The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-10
HIGHWAY BOARD
AND COMMISSION
State Teacher Bill Report
ed in II to 13, One Mem
Der Having Changed

ing vote of l26 to 0s. The bill now
goes to the Senate.
The compromise highway bill Oh.
3s6j reported by the committee on ju-
dietary, appeared this morning. 1t pro.
vides for a highway board Of three
members, to include the governor, and
two vermonters appointed by the gov
ernor, who shall select the highway
commissioner, who must be a Yer
monter and may be a member OF the
board. The board will have supervi-
sion of all roads and will take over
the powers now held by the highway
commissioner. II is reported that both
Governor Hartness and Commissioner
Bates are satisfied with this bill and
the arrangements made in connection
with it,
The Highway BilPs Scope.
The state highway board shall SUI
peryise and manage the public high
way system Of the state, except where
otherwise specifically provided by law
and, through the commissioner OF high
ways, shall control and direct the use
and expenditure of all moneys avail
able; shall annually, or oftener, form
ulate rules and regulations for the eX-
ecution of the duties and powers i'm
posed upon it, and all officers and EN-
ployes under its supervision and such
plans and specifications and advices
as in its judgment will best aid the
town road commissioners in the dis
charge OF their duties to secure the
best results in the construction OF the
highways of the state
The commissioner Of highways is to
be the executive officer of the state
highway board, and its secretary, and
shall hold his office until his appoint
ment il revoked by the board. He
shall make reports to the board at such
times and on such subjects as he may
deem necessary in the proper discharge
of his duties or as the board may re-
guire and shall recommend such action
as in his Judgment win best further
the highwavsinterest of the state.
The board shall employ such other
scientific. expert, technical, clerical and
other assistants. and upon such terms
a. il shall deem necessary.
The board shall make to the legisla
ture a report showing in detail its acts
and business for the biennial period
ending on the 30th day of June next
preceding.
All duties. powers, authority and
obligations which have been conferred
upon the state highway commission
er. are imposed, conferred and laid
upon and intrusted to the state high
way board.
Teacher College Bill.
when the state teachers college bill
Is. "a came up for second reading IN
the House this morning with favor
able majority report signed by mem
bers OF the committees on education
and educational institutions, and an
unfayorable minority report signed by
y members, Mr.. Churchill Of Elmore.
who had signed the majority report.
said that he had misunderstood the re-
ports and intended TO sign the unfavor
able report His name was trans
ferred SO that the vote on the report
now stands. Il for the bill and 49,
against. as follows:
Favorable
T.. ! RYDER. III II Carpenter. NJ Il.
Smith, H. II. Cushman, 7. /. Parmelee.
r. T. Patterson. II. =. Simpson. John
p. Webster. John = Sleeper, II. +.
Huntlev. G. D. Bentley. John g. Beat
tie. J. IT, Blood, A. L. Johnson, Roy 7.
Beattic. Fred V. johnson. G. r. Smith.
Unfavorable.
IT. +. Beard. G. I. Butler, F. y Con
nal. Arthur Piper. ". c. Perry r. I.
LYMAN. +. 4. Churchill. George I.
Knanp. J. G. Casey W u Over. y.
/. Stowell, George E. Curtis, Thomas
B. RYAN.
The teacher college bill comes up as
special order this afternoon. Mr..
Stearns said that as long as the "edu
cation and political steam roller was
not to have another night TO run wild
he would not object 70 having the bill
come up then.
Five bills from the committee on
appropriations. providing for state aid
for certain road projects, which Mr..
Barber ~ Brattleboro. chairman of
the committee on appropriations. ex
planned had been unanimously ap
prov "a by the committee. because they I
seemed 10 De in a class hv themselves. |
were ordered to third reading. They /
carry an appropriation an together of 1
5000. The hills are a. follows: VI /
374 1000 to aid IN improving the road 1
on the east shore of Willoughhv lake /
Il 37s S6GO0 10 construct 2 highway 4
parallel 10 the Canadian border in the 4
town II Canaan: II 376. 5000 "a i'm
nrove the old Stratton turnpike I'll Il
az. 81 0oO a. aid Mount Tabor i'm
proving the Easton highway. and II 4
g-s ssUo0 to improve Harlow bin road 4
in the town u stowe
State Prison Report
Mr.. Rarrous of Barton presented hi-
DELAYED report on the state prison We
tardax afternoon. - opposition being 4
made 10 it- adopt an- ln addition q f
-fe r. umendatiou for removing ths
ueman to the house u correction in