The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-03

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and ..leg-pulling, for office it would
| either make their lives miserable or the
| lives of others equally so.
/ Mr.. O'fFiaherty said Mr.. Kendall hao
/ used the same idea he had. but he could
| advance another.
| The Valley turnpike was the greatest
road of its kind in the world, and it was
made possible by its charter. which made
/ it independent of the different local con-
/ ditions in each county.
! 1t would be impossible for the members
/ of the Legislature to pass a general road
law that would be flexible enough to
meet the needs of every county.
AS TO OTHER STATES.
! Chairman Walton Moore said the COM
! nittee did not propose to delegate special
| legislative powers to local boards, out
| simply to prohibit it from passing any
special local law. 1t was mistake TO
! think that the purport of the section was
! to prevent the Legislature from passing
/ laws relating to the management OF
roads that were flexible enough TO allow
/ every county to adapt their conditions to
/ it. He said New York, New Jersey, Col
| orado. Idaho and California had adopted
I the system recommended by the commit
tee and found it ennently satisfactory,
/ for those States We're obiect-leSsons IN
good roads. Greater uniformity of law
/ was the secret of the great success OF the
! system in those States.
Patchwork law was the great evil of
the State of Virginia. West Virginia has
! the system of the States alluded to above
! Mr. Watson: Have you ever travelled
/ over the roads of West Nirginia?"
Mr. Moore: II have, and DO not think
they are inferior to Virginia roads.
Mr. Brown: Don't YOU think legisla-
ton By one hundred different boards in
! Virginia would bring about patchwork
/ 1egislation?''
/ Mr.. Moore: .It is well known that
even now, when q general road law is
attempted to be passed. every county
/ asks to be excepted from its operatfon-
MIR. =PORTI.9CK INVERTEBRATES.
Mr. PortIock Are not the roads Of
Virginia. under these special laws inf
niteiy better to-day than they formerly
were under the general road law
Mr. Moore: The SentIeman's premise
is wrong. In practice the Legislature
acts in a perfunctory manner. Laws are
changed SO rapidly that before a county
| settles down on any special road system
a radical change is made at the subse-
quent session. which prevents the con-
tfnuation of excellent work" He would
give the Board only q general scope Of
authority.
Mr. keezell said Mr.. Moore had revers-
ed himself from the position he occupied
yesterday The argument made then was
that the Boards of Supervisors were bet
ter qualified tlan the Legislature to en-
act road laws He did not wish to rob
the Board of its powers of administration
but he thought they should continue to
execute the law and the Legislature to
enact it.
AMENDMENT ADOPTED
The amendment was then adopted; Yeas
40; Nays. %.
Mr.. Moore then moved to strike out
subsection IS entirely Adopted. The
section struck out as amended read as
follows:
.'15. Authorizing the opening altering,
maintaining or vacatng OF streets, al
leys, town plots. cemeteries, graveyards
or public grounds not owned by the
| State.''
Section twenty-six was the subject or
| many suggestions and amendments. 1t
had already been amended by the COM
mittee so as to read:
Section %. The General Assembly may,
by general laws, confer upon Boards OF
Supervisors of counties and councils OF
Cities and towns and other authorities
elected by the people such powers of 10
cal and special legislation as it may
from time to time deem expedient not
inconsistent with the limitations contain
ed IN this Constitution.
Mr. WadIill wanted an amendment pro-
upon boards Of supervisors the right to
loan the credit of the county TO any per-
son. association or corporation
Mr.. Waddil, upon being assured by
Chairman Moore that this was under con-
sideration by the County Government
Committee withdrew his amendment.
Mr. Gillespie moved to add at end o.
section but there shall be no general
law authorizing THE board of supervisors
to issue bonds or contract debt
This amendment was also wlthdrawn
under the same conditions the former
Mr.. Campbell. of Amherst, moved to
strike out the words general laws in
line two. He said it would ruin the road
law of his county.
OBJECTIONS MET.
] Chairman Moore said the striking out
of subsection 16 met the objections made
by Mr. Campbell.
Mr.. Campbell then said he would look
; nto the matter. and if he founG Mr.
Moore's statement was correct Qaugh-
, teri he would be content. He then with
. drew his amendment.
, I Section % then stood adopted.
/ After agreeing to inserting the word
t private before the word corporation,
: where it appeared in the various sub
5 sections of section a. Chairman Moore
= stated that al! matters which could at
! present be considered were disposed of.
The sections relating to special fish
laws, tn quadrenniat sessions, incorpor-
: ating church property. and as to prop
erty taken or damaged for public uses
/ We're still disposed of. Consideration of
s these he stated, would be resumed next
Monday.
, The committee of the whole then arose.
Ladies will show their gentlemen
friends what they think of their favor
? lite Quitting establishment by attending
its opening to-nisht-at Berry's.
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