Putnam patriot., 1913-02-21
NO THREE MAN
 COMMISSION
Consideration of Bill Is Post poned by Senator Landers
COURSE STRONGLY URGED
President Pro Tenn. of Senate Says He Doesn't Want 10 Embsrrass the Governors Choice for New
 Chief of Highways.

Special Hartford Correspondence
 Hartford Senator George M Land CTS of the Sixth district. told the com. uittee on roads, rivers and bridges that ns didn't want to do anything to em- tarraas the Governor in his selection of a highway commissioner, and so he asked that consideration Of the bal providing for d three-headed com mission be postponed for the present
 Others who opposed the considera ton Of the bill at this time were Geo. B. Chandler Of Rocky HILL C II Bruce of Hartford. representing the Connect ieHt Civil Engineers Association, and Attorney Prentice ". Chase of New Haven, who t is assumed, represents tIe views Of Highway Commissioner Macdonald
 Former Representative Chandler suggested that the Governor ought to search all over the country for a man io fiji the position. while Mir. Bunee declared that great many people seem 10 be ignorant of the fact that any competent civil engineer h either sn expert or practical road builder
 Hearing Postponed.
 The committee announced that the hearing would be postponed and that it would be held in the hall of the house on Tuesday afternoon, Febru aFy 25. Senator Landers said that in view of the existing circumstances fl
 f4f.r 4fs..a of the bill. He believed that no action should be taken at this time which would seem to indicate that there was Any plan to embarrass the Governor in any way in the appointment of a highway commissioner He also de clared the bill in it's present shape was crude. and those who believed in three headed commission believed that 1t should be remodeled. Senator Meloh. who introduced the measure. did not appear before the committee.
 Any Engineer VIII Do.
 C. H Bunce of Hartford said bs had been appointed member of the committee on legislation at q meeting of the Connecticut Civil Engineers Association Of Connecticut, number ing 300 members in Hartford. He de- clared that the proposed bill was de- fectiye in several particulars. It called for one man who should be an expert road builder, another who should be practical road builder, and an engineer whose duties are not de- fined He thought that an engineer might be found who would draw his g GOO year for doing nothing. He said the bill, like most people. did not recognize the fact that any civil en. gineer is either an expert road build CT or A practical road builder. He asked for postponement
 Asks Joint Hearing.
 Former Representative Arthur Birds eye Of Pennington suggested that all of the bills referring to the highway department be heard together later in the hall Of the house, and that full publicity be given to the date in order that representatives, of the small towns who are vitally interested in the matter should have chance to at. tend
 No Highway Work.
 George E. Chandler said that the highway commission controversy had reached such stage that the continu- alton of the highway work along hus- ness lines had been lost sight of. T have always said" he added. that if there was 10 be a change in the high way department, it ought to be along the line which would be pursued by a great corporation. 1t is inconceivable that a large business house. having q department which would carry an ex. penditure of from s5.000,O00 to s1 1.000,- GOO, would not go all over the country to seek the best man for the place It is inconeeiyable that local political quarrels and jealousness would enter into the selection of such man. don't say that they have here.'
 Football Of Politics.
 Attorney Chase said that it was about time that an institution like the highway commissioner office should cease 10 be a football Ia politics. He said that there were 100 men, and en. Eineers of college training. in the em- ploy Of the highway department. and every two years they go through the same condition of not knowing wheth. CT they will be able to keep their jobs or not. He asked that something be done to take the matter out of politics. NIT. Chandler said that all these men should be put under civil service at once.