Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-13
ROAD BUILDING
RECEIVES IMPETUS.
Board OF Supervisors in Harmonious Meet
Ing Tuesday Adopt Resolutions Which
VIII Stimulate Highway Work.

That the public has in no wise lost in
terest in road matters IN this county
was very much evidenced at the meet
ing of the board of supervisors here on
Tuesday. While not so large nor vocif-
erous as the crowd attending tie last
meeting OF the board, yet the court
room was comfortably filed, and every
move made was watched with scrutiny
that showed the people of the county to
be in deadly earnest and that the build
ing of the mscadsm roads must be
pushed with energy and publicity given
to every dollar expended in their con-
struction.
The board was in the same mood as
the people present, as will be shown by
the following order entered upon the
minutes of the meeting:
Ordered: That the engineers in
charge shall report at each regular
meeting of the board the amount of
money spent on each section of road
under construction, and the amount of
road constructed on such section, and
make comparative statement OF the
different sections; and shall report to
this board whether, IN his opinion, the
best results are being accomplished at
the lowest cost in each district, and, If
not, in what particular. And said en-
gineers shall accompany said reports
with such detailed recommendations of
toe work in each district as he may
deem proper. A copy of said reports
shall be furnished to the papers of the
county that desire same for publication,
and for this purpose all of said reports
shall be made in triplicate
Another order of general interest that
was adopted by the board, is as follows:
Ordered: Foremen of the different
gangs to give orders to their men on
any store in the county on which the
men may desire orders to be given"
The board met at / o'clock and de-
voted the first hour to discussing and
allowing of bills presented. Following
this, c. A. Wagner presented his resig-
nation as county engineer, and an order
was entered appointing him engineer of
Clear Fork district. The appointment
of an engineer for Jeffersonville and
Maiden Spring districts was left open
until the State Highway Commissioner
can send man to fill the vacancy.
State Highway Commissioner Wilson,
of Richmond, who was present, sug-
gested to the board that they retire and
discuss the matter of who the man
should be. which was done, but after
conference of half an hour they return
ed to the courtroom, and Mr.. Wilson
announced that although he had hoped
to arrange with the board 80 that Mr..
Wagner would be retained in charge of
the work in the entire county the board
would not agree, so he would arrange to
send man for Jeffersonville and Maid
en- Spring districts by the first of next
week.
The method of handling the money
with which to pay off the workmen was
discussed and several plans suggested,
but the matter was finally laid over un-
til the next meeting. AS temporary
measure for handling the May pay-rolls
it was agreed that the supervisor in
each district should pay off the men
in their respective districts.
The auditing committee agreed upon
at the last meeting, to be appointed by
the State Highway Commissioner, was
announced as follows: Clear Fork, H.
S. Bowen; Jeffersonville, C. ]. Moss;
Maiden Spring, w. B. F. White.
An order was entered arranging for
prorating the road funds of Maiden
Spring district on q mjlage basis.
II. S. Bowen suggested that a uni
form wage scale be adopted and the al
lowing of expenses be discontinued.
Mr.. Wilson thought it would be better
to adopt a maximum scale, as men
vSculd not be of equal worth, and that
expenses should be allowed where real
ly necessary, as there would then be no
Incentive to man to slight his work on
account of the expense incurred reach
ing same. At the suggestion of Mr..