The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-02-14
Hope Held Out For New Bridge
Across Appomattox On Rt. As
Council Authorizes
New Roof Placed On
Municipal Building
~ BILL WALL

b4H IL currently uil0ff con
slderation BY the General Assembly
that may allow Farmville to re-
place the bridge over the Apo
mattox River on Route a. much
sooner than Is now anticipated II
the bill is passed it would allow
the town to participate in the cost
70 the extent Of Is per cent where
II Is now set at 80 per cent.
with this bill In mind. the town
council SIT aside ain additional
AZ 0G0 10 B fund for The replace
ment Of the Apponattoy River
bridge Under the present setup
The toxin viii have to foot some
$50 900 Of construction costs Oh the
ncw bridge, which puts the bridge
some distance IN the future.
The town council meeting IN
regular session TUESDAY night had
MANY other problems to discuss in
connection with street work.
Briefly thc status Of that work is
as follows,
Chambers Street town and Long
wood officials agree that il would
~ favorable 10 close the street
CONTINUED for further study
Second Street-Proposed widening
Of far end Further study required
Randolph Street Street lines have
been established Continued. for
further study To eliminate parking
problems. Y
New Street Asked
The council received a petition
bearing some 40 names. asking that
Park Avenue be opened ~. There
arc two Park Avenues III town. this
one being parallel to Longwood
venue. roughly behind the Me
mortal Armory II was noted by
the council that there Is nothing
there at the present time and no
one lives there Tho request was
referred To the street committee
On the request hy the Prcs5y-
tcran Church 10 have sidewalk
cnrbS and cutters placed on the
west SIDE o. North Street. further
study was ordered by The council
with the possibility in mind Of
widening that street. when and If
such request is approved
THE disposal Of rubber products
from Craddock-Terry Shoe cor
poration was discussed. but no
solution immediately found. The
products are now being used at the
regular dump. which causes some
offensive doors when burned The
town manager was instructed 10
continue to looE for a suitable place
70 dump this rubber products. which
IS suitable as fill material.
New Roof In Sight
TIM t0Wn manager was given
authority 10 accept the low bid on
the replacing If a roof on the nu-
nicipal building Bids were submit
ted By DAVIS and Ellington. Farm
vile Manufacturing Company. and
Dorm and Adams. Of Lynchburg.
Davis and Ellington submitted the
low bid Of 81 $50
Mayor w G. Fitzpatrick noted
that the new roof would run the
budget for building repairs In tie
red so the council authorized the
transfer of 81 900 from the con
tingency fund to cover the expend
tIrc.
Tho problem Of what to do with
$4,000 sct-up in the water works
improvement fund was discussed at
length. Whether TO put the money
In a reserve fund or use it portion
rs necessary to replace a worn
out l6-inch terra Gotta pipe with
20 inch concrete pipe ais intake 10
thc filter plant wore the two III
tcmativcs The need for tho new
Pipe seemed to be recognized ~
an members present. <-aut action
was DELAYED and further study
ordered
Special Meeting
n \ matter Of collision insurance
0n I'M town fleet of vehicles. Study
was ordered BY the property com
hlittec and town manager. with
power to act. 10 sec if any OF this
! Il Snran c c could be eliminated
Further study was also directed on
4 Bill from Wiley and Wilson for
engineering work done on the sow
age lagoon site.
AT a special meeting earlier. the
council. discussed improvements to
be made to the streets adjoining
fhc site recently purchased by the
Telephone and Telegraph
Company as new district office.
improvements contemplated arc
lowering the sidewalk on South
Main Street TO one foot above curb
level and improving the entrance
ioA Paulette Street. Other improve,
ncnts were also discussed. and dc.
.allS must hc worked out With
telephone officials.