Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
PLANS TO ABOLISH
EXISTING REGIME
BY NEW MEASURE.
Would Retire Coleman and
Commission From OF.
flee at Once.
BODY OF TEN MEMBERS
TO TAKE OVER WORK
Each Congressional District
to Be Represented in Pro.
posed Organization.
GOVERNOR would APPOINT
4 Eject Would lie TO Permit Incoming
Executive Frrer Iinni In Road
Work Control.
BODY OF TEN MEMBERS
TO TAKE OVER WORK
WOULD APPOINT
t.ncrt Would lie TO Permit Incoming
Executive Frcer Iinnd In Road
Work Control.
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lSpcclal To Tho Times Dispatch1
WINCHESTER, VA, Jan. 7.-Aboli-
hpH OF the present State Highway
c"mniaslon OF Ave members and the
'!i'cc OF highway commissioner. and
% lieu thereof the appointment OF
commission Of ten members. on.
from each congressional district, and
conducting affairs or tho h!ghwa,
department strictly on bushes.
hasis. arc features Of Il biz Senator
Harry Flood Byrd. of Winchester
VIII offer In the General Assembly n;
th@ operins OF Its biannual session
IN RtchInond. January II. lie will
urse lis adoption carly In the acs.
zion.
Road legislation Will be among the
most Important matters before the
Legislature. Governor Elect Trinkle
WIS nominated And elected on n plat
form In which he declared In favor
OF reorganiz.ng the State Highway
department ami so opposed to n bond
issue ut this time. Senator Byrd WAS
for ten years president OF the o,d
Valley Turnpike Company He has
inkcn Leading part in framing
many OF the best road laws in Vlr-
s!nia In recent years, Is regarded
as ono OF the best-informed men of
the State or road construction and
maintenance. and was n sianch sup
porter OF Governor Elect Tr!nl,le.
Means Complete Reorganization.
The Byrd bill proposes to abolish
the Office OF the present highway
commissioners and State Highway
Commission. SO 70 to give Governor
Trinkle opportunity TO appoint n new
commissioners and commission. Th
Governor. OF course. viii exercise his
own discretion In appointments.
Instead OF body OF five. Il commits
sion OF ten members would be ere
ated, ono from each congressional dis
triet. giving each section represen-
tation in allotment OF funds for ronds.
iteplyinS to criticisms. that n body
OF ten may be costly. Senator Byrd
said that his plan contemplated only
one or two meetings 4 month, and
allowing $40 per diem for each day
served. the total cost Of the ten COM
missioners would not exceed $4,000 or
$1,000 year. He regarded this In
consequential in comparison with the
large amounts OF money to be
handled.
One E:x-Omcto CommIssioner.
One OF the ten commissioners womb
act as chairman and perform the
duties OF State Highway Commits
sioncr. He must. however. be a thor
oughly efficient. capable and success.
fu! business man. Instead Of tho
present one-man control in awarding
contracts amounting to millions of
dollars cnch year. the commission
would award contracts. Any mem
Der falling to perform his duties
properly could be removed from Of
flee by the Governor.
This BILL" said Senator Byrd, "di-
.vidcs the state into ten construction
districts with officials In charge OF
each district, corresponding to the
ten congressional districts. and funds
would Eo allotted as between the ten
districts as near as possible with re-
gard to taxable values, population
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