Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-21
Byrd Tells OF
Assembly Work
Says Pond Oppon.
ents Kept Pledges;
Trucks Are to Pay
More.

In a statement issued Saturday.
Senator H. F. Byrd declared that
every pledge made in the recent
campaign by the Pay-As-You-Go
Roads Association had been en-
acted at the recent session OF the
G neral Assembly, Senator Byrd
said:
EVERY PLEDGR ENACTED INTO
LAW
AS an active participant in
the election resulting in a ma
ority of 10, 900 against the issue
of bonds for road construction.
am, with my associates, keenly
gratified that every pledge made
BY the Pay-AS-You-Go Associ.
alton, as outlined by its presi
dent, Hon. Henry c. Stuart. wa,
enacted into law at the session oil
the General Assem- bly, just ended
THE opponents of bonds pre-.
scented an affirmative program fol
he construction of roads by
means of the gasoline tax, plu.
other revenues and made TIE
following pledges:
HOW ADVANCEMENT WILL BIZ
RETURNED
II. 1t was promised that the
funds advanced under the Robert
son act would be limited. that re-
payment would be made by the
state at the rate of $1,000, 600
annually and that Al per cent
interest would be paid on adj
vancements, beginning four years
after such advancements were
made. This pledge was carried
out by the enactment of bill of
which Senators Eppes and Early
were the patrons. Under this
law, small interest charge. if
any, will be imposed on the state,
as the annual payment of ST. 600, :
600 will substantially return the
Advancement with in the four
year period.
The Elimination of the
amounts the localities can adj
vance to the state was vital
TO the pay-as-vou-go principle,
because otherwise various rich
localities could advance so much
that the state would be finally
compelled TO Issue bonds, even
against the will of the state at
large.
LOCAL ROADS TO BIZ BENEFITED
2. AS recomm ended by Gov
ernor Stuart during the campaign
greater latitude was given the
local authorities on the expen-
diture of the one-cent gasoline
tax for maintenance and con-
struction of farm.to.market
roads.
Important feeder roads NAV
now be selected and improved by
the local authorities, and such
types of construction may be
adopted as are best adapted to
the respective localities.
The Woodson law makes this
effective and gives an option to
each locality to itself expend this
fund or to continue the present
supervision OF the State High.
way Department.
PATH KEPr WITH BOND oPPo.
NENTs.
y. Legislation was enacted
exempting 81. 100000 each year
for two years from the general
ALLEGATION of highway funds.
which will enable the early COM
plection of important through
routes and the linking up of
routes slready constructed.
"a. Bills repeating the present
exemption of gasoline used for;
farming purposes and on motor
boats and for changing the dis
tribution of the one-cent gasoline
tsx were defeated, thus keeping
faith With those communities
which voted against the bond
issue. basing their action upon the
Law in effect at tue time of the
lection.
IS. The Oxlin bill provides !
for IN additional two and a-lalf,
Der cent annual addition of road
mileage for state maintenance,
thereby doubling the mileage
that can each yesr be taken over
v Ne stase Highuay Con-