The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-25
GESC|T|zENSTOI
Vote {: ON ROADS.
Delegate Throcklnortoil Calls
MasssMectit1g for Henrico on
August 1st.
ISSUES APPEAL TO PUBLIC
Need Of Improvements Explain
ed, Especially III Certain
Parts Of County.

Hon. G. w. Throckmorton. member
of the House OF Delegates from Hen
rico, who Is deeply interested In the
question OF road Improvement, has Is
sued an appeal to the citizens OF the
county for meeting to be held at the
courthou at 10 o'clock NJ on Aus
gust 1st, to discuss the subject and
to petition the court for a special cleo
ton to be held to determine whether
or not, there shall be bond issue for
this purpose. Mr.. Throckmorton made
his appeal first to the Board of Super
visors, and this was rejected.
Cali for Mnss-M &c ting.
His open letter to the citizens OF the
county is as follows:
"As you already know. soms weeks
ago. addressed letter to your Board
OF Supervisors, asking them to PEI
tition Judge Scott to order a special
election for the purpose OF ascertain
ing the wishes OF the majority OF the
people OF the county on the question
OF a 100000 bond issue for the perma-
nent improvement of our roads.
II have had no answer to my letter,
but have been informed by friends that
the board, by vote Of 3 to 1, refused
to grant my request, on the ground
that my plan is impracticable. Just
how they arrived at that conclusion I
am not informed. The General AS
sembly of the State thought the plan
practicable, for it provided for such q
had nothing to do with the practical
bility OF the plan. That is for you to
pass upon. All asked them to do
was to give You an opportunity to
say whether you approve the plan or
not. 1t is for you to say whether you
want your money spent in permanent
of your roads, or whe-
Their you want the present plan con-
tinued. The taxes are yours, the roads
are yours, and I shall be entirely salts
fled with your decision. Personally, I
have no interest one way or the other,
further than to desire to improve the
county and help you all can. live
on macadamized road and know
what comfort it Is, and I want my
fellow citizens to enjoy the same adj.
vantages. And when they can enjoy
them without having one cent more
to spend than they are now spending
on the roads, I am sure their good
Judgment will cause them to vote for
the good roads.
Roads Good In Summer.
THE papers tell us that some of the
CUuHly OllGldiS law IaACi
rides over some OF our roads, and re-
port them as being In fine condition..
The people who live on these roads
and have to travel over them from
October till April VIII laugh at a. that
Gods wind and sunshine will make any
road passable in the summertime. He
more than 5000 years
ago that He could even blow the water
out of the sea so that His chosen peo-
pie might pass over on dry ground.
But He never does for a man what man
can do for himself, and ii we want
good wintertime roads, we must build
them.
IF the county officials who recently
examined the roads really desire to
know the true condition OF the roads
every month in the year. let them ask
the country doctors, mall carriers and
who have TO use the roads
during the winter months.
Wants Election Ordered.
CAS- the Board OF Supervisors has
not seen fit to answer my letter, shall
presume that my request has been de-
MED. Under the statute. after the
supervisors decline 20 act. fifty free
holders may petition the judge to
order the election. /, therefore, APP
peal to all citizens who are interested
In the welfare OF the county and in
the permanent Improvement OF our
roads to meet me at the courthouse on
August list, next, at IL
o'clock noon, to discuss the matter Of
road Improvement and to petition
Judge Scott to give the people Of the
county an opportunity to say what
they want done with their roads. It
will be left to that meeting to say.
which roads shall be improved whether
or not they shall be macadamlzed or
improved in some other way. and what
amount shall be expended in the road
Please remember that the State
has promised to pay one-half the cost
of Improvement, and that 1t will not
be necessary to increase the rate OF
taxation cent in order to have the
voads improved as outlined in my!
said letterto the Board OF Supervisors.
The work, II ordered. will be let to
contract, and the contracto put under
bond so as to prevent any possible
waste OF your money"
Chanccry Court Closes. 4.