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Mecklenburg Bridges. V
Holly Cridd to Be Finished
In Two Weeks County High
way Program Discussed.
Within a short tuna after weather
conditions permit the work of laying
J. bltullthla pavement the main arteries
of trawl through Mecklenburg county
will bo rutimed and will bo completed
j probably by aumjner, according; to
.; A. M McDonald,', chairman ot the
board of county , commissioners, who
f reviewed yesterday the progress in
carrying but the commissioners' road
program. ' 1 ' .
During the discussion, Sir. Me
". Donald admitted that the county had
' profited greatly 'at the expense ot the
contractors In the building ot several
bUr bridges. The contractors lost
115,000 on , the Sloan's ferry bridge
, nd not less than $10,000 was lost by
' the firm building the Rozsell's ferry
bridge, because the contracts were
'made prior to the time when costs
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of such work increased as a result of
war conditions. .
Mecklenburg county now has about
380 miles of macadamized or other
wise surfaced roads, said Mr. Mc
Donald. When originally built, :the
macadamized roads "were Ideal" for
slow moving traffic, but the advent'of
automobile and motor truck Boon
greatly damaged these highways,' and
a heavy up-keep cost has resulted.
The Dowd road, which la an Impor
tant link In four great highway sys
tems on the southwestern side of, the
county, haa been surfaced with bitu
lithlc to one mile beyond . Camp
Greene. This surfacing will be com
pleted to the Gaston county line next
spring, and rock for the work will
be crushed during the winter months.
Work will be resumed when the
weather becomes warm enough to per
mit working with the asphalt binder.
This part of the Dawd road is a link
In the National ' highway, the Kew
York to Atlanta highway, the Bank
head highway and the Wilmington-Charlotte-Ashevllle
highway. The road
from Charlotte to the Cabarrus county
line, on the other end, Is part of all
but the latter named road system, and
Mr. McDonald said only seven-eighths
of a mile , remains unsurfaced. In
ability to get the necessary supplies
of rock, which is bought from the
farmers, forced a temporary suspen
sion of the work. An eight.mile
stretch, extending from . the city to
Sugar- Creek church, has been sur
faced -with asphalt, said Mr. Mc
Donald. Another important roadway, from
Charlotte to Monroe, which extends
by the site of the proposed great radio
station near Monroe, is being repaired
now, a gang of convicts having been
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It is different with the man who is fettered
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-aboreirs for Jas. Stewart
Camp-;; Bragg, Fayette
eent there a short time ago. Rock
is beins crushed for surfacing this
road and Mr. McDonald said tha com.
miss'oners planned ,to have this
stretch surfaced with asphalt to the
Union county line by next summer.
Some of -these roads have 10-foot
surfaces, others 12 and others 1. The
Surfacing of the Dowd and Tuckasegee
roads from 'the'eity to Camp Greene
was IS., feet wide, and on the Dowd
road beyond the camp is 14 feet wide.
When the surfacing ls four Inches
thick, two gallons of asphalt to the
square yard is required.
The .Mt Holly bridge over the Ca
tawba river should be completed In
not more than two weeks, said Mr.
McDonald. This is a steel bridge, and
the floor planks are now being placed.
The RosseU's ferry bridge was com
pleted about three months ago and
the Beattys ford bridge will be com
pleted probably by February 1. The
Sloan's ferry bridge has been' rebuilt.
Each of these long bridges went down
In the floods f 1916. Bach had been
built by authority of a special act ot
the legislature,. Mr. .McDonald ex
plained, and rebuilding could not he
undertaken until, such authority was
again given by legislative action. In
the interim, the Mecklenburg county
commissioners awarded the contracts
and awaited, the legislature's-action.
In 60 days after the authority was
given the work was undertaken, said
Mr. McDonald, v The commissioners'
chairman said- their, action In award
ing the contracts when they did saved
the county many thousands of dollars,
as a total of not less than $35,000 had
been lost by contractors, building the
Sloan's ferry and Rozsell's ferry
bridges.
Thirty-two steel bridges have been
built-in Mecklenburg county since -Mr.
McDonald four years ago assumed the
office he now. holds, it was explained.
This number Includes two big bridges,
one over Stony creek and another
over Big Mallard creek, both on the
Salisbury road.
NAVY WANTS BRIDGE
BUILDERS WITHOUT DELAY
The local board for Charlotte yes
terday Issued a call for volunteers for
service in the navy as bridge builders,
in accordance with instructions from
draft headquarters at Raleigh. These
men are wanted for immediate service
in France, said Secretnrv Lyles. He
explained that the Charlotte board
had no bridge builders listed except in
the, deferred classes, and these could
not be drafted but .would be inducted
If they volunteered. Five menare
wanted from North Carolina under
this call, and the Charlotte board has
been given the privilege of supplying
all Ave, he said. Those volunteering
must report today to the Charlotte
board.
SLIGHT INCREASE IN
"FLU" CASES REPORTED
Though 18 new cases of Spanish in
fluenza were rennrted vMtorriav of tv..
office of the city health officer, Dr.
j. u. Muuson, it was explained that
the "flare up" which has occurred
"because of the tremenitnu nmmmt nt
mixing since the quarantine was lift-
en no iar nas neen mucn less, than
was expected. The reopening of the
PUbllC SOhOOls Of Chnrlnfto haa An)
yet resulted in ahy "perceptible In
crease among me emidren, said Dr.
Hudson. . "There have been a few
more new rnsps thfa wooV than i9it
but with few exceptions the disease
was contracted Dy adults, ho said.
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C 1 1 U E MICE
Will Name Committees to Raise
. Monument to "Our Boysl"
Observer's Plan, to Let Every
body Subscribe Will Be Car
; ried Out by Committees. -
Mayor McXinch, representing the
city,' and Chairman McDonald, repre
senting the county, have taken active
charge of tha arrangements for the
erection- of a monmument to "our
boys" who died In the service, and
will, within the next few days, an
nounce'the various committees to have
charge of the raising of funds and
other details, as proposed by The
Charlotte Observer.
Mayor McNInch will name the rep
resentatives from the city on tha va
rious committees, and Chairman Mef
Donald will name tha representatives
from the county, the commltteea be
ing composed of city and county
people.
Just what plan of campaign for the
raising of funds will be adopted has
not yet been outlined. Aside from the
subscriptions received through The
Observer, no subscriptions have as yet
oeen receivea. i
Mayor McNInch stated yesterday
that the committees would probably
call on the press to aid in tna move
ment, and to keep the people In
formed as to Its progress.' He stated
that it was verv essential that any
thing that is to be' done, should be
done at once, and that no better means
of appealing to the people than the
press had ever been found. .
Some prominent citlsen will be
named as treasurer of the fund, and
when the treasurer is named, the
funds already collected by The Ob
server will be turned over to him,
and whatever plan Is -decided upon
will find warm , support from this
paper. .
Sentiment In favor of the monument
has been growing -ever since the idea
was first advanced by The Charlotte
Observer, and it is generally believed
that, all that Is necessary to ecure-a
memorial to "our boys" is to let the
people know where and to whom they
may subscribe their money.
The Observer's plan to allow sub
scriptions of as small amounts as 25
cents. In order that all may have a
part in the work, is to'be adopted, as
there are hundreds of patriotic citi
zens, anxious to aid in such a move
ment, and yet are unable to afford
more than a small contribution.
The names of the committees will
be announced within the next few
days, and the actual work ot raising
funds will be takenup.
SENDING QUESTIONNAIRES
TO 18-YEAR-OLD CITY BOYS
Instructions to begin and complete
as quickly as possible the mailing of
questionnaires to registrants for se
lective service who were 18 years of
age September 12 were received yes
terday by the local, board for Char
lotte. Secretary Lyles said about 600
boys of this age were listed on the
1 t ro"s is -,-1 i; i c 're i
oM .1 fce.c!it put tct'ny fend ..: y.
1 i.yslcal eia, a;. jus -of 'all fccp
traber 12 registrants of from 19 to
88 years, Inclusive, have been com
pleted, he said. A "relatively large
number!' of these ages failed to re
port for examination when ordered up
and these will bo listed as delinquents
unless they come up for examination
before such lists are compiled, the
secretary added.
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HOW DOCTDHS TREAT
Ask any physician or druggist and
effective remedy for a bad cold, soro
throat influenaa or la grippe Is what
he will tell you that the best and only
he calls a "brisk calomel purge," j
which means a big dose ot calomel at (
bedtime. But as the old style calomel
haa some very unpleasant and danger j
ous qualltes physicians and druggists j
are now recommending the Improved
nausealess calomel, called "Calotabs"
which is purified, and refined jrom
the sickening and dangerous effects
and whose medicinal virtues are vast
ly improved.
One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with a swallow ot water that's
all. No salts, no nausea nor the
slightest Interference with your diet,
pleasures or work. Next morning your
cold has vanished and your entire
system Is purified and refreshed. ,
Calotabs ara sold only In original,
sealed packages, price thirty-five
cents. Tour druggist' guarantees Cal
otabs by refunding the price It you
are not delighted. Adv.
Fire and Theft
Automobiles
Palmetto Fire Insurance Co.
The very best policies at at
tractive rates. The very,
best service. Claims paij
from this office. Very attrac
tive for agents.
W. D. Wilkinson
General Agent
For State of North Carolina.
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In our Boys' Department are displayed clothes for
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highest degree, they are Mellon-made Clothes. ' to
those who know Mellon rcputation ,this statement is
sufficient, those who do not yk know the Mellon"
standard, will appreciate its significance in the first glance
at these unusual suits for boys. , v j
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