The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-05
AS TO THE ROAD LAWS
State Examiner Morony Makes
Some Observations.
STATUTES FAULTY
h Opinions or the County Commits
sioners Asked For With a View to
Recommending New Leeisia-
tion-Board Proceedings.

The county commissioners yesterday
received the following communication
from state Examiner J. q. Morony:
Your attention is respectfully d.
rected to the provisions Of an act de-
nominated An act to define the powers
n duties of county surveyors and TO
provide for their compensation. and TO
abolish the office of road supervisor
on page II. laws of the Fifth assem-
bly,. and concerning which this office
offers the following suggestions:
1t has been our observation and ex-
perience in the examination of county
affairs that the law Is not a good one.
In its practical operations il has caused
a vast increase In road expenditures in
nearly every ounty i'm the state. with
out a corresponding benefit In the inn
proVement OF the roads, n for this
n other reasons we believe the law
should he repealed by the next legisla-
ture.
The present law relative to the col
lection of the per capita road tax. to
our notion, Is also very lame. See
house bill No. $50. page 176. Fifth as
sembly laws. n we believe should
also be repealed.
Instead of these two statutory laws.
the a%brogation of which we favor. this
office would recommend the ~re-enact-
ment of the Code provisions pertinent
thereto. and the reviving of the laws
in force and effect. with some modifca-
tions, prior to the passage of the pres
ent enactments thereon.
These are u Views at the present
time. Now what we want are the
views and opinions of all the different
boards of county commissioners in the
state on this matter, and tc that end
you are respectfully requested To con-
slider and give us in writing the eN-
p~erience of your county under these
new enactments as compared with the
old road laws. and your recommended
tons as to the repeal of the new n
the re-enactment of the old statutes,
or any other legislation that you would
consider most efficacious i'm the way OF
amendments TO the present laws. AMI
such other or suggestion
as you may think pertinent. The OBJ
feet herein is that We may be thorough
IN advised on this subject before max
ing recommendations, which we now
contemplate, to the governor Tor the
consideration of the next legislative as
sembly."
The following from the city clerk was
received by the commissioners yestrr-
day. and IL was filed without ilrsh"r
action: ,
AT a meeting of the city council Of
the city of Butte. held on Sept. ~,
1898. il was ordered that the Butte Gen
eral Electric Light company he IN
structed to charge to Silver Bow county
the cost of the arc light on East Ga-
lena street. opposite Covert street, the
same being outside the city limits.
Registration for the November cleo
tion will begin on the 2ith ot inns
month. In preparation for IT the ,onl-
missioners were out YESTERDAY select
ing polling and registration places IN
the county. but they have not vet com
pleted the work.
The county auditors report. submit
ted yesterday. shows that In Septemper
1850 was paid out To the county poor
outside the poor house. or that sum
1864 was paid for groceries, S5i'. Tor
rent. So. % for transportation si'
for miscellaneous purposes. The audi
tor had 81 applications for aid during
the month.
Counts Physician Sheeran's report
shows that at the end of the month
there were a. inmates of the poor
house and county hospital. being two
less than on the first Of the month
Ten were admitted during September
II were discharged and one died.