Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-04

Soldiers Home NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 1,193,SH
Industrial Home for Blind......... 1879
Prlsoners' Ala Assoeiation.....,.. sss
School for Deaf and Dumb. ,..... 2.l2A,S70
Institution for Feeble Minded...... S23.1B
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Fort Fort. Madison Penitentiary........ i.7l2,s@
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81. LEE, k2
VIII be No Change.
Ithasnow been definitely determined
that there will be no change in the
congressional districts of the state by
this legislature. During the early part
of the session 1t was thought not Inn
probable that change would be made
in the boundaries OF some Of the dis
tricts in order to equalize the popu-
lation. Recent developments. how
ever, indicate that there can be no
such change made, and it is thought
now that no effort will be made to
change the districts until the state shall
have acquired twelfth congressman.
Keeping Accounts.
One of the most important bills
passed by the legislature at this ses-
sion is that respecting the keeping Of
accounts in municipalities with view
to publicity as to the details concern
ing the conduct of municipal business
in the cities of this state. he bill was
introduced by the municipal code COM
mission and had the Endorsement of all
the Municipal league officers and mem
bers in the state. 1t provides that cit
les shall keep their accounts SO that
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tailed statement of all public funds
collected, received and expended on
account of such municipality for any
purpose whatever, and by any and all
officers, employees or other persons.
Such accounts shall show the receipt,
use and disposition of all public prop
erty, and the income, If any, derived
therefrom, and of all sources of public
income and the amount due and re-
ceived from each source. Allreceipts,
vouchers and other documents kept or
that may be required to be kept, neces-
sary to prove the validity Of every
transaction and the identity Of every
persons having any beneficial relations
thereto, shall be filed and preserved
in the office of the clerk or recorder.
Separate accounts must be kept OF
every appropriation, showing date and
manner of each payment made ont Of
the funds provided by such appropria-
ton, the name and address OF each per-
son or corporation to whom paid, and
for what purposes paid. Separate ac-
counts are to be kept tor each depart
ment, public improvement OF under
taking and for each public utility shall
show the true and entire cost Of the
said utility and operation thereof, the
amount collected annually by general
or special taxation for the services
rendered to the public, and the amount
and character of the service rendered
therefor, and the amount collected
annually from private users, if any, for
the services rendered to them, and the
| amount and character pf the services
rendered therefor.
Annual Report.
Each municipality shall make an an
nual public report, which shall con-
tain an accurate statement ia sum-
married form, of all collections made
or receipts of such municipality from
all sources, all accounts due the public
but not collected, and all expenditures
for every purpose, and statement In
detail of the cost and operation and all
income of each public utility OPP
Grated or owned by the municipality;
the entire public debt of the municipal
fly and the amount Of debt which the
municipality may under the law con-
tract for the year for which the re-
port is made. This report shall be
published annually at the close of the
fiscal year in at least two newspapers
of general circulation in the county in
which the said city or town is located.
Fire Escapes.
Senator Alexander Mardis, OF the
Wayne-Lucas district, has prepared
substitute for the bills pending before
the senate relative to the preservation
of life and the protection Of property
by requiring the construction Of fire
escapes on certain buildings and en-
closures and imposing penalties for
the violation of the law. It is pro-
posed to require the construction Of
proper fire escapes upon the following
glasses of buildings:
Hotels or lodging rooms OF three or more
stories in height.
Tenements or boarding houses of three
or more stories In height, occupied by one
or more families OF aggregating 20 persons
or more; provided, that mapsard roof
or attic, when used for sleeping rooms.
shall be counted as one story
Buildings used as opera houses. theaters
OF public halls, of a seating capacity ex-
ceeding 8d6.
colleges more than two stories in height
Hospitals and asylums Of three or more
stories in height.
Manufactories, warehouses and buildings
Of all CHARACTER of three or more stories
in height not specified in the foregoing
sections.