The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-11
SP0TSYLVAklA ROADS


/ To The Free Lance
At "A special meeting of the board of
supervisors AT the county &. II. a new
/ itiing cabinet for the Ct-rk'A office AT "A
cost uf more than 500. was purcha-..d
and many small bills paid. aud warrants
/ to uverseerS of roads To- keep the same
KIND that We have paid for in the last 20
lenrs more than sixty thousand dollars.
ANA now have not "A mile Of road in the
county suitable for an automobile. vet
have "A county regulation with reference
to tLe regulation of such carriages The
proposition for purchase of new road
uachine was taken up and after much
discussion passed To- "a vote Messrs
Waite and Flippo voted promptly for th.
measure. Dr Massey and Mr. Maddox
voted no. the Doctor declaring that il
was "A ti-. There were present quite "A
number Oi the citiZ ms aud they Interested
themselves To get the matter up again
An agreement was reached after consult
ing the county attorney aud he was Au-
thorlz-d to write - proposition from th.
board To- the Road Building Machin. 60
This was done aud ready Tor the sigma
tIte Of the board. when Dr Massey
moved that all unfinished business h.. de
ierred until next meeting aud the board
al lpurn.d. This s-run- to have b..t, it
the same spirit that had b.rn shown all
during the meeting 10y DR. Massey and
Mr.. Maddox. Now, personally, have
great Respect aud good will Tor these
gentlemen as citizens. hut the Doctor
seems tn have "A bee IN hi- bonnet and il
/ l. not "A king hs-'. nor "A worker h,... hut
| only ~ huIzer h,s, H., said ,lurin., tb..
session that when he goes to the lel,is-
lature he will pass the right kind of laws
/ Tor working the roads Of ia. county.
/ Now. must the long suffering. pnti, M
/ people of the county go on for another
go years waiting for the Doctor To gn To-
the Legislature and spend over $4,000 q,
year and at the end have nothing to
show tor IL This board ~ now cnnsti
tut"d are fully capable of the necessary
progressive methods. aud am Yet un
Wiling tu believe that failur. To give TIA.
needed relief to our people j. an error ui
the heart and not of the head. II was a
common Remark on the court green that
well. alter this experience Tom Harm.
won come here with any mole propn
slti"nS Now, gentlemen. dun't foo
yourselves that way. ! offered To- work
| with any man who would lead thi-
movement. also Offered to work for
any proposition that was better than
the one ! offered am not i'm this mov,.
ment Tor personal comfort. for il WAS
would stop. can pet over the rond
when have To 20 a- IL il IL other people
can. hut ! want better roads and we an,
going To have them have made all
the progress IN that direction expected
80 lar aud will keep the movement 20
ing, where ] stop some other man will
take II up. This county must have bet
! ter roads.
Yours Tor good roads.
Thomas II. Harris.
The proposition was To- appropriat,
from the county funds at this July meet
iug 50 much as is necessary of $25O. 90 t.
pay the interest for one year on one road
building outfit. Buy at once one l3 ton
| Springfield Macadam STANDARD Road
! Roller with Attachments for making roll
ed graded earth roads This outfit will
not cost more than $500 for everything
needed Tor equipment and the operating
expenses will be twelve dollars Der dav
The capacity of this outfit will be between
three and five miles per day The district
IN which the roller il working will NAY
the expenses Tor the time the roller work
within it's bounds. The outfit will be IN,
property oi the whole county. This prom
osltion does not come in conflict with
tho present road laws that we are
now operating under
In 1905 We will raise for road PURPOSES
! 10y the State law Zoe. on the bundled
dollars Tor road purposes. We will have
the advantage Of the amended legislation
necessary Tor the purpose, and will have
The sum OF $1,000; from the same We will
pay Tor the outfit purchased in 1907 aud
then continue to maintain and make bet
ter wagon roadways.