The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
BETTER HIGHWAYS
THROUGHOUT SOUTH
PRACTICALLY EVERY SOUTHERN
STATE HAS ADVANCED WORK
DURING WEEK.
MANY CONTRACTS LET
AMONG PLACES IN WHICH VOTE
on BOND ISSUES WILL DE HAD
IN SHORT TIME Is BARTON
HErGHTs--A REVIEW.
MANY CONTRACTS LET

Practically every state in the South
made progress during the week in tho
building and maintaining Of good
roads.
In several Of them steps were taken
TO put permanent highways through
sections. where until now but indif-
ferert roads have existed Not only
were provisions made for improving
country roads. but for the building Of
permanent parements in city streets.
- BoutiE nave tEerT vorrr IN EorrE yTTvTz
inequalities In others and IN some
counties elections are 10 he held for
voting on the question of issuing
bonds for road Improvement. Con-
tracts IN many cases have been award
cd. In others the awarding OF con-
tract has been authorized.
A survey of The week. made hy the
good roads department Of the Manu-
lows:
Bonds Voted,
San Marcos. Tex.-Hays county
voted 100000 bonds TO construct
roads.
Bonds to BE Voted.
Barton Heights r o, Richmond,
va-~Town votes May e6th on s25.
600 bonds 70 improve streets.
Rowling Green, Ky.~-Warren coun-
~ votes May 18th on 100000 bonds
to construct roads
Greensboro. Y City votes July
eist M 500 eco bonds to improve
streets.
johnson cry. Tex-Prerinct l..
Elanco county. votes In May ON $40
o0G bends 10 improve roads.
North Richmond r. @. Richmond,
Va Town votes May 29ih on SSss000
bends 10 improve streets.
~ =
vetss MAY 18Th on $4,000 bonds 20
construct roads
Contracts Awarded
pa timore, Md.-~~cay awarded s37.-
syseTa rzwtnr contract -------~----'-
Baltimore Md State awarded
$500. 06s % contracts eo- road con-
ssrl.ction
Birrins ham. Ala.--city awarded
t1sS57s2a paving contracts
Rlueaeid W Ta---city awarded
contract for street construction. cost.
$40, 900.
Carlisle, Ark.-Clty awarded con-
tract for four miles OF concrete SIDE
walks
Columbia, s. City awarded con
trart for about 100000 square Yards
sheet ASPHALT and asphaitic concrete.
Elkton. Md-,Juniata Paving com
pany, Philadelphia. has ss2aTs 40
contract to huild ais miles concrete
road
Houston. Tex-Harr.s county
awarded ss.4ss,t2 contracts 20 pave
roads.
Houston. T~x--C4tv awarded CON
tract for street having: s3.5oo appro-
rrtated.
Lake Charles. La.--Policc jury
awarded contracts 70 construct forty
three miles Of road aggregating $780,
oae
Little Rock. Ark--pulaski Road
Improyemen District No. s awarded
s347s5 contract to build pike.
Louisville. Ky-Jefferson county
awarded contracts aggregatinE ss5,-
900 for road construction.
Louisville. Ky.--Citv awarded con-
tract for street paving; cost, sa,400.
Kansas City, Mo.--City awarded
s1I.boo contract for street Improve
ments
Mobile. Ala--Mohile county award =
ed sll.s45 contract for street and
road improvements.
Moundsvilie, w. Fa.----Cfty awarded
contract for $1,000 wards vitrif1ed
block paving: about $4,000 available.
TYLER. Tex.-R. GerEfeld awarded
contract for $4,000 feet cement side
walks and 1000 feet curling.
Contracts to re Awarded.
Alexandra, i,a-@-City asks BIDS
until June ] 81 nr 2b.Out square ydsus
vertical fiber v.rtfed brick and IL
600 square yards bitulithic.
Baltimore Ma.-~State receives BIDS
untii May 9TH to construct seven sec
tions Of State highway. about 2S'<
miles
Bryan, Tex.-City will construct hi
luminous and gravel paving. about
$4,000 square yards bituminous pave
ment,
Corsicana, Tex---Corsicana Precinct
OF Navarro county will construct nifty
niies rock and cement roads; s4oo,-
1na bonds authorized.
Houston, Tex-Harris county re-
ceives bids until May 1lth for paving
roads; 1900 cubic yards shell and
900 cubic wards gravel.
Knoxville. Tenn.--~City receives bids
until Nav / 3th for 1f.I24 square yards
ct street paving.
Mineral Wells. Tex.--City receives
bids until May | It'll 70 construct hp-
400 yards street pavement and s2,hhn
linear feet curb and gutter: bids re-
ceived on various pavings.
Mount Airy. \. C---Iount NHy
township asks bids until May i4th to
build about twenty-five miles OF road.
Norfolk Va.-~City received bids un-
til May Tth to construct l,l00 square
yards bifuminous concrete paving
Richmond Na--Henrtco county re-
ceived bids until May 18th to construct
4 two miles of macadam road.