Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-15
OPPOSITION SHOWN
| TO LEVY PROPOSED
| BY GOVERNOR DAVIS
Good Roads Association Is
Waging Fight to Get
15-Cent Tax.
S. L. LUPTON SAYS DAVIS
0VERLOOKS SOME FACTS
Declares Many Costs Cannot Be
Met From Federal Aid
Appropriation.
COMMITTEE HEARS COLEMAN
Highway Commission Tells Needs to
House Body on Roads and In
ternal Navigation.
COMMITTEE HEARS COLEMAN
Highway Commission Tells Needs to
House Body on Roads and In
ternal Navigation.

Developing determined fight be-
tween the Governor and the Virginia
Good Roads Association. the question
of how great a tax the General Assem-
bly, shall levy on general property for
highway purposes is rapidly forging
10 the front as the real issue Of the
special session.
The situation was precipitated when
the chief executive appeared on Wed
nesday before the two houses in joint
session, and declared unequivocally for
levy Of l mill. as opposed to the
the legislative and executive commit
tees Of the association.
ehe tae' at the has had
ette. of the Legislative Reference Blu
reaau, ra, a measure designed TO carry into
levy a aea Which H! the a
ready had become clearly apparent.
Ths nsf ssen sbs Good Raos XSso
pose, through S. L. Lupton, the presi-
original plan to ask ask issd the heEislasnre @ the te
increase the existing road levy to Is
Iscents. or " mills.
DisuErces With Governor.
Of the fact, Mr., Lupton said. that for. r
'l.ooo.ooo Of Federal aid. the State, In,
order 10 use it. must set aside s1,25u,-'
expenditures in road building that can
not be met with money received from
the national government.
For instance, the cost of engineer
ing which Is considerable one viii
be b.; paid solely from State funds Like
way department Is the 'Te partieulsr hslls "G ban
den, of Virginia. as is paying the costs
or damases Incident to road program.
be used for a purpose other than strict
highway construction. d
taking ISSUE poiHt WITH tSe Ieula maxe in
that he is basing calculations for reve-
nue. upon taxable values which do not
ton that a reassignment mt '"e Will IssShn brinE-
about a greater amount upon which to
levy. think that is a dangerous pros.
an assumption that the revenue de-
rived from automobiles will climb up
BaFd Bat ss,evs ssGh year a That Thai may be true
ceed upon present conditions relative
to property and automobiles. ~
Committee Has Bill. -
And. finally. do we want just barely
strrnti Mouidn,t we have undertaken the con,
hhiGShwass hsS & wa, a, II the Federal government
suppose something unforeseen arises
or the Federal government makes an
sneNpeeted sams eond,t,aJpIp appropriation upon the
what Will we do then without funds
:. IL SI steps taken by the Virginia
GOOD Roads Association to carry it's
M measure through the legislative pro-
cess cess We're made yesterday afternoon
when the bill as drawn by Senator
Gooirick and approved by the associaE
llon legislative and executive com =
mittees was taken up for considera tion
ny the House Committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation.
Three Highway buildings. e.
state Highway Commissioner c,eorre
- ooIenan appeared before the body
10 explain the mea sure and to answer
any rnsd. questions ass that the. committee or
r3aos advocates. who joined in the de-
itpera 'lons OF the session. might ask
MT Coleman laid particular stress
upon needs as he sees them Of sfronS
penWhX spensibIlt~ commission to share the RE
tionment OF funds and the exact rot,tas
pesIeen poaS i; any siyen points in the State
road system. of vesting this commiss
SION with authority to fx the saiariss
Ga Gd ne engineers attached to the highway
tSe te ns DECLARING that in the past
Srounn oil other States because ~ is.
sn;tsh,y sm9;o,hh.y TO raise salaries. and Of a
suita ole suite OF offices under one roos.
tweenr Se present tS the Offices are divided be :.
hih Mhteh three buildings. only one 81
"hlch is State structure. ~