Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-25
NEW HIGHWAY BODY
FORMED AS BILL IS
|. SIGNED BY TR|NKLE
Governor Also Approves
Compulsory Education
and Port Measures.
LAW PROVIDES COUNTY
UNIT SCHOOL BOARDS
Development of Hampton
Roads Object Of Legisla-
ton at Last Session.
no NAME ROAD ORGANIZATIONS
'hh'rmn" selected by states Chief
Executive VIII lie Directing
LAW PROVIDES COUNTY
UNIT SCHOOL BOARDS
no NAME ROAD ORGANIZATIONS
Chairman Selected by state. Chief
Executive Will lie Directing
IiusincSs Head.

Approval Of bills creating the nor
;naneRt Hampton Roads Por. com.
mission. rc"rganizing the state High.
way Commission. providing for tt1
county unit for school boards and
hboiishinr the district boards: and
rr"F!uinE for c0Irpulsory attendance
a' school were signed by Governor
=. Lee Irinkie yesterday afternoon
MI of the bills are OF general state
wide interest. but there was no un.
usual ceremony incident 10 the Coy
ernor aiiin:ng his signature. Th.v
wore among 4 number Of other hills
mostly OF county interest, which re-
ccived the atcntiou OF tho chief eye-
cut!ve OF the state yesterday.
County Unit SrhonI Donrd..
me Mapp- -Goolrick bill. abolish
ing the district school boards in
counties. school trustee clectora,
boards In counties and county school
boards other than those created bv
the act, provides ;ha: in each school
hisiTict az county there shall b.
on" ,rusic" elected. AMI each ,n,uis-
''riai district is made "A separate
schoo! district. The trustees arc n
be elected at tho general election IN
November. ana their terms nre Ia bc
Tor ono year. dating from tho n-s,
Gay "f January following. At AN cleo
ton TO he held on tho first Tues.
day succeeding tho hrst MONDAY IN
November. 1929. trustees arc "a he
elected for term OF four years. The
r"s'ccs mus elected snail con Nstitutc
'ho county school board.
Hampton Roads Fort Commi..Ion.
inc bodson- Cor bite tt-Ardrews-IIol,
n''l' creating the Hampton Roads Por,
commission. provides that the Gov.
'rhor shall appoint three members
"' the commission. one 10 TIC a ha,.bur
development engineer. who shall ac,
- executive secretary. with full au-
'hnFl'E TO lnNeStiEatc all matters per-
tanning to the port. The commission
=" members OF witch are We, tn hr
named by the Governor, is to keen
thoroughly advised as To III. need.
or III" rort. and to ask the aid or ,ha
congressional delegations. no, only
rom virginia. but from North caro-.
UNA tennessee. West Virginia and
'"''' 'h In" intitcr Of securing Frd-
eTai ah FOR the development Of the
port. The commission is also charged
W''h ihe duty OF obtaining suitable
'Seis'h ,ton watch VIII prevent the wat
rrs Of Hampton Roads from, heinz moi .
iuted by oil and other objcct.onablc
matter. which is now menace to
f'sh it" ana which establishes n fro
rlsk {" buildings. piers and ware.
honseS bordering on the water. The
commission is TO attend TO all mat
'ers which Will tend to develop the
port through which the comm.rc.
rom Virginia and the surrounding,
states ana the great coal fields reach
INC foresgn-hound steamers.
The bill for the reorEanizinr ne
the State Highway Commission gives
the Governor the authority to name
'hc fire members. one OF whom is to
oe the chairman. who will be vested
win power 70 conduct all busines,
OF the State Highway Department
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