Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-15
G!'|I)T'f' Cannot SPEND
,s-t-n-ys,< go
&: MONEY FOR REPAIRS
Gn1t1 Contribute Only to Permanent
Highway, Says Assistant
-. - :. $500 80 City Attorney.
DHQuss PETERSBURG PROJECT


nodhnE Says Repairs Contemplated
.Rould Give Only Temporary Re.
ii lief-Permancnt Road Would BE
49, Very, Costly, Reports Engineer.
4 Developments yesterday threaten to
delay the work OF Immediately rcpnir-
Ing, tho Petersburg Turnpike from tho
oerporate limits Of Richmond for \
distance not exceeding ten miles. which
: ts-spEoposed by a resolution now pend-
ING If the Council, because the nature
Eo&atpe improvements considered would
render only temporary relief. in the
2 optAtop., OF City Engineer Boiling. and
snfs-oity of Richmond has not the au
4 @1Sity to make repairs TO roads with
Cue~-aSs limits. under ruling OF Az
etHnt City Attorney George Wayne
& Anderson.
Vhfa situation was faced by the Adj
n snlnistERtivo Board when Mr.. boiling
rsported that he had inspected the
TQaa.4 as directed. and found that the
I repaira- outlined by the board in &C.
4 SsFqa1ce with the resolution adopted
hHat tho, board OF Aldermen Tuesday
NGl9ns. would be only temporary. and
would hardly last through the winter
tHqhths. The City Attorney had re.
3 piled, a. short time earlier that the
q CITY could not make temporary repairs
to4ro8ds not within its corporate limits.
stAfter a lengthy discussion Of the
ntpb1am. during which members OF the
heard declared that there was an ur
q tent, need for the Improvement AZ
QUICKLY as possible. In order that the
TSAa could be made passa BILE for the
! EFeat volume Of traffic anticipated be-
tween Richmond and Camp Lee, the en-
!, lEA. was referred to the
II Council for its Information. What &C.
Il ton that body will take. when the
4 resolution comes up in the Common
Z Council at it's next meeting for con-
4 cuTrence. was problemntical last night
PERMANENT ROADWAY
y l.Ssra..-..WOULD REQUIRE MUCH TINE
i-aIn. certain quarters it was believed
that the only solution was the build
Ing OF permanent roadway. This
pfRn1r however, will not meet with up-
Hroyal. in downtown business circles,
y largely because OF the length OF tim O
rsauited-to complete such road, whilo
considerable effort would be required,
4 1t is. believed. to secure the necessary
funds, In view of the existing condi-
ton of the ci.y's finances. The City
Engineer yesterday suggested n pe'-
rilNneat asphaitic road. which would
A ten mile stretch.
x Reporting on the condition of the Pc
tersburE Turnpike from Hull Street to
the old corporate limits OF the city,
s Mr.. Boiling said he had found this part
(, of the road in good condition, having
heen-recently we'll Eraveled and rolled.
From that point on to the new eor-
norate limits he found considerable
number, of holes and ruts. In tho ten
mile stretch from the now city limi,s
towards Petersburg, which the Gjty
proposes to improve, there are some
Z points OF fairly good road, perhaps as
much as a half-mile In extent being n
well-oeatcn down gravel road.
! Mr. Boiling said that portion OF
the remainder is rough and uneven by
reason. OF ruts and holes. and few
points where drains will have to be
opened in order to drain the roadbed.
4 This road can be put In fairly good
condition, but not permanently, he
{ declared; by scarifyinE and shaping up
I with glide machines or split log. so as
8 to give the roadbed greater crown
for draining water, and then thor
oughfy' rolling.
RECOMMENDS OH. AND
- GRANITE CHIP SURFACE
If this is done n fairly good country
roadswill be had for while. but II
4 will not last during the bad winter
weather, Mr.. Boiling said. He be-
I lieved 1t should be given heavy coat
e az lasphalt oil and coated with granite
= chips or very coarsc-Erained sans,
{ similar to what has been used In the
i various parks in the city. This would
Kre&tly, preserve il during the winter.
and would form er-proofng. He
found. one: obstacle, however, because
( OF the narrowness OF the road which
rwould- necessitate the breaking up OF
Nrfonsiderable portion OF the road for
3 as time. making It almost impossible,
v while the repairs were being made.
could offer no better suggestion
s for a. permanent road. he said. than
Fl the method now used by the city in
< Win. q ive-inch concrete base and q
GNo-inch asphalt concrete finish Such
! o road, however. would cost approx
mately s21S.59?, IL constructed sixteen
1, feet wide. for the ten-milc stretch.
IS s1ssAssistant City Attorney Anderson ad-
+ yisedTthe board that. unGe" an act OF
IA the, General Assembly, approved Feb
q ruary II. 1910, it was provided that
!! Any city by it's Council. when in the
y judgment OF its Council. 1t would tend
y 10 promote the material interest OF the
3 city might contribute funds. or other
8 aid within the control Of such town or
s city; towards the building or improv-
: tpgtof permanent public roads leading
to"such town or city. or Of bridges
upon such road provided no such
! contribution should be made towards
4 any Ditch work located "at any point
thore than ten miles beyond the cor
y p6rate limits Of such town or city. as
nfSasured along the route OF such
e road. This act was amended, how
& ever, and on June II. 1916, provision
4 making the extreme distance for per-
manent improvements not more than
y fortytmiles. became effective.
1.-The resolution appropriating $4,000
q Tor the immediate Improvement and
maintenance OF the road has been
5 fecoIhme ended by the Council Commit
\ teo N Finance and adopted by the
Z Board OF Aldermen. The measure will
come up before tho Common Council
III tta meeting early in October for
n concurrence. unless a special session
) hIcalled TO consider the paper.
= 80 Soufh ern Railway Earnings,
Southern Railway systems esti-
fTHted operating revenue for the FIRST
4 Eeek. OF September totaled 32Ii5.9lo,
~ compared with 5l.S57.l2o for tho