The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-21
GOOD ROADS ACTIVITY
IN SOUTH IS GREATER
6any Southern Municipalities Are
Planning Campaigns For Spring
and Summer Work

Continued activity in Highway build
Ing and in mailing improvements on
beth city streets and country roads
Ii noted In all parts of the South.
Scores Of Southern municipalities are
preparing for extensive operations
curing tho spring and GUNNER. in adj
dition to tn sc carried on during the
Gcod periods Of the winter Favor
4slc YEA nsr conditions In riary sec
items of the south have a.ded IN the
development OF a splendid system Of
improved highways and transporta-
ton facilities, giving better COM
munication between city and country,
have been added. The weeks actiyi-
tics summarized by the Manufacture
els Record are:
Bonds Voted
Bradentown. Fla~-Manatee County
Sarasota-Nenice Road and Bridge Dis
trict voted s2so,o eco bonds for roads
and bridges.
Bryson City, n C-swain County
will issue $4,000 bonds for road
COG struction.
Chester. S. C.-chester County will
issue $4,000 bonds to improve roads.
etc.
Greenville. s. City voted sI25.-
GOO bonds 20 improve streets
Jennings. I.a.--City voted SIS, 900
bonds to maca damize streets.
Macon, Ga,-City voted $4,000
bonds to pave streets.
Pittsboro y. C.-Chatham County.
Center township. voted $4,000 bonds
to construct roads.
Tayiorsvlle y alexander
County voted 500 600 bonds to con-
struct roads.
Thibodeaux. I.a--TerTebonne Parish
Police Jury authorized s1o5.000 bonds
TO gravel roads.
Bonds to BE Voted.
Brooksviiie, Ky.-Bracken County
votes June voted 100000 bonds TO
construct reads.
Fort Worth. Tex.~-Tarrant County
votes April on s2oe,oo bonds to
construct roads.
Port Iavaca. Tex--Calhoun County
Road District No. votes April 10 on
$4,000 bonds to construct roads
Hickman. Ky.-Fuiton County votes
May % on $4,000 bonds to con-
struct 2l2 miles Of gravel roads.
Tompkinsslle. Ky---Monroe County
votes May IS on 100000 bonds to
construct roads.
Thibodeaux. Ta.--Iafourche Parish
f1Cad IpisITtff k<h. . NtttS ~ Il OLA
$sooo0 bonds to improve road
Contracts Awarded.
Baltimore, Md.-City awarded sea-
sss paving contract. 4s,ioo square
yards sheet asphalt. $500 square
yards vitrified block and 900 square
yards OF granite block.
Dalton. Ga.--Cttv awarded 81 e3s
contract to pave and repair portions
of certain streets
Durant Okla.--City let $4,000
contract for macadam paving, with
curb and gutter.
Franklin. Tex.-Rohe-tson County
Road District No. awarded contract
to construct so miles of sand-clay
road: 400. 600 available.
Giddings Tex---City awarded con-
'rcct to gravel S blocks Of streets
Passagr F'la---ftty awarded con-
tract to construct one mile of side
walk etc,
Wilmington N C.-New Hanover
County let sss44e contract to c. r,
Humphreys for Ia miles OF road
construction.
Contracts 10 BE Awarded.
Aiken, s. C.-Atken County receives
bids until April Q to grade and surface
With sand-clay y 1-2 miles OF road
2T,5oo cubic yards of excavation and
$4,000 cubic yards OF sand-ciay sur
facing.
Covington, Ia.--State invites bids
until March 90 to CONSTRUCT as miles
OF main pntlic highway
Cumberland. Md.-City asks bids
until April for $1,000 square yards
brick paving on concrete base. reauir-
ing 2.h00. 900 bricks
! Dunbar. w. Va.--Dunbar Land CO..
Charleston w. Va. will construct SIX
miles Of sidewalks
Hastings, Fla.--Cfty will grade.
curb and pave streets with vitrified
brick: about 5.s0s,2 square yards OF
paving
Holly Springs. M,ss--Cfy will pave
Ia miles OF streets; $4,000 avail
able.
Kountz Texx--Harifn County
Road District No. l will build IS or 40
miles Of read
| Louisville, ky-C!ty receives bids
until March rs to construct I, 200 yards
OF concrete sidewalks: estimated cost
| $4,000
Marshall T~x.--Harrison County
! Road Distri,s No asks bids until