The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-14
GREATER ACTIVITY
IN HIGHWAYS WORK
PRACTICALLY EVERY SOUTHERN
STATE NOW BUSY WITH ROAD
IMPROVEMENTS.
PLAN BIG BOND ISSUES
RICHMOND AND PU-
LASkI AMONG VIRGINIA COM
MUSITTEs IN WHICH HIGH
WAYS WORK is ON.

WAYS "oHh Is On,
Another indication Of the return az
business conditions to normal is the
enlarged activity In highways i'm
provement. street building and paving
and sidewalks construction through
out Me Southern States In practical
ly every one of them some work is
under way at this time.
Where construction is not now go
ing on communities are about to vote
bond issues plans for which have been
concluded A number Of municipal
ties have voted bonds and a larger
number have awarded contracts for
new and for repair work.
a large number OF cities towns and
counties In various parts Of the South
have voted their bonds and are now
about 10 award contracts.
The summary for the week rs pre-
pared by tae Manufacturers Record
of Baltimore covering recent and pre-
sent activities shows the following
progress
Bonds Voted.
Bolton Tex-Ben County Road
District No. Is voted 1000 bonds
to construct roads
Bryan, Tex-Brazos County, Bryan
struct roads.
Largo. Fla--City voted $4,000
bonds for street paving.
Lovingston. Na.--$elsen County
Lovingston District voted s35. 900
bonds to construct eight miles OF ma
cadanized road.
Barboursvllle. Ky.-knox County
voted 100000 bonds to construct
roads.
oxford Miss.-Lafayette County
authorized SO, 900 bonds TO construct
roads in Road District No. 3.
Sumter. s. C-Sumter County Will
Issue $4,000 road-irnprovement bonds.
Bonds 10 be Voted.
Camden, a.---wilcox County votes
I March 30 on $4,000 bonds to con-
struct roads. etc,
Charleston, w. v&--ksnawha
bonds to construct about 3 miles OF
road.
Jennings, Ia.~-Jefferson Parish
! votes in April on 100000 bonds 10
construct roads.
La Grange. Ky.-oldham County
votes April 20 on 100000 bonds TO
improve roads
Maysviile. ky.-Mason County
votes May 10 on 100000 bonds 10
rebuild four main turnpikes-
Miami. Fla.-Dade County votes
April 20 on 100000 bonds TO con-
struct portion of Ingram Highway.
| Sherman. Tex.---Grayson County
votes April 10 on 100000 bonds to
build 200 miles of macadam and gravel
roads,
Contracts Awarded.
Asnhoro. y. C.-Randolph County
awarded contract TO construct 2S miles
/ TO sand clay road.
| Clarksdale, Miss. --Coahom Coun-
| ty awarded contract to construct s Il
| miles of gravel roads
| Clarksdale. Mtss.--Cty awarded
/ contract to gravel three miles of
| streets,
/ awarded $3.50 contracts for road con-
struction.
| Knoxville. Tenn.--Kuox County
| awarded sI4.000 contracts for road
/ construction.
Louisville. ky-~City awarded $500
+ contract to pave street with vitrified
| blocks
Mansfield La~-City awarded con-
| tract to contruct 4 Il miles OF concrete
| sidewalk.
| Miami, a---City awarded sT,S4s
| contracts for street paving.
| Richmond Ea.--Heprico County
awarded s3s. sbo.7s contracts for road
| Improvement.
! vicksburg MisS.--Warren County
| awarded So 626,50 contract 10 con-
struct S u miles of novaculite road
Contracts to be Awarded
Admission, Ala. calhoun County re-
ceives bids until April 10 improve
road: expend s4,sis2s.
Baltimore. Md.--City will construct
| cement footwavs around various city
| buildings; 64. 900 square feet,
! Betterton. Midtown Will con-
struct about o.00o or 10000 square
| feet of cement and concrete roads
| and sidewalks.
Charleston, W. va.-Citv receives
! bids until March "a to curb and pave
| Is streets. containing about 10000
| feet of curb and l.640 square yards
| OF paving.
| Columbus, Miss.--Lownes County
| Good Roads District No. invites bids
| until March % to furnish material
and improve % miles or roads. clay
| and sand to he used. with surfacing OF
| novaculite.
Fort PAYNE, Ala. De Kalb County
receives bids until April to grade
! drain and surface with ebert part OF
road; expend F,f16.2t.
Haperstown. Washington
| County will construct 5 miles OF road,
| to cost $4,000 per mile.
( Lafayette. Ala---tnhmoers counties
/ receives bids until March IS 10 grade
| and drain about Ave miles of road.
| Madisonville, Tenn. City receives
bids until March 20 to grade and con-
struct concrete sidewalks for abou,
400 linear feet.
| Park. r. station Knoxville. Tenn
| City will pave about two miles OF
| streets.
| Plaquemine. La.-tberviile Parish
will construct about so miles of grave
| roads
| Pulaski va.--Cttv asks bids until
| March 20 to build about seven miles
| or raacadam and concrete streets.
| Rockville, Md.--Montgomery Coun-
| tv receives bids until March 90 tc
! construct 3.25 miles of State-aid high
wav.
| Smithland kv--Livingstou County
| will construct roads costing s24 ooe
Tayares. Fla--4.ake County will
1 construct roads: 4, 8a17hAs linear. s&ei
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