Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-19
GOOD ROADS IN ALEXANDRIA
COUNTY ASSOCIATION FORMED
AT FORT MYER HEIGHTS.
Virginia Politics Also Discussed at
Mass Meeting Held in Court
house.

The Good Roads Association OF Alex
andria county. Virginia. was organized
at the close of the mass meeting at the
courthouse at Fort Myer Heights yes
terday afternoon. 1t is part of the State
Good Roads Association A. D. Torrey-
son., vice president for the county of the
state association, was chosen president
{. Fl. Greathouse, secretary: George II.
Rucker, treasurer: Or. j. Taber Johnson
vice president for Washington district
W. c. Wibirt. vice president for Airing
ton, and .. NJ Rust vice president for
Jefferson. The others who at once signed
their names to the association paper are:
T. NJ Tyssowsk j. S. Tomlinson, y. G..
Yates. Stephen p Wright, j. l.. Mat
tingly. Charles V. Greenwich. Crandal
Mackey. c. e. Graham, l. \. Rich. A. {.
Jones. James Z. Clements Charles L.
Simms. Robert S. Hume, Walter L. Var
ney, Nj. r. Church. Many Of these paid
| the membership fee of 81, so that the
organization starts with fund i'll the
treasury.
The meeting was broken in upon by the
political speaking which preceded. be-
| cause the political meeting was not called
TO oroer until nearly O'Clock, the hour
set for the roads meeting to open. Then
| Robinson Moncure, candidate for dele
gate to the Virginia assembly. Representa-
tive Carlin and Senator Martin occupied
the time for more than two hours pre-
Senting the claims of the democratic
candidates Mr.. Crupper, the republican
emf, but had no chance to speak. He said
| he would answer his opponents in q
speech at Ballston Thursday night.
! State Senator Charles Lassitei of Pc
tersburg addressed the good roads meet
| Ing for nearly an hour explaining the
state work for roads. He declared the
law putting the convicts On the roads to
/ work had proved so great blessing that
! It's former opponents now declare tEat for
mere penal reform 1t should be counted
great blessing. even if not mile of
| road had been built by the men
He said there are two laws for the is
sue of bonds by a county, one of which
! Is imperative because it calls for a ma
| tority of the freeholders, and there is
no way of telling legally who are free
| holders: So that nobody would buy bonds
issued under it. The other is the Strobe
law of 1913, by which any district In a
county can issue bonds upon a vote order
| ed by the county judge on petition Of cit
| liens or the supervisors. In the election
! the bond issue must have a majority in
| the county and in the district asking for
| bonds.
! State Engineer P. st. ]. Wilson told of
| the materials required. and the cost. He
said the gravel already underlying Alex
| andria county roads would be an advan-
! tage, and stone roads would cost S4,WE,
| to $500 a mile; gravel roads, $1,000 to
| 81 900. Which Should be used would de-
| pend on the probable traffic. Even stone
roads would not last three years under
| Alexandria county brickyard hauling.
! The roads constructed with money
raised by the bond issue must be built on
contract upon specifications approved by
the state highway commission and under
the supervision of the state engineer.
| The state would in time repay to the
county half the money SO spent