The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
THREE MEMBERS Of
BOARD OF REVENUE
AID ROAD WORKERS
Pennington, McGeever and
L0velady Labor Under
HOOlihan
DAY is OBSERVED
OVER THE COUNTY
Munger and Party Work Mt. Pinson
Road-Rountree Delighted at Re-
suit of First of Good
Roads Days
Rr CHARLES H. MANDY

Reports to the headquarters of Secre-
tary Rountree of the Alabama Good
Roads association indicated that yester-
day, the first of the three goods roads
days, had been generally observed over
Jefferson county.
Members of the board of revenue put
in a half day repairing the county roads
yesterday. Larry Pennington welded
pick like an old timer, singing a negro
chant as he drove the sharp pointed in
with each mighty lick
Hugh McGeever swung a shovel with
good effect, and removed at least two cup
fuls of dirt in about 30 minutes.
DR.. r. f. Lovelady tried both pick and
shovel and If he was not an adept in the
use of either implement he at least should
be given credit for making the effort.
Asa Rountree, bedecked in a suit of
overalls, gave good example of how to
get in everybody's way, but when it came
to telling the other fellow how 1t should
be done he was right there.
Road Overseer Hoolihan, who was in
charge of the work. was in his element.
He had the pleasure of bossing for the
have been bossing him. He made them
get In line with the rest of the paid road
workers and called them good and hard
IL they Jagged behind.
Hoolihan worked the members of the
board and the other volunteer road build
ers for half a day and he states they did
good work, everything being considered.
Unused to the hot sun and the somewhat
strenuous labor, they were soon batned IN
perspiration, but stuck gamely to their
self imposed task until the time to knock
off came around. They were employed In
repairing the Twenty-seventh street road
near the Helen Bess ore mines, where
Road Overseer Hoolihan has a force al
work.
In the event the members of the board
are able to travel today atter theli
strenuous operations of yesterday they
will go to Vanderbilt this morning ana
lend their aid in building and repairing
the road at that point.
In the morning Mr.. Rountree worked
for four hours with a gang on tne
Lewisburg- -Sayerton road Last night
he was tired but happy at the result
of the first of the three days.
A party headed by r. 5. Munger
worked on the Mt. Pinson road ana
cleaned the right of way and made
other improvements. On the Hale
Springs road volunteers put in hard
days work and materially improved
the highway.
In addition there were about 10 or
20 parties at work in different sec
lions of the county. There were many
spectators, large numbers or people
coming out in automobiles to look on
at the work. Some brought refresh
ments and cheered the workers on
There are no set plans for today in
the county but the work will be con-
tinued At Leeds there will be big
meeting and the citizens will work the
roads until noon when a barbecue Will
be served At Vandiver there will be
a similar meeting.
II am delighted with the result of
the movement" said j. Asa Rountree
last night. I'VE have succeeded in
making large numbers of people talk
about good roads and take an interest
in them. Not only that but we have
done more than talk for l believe that
the county highways will be materially
improved as a result of the three days
labor of the citizens interested.