The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-29
CITIES OF SOUTH
ARE LOOKING UP
Great Numbers Of Municipalities
and Counties as We'll Making
improvements.
MONEY EoR GOOD ROADS
Maryland to Spend s5,ooo,ooo in
Improvement--M Many Public
Buildings.
'fspec,nI to Tho rImea. plspa,ch.l

Especial to The Times- Dtspatch.1
BALTIMORE, March 2s.--The passing
of winter brings an expansion of plans
for improvements Of various kinds by
many municipalities, and counties in the
South. according to reports in the
Manufacturers Record. In some cases
money for the Improvement Is already
available and contracts have been 1et:|
in others bids have been asked. and
in others authorities have Just begun
to move definitely in the matter.
Davidson county, Tenn. will enlarge
its courthouse and make other I'M
provements in 1t; Orangeburg county,
S. c.. will. spend 100000 In reinodelingH
its courthouse. and Epson county. Ga.
expects to spend $4,000 in building a
three story courthouse. with main
building 64X94 feet Albany, Ga. is
to spend 100000 In the erection Of
city hall and police barracks, and a
new engine house at Richmond, Va.
will cost $500. The list of new school
buildings. steadily increasing, includes
expenditures OF $4,000 at Oak Level
Va; 10000 at Boyce. Va; $4,000 at
Winchester. Va; s16,5as at Petersburg.
Va: $12629 at Owensboro. KY; SlT.5o0
at Russellville. Ky; 100000 at Middle
town! Md: $4,000 Mt Seneca, s. c.; s12.-
600 at Pinewood. S. c.; $4,000 at
Memphis, Tenn: $4,000 at Roscoe, Tex,
IS 900 at Big Spring, Tex; $4,000 at
Pleasantotl, Tex: $1,000 at Ammonia,
Tex: $4,000 at Galveston. Tex; s25,-
900 at Paragould. Ark.
streets and sewers.
Louisville. Ky, has awarded con-
tract for the construction of 1900 feet
of sewers at an approximate cost of
100000. High Point, n. c.. will sperl'
100000 in installing new sewers. i'm
proving the water system and paving
streets. Albany. Ga, has $4,000 plan
for extending sewers and water mains.
Dickson. Tenn. las voted $4,000 for
water works. Oclla. Ga, has nu-
thorized an issue of ss15.oo0 for the ex-'
tension OF water-works. $4,000 will
be spent by Richmond. Va. upon re-
pairs of Its water-works. and Calves
ton. Ten. IS to vote shortly on the
question of an issue of 100000 of bonds
to construct duplicate water main
across the bay. Gulfport. Miss. is pre-
pairing for paving improvements to cost
$4,000, and Clanton. Ala, Lynchburg,
Lake Village. Ark. Taylor. Tex Annis
ton Ala. Tyler. Tex. Wilson. n. c..
Baltimore. Md. Durham, n. c.. Fayette
vile n c.. Galveston. Tex. Newborn.
~ c.. are to have improvements of
existing pavements or sidewalks. or to
lay new ones.
Millions on Good Roads
Impetus to the Improvement of
highways in the South will be given
by provision just made by the Legisla-
| ture of Maryland for an expenditure of
s50oo,o0o upon the construction of
|. first-class roads In the State.
At Baltimore. Md, bids have been
lopened for the construction OF three
l8reinforced concrete and steel piers at
a cost of more than 100000. as a
part of the pier Improvement made
possible IS result of the fire of a
few years ago.
Among miscellaneous buildings OF a
:public character planned are two to
cost $4,000 for the State Fair at
Dallas. Tex: an additional building
costing 100000 for the Virginia School
| for Deaf and Blind; the coast artillery
school building, to cost 100000 at
Fortress Monroe. Va; new building
and improvements costing $4,000 for
| the Alcorn Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College in Mississippi