The Keota news., 1921-04-15
HIGHWAY BILL
AGREED UPON
OGvGN.MAN ADVISORY OoARo
PLAN ACCEPTED ~ Both
HOUSES.
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The Twenty.third General Assembly
Of Colorado adjourned sine die last
Thursday afternoon at the end Of the
longest Legislative day." fIfty.six
hours, on the states record. Only nine
senator's were present when Senator
Francis ]. knauss made the motion at
6:45 O'Clock which ended the session
for the Senate.
Governor Shoup addressed both
houses briefly In the afternoon. and
virtually DECLARED to the representa-.
tlves that there will be no special ses-
glon, ~ he had threatened there would
be II action on the highway bill. which
delayed adjournment. was not satisfac-
tory.
"You have done your work 70 well
that ! believe the next time you will
be called together here will not he u1'.
til there II 4 Twenty. fourth General
Assembly," the governor said In the
House.
Following hours of conference and
argument, the General Assembly ac-
ccpted = report of Its Joint conference
committee providing for q highway
law to be administered by highway
advisory board of seven members act.
Ing In the capacity Of advisers and .
one.man executive branch supervised
BY the governor.
The provisions Of the bill as finally
agreed upon BY both houses are ~ fol.
lows:
The highway advisory board II com.
posed Of seven members to be appoint.
ed By the governor at once. one mem.
ber from each of the seven districts
set out In the bill ~ originally intro
duced in the House AZ one.man bill
At the opening Of the session. Denver
constitutes the first district.
This board meets In regular scssion
twice each year and has full advisory
powers over the work to be done BY
the board. II also has the naming Of
all employees Of the board except the
engineer. who is appointed and remov-
able by the governor alone.
The board meets aud prepares an
outline Of the work II desires done
and transmits this recommendation to
the highway engineer who at once pre-
pares complete budget and working
plans for such program, which he re.
turns to the board for its Information.
Upon this budget the board In turn
prepares It's report to the governor and
transmits the budget therefor. The
governor is given full authority to ap-
prove, tiisapprove, alter and amend, In
whole or In part,-any budget or plan
submitted BY the board.
: Once completed, the highways and
roads themselves then come upf)er the
control and direction Of the board.
The members Of the board receive
no salaries. They are appointed for
terms Of three years. Five members
Of the hoard constitute quorum for
the transaction of business, but four
must concur in order to act.
The bill Is practically the same as
planned by the Good Roads Associa-
tlon with the exception that the advis.
ory board consists Of seven. members
instead Of the authority being vested
In one man. To all practical intents
and purposes II Is such One-man law
~ has been advocated ever since the
old highway commission proved un.
wieldy and wasteful In its manage.
ment.
The agreement on the bill was only
reached after one Of the longest and
most bitter fights ever waged in .
General Assembly in this state oveS
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