Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-17
ASKS LAWS BAN Be
PROMPTLY lifted
Highway Convention Wishes
Constitutional Change Put
Before People Early:
COUNTIES MUST DO SHARE
Those Failing to Maintain Roads
Built by State Aid to
Be Penalized.

Resolutions calling upon the Cen
crai Assembly TO pass bill permitting
he people to vote on q constitutional
amendment providing for issuance OF
j Estate bonds for road construction.
withholding the State funds from any
county which does not maintain roads
quilt with State help, and the cleo
ton of c. c. Vaughan as president,
featured the closing scssions OF the
annual convention OF the Virginia
Good Roads Association yesterday.
A second resolution calls upon the
State to assume the same attitude to-
ward the county in the matter of
maintenance OF highways after con-
struction as the Federal government
does toward the State. THIS attitude
IS that after the Federal government
has made appropriations for road con-
struction and the State has failed 10
appropriations VIII be made by the
United States government.
Urges Aucqunic quarters.
Recomme ndatiOn was also made that
steps be taken to provide adequate
quarters in Richmond for the state
Highway Commissioners and "A place
where records can be safely stored
Complete survey Of All State high
ways and county roads should be
made by the Highway Commissioner
before any consid crable sum Of money
says another resolution. Agreements
should be also entered into with local
oiic ais in regard to county roads. in
order that All roads shall be properly
located before actual construction
oegin
: recommends alton was also made
which would require the War Depart
|incnt TO Immediately distribute to the
aevesai States al ma material and equip,
bc used in road construction and
Give Local omcinIs More Power.
passed, among them one which Will
give local officials the same power to
obtain rights OF way for county roads
as are now lodged with the Highway
comm! ssionec to secure State high
ways.
Reahirmation was made OF the reso-
wheel tax on horse-drawn vehicles.
funds from such tax 10 be added TO
the annua! appropriations made by the
Legislature for state aid to county
roads.
An appeal will be made to tho vir-
gin!a representation in Congress 10
equipment OF proper kind and sufficient
quantity TO move road material, due TO
ownership on March /.
Recommendation was also made that
the state Highway Commission formu-
late some financial plan whereby the
state hishwaS system can DC speed
Small Attendance at FinnI Meeting.
The executive committee met in the
afternoon. but due TO the small num-
her present they could do nothing, and
20 place for the convention next year
was selected. There was some discus
SION OF system of signs on highways
throughout the State for the guidance
%: the traveller. but it did not get be-
ond that point.
oficere elected arc as follows: C. c.
Vaughan. Franklin. president; Il. III.
AnEcll, Roanoke, first vice-president:
Rorer "A. James. Danville. second vice
third vice-presiden;; D.. s.. Ryland.
l,ynchburg. secretary and treasurer.
Executive Body Re-Elected.
Members of the executive committee
whose term expires April 1920. and
who were reelected are: w. Z. Raw
Wight; George =. Coleman, Williams
burg; J: ~. Hardy. Blacks,one; T. H.
i.ynchbmrs: isin; Z. VII II. wood, chariottes-
VILE: George +. Harrison. Herndon: Il.
5; Finney, Lebanon; j. r. Harper'
Waynesboro.
Members whose term expires April
]. 1921; some OF whom We're reelected,
and others new. are: G. O'Conor Cool
rick. Fredericksburg: Ashton Fletcher.
Jenkins Bridge; w. c. Saunders. Glen
Al!en; Lucius Gregory. Chase City: DIR.
>. >. Guerrant, Callaway; John r.
Walker. salem: II. c. Elliott. Roanoke;
ter, Mitchells: Henry Roberts. Bristol;
Professor d. c. Humphries. Lexington.
TWO speeches were scheduled for the
afternoon. but the speakers We're un-
able TO be present, and after the cH-
ecutive committee meeting, the con-
uantion a6iourped "