The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27
WAKE OFFICIALS
WILL COOPERATE
Supervisor w. L. Wigs Now
Has Convict Force at Work
On Section of Highway.

ing to cooperate with the government I
and American Highway Association IN
connection with the proposed govern
Iaent-supervised highway from Wash
to Atlanta and will meet the
scouting party upon it's trip with three
government engineers, according to
Mr.. ". L. Wigs, general supervisor
OF Wake county roads. He said that
the county commissioners and himself
will be glad to meet the scouting
party.
The Wake county stretch Of the
Capital to Capital Highway is, with
a few exceptions, now in very good
shape and the stretch between Raj
eigh and Cary is being worked and
put in excellent condition. From Raj
eigh to b Franklin county line the
road is In very fair condition, being
some what narrow at several points |
and can with very little work be made
as good as any stretch along the high
way. There is one section, stated Mr..
Wigs, in bad condition and that ex-
tends from Apex to the county line
in h direction Of Pinehurst. When
h Wake county section Of the high
way has been put into condition there
will hardly be any other section that
will be better, is the opinion Of MI. |
| Wigs.
Will Discuss Matter at Session.
Mr.. John A. Mills, chairman Of the
County COMMISSIONERS, IS out Oh the
! city at present and the detailed plans
Of the commissioners in respect to
the meeting with the scouting party
could not be aScertained, but Mr..
Wigs stated that he is sure the party
and Overnmen engineers will be Civ
en- the glad hand OF welcome upon
their visit to Raleigh about the sec
ond week in February. The board
of commissioners have their regular
monthly meeting on February 2 ana
will at hat time discuss the matter
Of their meeting with the engineers.
The American Highway Association
is completing it's plans for the scout
ing party, according to an announce
ment by Executive Secretary J. E.
Pennybacker. and it will leave Wash
T fngton, D.. c., the first week in Feb
ruary. This party will decide def
nitely upon the route Of the $40 mile
stretch OF road which is to be i'm
proved and maintained under the SUI
pervision Of the United States gov
) eminent in cooperation with the va
rious States and their local officials.
;. The three government engineers
D who will accompany the party will
make maps Of the entire route and
will make notes of the various sections
= Of road needing improvement as the
scouting party proceeds. Already the
q local officials Of Virginia, North Car
DINA, south Carolina and Georgia are
making arrangements for meeting in
: the various cities to coincide with the
2 arrival of the scouting party.
The question OF turning over The
4 roads and available funds to the en-.
gineers SO that the maximum ef1cien,
CIV may be obtained in the improve
ment and maintenance and the whole
project may be coordinated and har
. monized are to be decided at thes
81 local meeting, at which the govern
20 ment scouting party, including tn
engineers Leonard Tufts chairman Q
~ the special committee Of the Amer
lean Highway Association and MI
~ Pennybacker, the secretary Of the as
ISOLATION. have been invited to appear
Many letters are arriving daily at tn
D. headquarters Of the American High
way Association, inQuiring as to tn
time when the scouting party wi
VI arrive at the various points.
90 All Will Be Heard.
i6 Assurances are given by the oficiai
Of the Highway Association that al
40 r~aEgenlentS will be made to stop 6
- one point in every county and tia
~ even though the announcement of tn
- exact schedule should De delayed &c
37 q week or two the itinerary Will (
81 mapped out in plenty of time. Man
of the officials are urging that til
~ exact route of the nationally super
~ vised road should not be selected III
,,o til they lave been heard from and ais
sO that the permanent headquarters
the three government engineers, eac
one Of whom is to have charge of
,oo certain section should not be selec
ed until all communities have ha
a chance for a hearing. The officia
Of the Highway Association have gi
- en- assurances that there Will be amp
~ opportunity for such a hearing.