The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-31
what Some are Doing.

business.
What Some nre Doing.
Among the cities which have pri-
rate variety in Aand is Dublin. Ca,
which has sold s65.000 worth of bonds
and within the next twenty days will
commence extension OF watermains. in
stallation of fire alarm system. street
paving, enlargement Of water service
and new school building. Contract
has been awarded by Eatonton, Ga.
for a number of Improvements at the
water works In addition to $4,000
water works extension and $4,000
sanitary sewer system. Norman. Okla.
will soon look for bids for about five
miles of street paving. Shawnee. in
the same State. is Just completing
$165.OO0 sewer system and water
works, ana is letting this month con-
tract for 100000 square yards of paw
ing, while Muskogee, which has sew
eral miles Of street paving and. side
walks under contract, expects to spend
from $3.50 900. to $4,000 on an en-
largement of Its water works, about
100000 for sewers and 100000 for
school houses
Charlotte. N. c.. is spending 800.
900 upon sewers. water works and
| streets. Columbia, S. c., is paving
Main Street at an ultimate cost OF
jS17s.o00, IS laying $4,000 worth OF
water mains and will remodel the jai
or erect a new one. Dyersburg, Tenn.
lnas under way $4,000 city hall and
$4,000 schoolhouse and build one OF
two miles of gravel road during TINS
year. Nashville, Tenn, has under wa3
an addition to It's electric light plant
to cost s150.00O; is building two school
houses for $4,000. and will lay about
SIPS, 900 worth of new streets. and viii
probably spend between 100000 and
$4,000 upon extension of watermains
Harlin. Tex. has completed recently
reservoir and an extension of Its
water works system and is now con.
sidering the paving Of about 10000
square feet Of streets in vitrified brick
Paris, Texas, will begin next month tc
Hay 10000 square yards Of pavemen,
and enlarged water piping will be laif
under the new pavement. 1t will alst
probably install a sanitary sewer sys-
TEN. TeXarkana, Texas, Is spending
$4,000 upon street improvements ant
$4,000 upon concrete culverts, and !:
likely to invest within the next few
months $4,000 in a Jail and additions
tire fighting facilities
At Danville,. Va. there is under con
| sidera ton the construction of a new
central electric plant, to cost $l50,O00
the erection OF a 100000 Jail and
$780, 900 schoolhouse, and $4,000 OF
$4,000 additions to the water service
Richmond. Va, has awarded contrac
for a large s364,000 building for The
high school and contracts for stree
paving and extensions Of water system
| and water service, and Will build {
100000 combined armory and market
house. Keyser, w. Va. will pave abou
one mile Ut streets this summer anc
will make extensive Improvements a
its water works
Streets, Lights, Sewers, Etc.
Single undertakings or those allied
with others include the following:
Street paving: Decatur, Ala; SIS,
900. Selma. Ala: $4,000. Hot Springs
Ca; Palatka. Fla; Orlando. Fla; S2O,
900, Fulton, Ky; Alexandria, La; Sails
bury, Md; Lexing ton, Mo-; St. Joseph
Mo-; Georgetown. S. c.; Brownsville
Tenn; Fayetteville, Tenn; jackson
renn.; Bowie. Texas; Palestine, Texas
Stamford, Texas: Tyler. Texas; $75.
900, Hinton w. Va.
Electric lighting: $4,000 Abbeville
Ala: Tallahassee, Fla, buying out ex
listing plant or buying new one; La
grange, Ca: Abbeville. S. G.; Beau
! Sewers: Fayetteville, Ark: Rogers
Ark; Jacksonville, Fla; Cedartown
Ga; Shelbyville, KY, Ponca City
Okla; Murfreesboro, Tenn; Pulaski
Tenn; Ennis, Tex; Wichita Falls. Tex.
Moundsville, ". Va.
SCHOOLS: Fayetteville. Ark; For
worth, Tex: Alexandria. Va.
Water works: Selma, Ala; Balti
more, Md; Frederick, Md; Whining
ton, N. C.; Beaufort, S. G.; Dallas. TEX,
Ennis, Texas; Charlottesville. Va.
Clarkesburg, w. Va; Keyser. ", va
City halls: Alexandria, La; FL Reno
llkla. Iacksnn Tenn. Wichita Falls