Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-12
SENTIMENT OF PEOPLE
IS CHANGING RAPIDLY
Defeated al Last Session by
Determined Opposition
Of House.
COLEMAN nErL,Es TO AUDITOR
'sny. Ionrr Included In E.timute
Funds Not Available for Stntc
Construct lon Iurposrs

That IN" General Assembly will be
In extra session not later than June
to pass on bond Issue for highway
construction. was the general opin-
ION around the Capitol yesterday.
Probability OF the Governor calling
tn" legislators back TO adopt progress
sivc road legislation was discussed
openly. and the need Of additional
funds was stressed by practically
every delegation that appeared before
the state Highway Commission 10
discuss The tentative ALLEGATION Of the
S.lo5.o0G available in ls2a for i'm
mediate road construction. Little
criticism was made OF the schedule
OF work submitted by Commissioner
George T.. Coleman. except the made
quacy Of the funds aliocatcd for par
ticular routes.
Sentiment In Favor OF Bonds.
Hundreds OF prominent men and
women were here TO attend the meet
ing OF tho Highway Commission.
.smonE the visitors were a score or
NOR" oi members OF the General AS
sembly. representing all sections of
the state. From them 81 was gath
cred that sentiments rap.dly crys.
'a!lizing in favor OF bonds even In
those sections that had been bitter.
- opposed To a bond Issue under the
conditions existing a year ago
No time win be los, in calling the
special session after "A sufficient num-
ser OF Legislators have been found TO
pass tn" bond Issue. The Senate AT
the last session went on record for
bonds by vote cf ~ to ~. but op-
position In the House prevented the
measure from coming To "A vote on
the question. making II difficult to
determine the exact strength for or
against. Since the end OF the session
20 many changes have been recorded
In favor OF the hords that (, is be-
ltcved that the call will bc made with
In few weeks at the latest
The Highway Commission meeting
was largely attended, and practical
ly everybody was heard yesterday.
In order to give any others an oppor-
tunity to appear. the commission Will
sit again today. as the session had
been advertised as two-day one
This afternoon the commission will
Norfolk.
Coleman Criticlzcs Moore
Commissioner Coleman made pub
lie yesterday his detailed criticism OF
.hc recent statement of First Audi
tor c. Lee Moore I'm regard to the
amount OF funds available for road
construction this year AS he had
pointed ''ut before Commissioner
Colema0 emphasized that Auditor
Moore Lsd used figures of a decep-
tive nature and he emphasized that
the commission counted as available
only the money actually to he used
for construction work The Auditor
had included in his figures money for
S,SOo.oO" for construction In 1922 and
had also taken into consideration
county funds over which the State
department would have no control.
other than in an advisory capacity.
IT is estimated by Commissioner
Coleman that the State will have
$4,000. 600 for construction II 90 ard
s3.5oo.o00 in 1923. AZ s25. 900 per mile
this will build 34S miles in the two
years or an average OF mile and
three-Guartcrs county. With the
milcaEe already constructed, or un-
der contract, of surface e-trcated ma
cadam, hituminous macadam and con-
crete OF approximately $50 niles.
there Will be Il total of I,e2S miles
at the end of 1923. On this basis
1t VIII take from sixteen to eighteen
years TO complete the state highway
system. Commissioner Coleman dc.
clares.
Included Auto License FUND.-.
Auditor Moore was criticized in
the statement for including auto
mobile license funds for road con.
struction, when only cne-thlrd ca,
he used this year for construction In
1922 and that all will go for main
tenance in 1923. He also pointed out
that the Decent tax on property for
the year 1922 will NOT DC COLLECTED
until December 20. Another item dis
pnted is that of Federal aid.
General Cecil c. Vaughan, Senator
from Nanscmond, and former presi-
dent of tho Virginia Good Roads As
sociation, stated yesterday that he
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