The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-21
FIVE GANGS WORK
. ON GREAT HIGHWAY
Richmond Washington Road Is
Under Construction in Sew
eral Counties.
NEARLY ALL PROVIDED FOR
Annexation Talk Causes Hitch
in Section Nearest to
Richmond.

Actual work on the Richmond Wash
| ington highway is now In progress In
| five counties. Large gangs of con-
| victs under direction of state High
way Commissioner p. St. Julien Wilson,
arc working in Hanover, Spotsylvania
! Stafford, Prince William and Fairfax
Counties. and promoters OF the great
| highway scheme now expect TO have
| the road from Richmond to Washing
| ton ready for use early next spring.
| Almost the only section not yet pro-
vided for Is the strip leading direct
| ~ out OF Richmond. With the proba-
! bllty Of the early passage of an an
nexation ordinance the authorities OF
| Henrico County have not felt called
upon to expcnd good county money in
| building roads within the district
shortly to be annexed.
! Use Park-to-Pnrk boulevard.
| II the annexation ordinance is
| adopted. there Is little reason 10 doubt
that the city Will. in due time. carry
! out the plan of City Engineer Boiling
| for park-to-park boulevard. by con-
tinu!ng the Boulevard which now runs
! from the Reservoir In William Byrd
! Park TO Broad Street Road. the pres
ent city limits. and on by way OF the
State Fair Grounds. A p. Hin Monu
men, and the Hermitage Road to
| Joseph Bryan Park. Hcnrico County
is expected TO improve that section Of
tho road from Solomon's store 10 the
| Chickahominy River. with such aid as
the highway association can give.
a large convict force is at work IN
Hanover County. Tho road from the
! Chickahorl.ny River 10 the South Anna
is an Improved gravel road In good
condition. Work is in progress on the
section between tho South Anna ana
North Anna Rivers, having begun at
Anderson's Bridge and continued
| southwark.
only Few Miles I'm Caroline.
IL Caroline County q short section
OF about two and one-half miles from
.Anderson's Bridge to the Spotsylvania
line has not been improved. A sur
vey has been made for n relocation OF
this road In Spotsylvania County a
bond issue has been voted to improve
the road from Spotsylvania Courthouse
10 the North Anna River. at Daven :
ports Bridge. From spotsylvania
Courthouse to fredericksburg there is
already an improved gravel road in
good condition.
The road is now in good order from
Frederlcksb 10 a point about two
and one-half miles below Spotsylvania
Courthouse
Stafford County has voted bond
/ rncnt. the plan including the route of
the Rlchmond-W ashington Highway
across the county except about ave
miles at the northern end Special
contributions arc being received for
the Improvement OF that section. and
a large convict force IS at work IN that
county on roads.
The Northern End.
In Prince William County the DUN
fries District has in hand for work
on the highway about $4,000 OF State
aid funds, and $1,000 OF private contri-
buttons. The Occoquan District has
already begun work and constructed
the road about three miles. \ cons!d-
cradle amount has been raised by
private subscriptions. and with such
aid as the highway association can
give. II is believed that the work in
that county can be promptly com
pletcd. In Fairfax County the road
from Occoquan and beyond Lawton has
been improved by the United States
Reformatory. located near that point
The supervisor of the district be-
tween Lawton and Alexandria has in
hand from State aid. county funds and
private contributions. about Sl3.000.
There will be no difficulty about pro-
viding an improved highway between
Alexandria and Washington.
Save One-Fifth for Maintenance.
The charter of the Richmond Mash
ington Highway Corporation requires
that 90 per cent OF it's funds shall be
reserved for maintenance OF the roads
constructed There has been subscrib-
ed by the Federal government n total
of $4,000. an additional allowance of
$4,000 having recently been made
from the fund for Federal aid In the
Improvement OF rural free delivery
routes. The condition OF this appro-
pration Is that the State or the coun-
ties in which the road is located must
eNpend double the amount OF the Fed
eral government aid. and IN accepting
this additional item TO be used in the
section between the South Anna River
and OccoQuan, officers OF the Rich
mond Washington Highway Associa
ton have agreed to make up any de-
hcency not expended by county au-
thorities TO meet the conditions OF the
government appropriation. Besides the
aid OF $4,000 from the Federal gov
ernment. there was raised in Richmond
n total OF $4,000, all OF which is in
addition to funds provided by the va
rious counties. State aid to the coun-
ties, convict labor, and many private
subscriptions from those living along
the route of the highway.
ANOIIIT EMNIMEED