The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
Measure Comes Up To
day on Its Second Read
ing With Prospects III
Favorable Reception.


commission and defining its drties iii
we'll as those Of the stats htehSsaw
commissioner. was reported out ~ III "
house committee on roads ana iY1ternsRts
navigation. shortly before noon " -
terday and will appear on the hou.o
calendar today.
The bill as 1t now stands er.,bodsAss
changes from the original draft IN
prepared by Senator C.. O'Conor Go III,
TICK. chairman Of the executive cotW~s
ntttee Of the Virginia Good Roads ~,
ISOLATION. and approved BY. the aasa-
citation, which alterations were for4-l
cast In The virgfnian yesterday. vi Az
In Its present form the bill pros5d4es
Tor appointment OF q comHajaotom ~
f1ve by the governor. appotntnseS3s Izs
the state highway commlagipnexsslI ~
the states chief executive. elfmi1M4tlS I,
from consideration A. membeTs ofs IN n
commission Of three professors 81 ctV1&l
engineering from as many technlc6a
schools Of the state. an6 suhrtit,1 "a q
IN their place and Tire addt&402 NJ - -
other men TO b chosen by xlSa 6eIG1 "a
nor from the I'VE sub divisions q ~
| state. -. ssss7 u sgsssS|
! ThaaAta&4 highway .aomsna 4
cording to provisions of the b1lIs f. III.
have power TO decide on the FuuS ~
DO followed by the roads ce,nprtgif,1
the highway syttem between ne poaIElS
designAtedAin the act establaAhlnR fk6s
system. Eight being givsn to loealE
roAd autholiNes to appeal to the hixh.S
the commissioner. ~ 81
The highway commissioner shan
have power. subject to the approval
OF the commission. y apportton "a ~
various road projects in the system t31N
available state and federal funds fcrs
each calendar year. beginnine wtth
the year 1922 AZ
The highway commissioner shaIfl
have power to ,Aetermtze the chafn6.
ter Of construction in NT. AAxAMax
system. Az ssss
The commission shan have -
to make rules and regulations Guv ~ ~
ing the traffic on and use OF the htah1
way system 80 nv
The power Of eminent domain II
vested in the commission.
Provision is made that whan1yeSe
appeal is provided s~es In the actssif
must be presenss,4 g the c0xisnia 11(iE ~
within thirty days after the d0eiG u
OF the commissioner. sSs Nh
Provision also 10 made that ~ Co.
mission must hear the appeal kulSe
with and render its decision. Nisach III
to be ANAL @
The report OF the sub-comEnitteos0@
roads. to which was delseAted III ta1
OF whipping the bill into shapG ~
lowed closely the 1ines of tae Hi1t
drawn by Senator E. c, Matthew'S Sk|
Norfolk city. The Matthew'S AeAsn99s
while It was never formally 0tr&s
duced in the senate, was g1vea eaSefa1
consideration by leaders ~ tn aa6a
roads movement In both hr4ncA ~ m
the general assembly ana. Il y ri
formed the basis for = eSySSEaf 60 y
promise. Neither tho hllt ~
by the Good Roads asaocis1 n aSa( y
one fathered by the govG9& JRSI25
original form. was adopexo RI u
committee. ss
The salient points OF TIT ~ r.
will now 80 to both bran4ha x&11
legislature for passage -
above es'sass4 s} } S8s
The bill provides that n a0p1 jI ~
ing the commission. the =
shall give representation. Ut w
possible. to each Of the gFa1&
visions Of the state. SSs 4 a MI
The measure will come up o. ~
second reading In both hFancl1o IN
the legislature today. b IN s S,ss