Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-12

100000 FOR the next two Years.
THIS is a very heavy burden on the
ta%pa%eTS of IN" Commonwealth
and provision should be made jy the
General Assembly TO hold the Grim
ina! "Npemaus of the STATE. certainly
Tor the next ;wo years. within this
allowance
II Is provided by chapter i42 OF
the Acts OF. Assembly. 1920. that tho
term of office OF tho Commissioner OF
Prohibition shall bc Two years com
mencing on september !. 1920. and
terminating on August 81. ls22 "oa
which date the Office OF the Commits
sioncr o. Prohibition Is hereby abol-
ishcd."
The Commissioner OF Prohibition
ask: appropriations for each year o!
the ensuing biennium amounting T.
Siisi5. The appropriations for the
current year, which ends Fcbruar.
2S 1922, amount to $4,000.
In the interest Of law enforce
mcnt ana IN view Of the rcgrettabIe
failure OF the Federal government
Iropcrly to enforce the prohibition
laws. 1t is recommended that the
fnl! amount OF the appropriations re-
oues,ed by the Commissioner of Pro.
hibition be allowed for the six
months period March to August
81. 1922. amounting 10 $3.50. or
little more than one-half o. the
amount requested for the whole year
The recommendations for appropria-
tlons are limited to the six months
period. in view OF the provisions of
the law terminating the department
Of prohibition on August 81, 1922.
In my last budget message. and In
my address before the General AS
sem5ly on January -. 1920. l said:
Tie supervision Of the enforcement
OF the prohibition law in Virginia
should he that OF the Attorney Gem
cral AZ Ia done successfully In many
other prohibition States" renew
that suggestion and recommend that
the General Assembly make proper
and adequate appropriations to the
Attorney General Of Virginia which
viii enable him 20 secure AN effective
prohibition enforcement III Virginia
after September /. 1922. should the
state Prohibition Department cease
to exist.
Hampton NotIdS.
recommended In the last budget
that the General Ass mbiy authorize
the appointment OF Il special state
commission To study the port and
terminal problems on Hampton
Roads in order that constructive
plan may he adopted for the derel
opment OF this valuable commercial
asset.
In accordance with this susges
ton tho General Assembly of 1920
provided for the appoIntmcnt OF
commission on the development OF
Hampton Roads tActs Of Assembly.
1920. chapter c33. W. $3.50, which
has given the subject very careful
study. urge the Gcncral-Assembly
to give this matter earnest con-
sidcration. and to make adequate
provision for the proper development
OF the Hampton Roads district. in
cludin the upper James area. Tho
wise development and proper utiliza-
tlon OF this wonderful natural and
economic asse, will inure To the
benefit OF all the people Of Virginia.
Memorial Librnry.
nv an act approved March 25. 1922
(Acts OF Assembly, 1920. chapter
$40. pp. S43-6). 1t was provided that
In consideration OF the grant by the
state to the city OF Richmond OF n
strip OF land hfteen feet in width
on the lower end OF the Capitol
Square on Bank Street. the city
would convey To the State the prop
crty known rs the Ford lot" az tho
site for a Memorial Library build
ing An appropriation of $4,000
year for The l?20-I9@2 bicnnium
was made out of any moneys In the
State treasury not otherwise appro-
priatcd" to be paid out OF the gem
cral fund OF the state treasury next
after the appropriations carried In
the general appropriation act"
And In addition to the above
amount" the act provides, the State
pledges her faith AS far as she can
under the Constitution Of the state
that she will 10y the Legislature In
1922 appropriate tho further sum
OF $4,000 FOR the appropriation
year ending February IS. 1923. and
sl25 900 for tile appropriation year
ending February %. 1924. for the
purposr OF the erection on said !ot
OF said Memorial Library building
and suitable auditorium for the
meeting Of the soldiers. sailors. ma
rincs and women who served in the
World War and where other pubIiS
meetings Of citizens may be held.
This act further provides that
THE Library Hoard is hereby en-
powered and authorized 20 borrow
money TO AN amount not exceeding
81 300 900, to make ANA issue it's
bonds therefor In such amounts and
at such rate OF interest. not to eN-
coed the legal rate. IS the Library
Board may determine. and TO secure
the sam. by mortgage OF deed OF
trust on said lot or square and any
building or buildings which may he
hereafter erected thereon. che pro-
ccels thereof 10 be paid OUT accord
ing to the conditions OF section 500
Of the Code Of 1919. and used cNclu-
sivcly for the baildins or sa:d
library and auditorium and tbs
equipment. furnishing and books
thereof.
"7'he plans for said building or
buildings shall he first approved by
the Art Commission OF Virginia and
shall he erected under the joint su-
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