The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
RUSSELL COUNTY VOTES
FOR BETTER HIGHWAYS
County Levy VIII Re increased for
Purpose OF Securing Construction
OF Cross-Section Roads
BUILT MUCH IN LATE YEARS
Russell Has Made Splendid Progress
and Given Example for South
west Niigtnia-Many Other South
ern Municipalities Are Active

Russsn County has voted or good
roads proposition to increase the
county levy for the purpose Of builG-
INK new cross-sectton roads. The vote
Was taken by districts, The levy car
RED IN TWO districts. Castlewood and
Cleveland, while the Elk Garden DIS.
trict rejected l..
Russell County probably has built
more good roads IN the past eight
years than any other county In South
west Virginia, and Ike splendid pixies
from the eastern end o! the county
10 the western part are e source or
pride and satisfaction to the people
of that county.
ROAD building activities in other
municipalities throughout the south
ern states continue strong and scores
of new projects are shortly to be put
under way. The summary OF work
proposed and authorized during the
week. "a compiled by the Nanufac-
tuners Record shows;
bond. Voted.
Gallatin. Tex--samrer County voted
Sl2, 900 TO construct six mites OF road
way.
Pittsboro; y C.-~Chatham County.
Matthews Township, voted $4,000
bonds TO construct roads,
f0FI Ian AGA, lt&+~~s~atttpAF S1AiRAE
Seadrift Road District voted $50. zoe
bonds to complete road; gravel and
shell construction.
West Palm Beach. Fls--Ci'y voted
sleo. 600 bonds FOR streets, etc
Bead. to he Voted.
East Lake. r. O Atlanta Ga--6'itY
votes May on s4.eAa bonds TO I'M
prove streets
Johnson City. Tenn ~ Washington
County votes May Is on $4,000 bonds
TO construct roads.
NAV - on 100000 bonds 10 construct
roads
williamsburg. Ky.--whi;ley County
votes April - an s2oo. ore bonds TO
construct roads
Contracts awarded.
Birmingham. Ma ~ CITY awarded
S2S sea paving contract.
Charleston. w Na.-rtty awarded
contract for so,7se square Yards Of
street paving
owensboro. ky---t'itv awarded $5s,-
4se contract for bitulith,c paving.
New orleans. Law. W. POWELL OF
Hattteshurg, Miss. has contract az s3T,
s35 TO improve 2s2s miles OF road
Greensboro ky.-City awarded S55,-
coo contract TO reconstruct two
streets
San Antonio. Tex--C5ty awarded
contract for ss2s5 square yards OF
Mexican asphalttc concrete paving.
Cortrs~ts TO He Awarded.
Abbeviile fa.-~yern1lilan Parish po-
lice Jury viii construct nine miles of
road.
Baltimore. Dorchester County
invites bids until April Is TO construct
IS miles OF state aid highway-
Carlisle. Ky,-~Nicholas County opens
bids May Is 10 reconstruct 2e5 miles
OF HIGHWAY. slsaon0 available.
Clearwater. Fis.~~Pinellas County
VIII expend ssaoooo FOR seven miles
OF road construction brick, asphalt,
macadsm and modified asphalt,
Green Cove Springs Fla,-Clsy
County will construct thirty miles ~
sand clay and local rock road, cost
ing $4,000
Holly Springs. Miss-city Will corr
struct s.s6e square Yards Of concrete
pavement. y 400 square yards of hrok =
en- stone or gravel streets and about
20 miles OF combined curb and gut
ter: $500 cubic yards OF excavation.
Hondo. Tex,~--Medina County, Pre-
elnct No. :. win construct twenty
Ave or thirty miles OF macadamtxed
and grayeied roads
Louisville. Ky. -- Jefferson County
will expend $4,000 on road. bridge
and drainage construction during COM
bag season.
Miami Fla City receives bids April
II to construct 5000 70 5000 feet of
sidewalk in District No. 3
rark. r.. Station Knoxville. Tenn
City receives bids until April II for
two and one half miles Of street paw
ing 4i.tso square yards paving. 49,
800 cubic yards grading. 1000. feet con-
crete curb and gutter. etc.
Richmond. Va-Henrico County re-
ceives bids until April - TO construct
ass miles OF gravel road.
Russeliville, Ark Pope County will
build ninety six miles of macadam
roadway,
Sheridan. Ark.--Grant County Road
Improvement District No. will con-
struct twenty-eight miles OF highway.