Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-03-04

cost and that such cost exceeds y of l
per cent, not u as now, of the taxable
property in the town, the county shall
objects of the bill is to keep the county
from aiding in building more than one
bridge in a town and also that towns
cannot make the county pay for culVert
construction. Mr.. Goooell asked that
the bill be referred TO the committee On
roads and bridges. 1t had previously
come from the committee on town and
county organization with favorable
report, and Mr.. Stanley urged that 1t be
sent back TO that COMMITTEES. Mr..
Davidson spoke at length on the
measure, favoring the Goodell request,
and claiming that the proposed law
would have only the effect of compelling
towns to do bridge building unaided, as
in fact the cost OF very few would, I'M
der this law, be great enough to war
rant a legal call on the county for assist
ance. MesSrs. True and Thomas de-
sired that the bill go back to the COM
mittee from which it came, and the
house, by vote of 81 to Is, made that
reference.
The Overlook bill for the repeal of the
law of 1895 assessing steamboat property
on tonnage instead of on valuation was
ordered engrossed and read third time
with very little opposition, though a
renewal of the old fight against it was
generally anticipated.
The Church bill in relation to pure ice
was on the calendar for engrossment,
but Mr.. Wheeler declared it was SO far
reaching that it would forbid the cutting
of ice for domestic purposes even in
Rock river simply because sewage
empted into that stream at some points.
He offered an amendment. Mr.. Ray
said La Crosse was greatly affected by
it also, as it got its ice from the Missis-
sippi Mr.. Barnum insisted that water
purified itself after running few miles
and that it was nonsense to forbid the
use of ice taken from streams into which
sewage flowed. Nearly every city or
village relied on local waters for their
J ice and it would be a great hardship, he
said, for them to be obliged to import,
Mr.. McGrath explained that the Wheel
er amendment met all the objections
urged. On motion of Mr.. Flagg the
| bill and amendment were re-referred to
/ the committee on public health and
sanitation. The bill as amended reads
substantially as follows:
| No person or corporation shall sell or
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/ done within this state, for domestic,
culinary or drinking purposes, any ice
which contains mud, decayed Vegeta-
! ton or animal matter, foreign matter or
malarial substance, All persons or cor
porations Offering ice for sale, snail have
posted on their wagons, in a conspicu-
Gus manner, the name of the place from
which the ice SO offered for sale was cut
harvested or manufactured; and all
persons, or corporations dealing in or
handling impure ice to be used for
cooling purposes only, shall have then
wagons SO labelled. whatsoever Vlo-
lates the provisions Of this act shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by fine OF not less than 500 Or
more than 500 or by imprisonment in
the county Jail not to exceed six months,
or by botn such fine and Imprisonment
Both houses took recess till even
ing.
ASSEMBLY, EVENING SESSION.
The assembly devoted its evening
session TO the reception OF committee
reports. The bills recommended ion
passage were: lI9 a with slight amend
menO to amend section l,U39 OF the re
Vised statutes relating To the aSSesSmen
of property; 1858 d, providing Tor The
purchase of sugar beet seed, the dis
tribution of the same by the agriculture
experiment station anG making an ap-
preparation therefor: 321 a, to authorize
Joseph Mardin, Jr., to build dock in
Lake Michigan in Door county; 70 a
relating to the issuance OF corporate
bonds for certain purposes by cities Vi
5000 or more operating under special
charters; 52l a, establishing lumber In.
spection district number II; 331 a, &c
legalize certain acts OF the secretary
of state and state treasurer; 1876 a with
amendmenD, relating to the preserva-
ton of game.
These bills were recommended FOL
indefinite postponement: 526 a, relating
TO state aid for agricultural societies
93 a, regulating the propelling of steam
engines on highways III cities and vii
lagos; ASA a. relating TO the contents OF
the blue book 305 a. relating 20 the
use of abusive langCag 3 a, repeating
the Kelley cure law; 80 a, amending
the law relating TO the drawing, strk-
ing and empaneling of jurirs; 266 a, &c
permit the wife to testify in certain
cases; III a, relating to the duties OF
sheriffs; 319 a, relating to notice by
publication in cases affecting real es-
tate, 3Gl a, to prohibit obstructing the
view of persons in theaters, halls OF
opera houses where theatrical perform
ances are given; $50 a, to abolish the
municipal court of the city and town Of
Ripon.
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