Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-09
ROAD FUNDS KNOWLEDGE
IMPERATIVE FOR PLANS
Necessary to Be Sure of
Amount for Construction,
Officials Declare.
PROCEED on s,o,ooo.ooo nAsIs
Enlarged Program Must lie Dropped.
Unless the Legislature Acts to In
crease Money for Building and
Maintaining ThorouEhfnrcs.

knowledge OF whether Virginia
will have 100000 or 100000 to
eSpend on state highway construc-
ton in 1929 is not only necessary for
the proper making of plans during
the fall and winter for the mainten-
ance OF the state highway system in
1888. but also has an immediate
bearing on the plans for construc-
lion. according to officials OF the
State Highway Department
The State is now working on a
program Of producing completed
pans ready for contract for nfty
miles Of road per month in accord
ance with tho belief Of tho new state
Highway Commission that funds
would he provided by the General As
tembly 20 permit the carrying on;
Of program OF this magnitude II
only &3.o00.0o0. the amount OF Fed
era! and state funds which Will be
available under current revenues. is
the extent OF The program. Il, will
be unnecessary To go ahead on this
basis IN the ms jority OF construction
districts, excepting for the few coun-
Ties which can loan money to the
State under the Robertson act. This
would mean that the survey parties.
craftsmen and Office engineers who
nave been added to take care OF tho
enlarged program would have TO be
dropped.
Henry g. Shirley. chairman or the
State Highway Commission, has been
giving his personal attention 10 the
increasing Of the efficiency of all de
psrtmeuts of state highway work
since II" tool, charge Of tn. work
taking UP one department after an
other The chairman OF The commits.
son. for example. has some very dcn
mite plans for improving wherever
poSS bic tn. inspection of work un-
DER way. in order tina; the State may
be assured Of better construction. re
suitng IN e saving 10 both the con
tractor and the state When he is
assured that adequate funds will h.
available To-. 1923, it is tn. desire Of
III" ne" chairman to hold a school
This winter in Richmond Tor tho
SPECIAL tThin!nu of eng n"crS i'm in.
o.par;incat In ,ho proper supcrvisiuc
az inspection. Such a school would
10 held for "rpi"ximatcly four week.
aud those attending would hay. the
opportunity Of hearing lectures on
Judging waterfalls and their proper
use by ;.e leading experts ON III,
''N''J'N' ''' SIC ''GHtl y IN inns way
Air. Shirle! believes that the men
would to able to return 10 their Job.
letter able to apply this special
hnowlcdrc TO their wurk Til. CX,
p"use OF such a school would he ou
of proportion for 'hc Few inspector,
necessary on tho job which $4,000. 90,
would permit To be lot. By rcaso,
"i the fact THAT more than halr O,
TIE S&.o0u.0oo viii not be avanaOl,
uuil tho proceeds OF the mill tax are
collected In December. la2a. reaulr.
ing the pustpon!nG OF letting OF con.
tracts covered by this amount unt;
laie tall. the work. small as it would
D. would be strung on; over the en-.
tire year. aud = few inspectors couid
h""dio INC entire years work.
without NOR" assurance that ad.
" i!onal funds viii h. provided m
i".3, 'as state Highway Commission
ma lone AS far as it darss in mas.
1hG plans for next years program
q, tim. when all arrangemen,.
shnHld l." under way with a view o,
starting oH the wori. In 1928 ON 4;
proper scale with the mrs; opening
the road building season.