ago after losing several Thousand
dollars'|$worth OF cattle Of Texas Sfe ver,9 ne
had discovered that the disease could
Ia eradicauted BY incubation and 8thatlnoW
ne had no trouble with his herds,
Thtes Hno-fence" law was adopted to-day
for Dale District. tS