Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-13

point near Damascus to connect with
Route No. IL at or near Codarvillo.
Connecting line: North Carolina limo
--Hillsville. wythevillc.
10. Tappahannock. Richmond, Midlo.
THAN. Powhatan. Cumberland, Farm.
rillc, Lynchburg: thence west on Route
Nos. 10 and II.
Is. North Carolina line-Danville,
Cha than, Altavista.. Lynchburg, Nat
ural Bridge. Lexington. Clifton Forge,
Covington. White Sulphur.
Secondary Roads.
!. Woodstock. Calvary-West vir-
gina line.
2. Orange. Madison. Stanley, Luray,
New Market
). Gordonsvillc. Stanardsville. Elk
ton. 1iarrisonburg. Moscow. Deerfeld,
warm SPRING.. Hot Springs. Covington.
:. Alton. Lovingston. Clifford. AM
herst, Lynchburg. BrookneaI. Houston,
South Boston-North Carolina line.
3. Richmond. Rio Vista. Goochland
g. Richmond. Amelia. Burkcville.
Blackstone. Kenbridge. Luncnburs.
Charlotte. Brookneal
7. Manassas. Fairfax, Washington.
3. Salem. Catawba. New Castle-west
Virginia line.
0. Stuart. Floyd. Christiansburr.
Blacksburg. Pearlsburg-West Vir-
ginia line.
10. Emporia-North Carolina line.
II. Chain Bridge, Vienna. Fairfax,
Manassas
IL. Pulaski, MechanicsburE. Bland
Courthouse.
Tho State Highway Commissioner
shall locate and establish. by sur
veys or otherwise. as soon as possible
the exact routes TO be followed by the
roads comprising The State Highway
System" az set out above, and ehaF
prepare and keep on file in his Office
for public Inspection complete map
showing tho routes 80 located and e.
tablishcd by him. The said roads from
and TO the points designated above
| shall be designated and known as Tho
State Highway System"
The roads embraced within "The
State Highway System" shall be estab.
l;shcd. constructed and maintained OK.
clusively by the State, under tho direc.
ton and supervision of the State High
way mmissioncr. with such state
funds as may hereafter be appropri.
ated and made available for such pur.
poses together with euch appropria-
tions as may be hereafter made by any
county. district city or town IN this
State, and such funds as arc now avail
able or which may hereafter bo de-
rived from the Federal government for
road building and Improvement in the
| State.
The roads within The State High.
| way System" which may now or shall
hereafter be. in the opinion OF the
state Highway Commissioner, in main
tatnablc condition shall be maintained
by the state from funds now or here
AFTER available for this purpose, said
maintenance 10 be under the direction
and supervision of the State Highway
Commissioner, but this shall not apply
to toll roads 30 long as toll gates are
maintained thereon.
Warrants for the exDenditures Of tha
funds appropriated for the con.truc-
ton and maintenance OF the STATE
| Highway System" shall be issued by
tho Auditor of Public Accounts upon
certificates OF the state Highway Com
missioner that the parties are entitled
thereto. and shall be paid by tho stats
Treasurer out OF funds appropriated
for that purpose.
MANY BILLS HAVE
ALREADY DEEM OFFERED
Though prohibition legislation over.
shado~ed all else In the first week OF
t the present General Assembly, the leg.
+ islators had much else to their credi,
whelt the Weekend adjournment came
| Friday night. Road tax, pension
| school and n great raft OF other bills
! OF Statewide Importance had found
their way into tho hopper. which is
eginning TO gather momentum for the
| sixtyday grind.
Many OF these bills will never se,
beyond committee hearings Neverthe.
less, they show that members are en-.
/ deavorinS to accomplish the things
! Tor which their constituents sent them
! here
Neither branch OF the Assembly con.
vened Yesterday. a recess having been
declared Friday night until noon to.
morrow.