Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06
FACTS ABOUT THE
COUNTY ROADS
What Progress Has Been
Made-Average Cost Per
Mile, Etc.

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ing on this county, will, no doubt,
be OF interest to the readers of this
paper, no such publication having
been made, it seems, and perhaps on
y comparatively few of the citi-
zens of the county know how the
work is progressing.
The statements here may be relied
upon as correct, or nearly so, being
given by one of the officials.
Up to this time, two and nearly
one half miles of McAdam road
has been built in Maiden Spring
district, commencing near the old
Stuart farm near Liberty Hill, and
extending west to the FORK of the
road beyond the village, and ending
at the forks OF the road near the resi-
dence of Colonel Rees Bowen. APP
proximately, this piece of road cost
Sll, 694, an average of S4,677.6O per
mile.
In JeffersonvilIe district two miles
are now under construction, at the
approximate cost of IS, S57.7O an
average of 81, 42S. so per mile. This
two miles of road begins at point
about a quarter of mile this side
the residence OF Mr. f. Thompson.
in Baptist Valley, extending west
ward to the Methodist church.
known as Daily's Chapel. This con-
tract will be completed this summer.
In Clear Fork district are one and
about one half miles under contract
in the Wittens Mills neighborhooi.
at an approximate cost of s., sos. 50, /
or an average of So sos. 5S. These
may be more or less, according TO
the character OF work found necessa-
ry, ETC., but are practically accurate.
AS will be seen, the cost of six
miles of good road built, will be
about 50, SS6. -, an average of SI,SlO-
so per mile, and that comparison
shows the cost of building TO be
greater in the Clear Fork district per
mile than in either of the other dis
trlcts. The difference in cost is due
chiefly to local conditions. In some
places the old road beds ore very mar
row, requiring widening. In other
deeper cuts, fills, more stone To be
moved. etc. than in others.
or this nearly 500, 600 approxi-
mate, TO be spent on roads this year,
beginning with last August, 81, 932. -
II came from the state road fund,
$l7, 453.9 9S came from the sinking
fund of this county. The private
subscriptions in Maiden Spring dis
trict was $500. The Clear Fork dis
trict has subscription of $500, but
not now in the hands of the Treasur-
er. Mr.. Britain, the treasurer, who
kindly gave some of the above facts,
says that he has in his hands, S26,-
lSS. 10 road money now available,
with which to meet the approximate
outlay of 2S, S60.52. So, the money
will be forthcoming all right.
The road money question is n lit
tie complicated, and it is not claim
ed that the above figures are accurate
absolutely, or fully explanatory, but
nearly so.
This road building, after great
deal of talk and preparation, was
commenced last August. Major
Walton, the well known road build
er, is the contractor Mr.. J. G.. Nc
Nulty is superintendent. He has been
with Major Walton about twenty
years. His father, as we'll as him
self, and brother, were builders on
the Clinch Valley division of the
n. and W., years ago. McNuIty
has had fine training and expert
nece, and is entrusted with the ex-
ecution of the new road plans entire
ly.
Mr. Joseph T Wright is the engi-
neer 1t is of course known that this
road building is done under the di-
rect supervision OF the state highway
commission The contracts were all
made by the supervisors of the coun-
ty, and submitted TO the commissioner
in Richmond, Mr. Wilson, for ap-
provaI Mr. Wight lays out the
work, grading, etc, and sees that
these plans are carried out Mr.
Wright is Clark county man He
has been a civil engineer for the N
and w and other railroads for a
number of years and is man of ex-
perience and AN efficient officer lie
has been with .he state higwhay
commission only year or so
Some people who do not know all
the facts criticize the road people for
being slow They say that only
about two and one half miles of road
have been built within about nine
months time This does look a little
slow, but the contractors had six