Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-21
R|CHMONDER HEAD
Of MUNICH PAL|TIES
Councilman John w. Moore
Choice Of League for
President.
WILL MEET HERE NEXT
Against Convention, For
Roads Session and Local
Assessments.
Especial 20 The Timcs-D!spa,ch !

Spcciai 20 The Tinics- -D!spatch.l
fETfRSEtitG. VA. Oct. 20
John w. Moore. member Of the civ
Council, Richmond. was elected pr..
lG'nt Of the League OF Virginia Mu-
inequalities at the clusin; session of
,hc seventeenth annual convention
here tonisat.
General ]. +. Jervcv. city manager
II Pprtsnnpth. was elected ursr y,ce.
president. Frank Talbot. dircc,nr
OF public sa:"ty. panviIlc. second
ic"-pEosi!"ut. John j. S;uar, ncu
b"r Council "f Abingdon. th!rd vic.
president: ~. y. Hunter. city man
ns"r OF E"anoke. fourth vice- 2rcsi-
I"a's Bro"r'ow city manager of
Petersburg and retiring pro>i,icn, Of
the l""Rr". MAS elected the n.h
m"mb"r ~ IN" executive committee.
* H. Angel, Roanoke. and /. Wake
lruHt"r. Norfolk, members OF tho
state Highway Commission. were
elected honorary members.
VIII Meet in RIrhrnonh In Io.,
Richmond was selected as ,he nlocc
for the holding OF tho e!rh,nnnt,
annual convention. but tn" delegates
v"fcd to have the meeting during
tho hrst week Of the next regular
General Assembly in order to give
the delegates an opportunity ~ see
ing tnelr representatives from their
s""!ions on different matters which
, VIII be brought before the Assembly,
tpon the recommendation Of the
committee on resolutions The dele
gates voted that this was an inop-
r"Ftur" time FOR ;h~ calling OF n
STAT" Institutional Convention. and
that they r"crrnized tho nrc.s-
SHY ~ changes in tn. Constitution In
some particulars they deemed 4 ad-
visabic to secure the changes kv
amendments rather than by calling
convention.
For Kond Dond Session.
The body went on record an favor.
ing tn" calling nf a special session of
;he Legislature 10 consider ,h, uu.s-
ton of bond issue for roads Tn.
resolutions committee also recon l.
mrndcd that inasmuch as all munich
nalit!es are Interested In obtaining
needed changes in State laws affect
inE cities and towns. III" League in =
struct Its president and legislative
committee 10 take tn. necessary
steps To present to the pron.r com
mitte"s OF the Legislature the view g
or the Municipalities conccrnin.
legislation OF general character ar
fect!ng all municipa alitics in the Com
'''''" '"'t''' anu especially To an
amendment 10 section lO7 OF the Con
stitution so as 10 allow local assess
Inehts against ahuiting proper.X.
! owners for the building Of roadwavs.
10 he imposed by cities and towns
or tho State If their respective gov
erning bodies shall so elect.
Is of Vital Importance.
In the opinion OF the league n pro
VISION permitting local assrssmrnts
Tor street building against abu;tinp
property owners is mnttcr OF yi;ol
Importance to the Municipalities M
the State. and each member has
pledged himself TO use his utmos,
influence I" have his Representative
In the Legislature further the udon.
t!on Of the amendment
The league indorscd tho general
principle Of tax segregation and re
Guestrd the Legislative committc. IN
draft and present to the next conven-
tion FOR approval Il proposed statu;o
to put into effect the committees
views
The executive committee was an
thor!2rd In employ sccretar- for
either Iuii or part time. The dele
gates pledged closer cooperation for
the coming year. The members OF thc
iehEue voted Ia extend an Invitation
to the state Board Of Health To s.rd
IL representative to their city ar
town and inspect the local heal,b
conditions.
The sessions this morning and aft.
crnoon were featured by addresses
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