Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-15
JOKE Highway BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
House Measure With Slight
Amendment EnIarging Com
mission Adopted

The same highway. commission bill
which passed the house recently and
which was characterized at that time
as "a zero with the rim rubbed on so
woefully lacking il was in any provi-
siOns that created highway COM
mission worthy OF tho name. was passed
BY the senate E'riGay morning by vote
Of IS TO 3.
The bill was unaltered In any par
ticular except for an amendment by
Senator Stovall. of the Thirtieth. This
amendment enlarges the personnel of
the commission, including besides the
state prison commission, the state geolo-
Eist, the dean of the college OF civil en-
glneering at the University of Georgia,
and the professor OF highway engineer
ing at -he Georgia school of Tech
nolOgy.
This amendment was adopted. other
wise, the ball is the same as that pass
ed Dy the house, containing no substan-
tial provisions whatever and simply
comforting on the prison commission
and the three others the empty title
OF state highway department"
Under IL, so say lawyers who have
closely examined it and the provisions
OF the act OF congress, the state will
not get its share or the federal appro-
priation for good roads. an appropria-
ton which amounts to about $4,000. 900.
Before passing this bill, the senate
killed two substitute measures which
were far more constructive. One was
the substitute of Senator Persons, of
the T,yenty-second, which was defeated
by vote or % to IL. The other was
the substitute of Senator Stovall. of the
Thirtieth, which was defeated by vote
OF 81 to IA.
The following bills were passed in the senate
To create the board of road and revenues Of
To abolish the office of Mitchell county treas
To amend section 124s. volume one. code of
To amend an act creating the board of COM
To fix the time for collection Of commuta-
ton road tax in Thomas county.
To amend an act creating the city court Of
To amend the charter Of Dixie.
To amend act creating the Crisp county
To provide for the handling of Washington
To amend the charter Of BlakeIy.
To fix the salary Of the treasurer Of Frank
lin county.
To incorporate the town Of Helena.
To abolish the city court Of Blakely.
To abolish the office OF Thomas county treas
urer.
To amend an act creating a board OF commits
siOuers for Jackson county.
To amend an act creating a board Of commits
sioners for Montgomery county.
To amend the charter Of Gordon.
To create a board Of commissioners for Ba-
con county.
To abolish the office Of treasurer of Dade
county.
To amend an act regulating bridges in Floyd
county.
To create the city court Of Morgan.
To repeal act creating the city court Of
Miller county.
To abolish the office of treasurer OF Pulaski
LOCAL BILLS PASSED.
The house Friday morning passed the fol-
lowing local bills:
To regulate collection of Communication tax in
Floyd county.
To limit the salary Of the clerk Of the Fulton
county board 10 5000 per annum.
To establish county depository In Coffee
county.
TO amend town charter OF watkinsville.
To amend act srea ting office of superintendent
OF roads IN Gwinnett county.
To amend act establishing city court in Hous-
ton county.
To establish new charter for town of Rock
ledge in Laurens county.
To amend city charter OF Milledgeville.
To amend town charter OF Hillsboro in Jasper
county. This q senate bil.)
One local bill was introduced in the house
Friday morning. IL being bill by Mr. Bullard,
Of Campbell TO repeal the town charter of