Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-12
VAUGHAN RAPS MOORE
FOR HIS STATEMENT
AS TO HIGHWAY FUNDS

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hh'c Tor maintenance, for state aid
an" the funds available from the
counties for county road building.
ii" maintain that If he had desired
|" tie far. he should have given
'h"Se items separate. in a way that
me. public would definitely under
stand that there is n certain succin
amount available for state highway
construction. for maintenance. of
stat" highways. for State aid. and
funds put up by the counties To meet
state ala lie should also have as
'ertain"d from the State Highway
department. how much of the balance
carried 10 the credit of State high
way construction would t.. required
u" pay Tor needs already under CON
! tract; Tor II" knows full we'll that
'he stat" has t" pay the contractors
as rapidly as the estimates are an
proved.
lie has no right TO combine these
various figures int" general totals
| ana make his statement SO intricate
| 'h'' the pubic could grasp only tho
! conclusion which he has reached
! that there Is Sl26O0 0OO ayailuh,c
Tor l?22 | maintain II. has no more
! right I" do this than | would huv.
| as a banker to attempt to civ. i'm
! formation to Il stakeholder OF a cor
p"ration doing it's banking with mo.
| that the total of the balance carried
J ny that corporation with my bank
| represents the amount of money
available for a certain piece of worl;
planned by that corporation II
would be my duty. just ms II was tn.
auditors duty To refer tho pcrsou
making inquiry to the manager of
that corporation To lind out the cx-
tent OF the obligations against tn.
balance carried with my bank.
Misleading Statements.
That the public in some instances
has understood IN" state auditor to
mean that there is Sl2.600, 600 avail
able Tor new contracts ON stat"
J highways during 1902. may he gath
cred from the editorials appcariu.
! in newspapers which have been
friendly /" ia" bond issue. Tha,
there Is dclihcrat" attempt To make
the public hclicv" that this amount
OF Sl2.6OO.oo0 refers to State high
| way construction. is evidenced by
J the misleading. headlines appcarin-
in such papers In which tn. state
mont OF tho auditor IS proclaimed
as completely coutradicting state
n"nts Of the Highway Commissioner
and officials II the Virginia Good
Roads Association. who have main
tanned that there is only $4,000. 600
available for new contracts on .;tat-
highways this year and loss than
si.o0O,OOo availabi, for 1923
II personally resent such attempts
on the part OF Il state Official. to in
! scnting thu. amount OF funds avail
ahl" for state highway construction
, when | have aid that there is only
| S5,o0O.O0O available for new con-
tracts for 1922 on State highways. /
/ do not regard his explanation that his
table includes all road funds as suiii-
| cicnt. when he includes without
! clearly separating the various items.
county funds which do not pass
: through the hands Of the state
! Highway Department. as well as
! state aid I" counties which is OK
! pended by the counties. and main
| tcnancc OF state highways which
| cannot he expended for construction
! $l@,coo,o0
Il know that my feeling In the
matter are shared by many nilucn-
| iial citizens in ;hr Underwater section.
and from letters | hav. been rcceiv-
! ing this same resentment as TO the
unfairncss of the statement Of the
auditor exists in many other sections
OF the state"