Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
AVAILABLE ROAD FUNDS
AMOUNT TO s4,800,000
Association Says Opponents
of Bonds Will Be Given
Severe Shock.
TO HOLD HEARINGS NkNr WEEK
State Highway Commission viii he
veal That Nothing Like the SUNS
supposed TO lie sable Arc Really
NJ Its Disposal.

Instead Of tho $loooo.coo or sll.-
100000 which opponents of the bond
issue for roads said would bc avail
ah;c Tor HIGHWAY construction in
Virginia during 1922 it win be re-
vealed when tho state Highway
Commission convencs here on April
ii that only sisoOo 600 will be a, the
disposal OF tina; body for ALLEGATION,
acvordius to 4 s,atemen; given out
by the Virginia GOOD Roads .Associa-
ton Tho statement follows
Sn!s severe shock in store.
when the state Highway Com
mission meets in Richmond April II
and - 4 severe shoCk is in store for
those who have accepted the state
ments Of opponents OF The bond IS
sue tina; there are sic.oCO,o00 or Sill
ooO.Ooo available 20. new contracts
for state highway construction in
1922. Instead IL the large sums
which are supposed TO be available.
the state Highway Commission will
only hc able 10 allocate funds TO-
falling s4s00.00o. This includes the
estimated amount OF the mill tax,
which * not collected until Deem
Der 20. and the entire estimate Of one
third OF I'll uf the automobile tax
Other than tho contracts made pos
s.Sle ny loans under the Robertson
act the state Highway Commission
can let new contracts between now
and early fall no; L. exceed $4,000
oe". In the strict sense. all OF this
viii not represent contracts. as the
state Highway Commission must set
aside $4,000 to provide the funds to
carry on the worf 81 the twenty
two convict camps. These convict
road camps are used in resurfacing
largely and in connecting up short
stretches @; UnimDrovrd road
Tho highway department regards
II OF greater Importance TO conserve
the FUNDS previously expended in
road building than TO allow such
work 10 go back merely for the
rurpoSc Of starting new projects. In
add ton. there Is approximately
5000 "f the ALLEGATIONS FOR this
year which Will hc III the nature
Of return Of par, OF loans under the
Robertson act. a. the law require :
TIE loans Ia bc paid back as the al
locations regularly fall due 10 the
county. 1t Is VOL 10 explain that
The figures uf the State Highway
department are actual balances
available for new contracts and not
the hank balances OF the State
Auditor. against which there are out.
standing obligations for State aid
n'ainicmancc as well as State high
way construction.
'Thc approximations Federal and
state, for 1922. for State highway
construction We're cut approx irnatcly
SIpo,oop over 1921. The Federal aid
f,s : l.n
Sl,;10.oe0. The state appropriation
Tor 1921 was. 100000 and for 1922
sa>3,2ij. In 1921 there was approNi.
Ma;tiy $@.ucc,t00 carried over on ac.
count of the high cost OF construc.
ton during l92o when work wa.
puiposciy held UP until more favor.
ah.c prices could bc obtained
Si.hno.cGo in Federal Aid
The amount OF funds availabl,
70" 1879 for New contracts on stat.
highways VIII be agproNsmat.l
Sl.2'5. eco less In 1922 ;hHn they ar,
in 1922. Thc new Federal aid ac,
II passed viii give Virginia ouly
Sl.oOo,0rn oF Federal aid. Instead oI
Sl.i'o."'o ErHntei for this year. The
state appropriation l. S2t4. 900 in.
stead Of SSSa,no0. In addition. tn.
present law distributing the automo
hi!' tax provides that the cntir" pro
co"GS of The automobile tuN aftel
pec"'nher 81, 1879. shall rover, to tn,
maintenance "f stat highways y
the nrcscnt time S.:r-tH,i,l a. III,
automobile taA = rsiihhIe for new
construction This is estimated a
S'p"'Vo". W.th The payments 70
counties which have advanced fund
under IN" Robertson &C, as the al.
locations ran due and taking OH, tn,