The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-18
ACTIVITY CONTINUES
N GOOD ROADS WORK
Municipalities Throughout South Are
Putting Much Into Highway
Construction.

! StruCtion and activity In TINS line
/ promises 10 continue as strong during
I the remainder of the summer months
as in the earlier months of the sea-
! son.
A number of cities and counties in
/ the Southern States are shortly to
award similar contracts Among these
is Norfolk. which will receive. until
, July %, bids to pave 80. GOO square
yards sheet asphalt on concrete base
and 500 square yards OF wood block
( on concrete base,
The summary Of the weeks actiyt-
I ties. presented IN the current num-
/ Der Of the Manufacturers Record
follows:
Bonds Voted
BlountvtHe Tenn.--Eullivan County
voted additional 100000 bond issue
10 construct roads. making total Of
$500. 900 available for road construc-
ton.
Va.--Town voted $4,000 bonds to
pave streets
Eliza bethton. Tenn.-Carter County
voted $4,000 oonds to construct
roads.
Jasper. Tenn.---Marion County voted
800. 900 bonds 10 be expended toward
building Dixie highway.
Maynardvillc. Tenn.--Union County
voted 100000 bonds to construct
roads. including portion OF Dixie high
way.
Tazewell. Tenn.--Claiborne County
voted s377,00o bonds to construct
roads
! Warsaw, y. City issued $1,000
bonds TO improve streets.
! Wilson. y. City voted $4,000
bonds 70 improve ctrects.
Bonds to He Voted.
Greenvllle, ". C.--Pitt County,
! Falkland District. will vote on $4,000
bonds TO construct roads.
! Hinton. W. a-Summers County
votes August on 100000 bonds for
road construction, etc.
Huntsville. Tenr.--Scott County
votes August IL on 100000 bonds to
construct roads,
! LApscomb. Tex.--Lipscomb County
votes July IT on $4,000 bonds to
construct roads
Maryville. Tenn.--Biount County
votes August Fl on 100000 bonds to
construct roads
sumtervile, Fla.--Sumter County
will vote on $4,000 bonds 10 con-
struct roads
Contracts Awarded.
Alexandria. IA.--City awarded con-
tract for 1900 square yards Tarvia
paving 400 feet stone headers, 1000
square feet sidewalk. etc.
Baltimore. Md--Statc awarded SOL
0l426 contracts for road construction.
Columbia. Tenn.-City awarded
$40. eco contract to lay $4,000 square
yards asphalt concrete paving on
macadam base and $500 running feet
comblned curb and gutter.
Cumberland. Md.-City awarded
contract to repave and curb Baltimore
Street; about 5000 square yards wood
block paving on concrete base; $2S,-
600 available.
Henela. Ark,--Cfty awarded VA 900
paving contract
Haxlehurst, Miss,--Copiah County
awarded contract to gravel roads In
Beat 5; $4,000 available.
Louisville. ky.--City awarded sis,-
$50 contracts for asphalt and btu
minous concrete paving.
Kansas City. Mo.-City awarded
$21.a2i paving contract.
Montgomery Ala.--City awarded
s1o.700.5o contract to pave and Inn
prove roadways.
Natchitoches, La.-Natchitoehes pa
IRISH awarded s3S. 900 contract to con-
struct gravel roads.
Contracts to He Awarded,
Bryson Cis, N, C.-Swain County
receives bids until July 20 to grade
about fifteen miles of highway.
Greenwood, Miss,-City receives
bldg. nntil July 20 to construct ls,oo0
square yards concrete pavement and
10, 900 linear feet concrete curb and
gutter.
Hartford. Ky,--Ohio County will
t1ora.n,,C, ~, a 20 A q IN, rom dis, cost ahout
SIS 600
Jackshoro. Tenn.--Campben County
appropriated $4,000 10 improve
roads, of which $4,000 is to be ex-
pended on road in Powells Valley.
Lubbock. Tex-City will pave three
miles of additional sidewalks with
cement.
! Morristown. Tenn,--Hamblen Coun-
Ity will construct pike roads: $4,000
available
Norfolk, va.--City receives bids
until July 20 to pave certain streets;
$4,000 square yards sheet asphalt on
concrete base; 500 square yards wood
block on concrete base.
Pine Bluff. Ark.--City opens bids
July 81 for street paving 10 cost $780,
900; asphaltic concrete with brick be-
tween street-car tracks.
Ripley. Tenn.---Lauderdale County
and Upton County nave eacn appro-
priated $4,000 to complete road
| through each county. etc.
Sanford. Fla.--City receives bids
until ~ to grade and pave about 5000
square yards on Magnolia Avenue with
brick.
I Sarasota, Fsia.--City receives bids
until Juiy "a to pave $4,000 square
Yards: material to include brick. as
phaltic concrete, modified asphalt or
/ fiber asphalt.
Seguin. Tsx.--Guadaloupe County.
I Precinct No 2. will construct six miles
of road: s75 900 bonds.
! Somerset, Ky.--Pulaski Comfy -e-
ceives bids until July 90 10 grade and
macada mice about 3 Ia miles OF road.
I Tampa. Fia--City receives bids un-
al Tu,v 20 to pave 22 1-2 miles OF
streets requiring $3.50 square yards
pavement; vitrifed brick: granite
curbing.
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