The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-03
MOVEMENT FOR
BETTER ROADS
Morgan County Proposes a Big
Bond Issue
SURVEYS ARE BEING MADE
Work on Tennessee River Bridge Is
Temporarily suspended-L. &
N. Yards Are Completed
and Are in Use.
SURVEYS ARE BEING MADE

Decatur, February 2-(specal)-It now
seems quite probable that this county
will soon have macadamized roads after
many years of planning and working for
better roads for the county.
Probate Judge William E. Skeggs has
just issued an order calling an election
on the question of issuing bonds to build
the roads and the election is set for
March II. 1t is proposed to bond the
county for 100000 for the purpose of
building pike roads throughout the coun-
ty The majority of the people of the
county are in favor of the movement and
there is no doubt of the election carry
ing for bonds by large majority. II
the election carries, work will commence
on the roads early in spring and will
be completed as rapidly as possible.
A civil engineer Is now here and will
commence a survey of the roads within
a short time The construction of these
roads will be placed in the hands of ex-
pert men in this line of work.
There will be no trouble in disposing
of the bonds at low rate of interest,
as the financial standing of Morgan coun-
ty is the equal of almost any county in
the state. At this time the county has
no bonded indebtedness and her finances
are in the best of condition
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company are now using their new switch
yards which have just been completed in
New Decatur near their railroad shops.
The yard offices and all the force of men
connected with the transportation depart
ment are now located at these new quar-
ters. These are the most extensive rail-
road yards in North Alabama north of
Birmingham. 1t was necessary to move
the yards farther out of the city on ac-
count of the citys growth and the in
crease in the railroad business during the
past few years here.
Work has been temporarily suspended
on the construction OF the new steel
bridge across the Tennessee river at De-
catur 1t is understood however, that
the bridge will be completed this spring
and summer and that work on it will
commence again as soon as spring opens
up About one-third of the bridge has
been built. The old stone piers which
were built more than a quarter of CEN
fury ago. are being used, but entirely new
steel work IS DelnB placed on THESE PIERS
The new bridge will cost $500,0O0. The
bridge belongs to the Southern Rail
way, but is used by the Louisville and
Nashville as well as by the Southern Rail-
way.
Capt. Roy C. Horton of Dick Adams
Rifles, Company e, Alabama National
Guards, has inaugurated a movement
among the companies of the Third regi-
ment for the purpose of increasing in
terest in target practice among the mem
bers of the company AS an inducement
he has offered a handsome gold medal
to be awarded to the best shot. A shoot
will be held every month and the medal
goes to the winner.
At 4:S0 o'clock this morning residence
belonging to John c. Il. Nelson and oc-
cupied by Mr. King and family, was to-
tally destroyed by fire, together with all
the household goods belonging to Mr.
King. The loss on the building is about
$500 with $3.50 insurance. The loss on the
household goods is about 500 with no
insurance The house was situated on
Moulton street, West Decatur.