Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-07-18
GOOD O
9 Il o x d :.

aovernr,~n, CONFIRMATION 81 Roads :
bin has been introduced In tie :
~ House OF Ecprcs natives % :
~ the United States providing /
FOR the establishment ~ Bu-
reau OF Public Roads TO take charge or :
the survey. planning aud construction :
or good roads. outside the limits "a
cities and incorporated towns or viz
lagos. which may be pcuuoned FOR by
the authorities in any political division
OF any state. II Is proposed 20 appro-
pirate $4,000 FOR the maintenance OF
the Office and ScO.OO0. Ooo FOR the con-
struction OF the roads. The limitations
are that tho National Government shall
nay one-half the cost OF a road and The
/ locality the other half-this hair being
! divided between state. political suo-ci-
! vision lcounty or township and prop
ertv owners In any manner determined
I bv them. and that TO state shall re-
! ceive more of the sum appropriated
than the proportion which It's porula-
ton bears TO the entire population OK
the Uu,ted States.
TWENTY-FIVE officials and employees /
ire provided for. the director to receive ,
$500 year and others from 5000 70
{ $500 n year. and -such Other officers.
AGENTS and servants as hc directct
. may from time to time require The
p $4,000 appropriated in orc sectlo1
e would scarcely provide for these q" tn-
tv-tNo mon and the expenses cnumor-
y ateI. and would fail completely io pr'-
a vide FOR a force sufficient to plan the
q work and supervise the expenditure OF
{ the $4,000 600. Fortunately the section
rs aunronriatiuc the latter sum FOR coop
r GRAFTON and actual construction ln-
ciudes -the maintenance ~ said hN-
10 reau OF Public Roads"
,f The Government has in thc past con-
BE- structcd public roads. but they were
' highways to carry the traffic between
no. sections OF the country without other
Is means OF communication. apDroache-
- 10 Government reservations or Of simi
q lar public use. The excuse for the im
n movement OF rivers ami harnors na
,d always been the service or thc develop
~ mcnt OF national commerce. howeN'
hv far tho actual practice may have ct
ir- waited from this ideal This hNl how
ai ever. goes go the furthcst limit an
,,. leaves it 60 the Judgment oi the dire'
Sc toy OF the bureau as to whether ODD
ing road fund shall hc used in dcveionin
communication by highways hctwcr
ro- states or distributed i'm improving ~e'
hs- lions OF road entirely local in chararic
Z a whether largely travelled or not Ihei
o, are many who defend the principle
it. tho river and harhor improvement
crt / who could not advocate such hli 'i
uc the relief OF the Treasury Of the Unite
No. States as this
oval Were the principle or the bin Co
du- cure a majority vote the fo-m or ai
~, tho lack OF safeguard OF expenditure
cam this hin would scarcely receive fave
lavc able consideration except i'm Leg.si.
ZEN, ure composed entirely oc "practc,
fo~ politicians The Bureau or Pub
Ger. Roads. under this bin. could readily
up made the place for nayng poli"
l'o" debts and Tor DISTRIBUTING public 81
.foi- rouace 90 tho hungry. There have l,
boon state Legs lures which would p'
AMY this sort ~ bin. hut Congress has mes
: we done so except i'm the river and har.
table bin In Its worst days which was
our gradual growth from a legitimate
NJ ginning Municipal Engineering.