The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07
BRINGING
GREATER ACTIVITY.
MANY NEW HIGHWAYS ENTER
PRIsEs ARE BEING PUT
UNDER WAY.
MUCH WORK IN SOUTH
sTREEaV AND ROADS IMPROVE
MENTH AFTER CONTINUING
THROUGH WINTER MONTHS
SHOWS REVIVAL.

The opening or spring brings re-
doubled activity in highway building
and streets improvements In the cities,
towns and counties In the Southern
states Though highways activities
continued nj a healthy pace during the
winter months. February and March
brought Improvement throughout the
South, The activities OF the week
just closed and those scheduled for
the next few weeks are shown in the
summary prepared by the Manufsn-
facturers' Record. This follows:
Bonds Voted.
Evergreen, Afa.-Conecuh County is-
sued $4,000 bonds for road improve
ments.
District No. voted t15o,ede bonds to
construct roads.
Lurn berton, ~ City iasued $35.-
600 bonds for street improvements.
wickliffe. Ky.-~3ailard County voted
$500 600 bonds to construct roads.
Beads 10 He Voted.
Centerviiie Tenn.--Hickman County
Csnterviiie District. votes March 81 on
5000 900 road bonds.
Princeton. Ky.~-caidweli County will
vote on *isa.ooo bonds for road CON
struction.
Pulaski. va--Pulaaki County votes
April on $4,000 bonds to construct
roads In Newborn Mp gisteriai District.
Oakviile, Tex4--Live Oak County
votes March % OIL 100000 bonds TO
construct roads.
Union, W. ya--Monros County votes
March 8 on $50. 600 rond bonds.
Contracts Awarded.
Alexandria, Va--Goyernment award
ed ss4.I7s.ss contract for road cor
struction.
MAJ, Ssauu,.;1 ~ r. rts.+ 10000
contract to construct concrete street
and sidewalk; ssoooe to eso.eoo avail
able.
Gre~nvn,s. s. C.-cagie Park County
awarded contract grade streets; tract
comprises thirty Ava acres plans to
pave and park streets And lay cement
sidewalks
Terpon Springs. FiA<-CssS awarded
contract to lay about ia,oee square
yards of asphalt paving.
Tulsa, Okls.---Gisy awarded contracts
TO pave twelve and a half blocks OF
street and ave alleys with sheet as-
phalt.
Tulsa okia---ctty awarded contract
TO construct sa.sco feet of sidewalk.
CeHtraets - Ne Awarded.
Atlanta, ia.~-City plans expenditure
OF ts3s, eco for street improvements.
Baltimore. Md.---stats receives bids
until haFcn 10 10 construct thFeS suitcS
Of concrete road in Worcester County.
Blackstone va.-City wils pave four
or five blocks of streets with ruhble
stone, lay concrete sidewalks and grade
about 900 feet of street
Durant. Okia--Ctty receives bids un-
til March for 1890 square yards OF
water bound maoadam paving. with oil
surface, $500 feet curb and gutter.
Fort Worth, Tsx.--City will pave
three and a half miles Of roadway. cost
ing about $4,000.
Greenville, Ky.---Muhlsnherg County
Fiscal Court appropriated $4,000 to
construct maeadam roads.
Gnifport, anss.-Harrison County.
District No. ., received bids until
March to shell 40e miles of road,
HaGerstown. Md.---washington Coun-
~ win construct fifteen miles Of State
aid highway. estimated 10 cost $4,000.
Lake Charles. I.a----Hi8hway depart
mont invites bids until April to con-
cubic yards excavation and 5000 cubic
yards emba nix ment.
Louisville, ky.--City will pave strip
Of public wharf with xranitoid blocks:
estimated cost $4,000.
Lufkin, Tex.-Ctty receives bids un-
I'll March 8 to construct $500 square
yards pavement and $3.50 feet curb and
gutter, concrete foundafton. wood
block. vertical nber brick, bitulithic.
asphalt. concrete, rock asphalt vibfo-
lithic or asphalt macadan;-
Louisville. Ky.~-City invites bids un-
I'll March . to construct vitrifed brick
streets estimated 70 cost $ts,s00.
LynchburE. Va.--Ctty receives bids
until March 3 to construct granolithic
sidewalks; 500 cubic yards Of excava-
ton. l. 800 square yards Of granclithic
sidewalks and 10 ostepptng stones.
Parkersburg, w. va.-Woods County.
Clay District, will construct four miles
Of concrete road: $4,000 bonds.
smithneld. Ky.--IAvinEston County
appropriated $4,000 for road construc-
ton.
Trenton. Ga.--Dade County will build
twenty-five miles Of macadam road
Dunbar. W va.--City will build
about six miles OF sidewalks