The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-20

money is 10 be used Oh sewers.
This is an imperative need OF
the town. For a number of
years our physicians have told
US that the open sewer which
now runs through the center of
the town is a serious menace to
the health of our people. An
epidemic of fever may at any
time result from il, and several
cases. l believe, in the past
have been attributed 70 il.
The remainder OF the proceeds
OF the bonds, or S22, 10000. is 20
be spent on the streets. side
walks. and other bridges, if
any are needed. The one thing
that now most vitality interests
the town is the building Of the
new road through the Gap 20
connect with the coal fields.
With the building of this road
we have a good chance 20 pro-
cure an electric line; without it
our chance is poor The town
will lose the benefit, 70 "a large
extent, of the money already
spent on this road through the
Gap unless il is macadamized
and made permanently good.
To accomplish this roc k
crusher and other road machin-
cry is necessary. This will
require. as / understand it.
about 100000 which will leave
$40. 200 90 for net actual expen-
diture IN road making and side
walks All the grading Oh the
streets, which Will likely be
macadamized. has been done.
so that 100000 a mile will
perhaps be ample 20 make this
macadam.
We can make seven or eight
miles of macadam streets. IN
Guiding the Gap road, and still
leave "a sufficient sum Of money
for sidewalks and other neces
sary street purposes. # n isl
of roads will put all Of
our principal streets in irst-rate
repair By means of the stone
crusher we can get material for
crushed limestone ON sidewalks
very cheap, which could be-
put down along the principal
outlying streets of the town.
leaving those M the center Go be
made Of concrete. Our citizens
have certainly had enough of
Stag side walks. Crushed lime
stone makes most excellent
and cheap side walk. NJ we
buy this machinery Cor crush .
ing and roa6 making. 20 wiil bee f
very little Impaired in value hs .
The work we viii have 90 do. .
and viii still have 10 as an .
asset.
The Stag roads through the
town are nearly worn out. They
will not 20 through the coming 4.
winter without being CUT
through 60 the mud an along
The line I understand that al.
.he available Stag at the fur
lace that is good for this pur-
pose Is now gone, and such as
5 left is very expensive 90 get
,ut. and deliver 0n these streets
This pu.s the question Of keen
nQ up eur roads by Stag out of
consideration
The situation therefore Is that
he town is now practically
compelled % have. at the very .
east, some 100000 or Sl5. /
10000 for immediate eNpendi +
ures. or we will be I'M condi
ion that viii bring reproach. If
lot disaster upon us in more
ways than one. We cannot
aise this amount. or any op
'rcciabic part Of IS. ont Of our
.nnuai taxation. ihcSs bonds
ould be sold at par or over. at
i've per Cent interest. which
would make the interest charre
! 500 go per year 4 sinking
und Of $4,000 per year will be
nipple. so that at most IN will
equire $500 90 per year Ia
axe care of these bonds. We
re now, end have been for
eVerai years spending more ,
han this much on the streets !
nd sidewalks Of The town, aud :
ct doing them practically no ,
God
Ia the third piaes. this bond I