Byrd Outlines Virginia Reform and Finances
Governor Byrd details a broad State Government reorganization, abolishing over thirty agencies and consolidating into twelve departments. He cites $800,000 annual savings, a unified accounting system, and the shift to calendar-year revenue and July 1 appropriation year. He highlights education funding gains, public health progress, debt reduction, and measures against lynching, county budgeting reforms, and a general county road law.
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Virginia Governor's 1928 1930 report on roads welfare and law
The governor outlines county road administration, state aid to highways, and the role of the State Highway Department. He presents public welfare reforms, prison labor, and budget notes, plus aviation, oyster conservation, law enforcement gains, and the need for prudent new laws. He praises Rockefeller’s Williamsburg restoration and anticipates a new governor.
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