The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
spacial to he Wsshinzton Herald.

SPECIAL TO The Washington HGald.
/ Richmond. Va, Jan 15.-The Evening
Journal says:
President RooseveIt's criticism OF the
good roads in Virginia is nothing new"
said citizen this morning. But when
the President is compelled to speak ad-
yersely Of Virginia roads. We should sit
up and act. instead Of passing It by"
/ A representative OF the Journal got In
touch with Capt P. St Julien Wilson,
state highway commissioner. 10 ascer-
tain what had been accomplished during
the past year for permanent road i'm
( provemenL In 2 few minutes he soon
/ realized that the Presidents criticism
was exceedingly conservative. and Viz
GINA from a good roads standpoint.
looked Ike a pair Of slick dimes and Two
| plugged nickels compared with such
States as Connecticut, New Jersey, New
! York. and Massachusetts
sixty Per Cent Made improvements,
OF course Virginia made a fair meas
IRE OF Improvement IN her roads during
the past year over former years. but the
/ improvement was limited TO about 60 per
/ cent OF the counties. Thirty-nine coun-
/ ties made no effort toward permanent
Improvement OF roads and bridges
The roads OF FsuQuier," said Mr.. WI
son. will compare favorably with the
roads OF any other county IN the State.
! and II Fauquier's roads are terrible. what
| IS the condition OF the roads in the thir-
/ ty-nine counties which have not turned
their hands toward permanent improve
ments? FaGquier County is busy on her
roads. and is at present constructing ten
miles OF permanent roads. costing over
I so co.,
Fairfax County Is one q the counties
through which the President passed. and
( It is one OF the thirty-nine that have
been idle
The Record for 1905.
Here IS the good roads record OF the
counties curing the past year:
/ Ninety miles Of permanent roads were
completed and 10 miles are under con
/ tract Surveys were made for 90 add
ti9nal miles. and applications are OF hIe
I for surveys 10 be made OF about I0o
miles Ten permanent bridges. either
I steel OF concrete, were constructed. and
fifteen bridges are now under erection
or contracts are pending.
/ Twelve road forces Convict labor. en-
lbracing go men, are az work, and appI-
cation for five forces were on file at the
close OF the year
/ Seven counties Issued bonds FOR q
total OF S740.o00 for permanent road con-
struCu0n-
/ A movement IS spreading IN spottsy!-
vania County 70 hold an election for good
roads.
This entire activity has been con-
fined 10 less than sixty counties: IN fact.
/ only fifty counties have made road i'm
Iprovements. some Of the counties 6evOt-
ing their funds 10 permanent bridges.
Active Around LynehburK.
The good roads centfrnent has been
most active IN tn Southwest, Norfolk.
/ Chesterfield. Dinwiddie, and Henrico coun-
ties. some parts OF the Valley, and the
counties around Lynchburg. Thirty-nIne
counties have not made any progress
toward permanent roads. and have not
I even secured the appropriation available
70 them under the acts OF the last Iegis-
lature. These counties VIII lose their
right TO their portion OF the fund unless
/ they apply for it before March l. Unlsss
called for by that date it viii De re-
I spportiOned among those counties which
desire state aid in the building OF good
roads.
The following is a LIST Of the counties
and the amounts app0rtioned % them BY
the legislature
AHesheuy. SD. Bsfh -Sl2x5: Brunswick.
S25s7; Buchanan. SS55o. Backinzhara- s. IS Car
T0ll N.16, Charles Ciiy. S5L59: Esssx 8 IHZ5c.
FAIRFAX. S7So, Frederick 2S5: Gloucester.
s. i+.5o. Goochlsnd. $3.50. Greene s5.s . Herr.
SIS Isle Of Night Six: james CITY, SD KIM
George. $50. King W1lzu. Sis: Lancasre-.
s,iS5e; Lo1doun, Ss-s9e; Lsnenhurs. Sis; Math-
ezs SSs-5: MiEdlsssx. SsS 2. Nans-no-5 < -
New Kent. $40 Northampton. G0E %. N1--hr-l-
beriand, S,s9l-75; Page. Si7A25; Patrick x5a75:
Prince George. SG65: Prncess Anne. u77-8:
Pulaski. S-SA25, Rzppahsuaock SIl655, Ric5-
uncd. SIS. SoGthsnptoa s. -, Stafford so So
SuTTv. s. $3.50. SUSSEX s. ~ Weytu0-elzpd q n