The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25
Why MIR. HART
Is CUSSED AT.
People Waiting for Their Nine
Foot Road, Wonder What
"A Little Longer" Means"

.N'i NAlNtobNah aNS' III Ne''
linians in the First District
oi the State Highway System,
are growing more diSgruntlcd
every day by reason OF the
obvious neglect of their road
needs. and are wondering
when their roads arc coming.
The muddy conditions OF the
bad roads OF this section ~ 4
result OF heavy rains i'll the
past few days has heightened
the clamor.
tine honr uf contention Is the
road 10 Currituck Courthouse. Mr..
William \. Hart. commissioner for
the First District promised the
folks a hard surfaced road Ia Cur
rituck Courthouse from Camden.
Hut the North Carolina Highway
Bulletin issued in .Ianmry, lists all
Currituck County projects as top
soil roads. And the Lord knows
when contracts for them Will bc let.
More than II year ago. Mr.. Hart
promised the people he would give
them road right away. They
haven't got the road yet. hht here
il what Mr.. Hart promised the
prnulc In II letter Ia X. G. job. Scc-
rotary of the Elizabeth city Cham
her 0f Commerce:
NORTH CAROLINA
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
TARBOlto. y. &.
Oct. 81, 1922.
Mr.. Il. &. job.
Elizabeth City, y. {.
Dear Sir:
saw i'm the Advance" II few
days ago IN article in regard I" the
road from Elizabeth city I" turri'
tuck court House. want {" 90 oll
record ~ saving that never have
contaminated any other Kind Of road
other thun Il hard surface road. III
YOUR people. while know they have
tbcru quite patient. will walt with
uaticncc II little longer, they viii
have their road. hope Ia have
this road surveyed umd contracts
lrt nj an early date, und ynu can
advise the people YOU come III con
;uct with.
+ With highest personal regards
am
Yours very truly.
(SismcdD William y. iiar''
Commissioner First District.
WAIl mac.
Whit Mr.. Hart means 10y III littl,
longer" il hard for the average
prr>on To- fathOm. Especially att"'
wuitin. since October l92 Ia ilno
out.
The dissatisfaction of the pcopl,
who are most greatly concerned
with the road thru CurritucI, Il n"I
nnkin. ~ Iii. n stir however nS ,il'
rnlirv nr the Highway Commission
to Give Northeastern North Carolina
,rn,,lp only ninc-fOOt roads. NJ
over the state. except In this Src
tinu nf the first district. mnr,lSur
rncrd roads. III to u feet wide ar,
hcin. constructed.
The lettings for the month al Jan
mrv will include only two Snlill
proirctS in the First District. Til,
one is less than - miles of mNin-
between Williamson and windsor
The other is some more than sever
miles of minc.foot paving bctwecl
Camden Courthouse AMI the Curri
tuck County line. But listen:
IN Duplin County in the Sccoh'
District. bids will hc asked on lei
miles nf lG-foot paving. In th'
Third District. bids will bc askc'
OH IL miles of paving between B'ir
rnw amd the Duplim County line
the width i not given. In GuiliOr'
County In the Fifth District. hld
will hc asked for more than 81
miles of lS-fo0t paving. In IN
Seventh District. more than IL ill'
half miles of lS.fo0t paving vii
bc let in Caldwell County. aud cigh
miles will hc let in DaVic County
over ten miles of lS.f0Ot road WI
br let i'm Henderson County in th'
Ei-hth District. Extension ot ON
of thr Highways Is To bc bid al
in the Ninth District. But the pro
ircts mentioned above do not III
rludr ull the work that Is to u
done in any of these districts
Nearly every one of them has one %
more hi: grading. draining. suriat
i'm. or hridgc.buildimg jobs IN col
truuIution. Some SlOOO,OOO wort
of work will bc let this month, lcaN
: ing about Sl2,OOO,OO more To use
e up before the meeting of the ncN
General Assembly.
!.
+ The Republican State cNccutlN
:. committee called Il convention
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