The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-23
Happenings Of the Day From All Sections Of Virginia
BETTER ROADS AND new
SCHOOL FOR bLACkSbURG
Element Wins-Much Needed Inn
provement-Bondx Are Issued.

| Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
| Blacksburg. Va, March 22-After
considerable delay and strenuous OPP
| position from those who did not favor
| the necessary bond issues improved
roads In the Blacksburg MaRisterial
| District and new school building
for the town are now assured The
campaign previous to the first bond
! issue In March, 1914, was made under
the direction OF the Blaeksburg Board
of Trade. and financed by subscrip-
I lions from its members and other
| citizens Of the district; the amount
voted for was $l1b.09o. and the legality
of the election was contested by The
opposing faction. Judge w. w. Moffett
ruled that the election was in accor-
dance with law. other obstacles in
the way have recently been removed
and the ultimate success of the move
ment Is now n certainty.
$4,000 worth OF road bonds have
been sold, this amount being deemed
sufficient to start the work. and the
rest will be issued from time TO time
as becomes necessary Convict labor
has been secured for tho road con-
struction, some OF the men are all
ready here and the rest or the force
will come this week. 1t Is estimated
that two years will be required to
the petition for the election and that
the money required by law to be set
aside for sinking fund. put out at
4 per cent interest, Will amount in
thirty-two years to n sufficient sum to
retire these bonds. leaving the district
free of debt, as far az their issue Ii
concerned.
Improve Travelled Roads.
The roads to be Improved are the
naS va loH Ia hn try
leading to the principal coal mines.
touching a section rich In farming
and mineral lands. but heretofore in
accessible on account of bad roads for
much Of the year: and others that
will open up Communication with parts
OF the county rich In possibilities of
development but too far away from
the towns and railroads to make dairy
ing. fruit growing or truck raising
profitable for the landowners. The
roads to be improved total twenty
seven miles OF macadam and six miles
of grading; bridges are to built and
the dirt roads regarded wherever pos
sihIe for the expenditure Of the money
and the work will be done under the
supervision OF the State Highway Com
mission.
Money For New Schools.
s11.50o Is the amount now available
burg: $500 having already been paid
for about two and a half acres Of land
adjoining the present school property.
Ten thousand dollars OF this amount
Is the towns share Of the original
bond issue the other Ave thousand
to be expended In the rural part of
the district. and the additional four
thousand was raised by second bond
Issue last month: only the taxpayers
In the Blacksbufg corporation voting
in this last election and the full amount
10 be spent here. Plans are now being
prepared for this new building, but
no decision has been reached as to
what use win be made of the present
schoolhouse; this and other details to
be arranged by the chairman OF the
School Board. a committee from the
Board of Trade and the architects
The success of this movement for good
roads In the district and adequate
school facilities In the town marks a
long step forward in the progress of
the people along educational and In
dustrtal lines