The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02
TOOK NO NC TI0N
ON BOND QUESTION.
Henrico Citizens Declined to Sup
port Bond Issue for Good
Roads.

with the view OF ascertaining the
wishes OF the citizens OF Henricc
county with reference to the manner
of spending the proposed bond issue
OF 100000 for county roads. Mr.. c. w
lrhrockmor1on met about sixty Hen
rico citizens yesterday and explained
the details of his proposition. asking
at the same time for an expression 1of
the publc's desire as to what roads are
most in need OF work. There was a
great deal of discussion, which result
ed finally In sudden adjournment with
out having accomplished anything.
Mr.. Throckmorton opened the meet
ing by reading the petition. which he
has recently circulated. and to which
he has secured the signatures OF fifty
odd freeholders, asking Judge Scott.
of the Henrico Circuit Court, to call
for an election, to be held between now
and January l. 1909. on the 100000
bond issue which was recently declined
BY the Board of Supervisors.
Petition to Judge Scott.
The petition and the signatures of
the citizens who make the plea are as
follows:
..To the Hon. II. Cnrtcr scott. Judge OF
the Circuit Court of Hcnrico
County: dF SIS
.'The undcrsiEncd citizens and free
holders OF snid county respectfully nsk
this honorable court to enter an order.
under section 1, chapter 20, Acts zoos,
requiring the Judge. of election of said
county on some date before Janunry i,
1909. to open the polls md tnkc the
sense of the qualified vcfers of the
county on the question whether the
Board of Supervisors of the county
shall issue bonds to the amount 9t
100000 for the permanent Improve
ment or construction of certain ronds
mud bridges, to he named In sntd court
order, MS fur ns prncticnble, in COM
plinncc with the provisions or sni"
act.
"Your petitioners would rcspcctfnil!
suggest TINT November 3, l9OS, he fixed
upon in said order MS the day for rnid
election. that being the regular elec-
tibn dny, on that account Will entail
less cost, and Mt the same time insure
n 1nrcer turnout of voters.
"Your petitioners would Also respect
fully suggest that one-fourth OF the
said bond issue be used in each OF the
four districts of the county for the
purpose herein nnmcd."
The petition is signed by s H..
Hawes, John G. Pollard. D. Kemper
Kellog. l.. j. Cheatwood. Z. j. Eaton.
2. Strudwick, ]. P. Smith. John 81.
swartout, E. Lorraine Ruffin, ". T.
Hood. G. Perry Hawes. c. C. Htrsman'
w. It. Brogr,on. u. J. Noble, Fl. 2. Tay-
lor.a Jr..a Louis D. Ellis, r. E. Tiller,
Frank Steinbach, Charles r. stein
bach. r. r. Carter. II. l. Seegle. w. wv.
Tiller. Joseph L. Rohleder. r. NJ. Kent
r r. Barker. Isaac Hutzler s. NJ. Ober-
man. T. j. MCGOWAN. r. G. Garner, z.
C. Hisgason, C. w. Francis. +. III. Mott,
W A. Hammond a. G. Diggs. l.. X
Curry. S. r. Rose o. Sanders, y. =.
Ostergreen. Charles P. Fisher, II. B.
Frishkorn. +. V Green. E. V. Walker.
". Ryland. T. j. Tiller, F. j.
Mitchell l.. Wright. j. S. Young. j. j.
Feather, C. B. Higgason and f, T.
Rennic.
Sometime in June last Mr.. Throck-
morton addresscu'a ietter 10 the county
Board .of. Supervisors. requesting 1t Is
ask the Judge OF the CiIcui. Court te
csll an election of the vcteis of tn
county for the purpose OF SOUNDING
their wishes on this bond proposition
but the board did not approve OF the
plan. and therefore did not comply
nor did it answer Mr.. Throckmorton'
lette:.
Mr.. w. r. Grant, Oh lie Aooh1u "
s,upervisors, was present yesterday ant
stated before the body that the board
was unanimously opposed to an issue
of bonds, the county being alread,
heavily in debt. and in reply to Mr.
Throokmorton's unanswered letter rea'
the following resolution:
View It With Alarm.
.That 1T is with alarm We see dis
position amongst fexrto5 plunge th
cennty into delirlum of debt, usint
for that purpose the popular cry o
good roads.
1--WE know there is much to be de
sired in the way of rond improvement mt
we nlso know that tho surface of NOR
than o"c-hnlf Of the mileage of til
roads of the county offers no obstacl
to the speed of the horse or nutomo
/ bile at any scnaon of the year. Si1tee
| years ago the present system of rOH
| Improvement was started. During thi
| period the work hnA been largely !
strengthening the weakest points. No,
! we nre ready to begin what Is popu
/ lnr,y called permn"ent road building
1 "Your Board Of Supervisors Sny t
you they nre In n position to furnIs
nlI the money that can be economical
used for rond purposes without issuin
n bond. We arc now building roa