Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-03-16
Bill to Amend Town Charter With
drawn from Senate

teDance Oh ROADS one mile from the |
corporate limits OF Lexington, which |
passed the House of Delegates Fri
day, March 4th, was Withdrawn
from Senate Committee at the request
of Delegate White last Thursday,
before the matter was reported to
the Senate for it's passage. This dis
position OF the bill was due to a
meeting held by the citizens OF Lex
ington last Wednesday afternoon, at
posing the transferance of the roads
within the mile limit to the Lexing
ton district providing that levy of
eleven cents be imposed on taxable
values in Lexington for their main
tenance.
1t has been suggested that mass
meeting be called for the purpose of
ascertaining the sentiment of the
people of Lexington on the issuing
of bonds for the improvement of
these roads, and many persons
favor this method rather than laying
a special levy.
The meeting at the Courthouse
Wednesday afternoon was we'll at
tended. In the absence OF Mr.. E. l..
Graham, president of the Board of
Trade, Mr.. Greenlee D. Letcher,
vice-president, called the meeting
to order, and stated the purpose Of
the call.
Mr.. Letcher offered resolutions
calling attention to the fact that
since 1874 the town had been keep
, ing up these roads; that the levy OF
IL cents would yield about 1000
, annually, which is equivalent to q
, bond issue of $50, 900, without an
r opportunity afforded the citizens tc
! express their views in the matter,
and this would yield only S75 mile
for the all the roads of the Lexington
district, which would be inadequate
~ for any permanent road improve
= ment, but if that amount be applied
to the first mile, W hich is used by al
town people going out and all coun
: ty people coming in, it would give
= over $3.50 to the mile, which woulc
: serve to keep these roads in proper
y condition, since they already hav'
y a rock foundation; that the proposed
measure has already aroused con
IF siderable opposition and may result
v in bad feeling between town an,
Q county and may eventually becom
[. a political issue; therefore copy o
d the resolutions should be sent to on
delegates and senator to be present
4 ed to the proper legislative com
9 mittee with the view Of preventin.
c the passage of the amendment,
I, possible. The resolutions wer
r. almost unanimously adopted.
# Mr. NJ. w. Paxton offered sub
stitute for Mr.. Letcher's resolutions
II which favored the passage of til
- amendment, but this was voted
. down.
- Among those who spoke in favo
of the resolution of Mr.. Letcher an
!. opposed to the amendment we're MI
- W. G. Mcdowell, Prof. j. r. Long
:. Mr.. Letcher, General Scott Shipr
- Prof. d. G. Humphreys and Mayo
S. B. Walker. A letter was rea
from Mr.. Frank T. Glasgow oppo:
TT ing the bill. DR.. A. D. Estill sug
gested the wisdom of requesting tn
70 Council to call mass-meeting of til
n citizens to consider the proposition
81 Councilman M. B. COrse presen
20 ed the matter from the viewpoint {
q, the Town Council, giving histor
"a of the movement for the past sever;
w years. He mentioned the fact tina
9. the maintenance of this mile of roa
g by the town, or it's neglect, had bee
~ fruitful of discord between the tow
&c and county, and several times tn
~ street committee had been presente
=. to the grand jury and indicted fC
or failure to keep these roads i
~ order.
When the present Council VOL
n into Office, this road situation ws
20 taken up and after negotiations wit
the BOARD Of SnnerviSOrS the acre