The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-20
Propose Building Great Highway
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, war between Richmond and Washing
ton unless We had some assurance
before the work W begun that sur
ficient money could be raised from
some source 70 construct a proper
road which could be used ct any sea-
SON Of the year and TO insure hs
maintenance after II had been con-
structed. A plan which does not &C.
ccmpiisia these two results VIII not
only fall. but Will In the END react
to the disadvantage OF road improve
ment in this State.
1 am not prepared to ask others to
contribute, or to contribute myseI.
for the construction OF highway
unless have some enforceable means
to. insure tn maintenance after once
Il In constructed. To do so would
only be 10 ass people to Invest their
money IN an enterprise which, In n
few years, would be wasted. We have
too many evidences Of this fact In
our experience In road building in
the past.
In undertaking this enterprise.
therefore, the organization in con-
troll thereof should have cetain den-
mite objects In view and certain plans
for the accomplishment OF these OBJ
jects.
The objects should be:
!. TO raise from public funds avail
able for tho purpose and from pri-
yate subscriptions an amount OF
money which would be aumcient TOR
the construction Of highway slit-
able for the purposes proposed.
:. A plan which would control the
expenditure Of this money once raised
and insure its intelligent application.
. - A = axafAs IA asrA
economical construction Of q high
way according 70 modern methods.
4. A plan Cor the permanent and
constant maintenance Of the highway
when once constructed: not In &c
lions. but a. whole.
1t would seem to me obvious that
these objects cannot b attained Or
these results accomplished through
an indefinite and inchoata orgAni1A-
ton Of this character. wish. there
fore, 10 sss4gset tor your tonst9era-
ton that an organization be formed
along different and moro substantial
tines.
would suggest that : corporation
b formed under the laws of the
State Of NirgtntA. with suitable
posed highway. This corporation
dollars each to the par amount Of I'll
subscriptions made for the congsruc-
lloa of the road or M contSibutiors
S1theF De labor or matefisf IN or cons
struction. The charter OF this cor
pofation should contain tho follow.
Ing provisions:
/. That under no circumstances.
should any dividend or distribution
ever - pai1 on the stock Of the corr
p1yation, other from income Of thu
road Or from preceeds OF IT. prop
Afty. This woui dlnAke the contri.
buttons u the highway. either from
governmental sources. counties. cities
tnA towns or from individual Eun-
6GFibsrs. absolute contributions 10 the
public. but would leave tho title 70
the corporation which would THUG
have contvol over IL construction
and maintsnanca.
I. That tho corporation provide ~
the me- o. me road 70 IN amount
Sulncieat to prpvtAe Z fund adequate
Tor some manner Tor the proper main.
tonaneo and Improvement and 70 pro-
vide aan4nek depreciation OF the ROAD.
3. pfcs1niona should ~ made that
10 executive oHeev Of the company
4hcnld &vsr receive any compensn-
tiep fpr ~ aeIv1esA hut that M saF-
No shoMlA ~ ! public aeFx3ce. With
~ Jt1AA ~ cepFes. q ~ cofp0sa-
IN ~ esapseS - ~ ct oe ~
$3.50. Ssssss = sss.ss 4 ~ ss!s = :.-
enss an6 iMpsovssAeat q tl,e
mol, ethsf esneral proviglons =
would Aceosnplioh tn o&3aet n view.
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