The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-02

protaL my purpose Is 10 do wnnt may ne
In my power 10 obtain the. following iesis-
ln.iou, Ut the Approaching session Ol lHe
Leg .s.ature:
FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
s3C00oD increased State APPROPRIATION 70 70
be distributed over the Wnoie Statc, ~.
accordance with school population ~.
increaAe of saiaries of teachers. ionses III
Sessions, ETC., OF primary scnools anu u
for Increase of number OF sraaeu anu
high schools. -
ten, and allowing that TO stand JUST
as 1t Is as far as II goes:
The division of couhties not aflectlns
the cties), into school sup-d,stri ...t 'sep
arate for white and colored), with nut
one school-house In s,ib-district. Win 2
power in tax payers, ma,e and female, or
each school sub-dlstrict. to vote addi-
tonal school tax in aid OF their par
ticular school, and elect three school d.
rectors-chairrnan, clerk and treasurer
OF that particular school with certain ad.
ministratiye powers, with respect 10 tIia !.
school, all supplementary TO she preset,, 10
operate In harmony Herewith and SUI
ject to appeal thereto-thus giving tne
patrons of each school more direct ana
immediate interest in and proper control t, u
over the particular school to which they
commit the training of their children:
and at the same time giving to the state
school authorities proper supervisory
and positive control over the number OF
schools to be established. so as to avoid
needless multiplicity of the Number of
schools.
FOR PUBLIC ROADS.
so-Oo0o State aid to be divided betwcan
all the counties OF the State In proper
ton to their respective areas, and to be
expended after the general plan ADOPTED
In New Jersey. New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio-supplemented by the WORKING
of convicts. after plan adopted IN North
Carolina and some other States. The
whole road system to be under the gen
eral supervision OF q state engineer en-
pioyed and paid by the State. Road con-
structfon OF a permanent character TO "
let to contract, to individual contractors,
or to the respective counties. state 20
bear threc-fourths and counties. districts
and road sib-districts the remaining one
fourth OF cost of such permanent road
construction. Maintenance of all roads
to be all borne by counties, districts and
road sub-districte.
towns. to be divided INFO sections, and
the territory tributary thereto TO be de-
signated as road sub-dictricts. with power
In the tax payers of each road sub-dis
trict to vote additional road tax for the
benefit of their particular road, and elect
three road sub.dstrct ofilcers-chairman.
secretary and treasurer-and one or more
road surveyors for their particular road.
The road surveyor to have certain de-
fined duties. to be paid for by, road sub
district. by contract or by daily COM
pensation, with respect to frequent going
over and doing certain work on MS par.
ticular section OF road; such as frequent
use of drag or rut scraper on clay
roads; keeping roads smooth well drain
ed, free of shade etc; and the same
trict for certain repair work, to be paid
for by the county and district, all under
the general and final supervision of state
engineer. aided By present road authori-
ties consisting of boards OF supervisors
and county and district superintendents
OF roads, so as to be all supplementary
to the present road laws and officials,
and SO as 10 operate In harmony there
with, but with more system and far less
waste than at present-thus giving the
more immediate users OF particular roads
more direct and Immediate tnterees. in
and control over the same, and at the
same time providing the most thorough
and inexpensive system obtainable for
continuous patrol work on all of the
roads Of the State. by sections, whto.s al
the experience of the past in this Nnd
any workable end efficient system of
maintenance OF public roads: and.
Bringing all the. legitimate pressure to
bear that can be brought on Congress to
had hored TO get over the Thirteenth
Senatorial District after the recent cleo
ton. and before the assembling OF the
Legislature. TO further consult directly
and personally with its officials and citi-
zeps with respect to the obove mentioned
subjects: but illness has cut my time too
short for TINT. /. therefore. take this
method of reaching you and of further
apprsing you OF the measures I have in
view. which measures seem to me to
embody what / gathered in my recent
canvass TO be your wishes on these sub
jects: and ask that the representatives
in the House of Delegates, the present
school opd road officials. ard all the
citizens of said district. who feel an in.
terest in these 'mnortant subjects. will
between this and January 10th next write
mo q ia a nm M. n 10
approve of the above outline. and max.
ing practical sugges'ions thereon. I alsc
invoke the Gid of this press nf the dis
trIct in arriving at what is practical and
hest. and what legislative action is de.
sired by and what may he for the best
interest OF the penple of the whole dis
triot and of the State at large. on the
subjects mentioned.
Rnenec.f fully,
FREDERICK WILMER SIMS.