Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-03-20

NO 33
and painted on the side opposite track
with two coats of bright red paint. In
the localities west Of the Missouri, where
stone is plenty. the fence shall be Of stone
squared and laid in cement two feet wide
and not less than six feet high, furnished
with two wire gates at each crossing
which shall be securely placed in posi-
tion and capable Of sustaining q
hydrostatic pressure Of 80 pounds to the
square inch. That Jas. Mccormick be
appointed as inspector, who shall super
intend the building and erection of said
fence, for which he shall be paid $40 per
day to be paid by the railroad company
interested
| RhilrOAd Taxes.
! A great sensation was caused by Stew.
ems, chairman Of the railroad committee
Of the house, absenting himself yester-
day with the gross earnings bill. At
least, such was supposed to be the reason
OF his absence. Dlligent inquiry failed
to fiud him. aid in the evening, Roney of
Hope, his arch enemy, presented resOlu-
tion censuring Mr.. Stevens. The resolu-
tion was not adopted and all the pro-
| ceedings ordered expunged from the
journal. "!Steve" did not show up at all.
Some believed him sick .as he has frequent
had dangerous attacks OF heart disease.
A certified copy Of the bill was obtained
at the last minute and passed instead, of
the original. The direct railroad taxa
tion bill, introduced by Mr.. Milsted also
passed. nearly everybody voting for it.
The railroads have the option of paying
taxes under either act. The counties are
reasonably sure to get their full amount
OF taxation from the companies. Either
law is good one.
The Only Amendment.
The only amendment to the constitu-
tion that is proposed by law Of this
Legislature, is one to raise the limit of
state indebtedness over the present sum
of 100000. This bill was put through
by Senator Mccormack of Grand Forks.
1t provides that rate OF 5 mills on the
assessed valuation of the state be made
as basis of taxation for state purposes.
On the present valuation the amount
this rate would bring into the treasury
would be $4,000. It must pass the
next legislature and then go to the T,eo-
pie. The constitution is hard thing
to change and slow process as we'll.
Newspaper Thanks.
Senator Swanston offered resolution
of thanks for the fair, full and excellent
reports Of the legislative proceedings
which have appeared inthe Fargo Argus,
jamestown Alert, Bismarck Tribune ard
| Mandan Pioneer. Motion was adopted
unanimously.
| Representative LELAND Of LaMoure
county, lost seed wheat for his farmer
constituents by his work against the
lottery bill, but got two MINOR appoint
ments from his county. He got me-
mortal to congress through the house.
which asked for $4,000 for irrigation
purposes and to experimental with at
Edgeley. Even this request with the
sanction Of the state legislature was not
to be had. for the senate substituted
Lisbon for Edgeley.
| Over the Veto.
| One OF the most exciting scenes of the
winter was the passage Of the deaf and
dumb school bill over the veto. The
members from Ramsey county worked
like Trojans for this measure, which will
not cost the state any more than if the
pupils were kept at Sioux Falls and the
money sent away from home in conse-
quence. The vote necessary to carry
o9er veto was ~. The bill got Il votes
and was supposed to be lost, but Mr..
Nedrud. one of the governors supporters
on past measures, changed his vote. This
was received with loud applause from the
| thized with the efforts that. the Ramsey
Creel OF Devils Lake, representing the
cham Der of commerce, made an etfectual
plea for the bill in behalf of his city. The
governor vetoed it on the gounds OF
ECONOMY
Live Bismarck Topics.
| The bill requiring commissioners to
designate repositories for county funds
failed to pass. The prairie fire warden
bill passed.
was cut to 81 800 year; the salary of
Supreme Court Reporter Camp passed
! as reported, at $500.
A system to Beat Wheat Gamblers.
A petition has been circulated and
signed by voters of Day county. South
Dakota, asking the Legislature to pass a
law authorizing counties to issue bonds
| to raise funds for building flour mills
with sufficient capacity to grind all the
! wheat raised in such counties. and ware
holses for the use of said mills" The
| mills are to be owned by the county and
operated by it under the direction OF an
officer elected for the purpose All
wheat raised in the county may be re-
ceived by the mill or warehouses, in re-
turn for which certificates for flour.
brand and shorts shall be issued, redeem
able on demand, if there be sufficient of
the ground products on hand, but de-
ductlng one sixth from the flour certifi-
cafes, to pay the county for the expense
of grinding. The state shall guarantee
the certificates, and if the sale of the one