The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-15
Proposed for Vermont IND
Bill introduced By
Senator Taylor
HIGHWAY BOARD
OF SEVEN MEMBERS
Under Bill State Would
Take Over Care of the
Main Highways

By unanimous vote of the 20 sem
ators present this morning, the Yer
mont Senate voted to propose to the
House to amend the constitution by
providing that a woman shall become
of legal age at q years. This is known
as proposal IS to amend the constitu-
ton
The event Of chief interest in the
State House to-day seems TO be the
public hearing this afternoon on the
bill providing that the highway COM
missioner shall be elected by the gem
eral assembly. This hearing takes place
after adjournment of the House this
afternoon and it is expected that many
will want to be heard on the matter.
A new highway bill of Importance
appeared in the Senate this morning,
introduced by Senator Taylor of Gale
donia county, chairman of the commit
tee on highways and bridges. The bill
provides for the classification Of the
public highways Of the state into state
roads, state aid roads and town roads,
and to provide Tor one construction and
of such roads. 1t further
provides for a state highway board to
consist of the state highway commits.
sioner and six members to be appointed
by the governor for term Of six years,
one-third Of the members to be APP
pointed biennially.
The state roads are to include sys
tenn of connected main roads through
out the state: the state aid roads TO
include th0roughfares between impor-
tant points; town roads to include all
other highways The state roads are
to be constructed and maintained by
the state under supervision of the state
highway commissioner, One-half OF the
state highway tax to be used Tor the
state aid roads in towns voting to ex-
pend an equal amount for such roads.
The bill provides for the patrol OF such
roads aud raises the limit of state mon
ey TO be expended on a bridge in state
aid roads from 81 800 to $500. Town
roads are TO be built and maintained
by the town. The bill is known as ).
So. and was referred to the committee
on highways and bridges.
Other bills introduced in the SEN
ate included s. 81, Senator Coburn, to
reimburse towns for providing lunches
for pupils of public schools, and 5. IS,
Senator Slayton, enabling towns to ap-
money for a resident physi-
ciah or nurse.
There we're 81 bills introduced in the
House this morning, among them II.
3O7. by Mr. Stearns of Johnson, re.
pealing the section Of the general laws,
relating to the establishment OF cen
tral normal school, and H. l39' by Mr..
Ward of Springfield (by request. per
hitting the recall of elective town and
village officers.
Both houses were impeded somewhat
in getting started this morning by the
non.arrival of the calendars, which
were of considerable length. When they
got under way, however, the business
was mostly Of "a routine nature
In the House. there was an attempt
to kin s. s.. prohibiting games Of
chance The vote was so close on tire
final passage that the speaker called
for rising vote, and the measure
passed by a vote Of ll2 TO 5S.
The apple grading bill III. 1871 start
I'd brief debate. Mr.. Warner of Lud
low wanted to know if an apple grow
pr with a small number Of trees would
he obliged to take a lawyer along with
him 10 get his apples Mr.. Connal of
Newport Town replied that if his ap
Piles were extra good. he had better
leave the lawyer out Mr.. Luce of Pom
fret defended the measure on the
ground that apple growers who do not
have a standard to 60 by in grading
apples are al a disadvantage to-day,
because apples are being graded in 9th
" states.
Mr.. Ryan Of Fairfield wanted to
know what about a man who raises
apples mostly for home consumption
whether or not his apples would be all
inclassified. Mr.. Luce said ne under
.tood that was the idea. Mr. Williams
# Peru said he thought the measure
would work a hardship on all apple
,rowers. and that IL would be neces
.arv to employ not only lawyer but
.wo surveyers TO look after his inter
,sts The bill went to a third reading
m a standing vote Of 90 20 ~.
There was a debate in the Senate !
IN $. 65, providing increased scholar /
,hips for the University of Vermont. /
and Norwich. Senator 1
Kingsley explained that the measure /
would simply increase the value
scholarships already existing. the tui- /
ION at these institutions having bccn 4
increased. The bin went 10 third /
eadinr. a. did = p. relating "a in
truct ion for advanced pupils in see I
,ndarv schools. after adoption u an .
amendment increasing the amount from /
so TO SEQ that a town may pay for
uition.
worlingmen's Compensation Bills.
The House to-day ordered to a third
eading two bills relating to working
mems compensation. a. foliows: Il.
Is adding compensation in certain
ases and creating a fund for certain
purposes and n -. granting compensa
ION for personal injuries. the latter
,eiug amended to make the maximum
rs 4 week. A third workiugmen's
bill. III l23, emhodving
eaturrs covered iu the other bills, was
unanimously rejected.
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