Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-12-22

OlSllnCtly SptclilCU therein, when law
shall provide WAYS and means, eX-
elusive OF loans, Tor the payment OF
the interest on such debt as it falls
due, and also to pay and discharge the
principal Of such debt within twenty
years from the time OF the contract
ing thereof No such law shall take
effect until it shall, at general cleo
ton, have been submitted TO the
people and have received a majority OF
all the votes cast for and against it at
such election, and all moneys raised
by authority of such law shall be APP
piled only to the specific object there
i'll stated, or to the payment of the
d. ut thereby created, and such law
shall be published in at least one news
paper III each county, if one be pub
lished therein, throughout the state,
for three months next preceding the
election at which it is estimated TO
the people.
Third-Said law shall provide
that counties may borrow such parts
OF this fund as they may be entitled to
upon an equitable prorata division to
he determined by the legislature.
Fourth-Said law shall require
counties borrowing shall pay the an
nual interest on the sums borrowed
into the treasury of the State from the
date of borrowing until redemption of
the bonds.
Fifth-Said law shall provide the
creation of sinking fund for redemp-
ton OF the bonds, by tax levy upon
the taxable property of the whole
State. The county receiving the di-
rect benefit for the money it uses, pays
the annual interest, while all the State
receiving the general benefits is taxed
for the redemption of the bonds.
Sixth-Bonds to be issued only as
the coun ties demand the loan and the
interest to begin when the bonds are
issued.
"Seventh-The tax for the sinking
fund shall never aggregate, in any one
year, sum in excess of the years
proportion Of the necessary redemption
fund. The law shall provide for the
investment OF the sinking fund, year
by year, in such securities as are pro.
vided for in the constitution.
Eighth--Said law shall create the
Office of State Engineer, who shall be
man skilled in his profession, requir-
ing at his hands preparation of general
rules and regulations to govern all ir-
rigating and road building under the
moneys borrowed from this fund.
Ninth--Said law shall provide that
no county shall receive a loan from
the fund until it has complied with
the rules and regulations appertaining
to its proposed work and procured a
certificate thereof from the State En-
gineer.
Tenth-Said law shall permit two
or more counties 10 work jointly under
this law when they shall determine so
to do.
"This convention also directs that
its memorial shall request the Legisla-
ture at once to take steps to secure
from Congress the right to apply sur
plus public building lands to the irri-
CATION and road fund and when such
permission is had, it should pass bill
to cover all receipts from said surplus
lands into the fund above stated"
| GEORGE d. sCHoFIELD's PLAN.
The following proposition was sub
mitted by George d. Schofield, of Che
halls county, viz:
"Pesolued, That this convention
submit to the next Legislature of this
State the following sections, recon-
mending that said sections be enacted
as a part of the road laws of the State
"Section l. That all persons who
shall use only lumber wagons on the
public highways in the counties OF
insert the names of the counties west
of the mountains in this State with
rims not less than four inches in width
for hauling loads exceeding 900 pounds
in weight for the year ending -,
1894, and each succeeding year there
after, shall receive a rebate of one
fourth OF their assessed property road
tax for said year 1894, and each sue
ceeding year thereafter; provided, how
ever, such rebate shall not exceed in
any one year the sum Of $40.
"Sec. 2. That all persons who shall
use only lumber wagons on the public
highways in the counties of counties
east Of the mountains] in this State,
the front wheels Of which wagons shall
track on the inside of the rear wheels,
for hauling loads exceeding 500 pounds
in weight, for the year ending -,
1894, and each succeeding year there.
after, shall receive a rebate. of one
fourth of their assessed property road
tax for said year 1894, and each sue
ceeding year thereafter; provided, how
ever, such rebate shall not exceed in
any one year the sum of $40.
l. "Sec. 3. Any persons complying
with the foregoing sections as applica-
BILE to said respective counties, who
shall make and subscribe to an affida.
Wit that he or she has for the last pre-.
ceding year of --, 1894, used only
such wagons for hauling loads exceed
ing 500 pounds in weight on the pub.
lie highways in said respective coun'
ties, and upon the certificate OF the
Road Supervisor of the road district in
which such person resides, shall be
credited by the County Treasurer with
one-fourth of the road property tax
assessed and levied on the property OF
such person; provided, however, such
credit shall not exceed in any one year
the sum OF So"
H.F sUKsDORF's PLAN.
H. F. Suksdorf, of Spokane county
presented the following proposition:
"That this convention memorabilia
the Legislature of the State of Wash.
ington to enact q law providing for the
enactment and maintenance of State
roads rs distinguished from county
roads. That such law provide tina,
such State roads be laid out so as to
secure the shortest distance between
the termini and the most level route
and further to make it almost impossi
BILE to make change in such road
when once established"
Err. HOPKINS PLAN.
E. r. Hopkins, of Whatcom, sub
mitted the following:
"That permanent road districts be
established, changeable only by a ma
jority of the united vote of the citizens
and taxpayers of the districts affected
by the desired change.
"That each congressional township
shall constitute road district except
in case OF fractional townships of less
than one-half of the full township,
when such fractional township shall
become part of the full township adj
joining.
"That the officers of such district
shall consist of three Supervisors and