Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-04
CHANCE IN LAWS SUGGESTED
Supervisors and Commissioner Hold Nest
ing at BeEtnOs.
BUILDING OF BRIDGES IS DISCUSSED
Creation Of Insanity Board Composed
of Certain County Omcers to Act
without Extra Pay is Alec
Recommended.

BEATRICE. Nsb.. Dec 3-lspeciall-
The seventh annual convention Of the
state Association Of Commissioners and
Supervisors. which convened in this civ
yesterday. Was called to order by the pres
ident. r ". Winters Of Madison COUNTY.
The address Of welcome whs made BY Hon.
N. B. Davis. chairman Of the Gage county
republican central committee, after which
the regular business Of the meeting was
then tsksnt up. and the repurT Of the con-
uittes on legislation submitted Among
the recommendation made BY the commit
tee on legislation. is one that the laws
governing the constitution Of bridges be 50
amended that boards may purchase ma
teriRls and construct bridges, OF build them
as 70 then seems best. instead Of having
10 let the contract by the foot. as under
The present system; another is that an
insanity board be created composed Of the
county clerk. one member Of the county
board. county attorney and county phvsi-
clan. who shall act without extra paw: an
other is 10 enable county boards TO pur-
chase lands which have been offered at sale.
and upon which there are DO bidders. and
foreclosure upon all descriptions 50 pur-
N--1N1s - ne county mas occurred
title TO these lands they are to be offered
and sold 10 the highest bidders.
At the evening session another measure
that was fRvorably considered. was tn rivs
cities. under certain conditions. Jurisdiction
over the public highways leading 10 them
a distance o. six miles beyond the corporate
limits Of said city. and 10 vote taxes for
the purpose OF mscadHmizing them. Another
measure is TO 80 amend the road Law as
TO 90 away with special commissioner and
appraisers IN laying out new roads. and
10 give boards power 70 DO the work and
10 shorten the time in which the sane nav
be done. Many other matters Of more OF
less Importance we're taken up and dis
cussed st the evening session.
The following are those in attendance
who registered yesterday and last evening.
Madison County-H ". Winters. s. !
Hamnton-T A Mckay, L T. Cudnsy
Cass-J. P Faulter. T. zinck
JerersOn-WiIli5m Jacobs, :. .. McCord
Johnson M Davis, j. Z. stutheit.
Adams-Charles [. Philips, NJ. Il. Dol
HnEsr, John Evans, " " Miles.
greve.
Dawson-J. H O-KEne.
HOlt-Conrad kramer.
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Dou6lRs-Peter c. Eoteldt, Il. Z. Os
trum.
webEter-w. Richard, Fred Garloch.
Pisrce-A Schnitchtenburg. G Z. Main
ger.
LEnclster-G. W. welton, Fred Poeck
man.
Dodge-Joseph Roberts, s. W. Boyd, C
W. Hepburn
W. L Dickinson. John Dalton.
Custer-G. Il. Thorpe.
GaEJ-CRptain Bivens, H J. Randall. 4
c. Tilton, G. ". Campbell. j. Z. Carmack
J. =. Steiner.
The State association Of Supervisors and
Commissioner which convened here yes
terdBy afternoon, adjourned at noon todal
TO meet in Omaha, January %. next. Thi
proposed laws submitted by the legisl;.:ivt
committee at the sessions yesterday stter
noon and last evening were taken I'D snt
discussed al this mornings session. Mos
OF them were adopted and the Legislative
committee was instructed to present theI,
TO the coming session Of the Legislature
About twenty counties were represented
in the convention.