The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29
CONTRACT BETWEEN CITF
AN9 COUNTY ARRANGED.
work G" negtn Immediately Upon Ina
proveme ats to Petersburg Turn
ptke--tsorsrnment Soon to
Help.

The city of Richmond will today
formally enter into arrangements with
the beard Of supervisors of Chester
field county for the work OF improving
Petersburg turnpike from Richmond to
Petersburg.
Along that line of temporary work
there will be constructed a piece of
permanent roadway. as q sample Of
what It In hoped may result through
cooperation with the United States
government, next year. This short
piece will be of concrete with cement
and gravel base. and II Up estimated
that roadway of this character be-
tween Richmond and Petersburg may
be constructed for about half a million
dollars.
The supervisors OF Chesterfield
county will have an nucleus to work
upo nabout $4,000. The larger portion
OF this has been contributed by BUSH
ness men of Richmond. while $4,000
of the sum will como from tho appro-
prfation of $40 900 recently made by
the city cannoii. The county road force
OF about seventy convicts will do tho
greater part of the work. Gravel will
be supplied by the county and teams
will be secured by the city and county
Jointly.
Caty Gets Some Of Cash.
or the $4,000 appropriated by the
city. $1,000 will be ussd In making i'm
provements to the turnpike from Hull
street to tho corporation line. prob
ably mile In length. This work will
be under the supervision of the city
engineer. He will make the improve
ments as permanent as possible with
the funds in hand, and hopes to place
that short distance In good condition.
In Keeping with tho streets Of the city.
Al meeting between the mem bers
of the administrative board and a COM
mittes from the chamber Of commerce,
the county supervisors and a represen-
tative of tho highway commissioner
last week. II was brought out that the
government stood ready to construct a
permanent roadway between tho two
cities. and all that was necessary was
to show the government that the c3ti-
gems were willing and ready TO CO.
operate. The construction OF this tenn
porary roadway. II Ia believed will con-
vince the government of the determine
tton on the part Of the city and county
to do all possible toward maintaining
a nrst-class highway between the tvs
cities and the cantonment
BRING Business Here
Richmond expects to derive much
eeneft from the roadway. 1t will bring
more business to this city. and will put
the men from Camp Lee within an
hour OF the city at any time. Many
OF the officers and men are now arrang-
ing for homes for their families with
In touch of the oity. Real estate
agents are busy securing quarters. and
with the unffux OF population the NOR
chants hope to reap much beneht
At conference at Chesterfield COURT
house Friday between the administra-
tive board and the supervisors. q YER
bal agreement was entered into, which
will be followed UP today with a writ
ten agreement to be signed by the city
offlcials and tho supervisors. Work
will proceed at enee on the road and Il
is believed that with the. force d.
vided into the squads the roadway may
be placed in good condition before Sc
we're weather sets in. The distance Is
but twenty-five seiles between the two
cities.