Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-04-11
OHIO LAWN AKERS.
Proceedings I'm Both Branches of tho
Legislature.

Columbus, April 3.-Senate-Bills
passed: To allow street car compan-
les operating from same power house
to consolidate; prescribing the PEN
atty for maliciously blowing or at
tempting to blow safe, vault, box or
depository wherein is contained any
money or thing of value; to author
ize Cleveland to issue $s00,000 bonds
for the purpose of purchasing land
for pumping stations; authorizing
the appointment of commission to
ascertain and mark the positions oc-
cupied by Ohio troops in the siege of
Vicksburg, Mississippi, and to make
an appropriation of $4,000 therefor;
authorizing municipalities to agree
with street railways upon changes or
extensions of routes.
House-Bills passed. Providing for
the employment of tax collectors by
the treasurers of counties for the
purpose of collecting delinquent
taxes, the collie Cctor to receive 25 per
cent. of the amount collected; pro-
viding that no city or village may ap-
propriate or obtain any land for Gem
etery purposes without the written
consent of the citizens residing
within 200 yards of the proposed
burial place.
Columbus, April 4.-House-Bills
passed: To give inspectors of work.
shops and factories the powers of no.
taries and empowering them to take
dispositions with regard to the en-
forcement of factory laws; requiring
that counter floors or temporary cov-
erings shall be placed on every story
of the building in process of con-
struction to protect workmen against
falling material; requiring interurb-
ans to furnish their cars with toilet
rooms except where open cars are
used or where the cars make their
destinations within 80 minutes; to
punish with imprisonment for life
person who throw vitriol or other
caustic substances with malicious
intent to disfigure; requiring injunc-
tion suits to test the validity of bond
issues to be secured against costs and
to make the fees of the plaintiffs at
torneys payable only when a final de-
cision is reached in his favor.
Monday being election day, the
house and senate adjourned until
next Tuesday.
Columbus, April s.-Representative
McNamee introduced a resolution
Tuesday empowering the governor to
appoint bipartisan commission of
four members whose duty it will be
to conduct the examinations for the
scholarships provided fuc i'll the will
of Cecil Rhodes. The examinations
are to be conducted in the house of
representatives and will be open to
all native-born youths who are citi-
zens of Ohio and are under IS years
of age.
Representative Brumbaugh, the
democratic leader, has declared him.
self against the resolution.
House.-Bills intr oduced: Provid-
ing for the taxation of bicycles, the
funds to be used for widening paths
to allow county auditors fees for
making out annual reports; giving
probate courts concurrent jurisdic-
tion with courts of common pleas;
providing that justices of the peace
shall receive a fee of 25 cents for the
first subpoena and 5 cents for each
additional subpoena; providing for q
centennial celebration of the adop
ton of state constitution, commits
sion of seven having celebration in
charge to be appointed by governor;
providing official stenographer foI
Huron county.
Bills passed: To protect street cal
employees by providing that compa
nies must erect shelters or allow cal
repairers to go home in inclement
weather.
Senate-Bills passed: Prescribing
penalty for persons delivering opium
| liquor, ETC., to inmates of jails anC
Ohio penitentiary; providing that OF
a petition of majority of voters vot
ing machine may be purchased by 6
city.
The senate was in session for 6
short time in the evening only.
The Sieber bill, declaring it to bt
the settled policy of the state tc
maintain the Miami & Erie canal be
tween Toledo and Cincinnati and the
northern division of the Ohio cana
between Cleveland and Columbus, to
gether with all the feeders and reser
voirs adjacent thereto, passed the
senate and is now a law.
Street Railway War Growing Hotter
Columbus, April s.--Mayor Hinkle''
war on the alleged restriction of tn,
transfer privileges of the public by
the local street railway company
grows hotter. Hinkle's proclamation
telling patrons to insist on riding Oh
any car line in the city, regardless o.
transfer being punched for certain
line or direction, has been followed
by an order by Director of Safety c
c. Philbrick, to Chief Tyler, that nj
policemen will be allowed to arres
a person for refusing to pay an ad
ditional fare where he holds n trans
fer punched for line other than TIL,
j ,,.hinh Il is.