Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-07-29
SUPERVISORS TRANSACT
MUCH BUSINESS
Mr.. Pettigrew Resigned and
MIR. Smiley Placed in Charge
of Greenville Road

| AAO DOd4u VI eupOANA5OA5 "a aug Aoo
county met in regular session yeste1
aay morning. with all Of tie member
present and president Coiner presid
ing.
Accounts to the amount of abou
81, 600 were allowed. Of this amour
So, 900 was for roads.
On petition of N. B. Craun ant
others for a road in Middle River dis
trict near Burketown, the road wa
ordered opened ana established
The overseers of the poor fol
Beverley Manor, Middle River, Soutl
River, Pastures and Riverheads sub
mitted their reports, which were ap
proved. All physicians are notified
to send in their bills, for paupel
practice, to the next meeting of thu
board.
The delinquent tax list was sub
mitted and approved.
|. The important business before the
body was the Greenville road.
Numerous complaints have been
made and at this meeting Mr.. Nc.
Comb showed some of the stone
which he said was being used to
macadamize and which was soft
stone and would not stand much trav-
ell. Mr.. Pettigrew explained that
very little of that material had been
used but that it would cost more to
get stone from another quarry and he
did not think that the contractor
would be willing to pay the additional
cost.
Mr.. Moffatt spoke at some length
about the road and said he thought
Mr.. Colvin was a conscientious man
and would do the best possible for the
road. He thought the greatest
trouble was about the superinten-
dency of the road. He referred to an
article which appeared in the Dis
patch of Sunday and asked the clerk
to read it.
Mr.. T. H. Dickinson and Mr.. Mon
tague Payne both spoke on the SUBJ
ject. Mr.. Pett1grew the engineer in
charge said he did no. have time to give
this road more attention, having so
many others to look after, and sug-
gested that the work be turned over
to Mr.. Smiley the county commits
81 Dner of roads. On motion of Mr..
Whitmore, seconded by Mr.. McComb
the road has now been put in charge
Of Mr.. Smiley. MI. Smiley said the
same thing could hold good about his
not having time as he had many roads
to LOOK after now and would probably
have more but on motion of Mr..
Fulton no more roads will De puilt OF
changed until those under construc-
ton are completed. This resolution
was owing to the condition of the
treasury.
Postmaster Col. s. B. Allen ap-
peared before the board in reference
to $40 toll charged the rural carrier
on the Churchville road. It was ex-
planned that he only travelled about
one mile of the road and on motion
of Mr.. McComb ne will be charged
80. so per year.
Mr.. Pettigrew brought up the ques-
Gion.. otsthe salary for the inspector for
the Craigsville road. This caused
some warm remarks from Mr.. Fulton
he said he thought Mr.. Pettigrew was
to inspect the work Of all roads and
that if the Highway commissioner
had sent man there il was his affair
and the county should not be expected
to pay two engineers for the same
road. Mr.. Fulton took occasion to
express his disapproval of building
roads under the supervision of the
state highway commissioner. He
approves of taking the county money
and building the roads to suit them
selves. On motion Mr.. Fulton it was
decided not to pay the inspector who
has been inspecting the Craigsville
road.
b, Another question of great interest
was the request for more money for
the Blue Ridge Highway, formerly
known as the Rockfsh road. Messrs.
w. A. Rife, Fred w. Scott andJ. II.
Magee explained fully the amount Of
work which has been done and the
benefits the county has and will re-
ceive from this road. They simply
asked the board to finance the road
until it's completion and after much
discussion the motion made by Mr..
Whitmore to allow $4,000 additional
for this road was carried.
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