The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-01-24

/ self, confess nv opinions Of the best methods
Of dealing with the question are not AZ satl-fae..
that some hing needs be done IN Improvement
] Of our road system. With a road tax list Of
nearly hal! million dollars. 1t does seem to me
the general condition of the highways should be
betterod. The law allows large portion of tie
! road taS to b. paid In labor, and thcreia think
o'thf ,iseult. npass which 4, We are
as believe it should be, THE samc IN the
hands OF competent Snrcrvis would accom-
plis!i mnch more than |. nov .o, possible, and
ceIed by cy.ry one. Again, incline to Inc
opinion that 1t would b. far better II VIC had bnt
one roadmaster In the township. who should he
| held responsible for the roads therein, and that
! he bc appointed by tie Trust cs ard b. ac-
countablc TO them for his official action.
/ Akin - this mat er of 10 DIS Is tina % hr dges,
IN which all tha laop!e a.e equally interested.
| The tax for tile bniiding and repair 81 highway
| lAidgcs cunts to over million enll,rs
| annually, and. While it IL true mt or h,i Ices
are generally good ones, there arc frtqusnt
| times when the funds in hand are not saiicient
to keep them IN good repair and the public
are lost through high waters In the streams. AMI.
in townships VIII, re the bridges are many aud
the cost considerable, the public Il trcqn ntiy
| inconyenien' ell through the want OF funds with
| which To rebuild the same even Though tic
maximum tax MAY have been leyiel
THE NEW CAPITOL.
i In pursuance o. the orders OF your psea.c e.
sors OF the Nineteenth General assembly. the
Commissioners OF the new Capitol have abJnt
completed a. much of III" work n was acslg-
mated by the act, AMI the same IL uaiy for &c
| cupancy. | only ragret that the entire luiid ~
il not also completed 20 that all the va.a1le
records Of tie stale could be imne iat,ly re-
moved thither and b. saved all lo>s lie
danger OF lors The report of the Goa lnt-si IL
ers will be suhmittea 10 yon, showing in detail
the work d re, the funds dawn from the treas
| ury, and the expend lures thereof. The CHAR
| actct Of til, work speaks fer itself, aud cla
lenges criticism. lnasmuch as he necessity n-
creases every day Tor the early removal of NIL
the State offices. ! earnestly rccomm nd SUIT
cient approl ra'ion- Tor til. raj H. Int thorough.
completion OF the hi ding, I'm. ION
thereof designed for public ottc \ This do .,
the remainder can he prosecuted NJ a later date,
and without extraordinary tax lcN!ea.
TRANSFORMATIONS.
| The railroad question Is one OF vast AMI craw-
ing importanc affecting every class and coas'l-
tion of M m and. while il affords fo 4 fer sri
ons reflection. 10 the tadious and at ieic
| citizen Who only desires that right shall prevail.
both as to the corporations AMI the reoi le. also
| furnishes abundant opportunity for aciain hy
those whose enly interest i personal ene.
through " lcA I'll Y may advaEce their a.nbi-
tion. The hssory OF the country Il r,rlcfe vi il
examples OF both these characters. AMI will ean-
tinue through all time. In tie mii d- ot many,
Accommodations of capital have come to hc re-
garded as dangerous To the we'll btiig nf tie
state, and that ]. yis'a.ion should he die ted
to its discouragcncaf: apparently isrgetinl
order 10 success, mrs b. backed MP by reserve
fore, sufficient TO tide over the oLss eles
their progress. Tlis has been the history of the
country from il infancy until now. and has
been equally true IT tseis civilized lcoplc ane
Of the greatest dangers 1. Tree government. NOW
In view. i the possible a,ray ~ labor 10 inst
CAPITAL, cn,lt favored To b. lrought about by se-
signing mon solely f.r their PERSONAL ag-rand-
Eement, and the railroad qae>j ianis sized nIon
With an aviditf otherwise unknown IL them.
Railr, al owners AMI managers are entitled To
the sam rights and pretcc ion a rnS Others OF
the lenplc-Go moe, 10 lesS-and the .aa tlss
prove .dlnE. every isIea should - CO. tent
1t Is claimed thas sact u nat tie t'.se. aaa
that special privilege / gated q ties" ani
9TH like Crsan zatanS: ii tfas. the lsN reeds
amendment. fl thare slou q b. 10 dl~iincito :
among the q Il: II not tie tact, IL " eesss
inveigtlhg against them, and res 3atnly MerS
for the interests o. tn. whole p Opt irr s!isctisc
/ of station or cs ntii ion.
Ten years ago We PLACED ulon TIE sta a.e
book an nc, regulating Iasscnser aud frcieL'
tariffs within the State: In. after four ass o.:
exl ericnce, tie peo.le decided tha' the ltM rs
then enacted was III lar-e IA I MT ONLY i'm
practic tble, bnt that 1t ole.a I'd unjsstly h.th
TO the railway campans aad IT, tic VII IL
peol le as well. AMI. Therefore. the law w.s
materially modified. A i.eaid of Railway G.n-
Inis>i, ners was then e-tal sted. clothed With
al necessary authority I, examine ca~e,
oi complaint ant make decisions
| thereon. This system II in vugu. in about half
the States of the Union, having be-. begin II
| Massachusetts over fifteen yesrs since, and now
in satisfactory op. ra'ioa III Others. fact. |
believe that those States having lons 81 expert
enee with snch boards, and where the system
has been iuliv tested, the gene! al verdi i III
. It's favor. the best solution Of the an .stion.
The board acts N III, same ma.,i,sr . a. !.
to either PARTY. Tscre l. no question hat lhat
, the hearl ii sasel lar.e amsn 4 In e.~'
to the people The cases presented have hid
| patient heaIin. AMI ougn inv> v>si-at,oa,
, and in the findings tie y, 4 has set aat II
, great length the points in "a n case, NTH Z .
j opinions ther on Necessarily. in !: At,sin -
vast and complicated a. r.iw;,y opera ions has I
come TO BE-, various and diiticGlt Guestis n NJ
, lreS,nte which arr too fapcr, ant to be iasss,
without ful. AMI careful consideration. and
, while the board has reviewed large number ei
cases. and MANY III them presented with ahlt
persistence, it stands 70 the ,fedi OF the Com
. missioners that every decision thus far has Ire.
accepted in good fa.ta by iile a:teS ihteres III
! and the Judgment Of the Loari foloM.t. sast
|, in one solitary instance, and thst whcte tn
{ defendant, railroad company. natlx refused I.
carry out the requirements Of the commission
/ believe the board should b, inyessed viii
authoii to enforce its decisions, for, although
/ in the great majority OF cases prompt co.npl.-
= anee has been and undoubtedly VIII fallos
I holdings, I. ere may occas ionally ar,ss ,a.e
. like the one ct Il. wherein the ruling of III,
]: Commissioners MAS unqnes'ionahly the Law
. and ought To have been acce. ted as saeh, II
which authority should be exercised 10 prevent
further wrong doing IN my inismsat thu
: the COMP tsness OF the srs tenn: ar
. that done, the Comn is.iorer vii
enc. ensaps For n,l nnasrstan,m. % ot the Mark !
n the commits ion l respectfully re.ec you T. II,
= report submit ed herewith, and commend l. 4
Il your careful consideration.
"A Tie general railroad law should be amended
) 81 To require conn aa.s 10 ese9t AMI mala
: tain suitable station houses, li.htei an.
: warmed, tor the accommodation OF travellers a
y each and every railroad crossing within til
y State
G COURT EXPENSES.
: The comrlai Of the people in all par : of LII
q stat. touching the increasing cN enscS II tin
n courts, especially In the administration of Grim
, ihal Jurisprudence calls loudly faf resesm IN OH
: judicial system. II the preliminary cNa;ana ION
n degree and changes of Nence be refused, eSeep
n for the general prejudice oE the people OF IL.
!. county, and in respect To which the nisirts
Il Attorney should be permitted To contest. Ru,
Ii changes denied where tie alleged prejudice o
: the JuiSe Was the ground for the apl II atlo.i
II a great stride would lie made in the rcanctial
II uf reduced costs Again, continusnccs ar
4 granted for tuo trivial r.asol~, and i'll mos
n cases are applied tor tor the sole pnrp1~
4 OF delay. Ii should he remembered tha
g the prC secutinn is always expected IL b
r ready for trial~-.ha costs at its Witnesses has
i already been mads-ani where continnane
J, il then granted tho .osts must be paid from Oh
: the publ. treasury. This Is all wrony TIL
Q same requirements should obtain as to the Il,
II fentant, except i'll extreme case, where I'll
II Judge would b. able To -. the aitsolut. me- =
D sity fer the continuance Evidently some Tex
islaton must be had respecting this iiaIoriali
mstter, and trust the suaJsct will receive YOU
;, earnest attention. BuREN X. SHERMAN,
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