Schiebe was also a highway commissioner during the bridge's construction.
The highway commissioner was also given complete control over the planning and maintenance of the state trunklines.
Mr. Shows had name recognition as an elected highway commissioner and former state senator.
"Probably wind up as the highway commissioner," Lucas said.
Early entries from his journals as highway commissioner include the following:
No longer would the highway commissioner be elected.
Johnston lost his power to name highway commissioners, a power that the governor's office has never regained.
Where is the highway commissioner who is supposed to oversee this company?
In 1913 voters elected Frank Rogers to the post of highway commissioner.
The first major controversy of Sampson's administration was over the selection of the state's highway commissioner.