Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-02
Senator Byd'S Address
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IA. h..n practically doubled last AS long am
Governor intend to prevent this eonpiia'io" i s -
in the State of New Jersey. Y.a
In Virginia we also combinations Because ventureo
to suggest that Virginia Highway Contractors ssoIn Ssod
panized for the benefit OF the menloeiS ''ieoi ~ ~ -
ant in 100000 libel suit . . ,:. -. r,arnr,s
- nv The Governor of Pennsylvania and by other state
against the and apparently endless ISSUANCE OF m
for public Improvements :. -. .uo,,.
81 Pb;c Accounts has frequently attacked and the charge
has been made that his hgut are }umoea o - =, 49,. -
the Auditor Public Accounts Virginia one OF the most com
pnt and faithful this Commonwealth The people
of Virginia can absolutely rely his estimates OF the balance on
Tn. estimate of road given by the Governor of Virginia
= bic message TO the General Assembly has been frequently cr-
d during this session. but has yet pointed to any single
800 wherein his figures In judgment they are
From hreeent gasoline tax the Governor
J -. income Of sa1oooooo during years Mr..
Shev estimate S26oooooo Mr. Frank Page Chairman OF
n. Highway Commission of North Carolina who has been held up to
Virginia BY the advocates OF the aoe and most con-
rae road the country that last year the
ease in The gasoline tax North Carolina 25, and that
he estimates OF 1870 most conservative
h The Governor only estimated of 1919 tor the
6 FIVE wears and no for the last After dverng
ONE cent of the gasoline the county roads, under the
Governors figures there will be available tor road alone
in vn wears not including county aid the sum OF
We have 300 miles uncompleted and uncontrolled
for and this give OF about tor every mile OF
road not ROW completed In addition the Governor estimates SIo
100000 will be available in for maintenance
To further ubstanate the Governors figures the
n gasoline tax which he estimated per annually for five
wears and no thereafter attention called the increase IN
automobiles the past three the average increase has been
$4,000 machines annual increase OF over 20 per
If we cannot believe Governor sustained by the Chairman
of the State Highway Commission the Auditor of Public Accounts
and the State Accountant the State Virginia in
deed bad way. Is conceivable that these public oc would
report funds on hand than exist!
The charge the whole burden of road construction placed
nm the gasoline tax the OF Sooooooo
mated by the Governor only derived
from the gasoline about IS cent of the whole
What the plan of opponents! After announcing thar
majority of the members House Senate had signed pledge
to support the bond ISSUE when the General Assembly convened they
d 70 introduce their bond BILL resolution necessary
force them bring their bill into the light One bill provided tor
the issuance of 100000 temporary certificates This simply
bond issue another and the only difference being that
temporary certificates would have to be paid
while with bonds only AZ would have be paid Although these
called temporary certificates provision for their retirement
made by of onecent gasoline tax in period OF SIX
years.
Then my distinguished opponents evidenced very sudden
soude for the feeder roads The distinguished Senator from
Fredericksburg m Goork has advocated additional
preparations feeder roads In the bode
public that have known in the history of
Virginia it now proposed offer sop to the feeder $o
of State bonds Knowing do the sincerity and consist
eny with which the Senator from Fredericksburg has heretofore
posed the diversion State funds from the State highway system
oned that he should attempt gain for his bill by
offering State bonds county roads.
YESTERDAY the senior Senator from Richmond r Cannon
referred the farmers of Virginia hbes His reference
because the gasoline diverted the construction
of farmtomarket roads reliably informed that the senior
Senator from Richmond and agreed this
caucus to offer the 100000 the hillblies If l
incorrect in this he deny Yesterday he stated
that the gasoline would be distributed Board of
Supervisors and expended by them for the of building such
roads would their reelection The
Richmond familiar with the present State-ad law The
onnt gasoline will be distributed the accordance
with the state paid from such counties personal
property income and capon II be expended only
roads embraced in the county road adopted by the Board of
Supervisors and approved the State Highway Viz
ga will then be engaged building FIRST the highway
and second contributing the the farm
toark roads embraced the roads approved
by the State Highway Commission The political auction arranged
by the Senator from Fredericksburg and the senior Senator from Rich
mond failed the The Senator from Fred
ercksburg that after his bid for failed will re-
to his original pan providing that our side revert to the
three cent tax to be used exclusively for the system
This SIooooooo the feeder requires that such
roads be connecting with system and be embraced in the
state system This apporond each county of the
present county aid that the high standard costly
construction must be used these roads The far this
year have averaged $4,000 mile At $4,000 average
cost the SIoooooo will 500 miles an average of one
mile county five miles per county for the entire bond
ISSUE 81 counties will receive enough year construct
one mile These roads necessarily connected with
other roads. -
As the first 100000 of state bonds s ..ndd ~
county roads the demand will additional bond ses
80 to connect these roads No foree the extent of
bonded Indebtedness to which this policy will lead.
Under the pay as you plan, the 20 to the
leeoe ROADS e cheaper construction the apr
tura needs of each locality
This will provide increasing and reliable aow of funds wear
by year. while under the bond plan funds will after five wears
and then for the revenues o . S,,,. min -
dedicated for interest and sinking funds
THE FARM TO MARKET ROADS
HE construction of the roads in highway sv
TEN OF approximately miles will by means complete
our task Virginia $4,000 miles Of roads not in
They the market roads of the STATE and
vitality necessary agricultural development With aer
tre overshadowng other industry Virginia what the mud
tax that we pay! 1t chiefly the that the farmer pays hauling
he N~nJ,~ <k~~,~ H.