The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-22
BILL PROVIDES FOR
SYSTEM OF PARKS
Many Patrons on House
Measure Creating Com
mission Of Five MEM
bers to Supervise Work.

virgonia will have a system OF
state parks, preserving for the pub
lie many places Of scenic beauty or
historic interest, X bill introduced
in the house yesterday. sponsored by
r. Holman Willis AMI seven co-pat-
rons. is adopted.
The measure provides for the ere.
alton. of a state park commission. TO
consiH of Ave members to be select
ed by the governor from the Ave
geogra phical divisions OF the state.
These appointments are to be con-
firmed by the senate. These mem
bers are to serve without compensa-
ton, receiving only their actual ex-
penses while performing their du-
ties
The commission Is empowered I'M
der the bill to select the state park
commissioner who shall exercise the
executive and administrative powers
OF the body His salary is to oe fixed
by this commission.
The commission Is AUTHORIZE to
acquire by gift. purchase. exchange
or condemnation proceedings prop
critics of scenic beauty. OF recreation
al value, historic interst. those pos
sessing remarkable phcnomina or
other unusual qualifications which In
their judgment should be acquired
in the interest OF tho people OF the
state.
All objects Of curiosity or interest
IN the parks are TO be free to the
public, but the commission may lease
to private corporations or fndivid-
nall, ~GeEta at them upon
which 10 EfSSt buildings for the ac-
coluModatfon OF visitors
The commission IS directed to re-
port . comprehensive system or plan
ff4e@ ~ <~-f-<
OF the general assembly. The meas
ure carries an appropriation OF $2s.-
900 for the period from July i, 1890
Fte February rs. 1872. Besides Dele
ghts Willis. patrons are Delegates
Norris. Chase, Anderson, Robertson
Diilard, Price and Richard D. Brew
er- Henry Roberts, OF Bristol, Is
understood to have prepared the bill
and viii take an active interest IN
securing it, f;assage
PASS FYFTEEN BILLS.
The house passed fifteen bills, all
of which hstd been sent on FRIDAY to
their third reading and engrossment as
local and uncontested measures. Per-
haps the most interesting of them Is
the bill introduced by Delegate Bowles,
of Goochland. providing for the Univer-
ssty Of Virginia and Richmond Memo.
rial Road associations. which ID to- fur
Their the project Of building by private
subscription the highway leading from
Richmond to Charlottesville as me-
mcrial to the soldiers. sailors and ma
lrfnes Of the cities OF Richmond and
Charlottesville, the University of vir-
grnia. and the coumties of Henrico.
Geochland. Fluvannas Louisa and AIbe~
marie whe died in tine world war. Tho
PROPOSED commissions will consist Of
seven men named by the governor from
these cities and couaties, each having
a representative,
Dlegate w. H. Langhorne, of Abe
marie, introduced q bill providing for
the appointment by the speaker OF a
OF three whose duty 1t will
be to provide for the making of life
size portrait of the late Senator Thomas
s. Martin. The sun. Of $1,000 is APP
propriated for this purpose. The por-
trait will be hung in the hall OF the
house OF delegates.
Delegate Bosnian fntnpduced joint
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