Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-09
S60,0O0,OOO FUND
FOR ROAD PROGRAM
Governors Advisory Board
Recommends Plan of Com
missioner Coleman.
COVERS SIX YEARS. WORK
Mileage to Be Built in Period Is
3,75e-Three Glasses of
Thoroughfares.

Sons,Tussion str s.1s In In yirSinis during the
ways at a cos, Of more than 100000. 900
II approved IN n report to Governor
Westmoreland Davis. given OUT ycster-
day from the Advisory Board on Roads.
mendations submitted the board bv
State Highway Commissioner George
penditure Of this amount Of money on
road cohstruction. proceeds on the as
snmption snnm! ION, tina, tha, the Federal govern
the Commonwea!ths in buiihing their
systems .S OF highways. and points out
Vrsnn nhn"er shal II wsGh 1t s is asrsed do ,ha
necessary TO match an equal amount
from the central government.
VIII Incrense Road Tax.
The plan recommended By the board
Tor roads from 3 70 10 cents on the
sl6o OF assessed values and 10 raise
the au,omobi!e license tax. so r@r con,
ne sale Of bonds, which ;,ic 4Ts1nn' must bs bs
sse It Thl the
Is now pending in the General AS
miited and signed, together with the
program arranged by Commissioner
Coleman: by n. Frasier. II L. -Fergu-
nnarr;son. Z. L. Bentley and Wade II
MaSsie' members Of the advisory hoard
inyns,ps na msa ny The he Governor careful.s to
angle and to make report "a thc
chief executive.
Advises Three Glasses.
IN. The prosran outlined by the High
classes Of roads. which he differen,;aras
!; As Class a, Class and Class G. The
mrs. mrs., Class lass is to be built only OF the
rs conIempiated that the heaviest sor;
Of traffic will be carried. and vii, re-.
4h,Fe The o,bsr IN cons,rue'9n rs about 900
heavy vehicles and for less develoned
special interest to Richmond in,o ol
much as they center here and connect
nortsnt lns s,y ssn, wt,h Ion some Of the most i'm
leads from the northern beundsns 9ns
Though o,5al Richmond to Petersburg An.
POINT % entends snd ,Ss ,b;r1 f51m the city 70 Old
tile region of the Northern Neck Win
dsrest highway. =
practicable, the actual constructinn ~
the new type roads be left TO respon.
siole sio eontractors. under the supervi-
$40, sson ot the highway commissioner. and
.nat tne !apor forces now employed
under the state highway commissioner
De used more specif1caliy for mainten
hhmce hi,1, ana resurfacing roads already
Goes 10 LeEisInture.
This is the program OF highway con-
ssTuct!on which the Governor viii! sub
MI TO the special session OF the Leg
isiature when II convenes here in
AuSust Tor the specific purpose of en-
acting roads legislation 1t was sub
June %. se u
In 2 preliminary report, the board
ursed that the Governor call the Cen
erai Assembly in special session ia
caring that such action would serve
20 give the important work outlined
oy the highway department al least
a a %ear,s start, This Recommendation.
nvs.,. - a0me.er. was ignored by the chief
a = asssoeiation $ e took the matter in hand
,ision , OF two-thirds OF the legislators
Ine report. in part. of the highway
commissioner is given as follows:
ClasS \ roads shall be paved FOR ,
"ldth ot from ff,eer to twenty feet
with from three 10 tive-foo, shoulders
ana constructed Of granite block or
spalls. brick. asphalt. concrete and
mixed oitum!nods. concrete founda-
tlons 10 he placed where necessary
Continued on Second Pare