Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-16
ONE GRANTS POWER
FOR SPECIAL LEV|ES
Authorizes Cities to Tax Abutting
Property Owners for
Improvements.
OTHER PERMITS BOND ISSUES
Second Amendment Permits State
to Create Debt to Finance
Road Building.
OTHER PERMITS BOND ISSUES

To permit cities and towns to levy
special assessments on abutting land
owners for street or other public local
improvements, Senator j. T. Deal, of
Norfolk city, introduced in the Senate
Yesterday joint resolution chilling for
the amendment OF the State Constitu-
ti9n TO permit or these special lcvivs.
ton was offered 70 amend the Consti-
tuition to make it possible for the state
to issue bonds for road building
presentation of these joint rcsolu-
tIons featured the second days session
OF OF the General Assembly. In both
ton Is being perfected. The steering
committee of seven in the Senate an
nounced the standing committees yes
Jr;. viii make known the standing COM
mittees Of the House shortly after it
'onHGnIS S,nr, rdh,,i 1his morning at 10 o,sioek
,,h,t vas learned last night that tho
Siii nrgyidnE for the abolition of the
probably be introduced today in the
House and similar action may follow
in the Senate. The tight over the dis
nent and the amendment of the Com
stitution to permit OF tho levying Of
special assessments are expected TO be
RESOLUTIONS were passed in both the
senate and the House yesterday cali
! 10 o'clock today instead OF at noon, as
on the first two days. 1t was also
decided by both the lower and upper
day until Tuesday, as Monday is the
anniversary of Lees birthday, and a
holiday.
Eliminate Important Feature.
according to the resolution intro.
duced by Senator Deal, section ITO ot
the Constitution will be so amended as
to leave out the sentence which reads:
H. ''Sos1cfrys Or y osxn.7 shall 4impos. ANY
ea5 Nor, or a@ssessment ASA upon abufting fand
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improvements, except for making and
! improving the walkways upon then
nnd aspys aaa and md
| either the construction or for the use
OF sewers, and the same. when I'M
peculiar benefits resulting therefrom to
such abutting. land owners"
senator Julien Gum introduced in
Prison Assoelation 'n Of VirEinia ."es cenveS sey
TO the State for control. operation and
manaS man ement the Laurel Industrial
senator Garrett offered bills for the
conveyance CON-, to the State of the Indus
orcd GIRLS, at Peake, Hanover County,
for CoIorGd Boys, at Hanover. All three
nance Committee.
TO Correct Errors in Printing.
~, submitted twenty-iive biiis b in the
House from the Code Revision Com
mittee to correct typographical errors
IN fn-ad .he ,o aocumHnt niSin Senator Leedy OF.
re-enactment Of sections of the Code
resolutions were adopted In both
Assembly be furnished with copies OF
the Code and that two be furnished
to the Acknowledgement.
Louisa. offered a Joint resolution ure.
ing members of the Senate and the
House IL use not to Introduce Identical bills
cause this procedure would encumber
Inc records and congest the calendars
The Senate concurred in this resolu-
tion that similar bills often cross each
other In going from one house to the
Uener Uete an ana the Governor often has to
OF Assembly from containing dupli-
cate legislation.
Former, Speaker Greet. BODY.
, During the days session in the
House speaker Brewer presented Har-
ry II. Houston, Speaker for the last
Two sessions. Mr.. Houston congratu-
personnel Of the body.
Half salaries for teachers in the
cation viii be paid % Il ne Sili Summei mtrSdused .a
yesterday by Delegate Samuel d. Roc-
er ers yH Is passed Park r.; Deans. of Isle
insnsn;in on Wisht; offered a bill recurring the,
naptha under the supervision of the |
Commissoncr. OF Agriculture and i'm
foSii'S LIN VI OT / Der |
cent on all gasoline inspected.
Would Change GOunty's Name.
bill sponsored by Delegate f.. T. |
sherifs and chiefs OF police in cities |,
and towns special prohibition officers |
Delegate Jesse offered a bill which |
County to Arlington County, because
Arlington Cemetery, where General |!
Robert +. Lee is buried. is located |
there.
Members OF both the House and the |
Senate gathered on the south portico |
of the Capitol after adjournment yes |
tcrday and were photographed in sepa-
rate groups.
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