The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-30
SOUTH MEANS TO HAVE /.
GOOD HIGHWAY system
ACTIVITIES DURING THE WEEK
Bond Issues Come Before Nearly
Dozen Municipalities In Early Fu-
ture and Others are Ready TO
Award Contracts for Construction.

In nearly every State In the South
road building enterprises are being
advanced and the present year will
see more highways constructed than
ever. If activities continue. The sum-
mary of road work during the last
week, presented by the Manufacturer
Record. follows:
Bonds Voted.
Bristol, Tenn.--City Will issue s1o,-
900 bonds OF street improvements.
Morristcwn, Tenn.--Hamblen coun-
ty voted $4,000 bonds to construct
roads.
Natchltoches. la. - Natchitoches
parish voted $4,000 bonds to con-
struct roads.
Port IAvaca. Tex.-City voted s17,-
600 bonds to macadamize, gravel or
shell streets.
Princeton, W. va.-Mercer County
voted s350,000 bonds to construct
roads.
Bonds to BE Voted.
Chester, S. City will vote on
100000 bonds to improve streets and
sidewalks.
Dohson, n. C.-Surry County, Long
Hill township, votes June on $4,000
bonds to construct roads.
Dobson, y. C.--Surry County, Dob
son township, votes June on $40. 000
bonds 10 construct roadA
Hallettsville, Tex--Layaca County,
Sinner Justices Court Precinct, votes
June 20 on $4,000 bonds TO improve
roads.
Orange, Tex.--Orange County, Pre-
cinct No. 3. votes June 19 on s25 900
bonds to gravel or shell portion OF
road,
Palmer. Tex.-Clty awarded con-
tract for one mile Of concrete side
walks
Titusville. Fla.--Brevard County
votes June Is on $4,000 bonds 10
construct rod, etc.
Whitley City, ky.--McCreary Coun-
ty votes July 10 on 100000 bonds to
construct roads.
$4,000 bonds to grade and pave
streets, etc.
Contracts Awarded.
Alexandria. LA----City awarded
100000 contract for street paving
Charleston. s. City award con-
tracts for 1918 paving. comprising
$4,000 square yards.
Conway, Ark.--street Improvement
District No. 8 awarded contract for
5000 yards Of street paving.
Floresvilie. Tex.--Wilson County
awarded s27.soo contract TO construct
roads
Kansas City. Mo.--City awarded S.
iss contract to construct concrete
pavementx.
McCaysville, p. o. at Epworth. Ca
Town awarded contract to construct
two miles OF concrete sidewalks
New Castle, Ky.--Henry County
Fiscal Court awarded $4,000 con-
tract to construct macadam road.
Contracts to Re Awarded.
Baltimore, Md.--City receives bids
until June for 244o0 square yards
OF sheet asphalt, 2es0 square yards
of vitrified block and 2.eso square
yards of granite block paving.
Barlow. Fia.-Polk County receives
bids until MAY 2s to construct I'VE
quarter-mile sections of sand-asphalt
road
Lexington. y. c. Davidson County
will expend $500. 900 for road Improve.
ments. etc,
McAiester. okla City receives bids
until June to construct grading,
curbine and guttering in Street I'm
provement District No. ia: about g.
5NU cubic yards excavation. 7.Sto
square yards paving. 1000 linear feet
curb.
Oakville, Tex--I1ive Oak County in
vites bids until Tune 16 To construct
roads in Road District No. 4 to cost
$40, 900.
Orlando. Fla.---Orange County will
construct 1-2 miles OF sand-oii road.
Pinevflie Ky.--Bell County receives
bids until June 5 to improve 20 miles
OF road: estimated cost $4,000.
Princess Anne. Md.--State receives
bids until June Is to construct 40
miles Of State highway.
Selma. Ala.--Dailas County receives
bids until June 81 to improve about
IS Ia miles OF road.
Townson, Md.-RaItimore County
Will improve rs miles OF road.
winston Salem. N. C.-Forsyth
County will construct 4 liz miles OF
roo a - Oxa ding and selling.