Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-10
SCOTT IS RELIEVED
BY HIGHWAY CHIEF
Assistant Road Commissioner
Notified to Quit First of
October.
MAY APPEAL TO GOVERNOR
Deposed Official Believes Trouble
Result of Attitude on AS
sembly Legislation.
MAY APPEAL TO GOVERNOR

George p. Coleman. state Highway
Commissioner. served notice yesterday
upon his assistant. G. y. Scott that he
intends TO relieve him OF his position
on October /, when the Office of assist
ant commissioner will be taken over
by new man.
This Information was conveyed to
Mr.. Scott by letter. after the assistant
had declined "a tho request of his chief
TO hand in his resignation. Mr. Cole
man would not discuss the matter
further than to say such action had
been taken.
did not resign when requested because
that would have been in the nature OF
cknowledging that ne had surren-
dered the right 10 express his views.
as citizen, upon the hest Legislative
action relative TO a highway commits
sion This expression of opinion to
his repres esen;atives in the General AS
reason for his dismissal.
Scott May Take Appeal.
The office of assistant comm issioner
is held at the pleasure of the commits
sioncr and may. under the law. become
There was some discussion at the Capt.
( tol yesterday OF Mr.. Scott's intention
10 appeal to the Governor for an in
about this Mr.. Scott declined TO talk
Differences between Mr.. Coleman
and his assistant are reported TO have
tor Walter l.. Addison and Delegate
Mayo {. Brown a letter. in which he
advocated the abolition of the offices
of commissioner and assistant highway
commissioner, and, in their places, the
substitution of commission OF three
men. elective after the first, time. by
the people for terms of six years
1t is said that Mr.. Coleman wrote his
assistant that he believed his reSiEna-
! iion would. under the circumstances
conserve the best interests of the new
roads program in Virginia.
Long With Department.
/ Mr.. Scott has been with The highway
DEPARTMENT for twelve years. serving
the first six years OF that time as man
| IL charge OF roads in Southwest Nir-
ginia and the last six As assistant COM
missioner. He is from Lynchburg. and
secretary to the Virginia Good Roads
Association.
Mr.. SCOTS statement follows: ~
In my letter, as a private citizen
TO my representatives in the General
Assembly from my district. at a time
when the State was embarkinG on an
| proposed the abolition OF the Offices
ot both highway commissioner held by
Mr. Coleman and assistant highway
commissioner held by myself. believing
II 10 the best interests Of the state.
and that more efficient organization
could thus be created. No criticism
- - "t 'p!e!ild'i cOnGuct OF
the work OF the department. and il was
within the province Of the General
Assembly in creating the commission
to have made him a member thereof
and even chairman.
Refused to Resign
II am firmly OF the belief that when
entered the service OF the State | did
NOT surrender my right as private
citizen 10 communicate with my repre-
sentat!ves in the General Assembly
my views any subject and particu-
iariy one with which | was SO familiar
TO have resigned under the circum-
stances would have been in the nature
have such inalienable right, and rather
than do so | preferred 20 be dismissed
| on the issue involved"