The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
ROAD BUILDING WORK
IN SOUTH CONTINUES

Detail, of Weeks Activities show Pro-
gross Is Being Made In All Sec
tions---Mahy Bonds Voted.
Undertakings in roads, streets aad
sidewalks improvements in Southern
municipalities during the week just
closed show that activity in produc-
ing better highways is continuing.
Many Southern municipalities are GO
ing into roads construction on a larger
scale than ever before and the sum
mer and coming fall should be pro-
ouctive of larger facilities for com
munication throughout the South The
review Of the week as presented by
the Manufacturers Record shows:
Bonds Voted.
Bakersville, y. C--MHcheu County
will issue $30.00 bonds 70 construct
roads in Grassy Greek Township.
Chattanooga. Tenn Hamilton
County will Issue $4,000 road bonds.
Columbia, S. C.-Richland County
has legislative authority TO issue ST.
ESQ 600 bonds for road improvements.
Cuero. Tex.~-De Wit County Road
District No. voted $50 600 bonds to
construct roads.
London. Ky.--Laurel County voted
500, 600 road bonds
Stealey Heights, r O., at Clarks-
burg. ". Na.--Ctty voted April q on
$50 900 bonds 10 Improve streets,
Miami, F'ia.--Dede County voted
100000 bonds to construct highway.
Yadkinyine. y. C-Yadkin County
will issue $50, 900 bonds for road con-
struetion.
Bonds To Be Voted.
Cuero, Tex.-~ne Witt County votes
today on $4,000 Improvement
bonds
Huntington. w Va --Cahell County
votes May 90 on 5000 coo bonds TO
construct roads
Hallettsville, Tex--IAvaca County
Road District No. Cncluding
Yoakum) votes MAJ on $4,000
bonds TO construct roads.
MadisonVille. Tenn Monroe County
votes July 10 on 100000 bonds to
construct roads.
Nashville. y c-Nash County.
North Whittakers Township Road
District. votes May l. on $500
bonds for road construction.
Newport. Tenn.--Cook County votes
May Is on 100000 bonds for road
construction.
Greensboro, Ky.-~pavie&s County
votes June % on 100000 bonds to
construct roads.
Port Layaca, Tex City votes May
Is on $1,000 bonds TO macadsmize,
gravel or shell streets
Roxboro. y. C-Person County,
Rcxboro Township, votes May I'll on
sT5.aoo bonds 10 construct roads.
Contracts Awarded
Baltimore. Nd.~-N1ity awarded s5-
400 contract for sheet asphalt paving.
Gate CITY. Xa.--Scott County. which
b-, Iar "A
contract for road construction.
Franklin, ~ Highway Commits
sion awarded contract for 2 IL miles
.of macadam paving.
Goldshoro. \ C-Mt Olive Read
District awarded contract - construct
sand clay roads. for which $4,000
bonds have beer issued.
Greensboro. y City awarded
ss7 900 contract for asphalt paving.
Greensboro. y Giving Park
County awarded contract for 5000
yards nj concrete base and asphalt
surface street paving.
awarded sl42 600 contract for asphalt
paving
Jena. Ia State awarded contract
for constructing ave-mile road
f.awreneevllle Va Brunswick
County awarded contract for con-
structing seventeen miles Of road,
Lexington, Na.-~Eock bridge County
awarded contract for l2 miles OF
macadam road
Marshall y c. Madison County
awarded contract for grading seven
miles of road. etc
selmer. Tenn city ava rded con-
tract for $500 square feet Of concrete
sidewalk construction.
ST. Louis. Me,--1ity awarded con-
tract for grading. granite curbing and
brick paving TO cost $4,000.
Towson Md Baltimore County,
awarded $4,000 contracts for road
construction.
( Tuskegee. Als--City awarded con
tract for graveling two miles OF streets
Contract TO Re Awarded.
Baton Rouge. la.-City receives
bids until May IS for about 10000
paving. with concrete curb and gutter
suhsurface drainage. etc.
Belmont X. City will lay one
mile OF cenen, sidewalk
Cambridge, Md --Dorchester Coun-
| ~ receives bids until Nay II for con.
structing two-mie shell macadan
| highway.
Frederick. Nd Frederick County
receives bids until May 10 build
/ emile HIGHWAY
Franklin La ST Mary parish
oper.s bids May II for constructing
about lftp miles Of gravel or she'll and
gravel surface highway,
Hazeihurst VI iss.---Copiah County
District No > opens bids juno I foi
constructing gravel roads: $4,000
availa BILE
Lake Charles, La.--Calcasieu parish
receives bids until May for abou
! forty-three miles of grading
! Iawrenceville, Va. Brunswick
I County receives bids until April IS I,
build nifty miles of soil roads.
Lebanon. Va--Russeli County re
iceives bids until April % for con
structing IA mile highway
| Linden. Ala.-Marengo County re-
iceves bids until May / for road con
struetion to cost about $4,000.
! Mckinney. Tex.--Collin County re
ceves bids until June for con
structinr 1875 miles OF highway, 81
| Nashville, Tenn.-City invites bid'
luntf April 20 to pave streets with
wood block, bitulsthic. granite block
concrete, hituminous macadam ane
bituston recently sold $3.50. oo'
| bonds,
! ParkershurG. w Va.--City will ex
pend ss7.5na for brick paving
Plymouth n. C,--Washingtor
County opens bids May 3 for rebuild