The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-22
ROAD BOND BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Measure Carries Out Plan In
dorsed by State Highway
Commission.
NOW GOES TO FINAL READING
Six Months Minimum School
Term Bill Discussed
in Senate.
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Raleigh, n. c., February 21.-By a
vote of 81 to the House passed the
I<cllum bill providing for the semi
annual issuance of 100000 A per cent
state bonds, TO be used in financing
road bonds issued by counties at per
cent for road building. the bonds to
run for forty one years, by which time
the ] per cent sinking fund will have
provided for liquidation. 1t is the
bond issue plan worked out by W. S.
Wilson, of the Department of State.
and Endorsed by the State Highway
Association and other road building in
terests OF the State The bill passed
second reading with very little discus
sion and took its place on the calen-
Oar for final reading Saturday.
In the Senate the resignation Of w.
+. Hooks as ensrossing clerk. i'll health
being assigned as the cause. was re-
ceived, and W. FL. Sawyer, of Raleigh
was elected in his stead. Mr. SAWYER
was a candidate for the place at the
beginning of the session.
The six months' minimum school term
bill from the House was further dis
cussed by the Senate and passed on
second reading, A TO l, or rathor this
was the vote on the adoption of the
Bryant amendment empowering coun-
ties TO levy special per cent tax fol
county purposes when county authori-
ties deem this necessary in connection
with the operation of the school term
act The bill pa ssed second reading
unanimously.
Representative Bellamy. of Bruins
wick, introduced to-day the bills To
carry out the agreement between Will
Spington and New Hanover and Bruins
wick Counties for the elimination OF
the toll ferry across the Cape Fear
and for Wilmington to build the steel
bridge across Brunswick River. This
involves bills in which Brunswick
oedes Eagle Island to New Hanover
and another bill providing for an cleo
ton In Brunswick on issuing bonds for
the Brunswick River bridge. Mr. Bel
lamy says the people will certainly
vote the bonds.
A bill to incorporate the North Car
olina Rural Loan Bank was introduced
IN the House to-day by Kcllum. Of
New Hanover, the establishment OF
such an institution being for the spc-
Cal purpose Of providing rural credits
for farmers of the State, to be sub
Ject To ratification by the vote of tho
people Complete machinery for oper-
ating the bank is provided through a
board OF trustees headed by the Gov
ernor Attorney and State
Breasurer For 4 X per cent State bonds
are TO he issued to provide the loan
fund that the bank shall handle in
providing credit for farmers.
Representative Williams, of Bun
combe, introduced bill for State con
victs 10 construct a turnpike through
Hickory Nut Gap from Rutherford
County. through Henderson County to
Buncombe, eight miles, to form an i'm
Dortant link in the great highway
srheme from Central to Western Car
olina, Raleigh, Charlotte and Ruther-
tordton to Asheville. The bill pro-
vides that after this link is construct
ed the three counties of Rutherford
Henderson and Buncombe shall main
tain it,