Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Ed. 1 Sunday, June 24, 1917 Page: 3 of 24
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AMARILLO DAILY NEWS. SUNDAY MORNING JUNE 24 1917.
PACE THREE.
The Neiv Highway Commission Law
And What It Means For Good Roads In Texas
Kvery Rood roads enthusiast i.i
Texas and every automotive owner
oiiKht to he interested in the lliih-
ny lill! just enacted Into law dur-
1"K t lio (lotting day of the Tlilrty-
l.Itli l'Ki! liiture.
Th passage (if t h H liill naves the
hv f(ir "l'eHS to go! hiT hliurc nf the
Kederul u pjxn t ion n;:i t tor good
romls provided for Ir. a i oniiurutitt--ly
recent im of congress.
I'lider the Congressional Ai l Tex-
as would have received last yc.li
limit a t iiartfT of a million
dollars If I hi- Mate had had u High-
way Ctinimission. This year l lu slate
will receive from the. federal ircas-
ury unvards of hair a million dol-
lars anil next year and the year after
It will he more. These sum Will lie
equalled liy the Appropriation pro-
vided for in the highway hill just
panned.
Reperesentatlve Tlllotson of Aim-
tin County who lias taUen the lead
In the interest (if this very Impor-
tant measure estimates th.it ax a re-
mit of t!i. hill piinut $ n.nOo.Ooo
as a it. t til in ii m . j 1 1 he expended in
Texas for good roads during th-
coming five year. This doe not take
Into consideration the money raised
br bond Issues nor local luxation
which goes principally tor mainte-
nance. The hill means In brief thnt Texa
Ik ahotit to launch out upon the
Rreatesi era of good road hilildim:
In all of her history. Any hill win. h
rcotnpli dies so important a purpose
(lev.erves the thoiirhlf.il roli'ddera
tlon of ewry good it i'ti. I'or that
reason the new law is here reprinted
in full
'I lie e Coail m.
All a to establish a State High-
way lieiiarlment. creating a .Male
lllglmay Commission and the ofllcc
(if. State llighuay Kncltieer; pro-
ri'ihlng the duties of the members
of the Cuiniuission and of the Kngi
lieer; and fixing the rompiMisHtion of
each nnd the qualifications o! such
HlKineer; linivldlni: for the employ-
ment of such dcri-al and oilier as
aiatam e as may he tie. nss.iry In the
operation of the Mpartlient ; pi e
riding reciprocal duties fur the
Conimi.ssion and for toe county com-
missioners courts of the Stale; dir-
ecting the Commission to plan and
adopt a comprehensive system of
State Highways and to irotiioio the
construction thereof hy rn-operatinn
with the count i-i. or Independently
hy the Commission; nui horizing a
poll' v nf State aid to conntl.-s -i road
rimstru tloti Intended to promote a
;realr uniformity In the construe
tion of highways. directing ro-oner-atlon
of th lu'iiarment with the Fed-
eral (oivernment In tin- utilization
if any funds uppropi l ited hy Con-
cress in aid of road (instruction in
this State; au'hormiiK tne working
of .'.tale prisoners on State lllgh-
'h;. s under conditions that may be
.need upon h tlm Highways Cuni-
nilssluil and th prison Commission
and apptmod hy the Covertior; au-
thorizing tin' use hy the I lepart inent
of tin- laboratories of the 'Diversity
if Texas and of the Agriculluiiil and
Mechanical College of Texas for the
inaly-is of road materials: provld-
ii i; a Slate rej'isira'ion for all motor
cehii les and motorcycles tlie su-
sr. e. nf a li etise in ei Idonce there-
i. living the fees ami charges there
or and providiiiK that such fee and
bulge.; shall ((institute a part of the
"nnd for the support of the. State
Mighvay Pepartnient ; and for the
li.' It'll. lltioti to the (-(unities of a parr
f the moneys received from hucIi
ejjlstiatlon fees; providing for the
uniishiiiR of identification nutiihers
o motor vehicles and motorcyi les;
itescrltdliK penalties for the viola-
ion of the provisions of the Act;
MakiiiK an appropriation to inau'-
rate the work of the l( partment
s provided in this in t ; and .e. lai -iii!
an einonvn. y.
!e It ena'lod hy ti;e l.epislataio of
tlie Slate of Texas -
Si-cIioii 1. There is lierel.y
(lepai t'lieiit of I lie puhlie
f the stat to le known
tate Highway department
nir.htiative .onlrol of
e i sled in th mhei's of the State
lih"ay Coiniiii- hin ami the St; ie
iieh.vv l-lnci i- hereinafier pn-
ided for in tins Ail. The s.uil ...
oaf lit shall 1m- furiMshe th
oleiiiiiile olfin- room at tin- State
'lipfto! w hi. h offiie shall he the
eposilory o all r.-iords n ho Ue-
lartllienl. To Name Ciiiiiinjssioti.
See. ;. The Coventor shall within
itv a's after this A heroines ef-
' live hv and with the adhe ami
oiiM-ni ol the senate appoint three
'tlzeiis of the State as a Hoard of
lithwav Coiiiinls-ioners. hrelnafler
n-ferre'i in as the Commission. The
term of office of the memhers of the
1 'immisslon shall .e ior a period of
two ears. except that the memhers
i f the ('iiiiiiiiission first ' appointed
shall serve until Kehrnary I.' piifi.
r until their sil. lessors shall have
1 i appointed and have iuallfii.
All vacancies In Hie iiiemhetship of
i he Commission shall he tilled in the
line manner as s pri-sci ile fr id
o'ii'iiiiil appointment.
' Iuiiriii4iiisii.
S-e. :! The Governor in niaKniK
Hi" appointment of iliclm i; Cm-
I. :i-doners shall de-dKliate one us
I ha i I'm. i n of the Coinii! sion Th-
rreatcd
sen ice
as the
the .Ki-
ll rhall
datie.s of the mciihers of the Colil-mi.-sioii
shall he s.nh as the admin-
istration ol thU Act leiUlii; atten-
iian. e upon all regular meeiintjs of
the Commission as provide I in this
Act and m It spci i.il meetinus as
the rules lh.it may he adopted hy the
t'omiiilM ion for its guidance may
provide or that may he called hy the
chairman of th. Commission. The
.'oiiimisdnii shall formulate plans
and poll es for ti e location con-
st null. n and maintenance in co-
opeialioll v illi the counties rl the
State or under the diteit supervis-
ion and lennol i f tlie Slate Highway
ieiiil'l.neiil. of a i ouiprehi-nslve
sysli ;u of Slate 1 1 IK ii u i s lul puhih
loads and sh.ill pel form i nch other
duties us n.ay he conferred upon
Ihelii hy law. The members of the
Commission shall he alh vxil tict-.ial
and necessarv expenses incurred
while in the performance of the du-
ties of their said oliices. ami shall
leceive a per dlcli! of ten I $111.11111
dollars for each dav actually devot-
ed to the woi k of the department
the iic;-rei:aie ol lou-h p'-r diem. In
no ease to exceed the sniil of one
i Iioiisand i I "on iii. i dollars for
each ineinher in any one calendar
year; such expenses and per diem to
lie paid Iro.n the mil ls prov iile for
v thi; Act. Two ineh.hers of the
Coiiimissioii shall coiriituie a guo-
Iiiiii necessaiv lor the trausaetioii
of husines. I'i ;nl ir meetings of the
I 'ol. i Mil i. ion idiall le he olice cio h
'ol.ll a' Ule Stl'l- ( ipjlol I'.l-lllll-
: 1 1 1 a report of Hie work ol the Com-iMi-'ioti
sliiill e suhmilted to Hie
Coveiiior ;lin to the I.i i-lslit lire lo-
;:ethei with the n commendations of
th" ( ' o 1 1 1 1 1 . i . s i o u and the recommen-
ilailous o! Hi.- .-'tale hulmav Knul
in er. I'io. I.le!. that a iuarleiv
statement shall he prepared ami filed
i.i the records of the liepariment and
a i -1 1 1 y traPs'iiilled to the tioveruor.
II sh. 11 coulaiii an (tcttiied st.ite-
inent of all moneys received and from
what source. loi;i ther Willi all llemi.
( d st. item "lit of all inoiieys potd on;
ai.d hi what nrpose. and provided
fnilliei- ihit the e reports shall he
in-Hied ;n public documents nnd
Opel) to pill. lie inspect il. u.
Until of Of fill-.
Sis 4. land monitor of the Slate
1 1 lull v a v Ci.minU loll i-hall file his
o.nli ol olfhe v. jth the Secretary of
Slate and i xecuto i lioiid jiavalde to
the Stale or Texas to h" approved
i V the Coxeriior. eond It iotii-d I poll
the lailhfiil dis-harr.e of duly In of
fi'i in the sum of fi(. thou'aiid
mil dollar- eaill the preiniiiiii
for w I j.'h I on shall he paid out ol
li funds in thi-; ct iio-..ed for.
IliullHilv I nulneer.
Se.v As soon iis pr.icticahle after
tin i i- qualifications for olfne. the
Slat- Highway Couiinisslcii slall el-
ect a Stat" ilighway llnitln.-ei- nirl
slii'l he a ctimpeteiit ilvil eli;inuer
and .- gradcate of some liisi lass
school of iv II eiigiiieeriiii.. expert
cucei! and skilled in highwav ron-
s! ruction and liiaillteliiilice nM.l !io
; hall re-elve ail adeiiiute siM V M
i lie iii . l elloll of ihe Coiniiiissioii
and .'I:.'1: he a'llowii! atu;:l Havel-
Int! and other expenaim whih- ahscp:
t'oiu the Stale Cupltol in Hi pcrfot
:: no e of du'y under Ihe ill t.n; of
the Cii'Pinis-ilon ; and who shall hold
I. Is pie Hi. in until removed y the
Cemuii-'don. Ilefore enlerini; upon
l isduliei. Ihe Sl.ile IlitliHn Kuiil
liver siiall execute a bond payable
fit the State of Tpxa.s in audi sum as
in the judgment of this Commission
may he necessary coinlitloind upon
the faithful performance ol bis du
ties Kiivh bond to lie approved by the
Coiiimisslon and filed wilh the Sec-
retary of State. The lilghwuv Kngl
neer slnll act with the lllghwav
Coiniiiis.sinii In an advisory capacity
v ithoul vote ami lie shall submit te
ports to the Commission ipia rterly
m ii ti on 1 Ix and biennially s-'tting
t hi l h In detail the pl'orre-s oi pi'i
I!c road construction and a state-
ment i1 lulling the c"iiditurcK
t'leielor under l!ie ilirecliou of the
liepariiiient as provided in this Act.
To Proclaim Itute.
Se- i; The State lllghw iv Com
in H ii shall e-iablislt and make
pi. bib- luilairailon of all rili aiel
legill. Ilo-i-i o- tlm cot-du'l i-f the
voii of the I epartn-eitl m miv l..
dee d lieies-i.iry. IIOl llVolol .elil
v !h Ihe p'ovisioni of this i Av
Hie liepartiiii in shall maintain a ie
old of all proceedings ali i il .'ial
orders lilld keep on file tuples of all
road pldiis. specifications and csip.
mas. prepared by Hie I l"p.i i t n nil
or under Its direction.
I'est Method.
Sec. 7 Tie SI i te lllehwav Imparl
tiiei.i shall collect Infoiiiiiiiliin ami
loini'llo dalislicH relative I i the mil-
eage a'i-1 cl.iiiiHier and iiutfll'ion i
Ihe imhlh -oads In tlm "' dn'f i er.t
counties of Ihe Stale unit 111 ! of
i ontnii l ion i f the dllerei ' . Iass -i
of roads In the vaiiuils coiin ie- :
shall liiv ie -ii mid' determine the
methods o' r id en 'ru Hon
adapted l i ihe different se. iois nf
the Stale and shall cslahli .'u-
dinds for the eon"! met Ion and ip.pii
len.ilice of hlghw-ivs hild s am!
fe:rtes. glvitir. due regard to a'l mil
tii.il i ondii ieii1'. and to the litr.oi r
and a I ilal'ill'y of road I ihIi'im"
i. -uteri. i . the dilferent niuMn-.
Ihe 1 1. ii'ilmetit. may at all t a on
l ie lines. Ie consulted hv oiiiv
iiitd eltv officials for any iiiforinaMoii
Ys " 'A
F.O.B. FUnt Mxb.
The
Dort Is Superior
845
For li. SmUjm
109S
For Lh Mam
jSillCCrclv. the Dort is Rimorinr
w ' vsM.-wa
tO Other moderate liric Pfl rnt ;mrl rvtrnr
than most cars priced three hundred dollars higher.
And this SUWrioritV is recognized hv tnnumrr
motorists cvervwluTf. iVnvrd nctrrn rk
oiute honesty m constnu tion and ni.iteriols the iiiiciuest-
.lonfioiesmaniiessoi us lines the unparalleled satisfactory
performance have won for tlw Dort a wide prestige.
You too will recognise Dort superiority once you
have seen and ridden in this tar.
See tlm l'J17 Dort a tuctliaaital achievement d tetter Dort than ever.
309 Poll.
E. A. CALDWELL
Phone 23
Amarillo
DORT MOTOR CAR CO..
FLINT. MICH.
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Lots On Sale Now
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The new town at the terminus of the rail-
road now being built from Lubbock south-
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