Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-14
DAVIS ASKS FOR 10
| CENT TAX TO MEET.
us. HIGHWAY FUND
Governor Takes Issue With
Proposals of Good Roads
Association.
DELIVERS HIS MESSAGE
TO ASSEMBLY IN PERSON
Recounts Reasons for Not Calling
Session, but Calls for Best
Laws Possible.
HOUSE LIMITS IT'S ACTIVITIES
TcIegates Vote to Exclude ALI
Matters Except, Those Pertain.
ing to Post Roads.
HOUSE LIMITS IT'S ACTIVITIES
1 cIegates Vote to Exclude All
Matters Except Those Pertain.
ing to Post Roads.
Governor Davis meSsaEe fs print.
cd In full on Page J.


terday marked the opening of the spe-
cial session of the General Assembly
were:
Wide differences of opinion between
the Governor and the Virginia Good
Roads Association as to ADEQUATE
statutory action for setting in motion
state machinery for better highways.
The obvious intention of the chief
executive to use all the influence at
his command for furtherins the task
OF building roads and to set definitely
before the people of Virginia the ideal
of better highways and better. schools
pemTity. = - y
The passage by the House OF a reso-
ties ieson Of fSs limiting the aeiiS
special session. to the roads problem
ana such other measures as the Gov
ernor deems specially pressing at this
Maintains Opposition.
Governor Davis declared in his mas
sage. delivered in person at a Joint
session Of the two houses, tnat he re-.
with the request Of the Good Roads
ASsocia ton not in the slightest spirit
or criticism OF its coming for the ex-
propriations for post roads, but as All
explanation due the people of the
In, the last paragraph of his message
he challenged the members OF the Gem
eral Asse mbly to join with him in see:
the spirit of the times-the spirit Of
progress which has come in the new
era. While he spoke just as deter
session as he ever has. he made r.
very plain that he has only one object
H. N Vtew heS, Tor Tor the session1-and that is
way Improvement.
IN a gentle way he threw back at
session OF the Legislature
Urges Road Education.
ne feeling that A road law" he
said. which contemplates the eNpendi4
consi rore 49, Gt a vast sum Of money should be
upon that issue where the people havs
ha nad tuli opportunity for the discussion
YOU gentlemen were proba bly of thai
opinion, because al the last session 7
appeared s before your committees and
IN your Judgment. you provided oniv
Ss taX OF cents for roads and the small
agditional rs impost necessary in 1926 to
conviction that no such extraordinarv
foRd,on inr of he existed to Justify the call
into special session o' ms
The Governor insisted that there
Snouia sn,ia, M nave oeen q campaign OF cdu.
that the farmers should have had
more consideration at this time.
deemed 1t advisa ble," he declared
tive fer qnoG rnoG HaTs essa
campaign of education should be con
'nish, dnc}ed in in Virginia, that our peopel
iGnt With the se bsnstT sns mors r., fully impressed
roads, and that they should the mora
cieariy understand with what a rela-
mneiy small contribution from their
weaith 4 great highway system NAV
be developed. ''a'
Agrees to License Measure
IN resnonse to the appeals to their
Patriotism our farmers have Increased
src., sre.r shsrGase. s,ssa and II would work a
Ns. 10 compete with them for, thei.
lahor. Contracts for road buildins
RuSr Rv @ no" be made at exorbitant prices,
believe. near the normal"
;, While the Governor believes that all
tsaersl i,rn aid aid should be taken advan. I
lem as now exists, that is. equal AL
lotmen's by the Federal and state
Eovernmen,s. will in time prove too
sources. and urges that the Legisla
ture memorialize Congress- for the
aaoPt0n and construction OF a ma
the state will become chief]v conrsrr
ed with building of feeders" 'nnor
which much of the States prosperit|
. In the matter OF TAXATION to meet
the Federal aid. coming TO the state
curing the next three years. the chief
bill proposed by the Vtreinia Good
koads Association, and declares for
..oad TAX OF one mill. or 10 cents ON the
*i"", an increase of cents whereas
the associations measure calls for i
MIL ana half. or Is cents He srreng
tnat me automobile licenee tax may bs
raised so per cent.
Refers to Soldiers Service.
lie takes issue with the association
again IN the rc-creation OF a Stdtn
highway Department. the association.
asking for commission OF hve man,
hers. in addition TO the hiEhwav corr.
missioner and the Governor. TO be
named by the Legislature. the 6tJoyy
crnor calling for commissioner bsv
ms direct supervision and control, and
assisted by State Highway Board ofN
nNe members; three OF whom shat BE-
University OF Virginia. the Military
institute and the Virginia Poiytoohnit
institute, and the other two TO baIap
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