Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-01-30

their annual reports to the auditor OF
state. In practice. however, the rel
ports are complied by the secretary
of the executive council and the as
sessments are certified out by tho
secretary of the executive council
The bills provide that the reports shall
be made to the secretary OF the coun-
Gil instead OF the auditor OF state. A
section will be proposed for addition
to the bill for the taxation Of telephone
and telegraph companies, ana sim
liar one Is drafted for the law relat-
ing to express taxation. The eject
would be to require the companies to
submit to the county auditor OF each
county profile maps. showing the ex-
tent of their line or route In the county
by the government subdivision of forty
acres. The maps will also be required
to show the companies subdivfsionS
o. land and other property. PossesI
sion of profile mans Of this kind will
enable the county auditor, IT fs be.5
lieved. to certify out the assessment
on any county by taxing districts with
the least possible trouble. In ordery
to assure the preparation of the pro
file maps the bills contain the provif
sions authorizing the county auditor
TO have the county surveyor make. 81
map as required for each company
having property in the county. thd
expense thereof to be added to the tai
collected of the company by thi
county. 1he bills are intended to-
lessen some Of lne most serious difni
culties that were encountered Ia thdl
assessment Of the telegraph, telephone
and express companies last year.
The state board Of control will ash
the legislature to fix the per capitS
support fund of the Cherokee Insan4
hospital at SIS. This is 81 in excess
of the per capita at the other hospitals
But the board also recommends that
the 81 be made a charge against the
state treasury and that 1t be met by,
general taxation instead of by the
counties which will send patients to-
the Cherokee institution. Unless the
legislature does adjust the mal.er I'M
that way the counties Of northwest
Iowa will be the victims Of a considl
| cradle discrimination. This discrim
nation, indeed, has extended, already
over a number of years under the
present and past system. For several
years the per capita at Clarinda W
muc larger than at the other hos
ais. also, and the northwestern &C
| les of the state sent their patient
that institution. Besides paying
| extra support for their insane q
| that paid by other counties. the n
| western counties have been force
transport their insane and their
victs. much further than any o
| counties. For this reason the re
sentatives in the legislature from
section and the board urge that in
case of Cherokee the counties be
on an equal basis at the beginni
The board of control hopes. also,
If this plan is followed by the legi
ture, at this time. it will lead. evs
uaiiy. to making all of the inss
hospitals state charges and their S
port payable direct from the ST.
treasury instead of by counties.
emergency appropriation OF $3.50
for Cherokee furnishing, etc.. has b
introduced in the senate.
State Superintendent Barrett
drafted a measure providing forl
examination of teachers by col
boards Of examiners along theA
formulated by the educational COY
of the State Teachers Associa4
Copies Of this measure have beenv
warded to all the members Of the leg
islative committee of the association
accompanied by questions asking 81
suggestions along certain lines. A
soon as this measure Is drafted to tn
satisfaction Of all the members q
the legislative commillee. 1t with be
introduced In the legislature. Thef,
some doubt as to its passage on
count of the opposition of the cou}
superintendent. 1t provides that Il
examining board snail consist OF n
county superintendent and two M
bers to be appointed by him and
firmed by the board Of snperytsH
1t Is comparatively easy to sef
Legislation SO far as It affects<
three educational institutions Of
state. for when they are visited byt
members of the Legislature their vs
and needs are easily perceived. u
difficult to secure legislation forv
public schools, because they make
great showing. and the legisla3
have no opportunity to visit them.t
cept individually. Mr.. Barrett s
| 1t Is very difficult to interest the m
bers Of the legislature in the pu4
| schools, and to this fact he attribu
lne difficulty In securing needed
| islation.
Gilbert B. Pray of Des Moines,
merly clerk of the supreme COURT
Iowa, has offered the state histori
department his Indian collection, 81
to be one of the most extensive
most valuable collections OF Ind
relics In the country. For instarA
there is included in the collection
large number of Navajoe blanAf
Some of these blankets are worth
to 5000. They are woven by
Indians so carefully and so clos
that blanket held at the four corn
will hold water. There are g.
many relics in the collection yAi&
have been gathered from various
calities and which are invaluable 4
historical evidences of these peopl
Mr.. Pray has spent great mar
years. in fact. most of the years sind
he attained manhood, in the formatit
of tIls collection. It Is understoo
that he proposes to give 1t to the d.
partment outright.
/ 4
The man who scatters ashes ON a.
icy sidewalk. is never remembered l.
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