Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-18
LEADERS BELIEVE
COMMITTEE WILL
REPORT ONE BILL
Davis Suggestion for Road
Improvement Wins Favor
With Legislators.
SUBDIVISIONS OF STATE
WILL BE REPRESENTED
Chairman Smith Prefers Chief
Executive Name Members of
Commission.
WANT BEST PLAN CHOSEN
Governor Requested to Give His
Views on Question Before Def
mite Action Is Taken
SUBDIVISIONS OF STATE
WILL BE REPRESENTED
Governor Requested to Give His
Views on Question Before Def
mite Action Is Taken.

Efforts of the House Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation to har-
mon!Zc divergent views between the
Governor and Virginia Good Roads AS
sociation relative to the recreation
OF the State Highway Department may
result in reporting out of the commit
tee only one bill embodying this plan,
although there are proposed two dis
tinct measures.
Another significant phase OF the sit
uation is that there has appeared
distinct preference among members OF
the House, who are considering the
ocutive, under which members OF the
state Highway Board, as his measure
terms the prospective organization, are
10 be named by the Governor, subject
u the approval of the Senate.
The committee may go even further
than the Governor himself and report
that all members of the advisory board
are to be appointed by the chief exec
Gtive, instead OF two, as his bill calls
Tor.
Chairman Discusses Bill.
The more l think over the matter"
said Chairman H. B. Smith, of the
House committee. yesterday afternoon,
the more l am convinced that the
board or commission, whatever it may
be termed, should be named by the
Goyernor; mon Ihnn,d and .in that each Of the Ave
division of the State.
AT first was inclined to the plan
Of election by the General Assembly.
That seemed the feasible way Of doing
it. But 1t has occurred to me that, if
We follow this method politics may be
found to play too large part in nam
Importance TO the State The Gov.
ernor may be entirely right in his con-
tention.
BE that as it may. however we
are here for single purpose, and that
is 10 do the very best we can TO in
provement in Virginia. 1t MAKES "a aWaS little I'll,
difference. after all. whose plan is
adopted We want the best. nothing
open to conviction.
Want Best Plan Adopted.
II the Governor has the better
mRe,hod, Resho, lets ADEPT that; If the Good
should become law: or. if somebody
else else comes along with the best sug,
EWeSStion WSsn ,h OF all. we ought to favor that.
probably will include the very Best
sugg si estions that have been offered. re-
sa gardless ri from whom they may have
come. There is no reason why any
ara naraicuiar set Of workers should OPP
sa@s sose another: n,,rma We are all here for the
same purpose. and we are going to
pull together" ~
is Delegate ons "a ,,e Robert Q. Norris Jr.. who
the Governors bill. does not favor the
plan of having the chidf executive
hnme HinbwaY ALL TXe i've, N members Of the Stats
measure in this respect should stand
fs Future II Is s:oyer1en wst5en He fears that some
own welfare than that Of the Statc
which ,vhEi 'ake ,h advantage of the power
"iaG,hihe Tor his own advancement.
The bill sponsored by the Governor
shall be composed Of five msn1bars n0ara
lhree OF whom shall be the professors;
OF Sivii G,.a, sensineering at the universityy
sstitute and the Virsinia IPsoiI.ary PnIx,syo In,
ststn lhst,tGte' at and and two named from the
plant outlined in the measure ~ ~ ne ne
Virginia Good Roads Association ne
e'eS'cu pE the General Assembly
Mny Eliminate Professor, -
Chairman Smith believes rho 1r,s
"a I1'urs ,.iv;1 may eliminate the PROFESSORS
autborizlie oiyli eIhgineering: ths e.Ig: as such. and
vs eSing se to s0ssF90r saeh pdi,tnsi 5G name al
Division OF the State one memhss SUD
'he board or commission VI
re iaHors also the provision NJ ~,
stais snthorj,v ,Hishway h cqmmlssloner fanlfi f'nfi
avanabe for M "pp%dT''omlng rasd 1m1ngsss the funds
SSei;r,GGting routes to be foIiowadd in 10
paiiaing pointI 4 roads ads between two designa,ed
lis approval. however. hineass sys,en; STEM
consti,n,ftrr con T,mfr pr61vision OF the bill which
an appellate iSSnate Highway Board
the '"HGimfnt commissionn upon disputes between
boSG boxe any IN "a distribution OF funds he nav
'',.Ie . or any selection OF routes.
ne chairman of the committes na
or getting the Highway Departmsn,
,an nlti ] reportsd out today. He disapproves
700 nuch haste in consideration OF rho
measure. The Governor has been ,no rn
9nested to give his views on questions
reiating to the Highway Department
before the body takes any hnaI actIon
re may either appear in person before
the committee or tho COMMITTEES NAV
meet him for conferences
In the matter OF revcauc for nuttinr
the state roads machinery in motion.
Mr.. Smith SAYS ne Is not yet In y
position 10 have any very definite ide,
OF what tax levy will be necessary but
he Is very strongly impressed with tho
Importance OF increasing the amount
made available for county roads or
feeders" TO the State highway sys-
tenn.
"If the figures submitted arc COR
rect and We need only lo-cent levy