Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-13
FAVOR HIGHWAY ADDITIONS
SENATE COMMITTEE SENDS
RIS0N BILL BACK TO FLOOR
Good Ronds Association Member. Pre-
sent Petition OpposinE Proposed
Changes In System.

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Favorable"acffon'o on a biil. introduced
by Senator RIson, OF Pittsylvanta. pro.
vidng for All addition to the State
highway system. was taken Yesterday
by the Senate Roads and Internal Nav
igation Committee. to which the meas
urc had been rccommitted on Tuesday
by the Senate. The. vote on reporting
the bill was o to 9.
Opposition to the Rison- bill. which.
1t Is claimed. will open the General
Assembly TO food Of similar measures
was lead by the Virginia Good Roads
Association which received, the sup
and House. DESPITE all arguments the
pm was taken up and ordered back to
the Senate.
Predict Defeat for Bill.
While the committee action will bring
on sharp fight in the Senate. oppo-
nents of measures designed to in
crease the State highway system by
the addition OF roads no, Endorsed by
predict that the bill Will be voted down
on the floor of the Senate. Even in the
event IL passes the senate. il is not be-
licved that the House will take similar
action, that body having already gone
on record against road bills By put
tinS ban on their introduction.
Tho virginia Good Roads Associa-
non VIII continue to combat the inva-
sions on the system established at the
fPecial session of the General Assem-
bly, last year. meeting of the execu-
tive coVlmittee of the association held
yesterday adopted resolutions which
Nh DC presented to each member Of
the General Assembly today.
Text Of Revolutions.
The resolutions follow:
,,,Nhereas the General Assembly OF
1916 appointed special joint commit
t tIh,t to make make a careful survey OF the
ommend to the next Legislature such
OF the roads as Should be included In
Whereas, after a careful and intel
NSent study of all tho roads In the
state. extending over a period of two
public hearings in various sections OF
the State. which hearings were widely
1s,orr,l,s the Joint committee dI1
Isis a state system Of public high
Whereas. in order TO provide COR tho
future needs Of all sections OF the
state and connect every county in the
state with every other county. 1t was
$3.50 miles OF road in the proposed
state hishway system; and
,s nitan thu ,hs General Assembly Of
Roads Committee. and without having
"a single protest from any source. APP
concentrations OF the joint COMMITTEES,
and did create state highway systcrn
,.',., a mileage SO ercat, that, It
VIII be impossible TO complete II under
fifteen years and at. cost oc not less
than $4,000 600: and
Whereas the special Legislative scs-
sion of 1919 did. after due considera-
ton. create Il state Highway Commits
sion clothed with the responsibility and
DUTY Of recommending to the General
Assembly, after careful investigation.
such changes in the State highway sys-
ten az In its judgment might seem
"wf,ereas tho Virginia Good Roads
Association. believing that any increase
at this time car, only serve to destroy
tho system and relegate our whole
road situation, to the old inefficient,
expensive dn,Nan and waststu, patchwork
suffered. did at It's last annual con-
sa.i2n 2ate PASS l.l asss ey
Ssns s dnS f s. Ii es asAEsy
Commission: now, therefore. be It
"Resolvcd That VIC. tiie 'ckecutive
committees of tho virEinia S9ed koads
this 18th day of February, 1920, de-
sire TO enter our most earnest protest
asainst any change in the state high
location, unless such change is recon-
mended by the State Highway Com
the attempt now being made to In
crease the. mileage OF the state high
gsd 10 the
Highway Commission. and we direct
our secretary to send n copy OF this
rcsolutior.to each member of, tho. Gem
cral Assembly and TO each member OF
Decentralization. -. n
Respectfully submitted,
&c. G. VAUGHAN. =
wv. G. SAUNDERS. JR-
IS. l.. LUPTON,
IL a. SLAUGHTER,
wv. Il. RAWLINGS.
81 a HARDY.
ar. H. WOOD.
GEORGE f.. HARRISON.
I'D. Is. RYIIAND." "a.