The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-11-01
CONTRACTS
AWARDED
For Approximately 100000
of Highways in Virginia

approximately 100000 and final de
cisions following public hearings Us
to the routing Of three sections OF
the State highway system, were the
high points of the two day session OF
the Virginia State Highway Commits.
sion in Columbia and Richmond this
week. The public hearing preceding
the final location of the Richmond
Fredericksburg section of the Rich
mond-Washington highway was set
for November 81 in Richmond. Ac-
ton on numerous requests made OF
the commission for additions of sec
tions of road under the law, which
permits adding l-2 per cent. per
annum, was deferred until all of the
requests could be considered at the
same time. The Commission will
hold ii hearing in Orange county dur
ing the coming week. In attendance
at the meeting of the commission
were Chairman Henry G. Shirley,
Richmond, Secretary Wade II. Has
sic. Washington, Va. II. X. Saun-
ders, Saltville, Hugh b. Sproul,
Staunton, and MAJOR !. Wake Trux-
tun, Norfolk.
Following the public hearing as To
the routing of the section of the
Acknowledgment News highway
between Richmond and Providence
Forge, the highway will be located
via Richmond, Seven Pines thence
to a point east of Bottoms Bridge
thence to point near Mountcnstle,
thence to Providence Forge.
The section of route No. . was
designated from Fork Union north,
by way OF Dixie, to the west side Of
Palmyra, following the hearing at
Columbia. The commission also
adopted the routing on the river road
out of Richmond to connect with
route No. 2 from Goochland c. II.
yin Dogtown by the most direct
route through Fife, Columbia to
Dixie, at which point the connection
with Route No. will be made.
Contracts awarded are as follows:
Project 100, route 3, between
Martinsville and Daniels Creek, .i3
miles of ls foot concrete, to w. W.
Boxley, Roanoke, SlOs,G2i.70.
Project 25G, route IL, between
Burkc's Garden siding and farewell
l.99 miles 10 foot bitumnous mae
adam TO G. r. Franklin u Co., Bias
sets, $il,44S.o1.
Project 1924, route 3, north OF
Groenville toward Fairfield, 3 miles
/ S foot bituminous macadam to Pace
Construction Company, Roanoke,
$l25,liG.55.
Project 2l7, route liz, Clintwood
towards Fremont, 1903 miles IL foot
biluminons macadam to Clintwood
Construction Company, Clintwood
s3l,2gS.23.
Project S2i9, route is, Streets OF
Halifax, 1854 miles of is and 81 IT.
concrete to Southern Construction
Company, Petersburg. sal, 5S6.Il.
Project hob, route 3, bridge over
Beaver Creek, lib feet long to Pitts
burg DcsMoincs Steel Company
IFt,sburg, Pa, Ss.OO2.Ol.
Project 1870, route %, Greenwich
Milford Mills, .9S miles - foot sur
faced treated macadam to l.. J
Chandler. Virginia, SIS. 5o2.25.
Project BOB, route 20, New Balti
more TO Greenwich, Ii miles - foo
surface treated macadam to l.. j
Chandler. Virginia. S29,69d.45.
Project los, route 6, Chantilly
I-oudoun county line, 3 miles of /,
foot bituminous macadam toCardoc
Gillespie Company, Fairfax, Si22,
Gl5.22,
Contracts totalling $3.50, 500 au
thorized by mail vote of the mem
beers OF the Commission were formal
ly approved.
The loan of Arlington county o
100000 for the construction of on
and three-cigths of miles of highwa
between Falls Church and Halls Hi
under the Robertson act were nc
cepted.
The loan of Wise county of 500
600 for the construction of "A sectio
of route No. between the Dickir
son county line and Donkey undc
the terms of the Robertson net wer
accepted.
Additional ALLEGATIONS to project
under way totnlling approXimntel