Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-02-12
TAzEWELL TAKES
initial STEPS IN
BUILDING ROADS
Enthusiastic Meeting of Board Of
Supervisors and Citizens Dis
Road Observation-Disclosures
to Begin the Work.

- hASNS was otditSO ySotStudy ny
the Board of Supervisors, in connec-
tion with number of the leading
citizens of the county, which will
result in the solution of the problem
OF good roads in Tazewell county, if
the plans of the Board and others in
terested do not miscarry.
The Board has been in session con-
tinuaily for three days, and only con-
cluded their deliberations on yester-
day afternoon about four o'clock.
Various and sundry methods and
means for securing the State aid and
equalizing the amounts to be expend-
ed, were discussed at length by
members OF the board and others in
terested, and the conclusion was
finally reached that the best way a
which TO start the road building in
the county was 10 appoint com nit
tees from each magisteIial district
In the county TO cooperate with the
citizens and raise certain fund that
will be supplemented by the county
fund for road purposes and also a
similar amount by the state for SINH
lar purposes. The county has on
hand an amount something over S12, =
600, and it is proposed To raise an
equal amount in the county 10y pri-
vate subscription.
The state road fund, which is
available, where the county raises a
like amount, will be available then,
and ii is proposed TO use three years
OF the state aid Mt one time, Sl2, 600,
making it necessary TO borrow So, 600,
which can be paid back, us the state
fund is received at the end of the
second and third years.
These various committees will visit
the property owners in their COM
munities and solicit from them aid
for some specific road in the county,
or certain portions Of any road, where
they want their appropriation spent
AT the meeting of the Board to be
held in March these requests or
bonds, as they will be called, will
be considered by the Board, who will
decide whether it be practicable or
for the best interests of the roads in
general TO spend this certain amount
on the road designated. In case the
Board decides adversely To the lie.
quest of the certain property owner
or owners in any certain locality OIL
section the said properly owner OF
owners are released from the obliga-
tion so made. For instance, if a pro-
perty owner or citizen in Burke's
Garden promises a certain amount o.
money to specific section of road in
Burke's Garden, and the Board de
cides that the certain section did no
need work, or that for the benefit o
the roads in general, the state an,
county aid could be better spen
elsewhere, the Burke's Gardeo citi
zen making the donation is released
unless he coDse ITS that his subscrip
tion can be spent in another section
A number of citizens from diTeren
sections of the county have bee
present during the meeting OF tn
Board and are very enthusiastic owe
the prospect of the building OF road
in Tazewell.
Mr.. F. o. Crenshaw, d. Scot
and w. l.. Appleton, locating part
OF the State Highway Commission
have been in the city all week. MI
Crenshaw was frequently jn consul
Iatlon with the members OF tn
Board, lending his aid in the solu
tion of the road question. MIR. Crer
shaw has had a great deal of eApe
ience in the building of roads, an
his services have been valuable
the Board. AS soon as the subscrir
tions are raised by the people of tn
county, and the necessary steps take
TO secure the state aid, Mr.. Crel
shaw and his party will return I
TazeweIl and do the necessary ei
gineering for the construction of IL
road.
The following are the comnitte
appointed by the Board:
Jacksonville district u. K,
Peery, John q. ST. Clair, d.