The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-04
ROAD BUILDERS TO
MEET THIS MONTH
Considerable Interest All over the
state TN the Convention to BE
Held Here.
GOOD TO RE ACCOMPLISHED
Every County I'm the state VIII oSe
State Aid During ti,c Coming aea1
For Improvement OF Its Roads.

considerable interest is being sho"i
nv ueople in all sections OF the Stat'
in the coming convention OF me :.
ginia Road Builders Association ii
this city on January Is and ~
IL la expected that a great dest "
good can be accomplished through .n'
information which will be gwen ~
the different speakers and by the uis
cussions Of the many matters eol'
nected with the construction an,
maintenance OF roads in The state o.
Virginia, which will take place:
While this state Is not spending ~
much money in highway CONSTRUCTIVE
as several of the adjacent states cor,
siderable work Is being done ana
is hoped that the coming besisif~i VI
will see fit to increase the approprt
atoms made for this purpose.
Assistant State Highway Iou'i'is
sioner Scott said yesterday
.sThat the present system OF
state aid IA thoroughly adapted
10 the needs OF the people of this
state. Ia cone.Iusively shown 10y the
fact that every county IN the
state will use Statc aid TOR tne
construction of improved high
ways and bridges during the com
ing year. Heretofore from ninc-
ty-five to nIncty-eight out OF the
100 counties Of the state have APP
plled for state aid. hfft this year
every county has already filed APP
piication with the Highway Com
mission for State aid for the year
1918. No better evidence Is
needed than this to show that tue
counties of the state hnd the
present State aid laws adapted 10
their needs"
Probably the matter Of greatest M
portance to be discussed at the com
ing convention will be that or roao
maintenance. As yet the state OF
Virginia makes no provision to assist
the counties in the upkeep of the I'M
proved roads which are being built
although It is contributing consider
able sums of money toward their CON
struction. 1t would seem that II the
state Is interested in the construc-
ton of improved roads, 1t is also IN
terested In seeing that the roads built
are properly maintained.
Numerous suggestions have been
made with regard to providing the
necessary funds for road maintenance
Highway Commissioner Coleman rec
ommends that the automobile tax be
given to the counties for this purpose
and that they contribute an equal
amount, the joint fund TO he expended
in the upkeep of the improved roa ds
and bridges of the State.
This convention and the full OPP
portunity which II will afford for the
discussion of road matters cannot fail
10 be of advantage to the delegates
who attend, and will afford the mem
bers of the Legislature an opportunity
to ascertain the wishes Of the people
of the State with regard to legisla =
ton, which can hardly be gotten in
any other manner.
County road officials and others in
terested in road improvement should
attend this convention. if possible, in
order to gain as much information as
they can and TO impart to others pres
ent the information that they may
have on the subject.
Governor Stuart yesterday appoint
ed Major T. !. Coghill and F.. J. Allen,
of Bowling Green, Va, as delegates
to the good roads convention.