New-York tribune., 1909-01-07
HIGHWAY BOARD NAMED
uooker,s Appointment Pledses -4H-
n..aocyat's Confirmation Held Up
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Telseraph 10 Inc lTlpeiN-j
Z Governor Hughes to-day sent 10
Aibsh;- .. ,or,irstions for the State Highway
ere -. authorized under the new heh"aS
|za-,e5 h. the last Legislature as 1ol-
loFs ,r1,a- of TeRov chairman; term.
- years. salary. S,"'- -, c,,.,-. .s--,
-.or7ss Warren A1eh, oi NV
a-s salary $500
foor 2 cook. Of Denmark: term two years
.ffer is The civil engineer r'ernoe'
~, NJ COOK is the Democratic 'hehiDei u
the board NJ Allen we're confirmed
Cnai'ieH 80. a. once on motion of Senator
m '"7 c.,a+o- Grady objected vehemently 10
Rsn7s e. confirmation cf any man on the list
ips 20 represent the minority parry
sopP's .s M consultation Of the Governor WIN
,r,osed 20 represent The sentiment OF
1T before naming the commissioner he
'nat rraised highly the appointment OF ek
$50 t,o,l,er terrninE him A high mlndeo Puo-
s-ial" whose every act hao 'eieO'e" "
vcticn 10 duty. .-. ,-,,,,,bars v-u hermit
~" --.sfzation of this important commission al
once .,e-a1 satisfaction among all ee-
,ere - the Governors choice OF a 'haiF-
cenator Hooker. while nofablH lhoePe'i"e''.
-. legislative career. always mas oeel' " ''E o.
u iu1 ..,ion man where il was possible TO recon-
--,f q
oAe z,ao-. v-ss the man who had oehlnd
a.. ,,-r Of the Republican organization IN
.ste He was recognized mere nuIiHe our 'iiS h
-. career as a hard worker OF ois'l'e' <"ii'
- -,cornprornising honesty ano hsTo sei'ee' ie .
p' - 6-ted for this place. since Tor seVerai
sspeclaiH ,.,--,s, or the Assembly and Sen
Fedi' -.-,a.s ~, Internal Affairs. which handle
az ,,slstior affecting road matters ano WIS
asr IF the special committee Wh'ch iH'es'
.ns .,,bieC. Of good roads before recommend
a., the new highway Cooe-
.11a, the engineer member nj me com
ny 80 - . h-osd general experience with
- -, rca5 matters He was porn III
--.sel5 Jefferson County IN 1854 IN I'M IT.
r.d,sted as civil engineer fT"n' cI''"" ''
- he did river and harhor work N L>'uisa''e
"a Heu York and railroad Fo7h l'1 I'''
.,,-s-is He was assistant superintendent ot
fen'ss a,, s-5 Parks IN Havana: supervisor
=, z,-s.. engineer in charge of all work In the
-s,c.s oF -ehu. Bohol, Oriental Nesros. sun
q, and Nesa1nis. IN the PhliPPlneS' AZ" M
.-,-.I- vas chief engineer Or ta@ 'e'o'
P,h,c Works and in charge o. roan rons'.
=. -. Province Of Oriente. with headquarters at
Santiago Cuba A., ,i.
-. :. dean Of the School of Agriculture al 81
laurence University. Canton
-. r,o-.yrn- also reappointed Frederick 9
-. IF A+tJrs as Superintendent Of Punhc
MI, s.nsor Witter from Superintendent Ste
- zt---g-, moved for immediate confirmation
:. .bs. nomination. hut Senator Grady on3ecteo
vigorously He said thar IN doing so he mean.
= 5,scor-+eev 10 q former Senator. hut he Warteo
.e+ deaf cf information about how soon the
-.1 coDJ5 be completed. snd didn't want. ny
.--,ss,s-. confirmation of the nomination. 10 IN
.-,,se anv obstacle - completion ny puf1lns
-.r into Office superintendent out of SYM
ns1hy with the work o. unable I" hur'N IL -
L,,.,a5 3 %1ihlisrer y Senator Writer pressed
a, -o.to, so Al Senator Raires's suggestion the
-,o,inn uss tabled
Fzny- Woodbury.. ~ jamestown was r@-
.,,ointad State Tax Commissioner and was con
s-n.s Immediately Mr., Woodbury. is the present
chairman Of the Tax Commission Ir- Eugene n
p,-s- r-sseur Health Commissioner was reap
,..-.s and 1nA appointment confirmed 7 hHse
+.o appointments also pleased Organization men.