Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-02-04
SENATOR BYRD'S PROBE GOES
DEEP IN ROAD OFFICE.

His Resolution, Passed By Sen.
ate. Calls On M. Coleman
For Facts and Figures.
Richmond, Va, Jan. 27.-TfeI
following is the text of the reso-
luton introduced in the Senate
by Senator Harry Flood b.,
OF the Tenth Senatorial Dis'tic..
aid adopted by that bodv n
J iuuarv 18th
Be it resolved by the Senate of
Virginia. That the Honorable
G. P. Coleman. State Highway
Commissioner, is respectfully re-
q tested to furnish the Senate, as
ION as practicable, the follow
ing information
/. Whether the net cost Of the
several state aid roads, as set
nth in his report for the wear
D15. includes the salaries ard
expenses of the several residen.
rgiueers. division engineers.
superintendent. instrument,
M IN, ETC.. whose names appe.
in the list of vouchers contained
in said report.
? A list of all such agents or
e nployes with the salaries paid
them for 1918, and a separate
statement Of tue expenses paid
f)r each and the charac ter Of
such expenses.
;. The amount contributed in
1915 by the state, the amour t
attributed by the counties or
municipalities and IN a separa e
statement the amount expend' d
from the proceeds of bond Issues
4. The total amount in sepa-
rite statements (a) of bond issue
money, CD the total amount &C
safe money, (c) the total amour t
o county money, (d) the amount
scent on convict labor camps
This statement is to go bae k
t the the time when the 70; d
l,w of 1908 became operative.
5. Whether any person. or per-
sons, audited the vouchers cor .
tanned on pages 126-l47 Of the
report, aud, if so, who u?
6. Whether or not the experd.
lures os So. 1868. as set forth
OIL page TO Of the report, is en-.
tirely within the discretion of
the Highway commissioner, or #
there is any check on him, villa
OF who constitutes tile check.
7. In what instances if am,
since the passage of the said
road law i'll 1908. has the state
Highway commissioner underes-
tlnated the cost of construction
OF state aid roads, giving the
county, the name Of the roads,
the estimate ard the actual cost.
8. In what instances, if any,
has the State Highway Commits
sion since 1908 underestima ted
The cost of roads to be built wit
the proceeds Of bond issues. Civ
ing the estimate aud the actual
cost. designating tie name of
the county and the nanIc Of tie
ad
9. What is the average per
cent. of interest paid by the
counties on the road bonds and
the number of miles construc: ed.
with tire total bond issues. Civ
ing the amount of such issues.
10. What per cent. of state aid
road issues have substantially
deteriora ted since their cnnstruc-
ton, giving an estimate of the
original cost and the extent Of
the deterioration as it now exists
II. Give data as to the COM
parative efficiency of convict
labor with ordinary labor.
IL. State what c.nnties have
availed themselves . the state
aid apportionment ior the year
ending January LIST, 1916, and
what sums, if any, IS due to any
counties for state aid apporti"n-
IN ent which has not been app led
for. as of January LIST. 1916.
Is. The commissioner is re-
quested to answer from time to
time the inquiries as to which
the information is more accessi-
Bile without waiting 20 get tn.
information as to these inquiries
which are less accessible. This
resolution being sectionalized,
the answers can he responsive to
the several sections.
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