House Passes Bill Providing State Highway Commission Of Three Members
LEGISLATURE MIT
GET FINAL NAMING
BOARD PERSONNEL
Governor Given Nominating
Power—Long Unsuccess
ful In Fight
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Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 7J
Alabama will have a highway com
mission of three men who will be
elected by the legislature upon the
nomination of the governor if the
senate accents a substitute for the
Foster highway bill which was passed
by the house of representatives after
a lively contest Friday.
Under the terms of the bill Gover
nor Brandon will send the names of
three persons to the legislature as
nominees for chairman and the names
of six persons as nominees for as
sociate members. The legislature
from this list of names will elect the
chairman and two associate members.
The chairman of the new commission
according to the bill, will be paid
$6,000 and the associate members
$5,500 each. One of the associate
members will be designated as com
missioner of construction and the
other commissioner of maintenance,
while the chairman of the commission
will have general supervision over
the work of the department.
In adopting an amendment provid
ing for the election of the highway
commission by the legislature, the
house acted upon the statement of
Representative Alfred M .Tunstall of
Hale that Governor Brandon prefers
this method rather than the oiu
method of direct appointment by the
governor.
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L®ng Makes Fight.
The substitute which received the
approval of the house was offered by
Representative Tyier Goodwyn of
Montgomery. When it was presented
Representative J. Lee Long and
other supporters of a commission
composed of one member of each
congressional district, renewed their
fight for the large commission. Mr.
