Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-22
BATTLE FOR GOOD ROADS
HAS BEEN WON At LAST
DificuIt Obatacie~ Overcome. and Money
Now In Available for Bet-
ter IIiHhwayn-
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BLACKSBURu. VA. March 2l.--Af-
ter considerable delay and strenuous
opposition from those who did not ia
vor the necessary bond Issues. improved
roads I'm tho Blaoksburg Magiaterial
District. and new school building for
the town are assured. The campaign
previous to the first bond Issue In
March. 1914. was made under the di-
rcction OF the Black Sburx Board of
Trade and financed by subscriptions
from its members and other cItixens or
tho district: the amount voted for was
sll6.o0o. and the legality of the cleo
iion was contested by the opposing fac
ton Judge W. w. Mofrctt ruled that
The election was in accordance wIth
RAW other obstacles in the way hnve
recently becn removed. aud tho ulti-
mate success OF the movement is now
u certainty.
lhirtN-hHe thousand dollars worth
"f road bonds have been sold, this
amount being deemed sufficient to start
the work. and the rest will he L.
sucn from time TO time as hecomes
necessary Convict labor has been pe-
cured for the road construction some
OF the men are already here, and the
rest OF the force will come this week
II is estimated that two years viii he
required to complete the road work
designated In the petition FOR the cleo
ZION and the money required by law 10
ne set aside for a sinltiny fund. mn,
out mt per cent interest. will amount
III thtrty-two years 10 - sufficient sum
/" retire these bonda. leaving the dis
trict fr-e or debt. ~ far M this issue
is concerned
The roads 10 be improved are The
In hn
leading To the principal coal mines
t"ncnihg section rich IN farming md
mineral lands but heretofore. inacces-
sihie onaccount OF had roads for much
or me year: ana others that viii open
an communication with part. OF the
county rich In possibilities OF tevelop.
i"eHt, but too far away from the towns
and railroads to make daIrying fruit
growing or truck raising profitable for
the land owners. The roads to be I'm
proved total twenty miles Of
macadani and six miles OF grading
bridges are to hs built. and the dirt
roads reKrnded wherever possible Tho
BOARD OF Supervisors will be RESPONSE
Die for the expenditure of the money,
and the work will be done under the
supervision OF the state Highway Com
mission.
Twelve thousand and Ave hundred
dollars IL the amount now avnilabi e
for the new school building in Blacks
burg; $1,000 having already been paid
Tor about two and onc-half acres o.
land adjoining the present school prop
ertE Ten thousand dollars of this
amount Is the towns share OF the.orig-
mai bond issue, the other 5000 to
be expended In the rural part OF the
district. and the additional 1000 was
raised by "A second bond Issue last
month. only the taxpayers In tho
l'lacksburg corporation voting In this
last election and the fun amount to
be spent here Plans are now being
prepared FOR this new building, but no
decision has been reached AS 10 what
usc VIII be made OF the present school
house. THIS and other details will be
arranged by the chairman OF the school
board. 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 n long step forwa rd
In the progress OF the people along cdu-
cattonal and Industrial lines