The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-27
u,,e.p.nded October

SNOrh Oh utOauS.
The two new boulevards built by the
national, State and county govern
ments. one from Williamsburg to
jamestown and the other from Norfolk
to the Exposition Grounds are fully
described In the report. The former
was completed in July. 1907. and the
latter In August OF the same year.
James City county spent s5,94o on
the Williamsburg-James road, and
there. were 4,92s convict labor days
expended by the State.
The Norfolk Turnpike cost the county
ss1.184.s1, including bridges, and the
state furnished labor amounting to
l1.T5o convict days.
a new State highway 5.1l miles long
Il has been completed from Meadowvicw
i to Graham's Bridge. in Washington
county, at a cost of s6,7ea.ao TO the
county and e.455 days work to the
State. In Augusta a new road has
been constructed from stanton to Jen-
nings Gap, a distance OF ten miles.
THE cost was $5.Sl1.20 and S,323 days
work.
Other progressive road building is
reported from Amherst. Russell. Pitt
sylvanin and Chesterfield counties.
Recommendations.
| Captain Wilson makes some inter
esting recommendations as to new
laws. Among other reforms he ad9o-
! Gates the adoption OF a wide-tire stat
Lutte.
| The report contains the following
Recommendations as to uniformity OF
flaws governing road improvement In
the various counties Of the State:
SIN my opinion, IT would be bet
i ter to embody in the general law
such points of excellence and pro-
visions adapted to varying local
1 I in .
ciai laws. This would. by putting
NIL of tho counties on uniform
basis, greatly facilitate the cstab-
!. iishment Mt some future time OF
II general organization for road Inn
proycment and maintenance, some-
. what along the line of our present
school systcm.'
Rnck AT His Desk.
J, Governor swanson was In lis office
bright and carly yesterday, and re
Inlained at his desk until late in tn
!. afternoon, putting the finishing touche
, Ion his message to the Legislature. Th
Governor was in fine spirits. and de
. clared that lie spent Christmas pa!
!, quietly at the mansion. doing a soot
| deal of work in the afternoon. q
llhed d number of callers during Tn
jdav but lie disposed of no very I'M
> p6rtant State matters.
III Electricians are busy rewriting IN
. Capitol building for the outside cleo
/. trio lights. The wiring as, original
/ Idone was unsatisfactory. and condl
!, tions finally reached point where III
$ lights failed to operate. The kalso
!, mining of the inner walls will be com
pleted in few days.
. City Treasurer James B. Pace yester
: day paid to the Auditor of Public 4AG
1 counts the large sum of s204.I e?.'S
Q account of 1907 taxes collected.
: Librarian Fl. Il. McIlwaine. who ha
h been confined to his room by sickness
9 for several days, was able to be IN hi
n office yesterday.
t All the library pictures which WEI
!. exhibited at the Jamestown Expos
. ton have been received here In goo
e condition, after being delayed In trar
I sit for many days. They will at onc
be rehung on the walls OF the librar,
a Major Z. f. Morgan, superlatender
L Of the State penitentiary, yesterda
n qualified for his new term before NJ
il tary Evan r. Chesterman. Major Mo
/. gan executed bond for 100000 in II
t Virginia Trust Company. His ter
civil begin on January list.
Mr.. George r. MundT eXecuti'
d clerk in the Governors Office. Is stl
a confined to his home by an attack
grip.