The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23
GOVERNOR NAMES
HIGHWAY Commission
Henry p. Beck Is Selected from the
District Embracing Richmond.

With only nine more. days to
elapse before the state highway COM
mission created by the general as
eerrbly at the special session has 10
be appointed under the law, Gov
ernor Westmoreland Davis yesterday
announced the personnel OF the
board The members, with the
natural division of the state they are
to represent. are as follows:
Tidewater Virginia-Henry p.
Beck. Richmond.
Middle Virginia--F'rank W. DAVE,
IIawrenceville.
Piedmont Virginia-Wade H.
Massie, washington.
Valley Virginia-Jame A. Mundy.
Jr, Natural Bridge.
Southwest Virginia--Horace Hard
away, St. Paul
Under the provisions of the law,
the FIVE members are appointed SUB
sect to the confirmation of the sen :
ate. The present compassion VIII
60 out of Office July, 1929. When
i've new members will be appointed
by the governor in office al that
time The terms of office OF the
Ave com missioners to be appointed
by the next governor will vary, Two
being for two years, two for four
wears and one for six years This
ARRANGEMENT was made by the gen
eral assembly in order to give each
governor the privilege of appoint
Ing at least two members OF the
commission during his tenure.
The com mission will convene in
Richmond on November first the
meeting having been called BY State
Highway Commissioner Coleman, to
get down to working basis and 10
decide on a schedule OF future
meetings omnlissioner Coleman
has. OF course already planned the
organization of the com mission, but
the members themselves will be
aiken up with The work Of
arxanizing,
lErtirely satisfactory was the
comment made by Mr. Coleman last
night on the governor appoint
rnents Il know every member of
the commission personally, some OF
them very Well headed and con
slider all of them capable men
While only two mem hers Of the
commission are engineers by pro-
fession. the other three have been
Intimately associated with the work
of road building for a number Of
years.
Hanry p. Beck. former building
inspector of the CRY of Richmond
and an engineer OF standing and
member OF the administrative board
l. the Tidewater representative
Horace Hardaway, Southwest Viz
ginia's mem ber. is an engineer by
profession, although his numerous
interests In the rlch mining section
have kept him from engaging in
this work to any extent He is
considered capable and said 10 be
thoroughly posted on conditions IN
his section of the stale
James A Mundy. Jr., the Valley
nemb Der. Is listed as business man.
but he was engaged IN highway
work for mum Der OF years and has
built a great many miles of roads,
Wade Fl. Massie OF Piedmont Viz
GINA. Is farmer and member Of
the board OF supervisors of Rap
pahannock county He IL a mem
Der of the executive committee OF
the Virginia Good Roads association
and was at one time its president
Frank w. Davie. who Will repre-
sen. Middle Virginia is also a far
ner and is chairman OF the board
of supervisors of Brunswick county,
He has long been interested in
road work and il nlenlb Der OF the
Good Roads association.
The commission will act in an ad-
vtsory capacity to the com N issiou
and he is privileged TO convene it
NJ any time tor the purpose Of con
s1Aung with the members on any
important matter.
II is also vested with the righs
70 reveres the comm .sst0aer s. de-
c1sions when comm unities appeal for
a re-hearing. The general as
rannhl1 decided after a bitter fight
not 10 give the commission the
right Ia, reverse decisions repdered
BY the com missioner in the part.
holding that this would open up old
sores and swamp the body with un-
necessary work from its beginning
Com missioner Coleman has been
hard at work ever since the general
Assem- bly, passed the several highway
bills and announces himself ready
to proceed Immediately with the
work