The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-06
RS OF ASSEMBLY COMING TORCFMOND WTHMANY IMPORTANT Bills

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s sts naine1i lis depaf.ment. he thinks
the s ssnH ef hea Ioe ae
IN the discharge Of his duties and the
work OF the department.. He. also thinks
missioner. who could exercise the
necessary absence from his office. and
Mi. stratton will also advocate an (
amendment to our state Highway laws !
that VII permit psnitantiaryy c on iess
permanent character than iIacadani
roads, in order that inoreiof the eoun-
ties f the state con avail
very few counties are In position to
make niacadnn, roads to any extent.
He also believes that every worthy
pension II the revenues OF tho State will
Mr.. stratton is essentially worker.
d ,ha 's w pc Were f tss
work Of Legislator Is done.
y. ". sale. Norfolk would state ts
some efforts to secure legislation which
will tend to put our a sessments and
taxes on a fairer and more equita BILE
portions OF our state pay very little
taxes, while other portions OF It are
taxed very heavy: on the other hand.
tan pay "a ,axes While
other classes escape entirely. I fully
realize the great difficulty il the way
q eaualizing taxation. do think;
question than this for the General AS.
semby to consider. and believe that
IMPROVEMENTS can be made IN the
II can be Instrumental in securing
some Legislation along these lines.
gehs Y Shall ff ee , .he
my constituents well.
$. y. stsrrett, Hlshtoyyu.MIy con =.
in favor OF eiectlng their Commissioner
OF Revenue. instead OF his being APP
pointed by the Judge OF the Circuit
The people I represent are ell dry,
except one township. and ! believe are
+ : favor Of STRENGTHENING the Mann
F.. w. Sims, Louisa--r feel that the
most important matters that Will en-
the attention ros q the Ge sehaa,s AS
am confident that ttrere will be still
| farther advances made at such session
in effective leglslation on both subjects.
| s2oo,ooo increase Of state aid appro-
and on increase in. State aid 70 high
! schools: and raising OF the limit OF
the amount OF money that may be
borrowed from the State literary fund
In aid OF erecting school buildings:
! also l expect to advocate State money
aid. and road-building machinery. to-
ward building permanent roads; the
money aid to be given in the shape of
certain per cent Of the expense of
| such building OF roads. to be expended
according to plans and specifications
and under supervision of State High
! way Commissioner. or OF his assist
nnts-the abutting landowners and
local taxation to bear the remainder
| OF such expense. The State aid should
be Is per cent. OF such expense: be-
cause under our system OF taxation the
locality In payirg Its part OF the State
| tax vii! contribute largely to this IS
| per cent. Besides tho entire expense
| OF the maintenance OF the roads will
\ have to be borne by local taxation.
| In New Jersey tho State money aid
| toward permanent road-buil.ling Is
/ 33 1-3 per cent. OF the expense: In I1li-
nois, so per cent; In Pennsylvania. SO
/ per cent; in New York, so per cent.
/ and In Massachusetts. as per cent,
J. r. Tucker. Bedford City-As to
4 matters which Will come before the