Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-04-13


macadam roads. Now, il you really
wish to be fair, really wish to enlighten
the people on the road building quss-
ton rather than deceive, if you oppose
the bond issue simply because you be-
lieve good roads can be built cheaper
and better under your plan, why do you
make such statement? Will You
please explain why it will take nearly
$10.000 per mile to build macadam
roads under the bond issue plan, and
will cost only 50. 500 under your plan,
the same road and under the same con-
Gitions and specifications? Do you take
the people of this county to be fools and
that they can and will swallow such
glaring comparisons? Do you and can
you believe that the people will con-
slider you IS making q fair exposition of
the facts, and that you are giving the
bond issue movement just consideration
and criticism? l fear you have made
an error in your estimate of the people
of this county. Now let's see what
your figures round out Macadam roads
will cost. according to your figures
SO, 487 az per mile, and we assume you
know what you are talking about and
have made careful investigation of
the building of macadsm roads. Now,
under your plan you contemplate build
ing 119 miles of macadam road in Taze-
well county within the next ten years
by direct taxation and pay for them as
you go. 119 miles of road at SO. 487 ~
per mile amou- is to the sum of 81. 129.-
600 90, or SIP, $4,000 per year. La or
der to raise this sum by direct taxstion
the Board of Supervisors would have to
make levy of about 81 45 per annum
on the 500 worth of property assessed
in the county for taxation, provided the
property in the towns could be included,
or levy of about 81 20 per annum on
the 800 if the property in the towns is
excluded and exempt from the levy
(Which is the present situation and
likely to remain SOY Now, the bord
issue people do not believe in nor assert
any such figures. They are ready to
concede that good roads can be built
under the pay plan just n cheap ~ the
bond plan, provided the same business
methods are used. They are ready to
coneede that just As good roads can be
built under one plan ~ under the other,
but they contend, and it cannot be de-
MED, that under ire bond issue plan you I
get the use of the roads at the earliest |
possible date, and after such time as
push and energy can build them, and
that they have q period of "a years to
pay for them, and the use Of them dur
ing all the time you are paying for
them, making the payment therefor so
much easier. Under the pay plan you
pay the same amount of money for the
same amount of roads and must make
those payments within ten years instead
Of 81 years, and you do not get the use
of ali the roads until after tire expira-
tioo of ten yssrs, and until after you
have paid for them in full. Now, Mr..
&C ). Taxpayer" tell US how you fig
ure out that it will be less burdensome
to the people to pay the same amount
of money under your pay plan in ten
years, that the bond issue plan provides
"a years to pay and give the use of the
roads during the period in which you
are required to make payment
who's going to be left QUIT" MOI
ONE, If the bond issue Carries. ALL
will be left out if it fails.
Will the macadam roads be built frsti
Perhaps so, for some road must be built
tiosr, ard under the bond issue plan the
macadam roads, being the main and
moot generally travelled thoroughfsre,
will probably receive first consideration.
l say probably, should have said pos
sibly, for it is more probable that the
roads will be let out to different con-
tractors and that work on all of the
roads will be going on at the same time.
But be that as it may. we will build,
uuder the bond issue plan, ALL of the
roads set out in the order, within five
years So whichever may be built first, |
every mile will be built within years
at the very least. A very reasonable
time, indeed. Now, Mr.. Common Sense |
lax Payer, you admit you will take 10 |
years to build the macsdam roads you |
promise to build. WHEN WILL YOU |
BUILD THE OTHER ROADS? We
have made q promise, what is yours? |
Come out, be honest with yourself and |
people, and tell them THE PAY PLAN |
DOES NOT INTEND TO build anything |
but macadam roads, and that unless |
you get macsdam you get none. How
does that suit you, Mr.. Tax Payer, you
who live in some section of the county |
where macadam can never be builtf |
Give the answer with your vote, and |
support the bond issue.
Again, you accuse US of vote catch
ing" We plead guilty to the charge,
and We are catching the votes. Whyf |
Because We represent the best interests |
for the masses and stand for good roads |