The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-04

the State Normal School from a sixth
to fifth of n mill, adding about ST, OOo
annually to the fund.
Felton-To appropriate S145.0OO 70;
the state penitentiary maintenance
Felton-To appropriate 81 900 for i'm.
provements at the state penitentiary.
McCreery-To appropriate 1000 for
the State Historical Society
Seldomridge-To appropriate 500, SOC
for the School for Deaf and Blind.
Ehrhart-To regulate the leasing and
distribution of water stored in state
reservoirs.
Philp-To allow the State Industrial
School for Girls forty acres of state
school land near Denver for a home
Senator Buclllin's public utility bill
which passed the Senate Monday, is
one of the most sweeping measures
favorably considered by that body dur
ing the present session. 1t strikes NJ
the valuation of franchises and Mr.
Bucklln says 1t will pass the House
this week. Several representatives"
said he, have come to me and assured
me that they would call up the meas.
ure and push 1t through. The principal
effect is to relieve communities from
paying n fabulous price for the fran.
chise of public utility when such utii.
ity is purchased by the city of town
In order to protect capital ventured IN
new concerns the plants may be pur.
chased for their actual value only nj
periods of ten and fifteen years after
the granting of the franchise. In Lead.
Vile the water company's franchise Is
over twenty years old and the town
can Immediately purchase the works
for actual value. The City Council IL
not dominated by corporate influence
and has agreed to submit the question
10 the people at the coming election II
may be that within a few hours after
the measure passes the House the city
| of Leadville will have reaped the ad.
vantage it guarantees. In Grand
Junction, where l live, we shall be
obliged to wait nine years before we
buy our water works without paying
for the franchise, but we will certain
| ly buy it at the eardliest opportunity.
| because the people of Grand Junction
like those of Leadville, are much In
| terested in the matter. municipalities
should not be compelled to remunerato
corporations for franchises which cost
nothing"
The House passed the following bills
Wednesday:
By General Browning-Concernine
warehouse receipts for property not in
tended to be identified.
BY Senator Taylor-To enable school
districts to refund their bonded in
debtedness.
BY Senator Taylor-To enable coun
ties to issue bonds in satisfaction OF
| judgments.
BY Senator Taylor-To enable coun
ties to refund their bonded Indebted
ness.
BY Senator Newell-To amend the
charter of Central City as it relates to
the election of school directors.
BY Senator Parks-To fix the liza
bilitles of fire insurance companies
with reference to the valuation of in.
sured property and the adjustment Of
losses
Br. Mr.. Kamm-To amend the Grim
inal Code so as to protect credit men.
BY Judge Kennedy-To provide for
n custodian for the state collection OF
war relics and appropriatlng $1,000 for
the preservation of same.
BY Mr.. Adams-Relating to injunc
tions.
BY Mr.. Engley-To appropriate S3,
500 for a road in Conejos county.
BY Senator Seldomridge-To appro
PIRATE $4,000 to pay the expenses OF
mobilizing the Colorado troops, etc.
last spring.
These bills were read for the last
, time and passed by the Senate Wed
nesday:
Norris of the House-The repeal of
the anti-boycott act
Barela-C Concerning the evidence of
title to or ownership of live stock.
Newell-Amendment to Central City
charter, to provide for city ownership
| of water works.
Roe-To eXterminate Russian and
Canadian thistles.
Felton-Changing the boundaries of
water districts - and 13.
notwithstanding S122,000 for
two years support of the Pueblo in
sane asylum: also n provision that $40,
600 of the amount be used for a new
wing
Thomas-To prevent the docking of
| horses tails.
Seldomrldge-To allow three mem
bers of the Board of Agriculture to
call meeting at any time.
Misunderstanding $4,000 for steam
heating apparatus in the state reform
atory at Buena Vista.
DEMONSTRATING boundary of wa
| ter district No. 8.
Maxwell-Appropriati S64,3OO for
maintenance of capitol building and
grounds during 1899 and 1900
Stratton-FiXing boundaries of water
district No. %.
Whitford-Regulating time limit In
which suits may be brought upon
causes of action accrued or judgments
or DEGREES rendered without this state
and to repeal various acts in conflict
Herewith.
McCreery-Regula remuneration
of governmental employees.
Smith of Mesa, of the House-Au-
thorizng Colorado railroads to pur-
chase bonds of other railroads.
Smith-The Beaman game bill
Sir William Mcdonald. the million
aire tobacco manufacturer of Montreal