The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-30
RICHMOND HIGHWAY


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originally proposed. This was Condi-
toned upon the county of Spotsyl.
vania voting bond issue to improve
the road from partlows to Spotsyl-
vania courthouse. This bond issue
has now been approved.
THE greater part of the proposed
road so located in the several coun-
ties between Richmond and Wash
ington has been surveyed and located
under the direction OF the office Of
the State highway commissioner up
on request of the various county
authorities and the work is now in
progress on various sections Of the
road in nearly every county between
Richmond and Washington.
attached to This report is a mar
showing the location Of the proposed
road. on which is shown the progress
nf the work in the various sections.
Taking UP the several counties in
detail the status of the work at
present is reported as follows:
q8Henrico County.
The road from Richmond 70
Solomons store is already improved
and is in reasonably satisfactory con-
ditiou From Selomon's store to the
Ghickahominy river the road IS I'M
improved and a special committee has
been appointed to take up this matter
with the county authorities and en-
deavor to arrange for the improve
lnent Of this section. with such aid as
this corporation may be able To give.
Hanover County.
THE road from the Chickahominy
river To the South Anna IS an inn
proved gravel read in Z ,oa c5ndi-
ton. excep1 hat one short bridge
will have - pe constructed and ie-
pairs made ii soEN points who're the
surface is X1ln. W )rk is N progress
on the section between the South
Anna river and the North Anna river
ut Anderson's Bridge. having been be-
gun a he northern end II is antiei-
pated that additional force viii be
put to work on this section in the
near future,
Caroline County.
"A short section Of about two and
nne-half miles from Anderson's Bridge
to the Spotsylvania line, aad from
the Spotsylvania line to Partlows has
rot yet been improved. n surveV has
been made and new location OF
this road viii probably ho adopted
and the matter of the provision for
the Improvement of tho road on The
new location is aow being actively
considered
Spot~yiNanta County.
"A bond issue has recently been
voted 10 impr we the road from
spatsylvapia court house To- the North
Anna river at l)avenpUrt's EridGe
which woulG give an improved road
from PartlaWs to- SpotsNlyana court
house on the proposed highway. From
SpotgylvaHia courthouse to I'redertcks-
burg. there is already an improved
gravel road in good condition.
stafford County.
~ bond issue of 100000 has beer
voted 10y Stafford county TO improve
certain roads Included in these
roads is the Richmond Washington
highway entirely through the county
except about five miles on the north
.ern end. The Improvement of this
FIVE miles is in the hands Of q speCia
committee of the board of directors of
this corporation.
Prince William County
THE Dumfries district in Prince
William. has not begun work on the
road AS located but the supervisor
has IN hand about SO 900 Of State
aid funds and 81 700 oT private con
trbutions With such %Aid as Thu
corporation can give, it is believed
that the road through this distric
can be improved The Occoquon dis
trict Of this county has already he
gun work, and has constructed th'
road from OccOquon about two aaC
one-half miles south. A considerable
amount has been raised by privat'
contributions along this road, and
with such aid as this corporation car
give, il is believed that the work car
be promptly completed
Fairfax County.
THE road from Occoquon and he
Nond L.awtOn has been improved b.
the United States reformatory located
near that point and is in frst-clas
condition The supervisor of the dis
trict between Lawtop and Alexandri;
has in hand from state aid and count,
funds and private contributions n sun
i IN ,7xCcss Of 3 zee, af1rf it rs eiicVet
that there will be no trouble IN ar
ranging for the compilation o. ih'
: work IL Alexandria
Alexandria County.
Between Alexandria and Washing
ton there are several roads at presen
In very good condition, and these ar
being improved, and there will be NJ
difficulty about an improved highwa,
between these cities hy the time tn
work south of Alexandria is com
pleted
This corporation has been doinl
preliminary work in the Varlou
counties as far as practicable. ant
negotiations are now on with III
various county authorities for sue)
aid as the corporation can give L
complete the links i'm the road, so a
TO give an improved highway betweeI
Richmond and Washington.
The charter requires that 20 pc
cent. of all funds Of the corporation
shall be reserved as "A maintenance
; fund. and it is the policy of the cor
poration looking to the interests boil
of the subscribers and the count
authorities, to reserve as large a sun
as possible in the treasury for tn
maintenance of the road when i'm
proved"
The directors have been greatl
encouraged by the recent action o
the governor in assigning an appro
priation of $4,000 by the fedora
government to aid in the improve
ment Of rural free delivery routes il
this State to the section of this high
way between the South Anna rive
and 0PFpglfOD