The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15
BIG IMPROVEMENTS
IN VIRGINIA SOON
COUNTIES AND CITIES TO AWAKEN
DURING THE SPRING AND
SUMMER.
BONDS IN NORFOLK
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY TO PUSH
FORWARD AT GOOD CLIP.
MANY ROADS TO BE
REBUILT.
BONDS IN NORFOLK

| Large county and town improve
ments arc to be made in Virginia dur
! ing the present year. The Manufac-
! turers' Record has gathered statis-
/ tics TO that effect, from which the
I following is taken;
! Accommodate Accomac county
/ road-hond issue for this year has
I been foated.
( AmherSt-This county has voted
and issued bonds to the amount OF
/ $215.0o There has been made and
completed approximately thirty-sev-
On miles of improved macadam roads.
The work is still In progress and will
be continued until the fund is ex-
hausted. 1t is contemplated that ap-
proximately thirty miles more Of
road will be constructed with the
fund. In addition to the macadam
road, numerous small concrete and
iron bridges have been constructed
on the roads
Redford-Bedford county closed
three or four miles of matchmaking
Of reads per year. costing about s3.-
500 per mile
( Bland-We have in the past two
years expended the amount appro-
/ priated by the State to this county
y pfe(AHtt Win itht aUtoUBk LNT-
nished by the county, in the improve
ment of few miles of dirt road.
this being everything that has been
done in the county In the way Of
permanent improvement OF the roads
and this il very little. Altogether
the sum of s4.365.42 has been appro-
priated for this purpose, of which
amount the sum Of sT74.65 il unex-
pended.
buckingham Courthouse - The
board of supervisors proposes to is
sue bonds for sand-clay roads this
year. There viii he no vote on bond
issue. which is permitted by special
act To- the amount Of $50, 1000. Bonds
WIFI be duly advertised
Bowling Green-~-The roads are be
ing wonderfully improved by the use
of gravel. and the old wooden bridges
are being succeeded shy concrete
bridges. and improved machinery is
being used for road building. The
roads at present are in better con-
dition In this county than we have
ever known them, and are being inn
proved more and more each year.
| All this has been done by local tax
alton fthe State money aid jointly
with equal amount from county. be-
ing used for construction OF concrete
bridges).
Cllntwood --Diekenson county has
ss2 geo per cent road bonds for
sale. Bonds are all dated January
i, 1914. interest payable semi-an-
nuaily. and bonds mature in from
two IN thirty years We will con-
tract five steel bridges and one and
one-half miles of clay road during
the year 1914.
Front Royal---warren county
that Is. two of her districts, Front
Royal and South River--wili spend
SEQ 600 on State roads. This money
will be spent this summer. The
election has been held and the bonds
voted
Heathsville--our roads are being
worked in part by State aid.
Independence--Gra county will
let TO contract some five or six miles
nj road near Troutdale during the
summer of 1914, and will have some
ether roads surveyed during that
time.
King George - Rappahannock
magisterial district OF this county
will build about four miles OF i'm
proved roads this year with money
derived from State aid
Louisville county has accepted
the benefit of State aid money for
road Improvement this year in Jack
son district.
Norfolk--The finance committee
will within a week or two begin con-
sideration OF the budget for the fiscal
year of 1914-1sl5. at which time mu-
nicipaI improvements for the COM
ing fiscal year will be considered. TO
he provided for by an issue of bonds or
from current revenue. as may he de-
terinincd by the committee
! The city of Norfolk has for several
Arc, z;SSa hr "
of an additional water supply. which
! question has been referred to va
| rious committees and commissions,
and Is now pending with the city
7 council. The council has recently
; adopted an ordinance providing for
1 an issue Of $4,000 OF bonds for a
new public school in Park place ward.
The city has maturing on April and
May l. 1914, s per cent bonds ag-
gregatin> sl20. 900. which the sink
| ing fund commissioners have been
authorized to redeem and for which
| new bondss twill be issued TO the sink
! Ing fund at IL per cent.
!, Martinsville--We expect to do some
/ road building or sand-claying. but
1 the money will come from the treas
ury now on hand.
! Pearisburg---rhe only improvement
| that will he done in the near future
is the regular work that Is done am
i nually.
! Petersburg--Our city has author
! lied the issue Of 100000 Of bonds
| for bridge and street improvements,
-but these bonds are yet unsold. In
| addition to these. council Is now con-
/ sidering authorizing the issue OF
$500. 600 q. bonds for municipal I'M
provements and school buildings.
Prince George-About the only
/ improvements to be made will be
about four miles OF gravel road I'M
der sthefe supervision OF the State
Highway commissioner
| Roanoke--Ths city Of Roanoke Is
preparing to issue $4,000 of bonds
/ for the purpose OF aiding in the
building OF city hall. The election
upon these bonds viii be held on Tho