ThehighwaycommissionersrefusedtoacceptedtheslashedbudgetandTalmadgeslasheditevenmore.ThehighwaycommissionerstriedtoretaliatebystoppingthepaymentsfortheDepartmentofHighwaysforwagesandsalariesandpaymentstooutsidecontractors.

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The highway commissioners refused to accepted the slashed budget and Talmadge slashed it even more. The highway commissioners tried to retaliate by stopping the payments for the Department of Highways for wages and salaries and payments to outside contractors.