Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-08
ROADS BODY URGES
FINANCE ME THOD
BE UP TO SOLONS
Resolution Is Presented at
Meeting Here by Scna.
tor Coolrick.
LEGISLATORS IN GROUP
REACHING THE DECISION
Arc of Opinion That Bond
Issue Can Be Put
Over.

Resolutions urging Governor
Trinklo to conrcne the General As
sembIy as early as possible IN extra
session to provide ways and means
TO meet the emergency in the State
highway construction program. leav-
ing to the members of the Assembly
the method and manner OF meeting
the emergency. were passed by tho
executive committee and the board
or directors OF the Virginia Good
Roads Association. and by those
members OF the General Assembly IN
attendance on the joint session held
in the associations Office in Murphy's
Hotel yesterday afternoon.
The resolution was offered by State
senator c. O'Conor Goolrick. OF
Fredericksburg. and seconded by AL
fred {. Smith. member OF the House
Of Delegates from Norfolk.
Lce Long Prcsidcs.
Lee Long. OF Dante. vice president
| Of the association, presided M Yes.
,erday's meeting, PresideRt II. e.
l Elliott, OF Roanoke being detained
! at his home by injuries received in
hre at his country place near Roa-
noke on Wednesday. His physician
| would not permit him To mako NM
| trip to Richmond. @
The members OF the executive COM
mittee and the members OF tho Gem
eral Assembly present discussed in
detail the outlook for a bond issue.
and checked over the names OF tbs
members OF the General Assembly,
VINO are Tor bond Issue. as we'll
as the other prospects. 1t was the
consensus of opinion OF those present
that the tond Issue could be nut over
Ihe members present were firm in
the conviction that there should he
decisive action taken at once to pro-
Vlue means for carrying on the
states good roads program in 1879.
Governor Trinkle was, byresolution
adopted by those present. requested
10 furnish the names OF members OF
the General Assembly who had writ
ten him letters with conditions at
'ached to them. This request was
conveyed to the Governor by Chair
man Long by telephone and thu
names of three men L.. iished. One
OF these three was that OF Major
Marvin Smi;hey, OF Brunswick Coun-
~, whose letter to tho Governor con-
tanned the proviso that he would
favor bond Issue If tax on Ea.o-
/ line he levied 10 provide for interest
ana sinking fund and that the bonds
so stipulate. Major Smithey, who
was present at tho meeting. immedi-
atcly wrote Governor Trinkle n let
ter Withdrawing the stipulation that
the face OF the bonds provide for
the ievying OF gasoline tax.
Investigate FnrrIcr Charge.
The executive committee also
passed resolution instructins Sec
Ietary V. ID. i" Robinson, OF the yir-
Sinia Good Roads Association. TO
take up with Chairman H. G.. Shirley.
of the state Highway Commission.
the COMPLAINT OF Delegate NJ. +.
farrier. OF Giles County. relative TO
alleged inef'iciency o; the State
Highway Department to work
done in Giles County The /sec-
retary was also instructed to take up
any of the complaints OF citizens ~
he State with Mr.. Shirley. with the
view OF finding out the true conhi-
ton. as very frequently the dissatis-
faction is dee TO misunderstanding
Ihe Virginia Good Roads Asso-
ciation is anxious to tie of service
To the citizens of the state In mat
ters OF road work. and to bring about
cooperation between the citizens and
the state Highway Department." Sec
rctary Robinson said.
The best of feeling prevailed at the
meeting. and there was no desire cx-
pressed by any OF the sneakers 70
harass any official or any member OF
the General Assembly not in accord
with the association's former rcsc-
luton for bond issue and tax or
gasoline to provide the interest and
sinking fund.
Secretary Robinson last night for
warded to the Governor the resolu-
lions adopted at the meeting. and he
will also forward TO members OF the
General Assembly a request to put
forward their best efforts in behalf