The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01
ROAD WORK IN CRAVEN
GOVERNMENT WIFI N
SPECT WORK-DR. HYDE
PRATT WILL MEET WITH
COMMISSIONERS.
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Especial to News and Observer.)
New Bern N. c., May 26.-On June
3rd Mr.. w L. Spoon. government ex-
Pert on good roads, will be in this
county and inspect the roads already
built IN the Eighth township and per-
haps others. Mr.. Spoon Will remain
here until June 9TH, when DR.. J. HYDE
Pratt Will also be here and on hat
day a meeting of the county commits
siolers and magistrates Will be held to
discuss the matter Of good Dads To
this meeting the people OF this and
adjoining have been invited
and much good is expected to come
from the meeting.
This county, rather No. s township,
has already done much in the matter
Of improving its roads. For about
three years the county convicts nave
been at work on the Sth township
reads and about 80 miles of sand and
Gay read has either been built new or
rebuilt in the cid location. III many
ass new roads have been laid out,
fe>ter located than the old and all OF
the work done has been done in Il
substantial and permanent way, and
good drainage established along the
roadway. In No. 8 township there is
a road tax of ten cents per 500 Valua-
ton II nc bond issue has been made
road is paid for as built. Seven
miles from New Bern en- the CasE"ll
hlarGh road, a reinforced steel, con-
crett hridpc was oDenel for use last
week. The span is 40 feet and With its
approaches this bridge is said TO be
one Of the best in the State. This III
" has a large number of ridges to
keep up and the expense is very largo.
Within the past three years the county
COZ .missioners have~been building as
soon as possible steel bridges to take
lie place of the wooden ones. At
present there are four modern steel
bridges in the county. one across the
Neuse at Maple Cypress, one across
Swift creek at ~Nanceb0ro, one across
lower Rrvce's creek and one on upper
Rryce's creek. This last was built and
Cf the steel draw taken out of the old
bridge. The county is contemplating
the erection of two other steel bridges
and in time will doubtless place steel
bridges acress both the Neuse and n
Trent at New Bern, as the present
wooden bridges are very expensive 10
maintain.
IN building the new roads in this
township every effort has peen mace
to make them the equal to any macad-
amized roads in the State. AS there is
no rock in this section, only the sand
clay road has been made, yet 1t IS a
fine road and the work done has al
ready opened up a fine section OF
country, which heretofore has at
times been inaccessible at certain sea-
sons of the year. The county commas
sioners and others yesterday AFTERNOON
nspected the Trent road. the Nense
road and the road leading to Clarke.
All we're very much pleased with what
has beer done and at the permanent
way in which the roads Will be bu1lt.
This work will be continued until the
f;f.,- miles of road in No. 8 township
are rebuilt. thirty miles has already
baor comnleted, Later the work Will
he taken up in other townships ana
earned to the county lines OF the ao.
ioinlng counties. with the hope that
+ba1 will take up the work and that
III the course of a few years the roads
IN Eastern North Carolina Will be the
equal Of those found in Central Eofth
Carolina