The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-05-17
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Just what will become Of the Kelly
Layers bili providing for tie estb-
lshmcnt OF an additional normal
school is rather problematical. As
passed by the senate. the bill provided
that the school should he estatli he'd
i'm western Michigan. but the house, I'm
committee of the whole. has made the
contest open to the entire state py
striking out the word western" wher-
ever il occurs i'm the measure. his
will release some legislators who.
promised TO vote for the bill providing
the school was located i'm the western
part of the state. but the indications
are that the bill will pass. 1t will
still have 10 run the gauntlet of the
executive office, however, and there
are reasons for believing that the gov
ernor will hesitate about approving il.
The fact Of the matter is that ii is as
serted by authorities on the subject
that there is no need for the school,
except as il is a good thing to have
such schools scattered over the state
where they will be handy to pupils.
The claim is made that each of the
three normal schools already in opera
tion can accommodate from One-third
TO two-thrdS as many pupils as they
now have.
New Medical Institution.
Another new institution provided for
bv the legislature during the past week
is Il pSycopathic ward in connection
with the university hospital. The
amount appropriated for this purpose
is 0,000, and the design is TO provide
for the clinical treatment Of mental
diseases. 1t is minated that the re-
gents of the university were not at all
unanimous in their opinion as to the
necessity for this ward, and for this
reason the fate of the bill at tie hands
| of the governor will be anXiously
watched by its friends.
War against Fly-by- Night Merchants.
The war of determination against
! fy-by-night merchants who drop into
cities and villages and scoop up large
sums of money from unSuspecting pur-
chasers on whom they palm off worth
less goods, but pay nothing in the way
of taxes. t. well advanced. the Schu-
maker bill having passed the senate
and been agreed to by the house in
committee Of the whole. This bill is
most drastic in its provisions. 1t pro
vides that before doing business in
the state n peddler must make a de-
post to be subject 10 attachment 10y
creditors. 1t is furthermore provided
that before business can be transacted
in any city or village another license
must be purchased from the local au
thorities This license fee is to be
computed by the local assessor or SUI
pervisor who shall appraise the stock
of goods to he placed on sale and com
pute the fee on the basis Of the last
tax rate i'm that jurisdiction. The
bill is aimed principally at fire sale
and bankrupt stock" itinerants. who
travel from place 70 place with stocks
Of worthless ShOddy.
Slaughter of Good Roads Resolution.
Senator Earles good roads join
resolution. which provided for sub
hitting to the people a proposed con
stitutiOnal amendment empowering thu
legislature to make appropriations fol
repairing roads. was slaughtered il
the house, to the great sorrow of IT
author who is one of the most arden
good roads advocates in the state. |
is proposed by the Palmer bill which
has already passed the senate, how
ever, to amend the general highwa!
law so as to make the building Of bet
ter roads possible. This bill provide
for dividing townships into four high
way districts which shall be under tn
supervision of the township highwa.
commissioners instead Of district over
seers. At each annual township meet
ing the electors, by a majority vote
shall determine the amount Of genera
highway tax to be raised for the enSU
ing year. but this amount is not {
| mol nf hn N a
gregate assessed valuation of the proI
erty of the township. \ special higl
way tax of the same amount may ais
be raised This money is to he eN
pended by the highway commissions
in improving the highways of tn
township The commissioner is {
have charge Of employing the labo
and making the contracts. subject, c
course, to the approval Of the TOWNSHIP
board 1t is made the duty of the fOU
district overseerS to report to tn
township commissioner defects in tn
highways in their respective district
and when required by the commits
siOner they are to supervise the wor
of repairing roads and conStructin
. bridges in their respective district
Upon request of majority Of I'll
= | ONtISttIS III any lpN llNllIp, anu WIZ
the consent of the township board, IL
commissioners may purchase necessaI
road machines, tools, crushers, roller
; etc, for the use of the township. an
pay for them out Of the highway fun
The bill provides that work hereaft'
done on roads that have been opene
, and worked for ten years or more, e.
? cept such as may be required IL
necessary repairs, shall have in vie
, the permanent Improvement of sue
roads by graveling and turnpikin
, Elevations upon the line of such roaC
+ shall be cut down, and depression
, raised in order to form grade as lev
as the nature of the ground will pc
nit A poll tax of 81 on each ma
- inhabitant not under 81 nor over
> years of age is provided, and it is
be paid in the same manner as 9th
q highway taxes, and not worked out.
= Nothing for the Bicentenary.
q For some reason or other, the ave
I age legislator does not take very kin
ly to the concurrent resolution makil
> an appropriation of $4,000 toward
q fraying the expenses Of the bicente
: nrv celebration Detroit proposes to