The Grit-advocate., 1903-06-26

ofhcers connected with the juvenile
court During the last month iI2 cases
We're brought before the court. Twen-
ty-lour boys We're tried for ofrenses.
ana three were committed to the in
dustrial school. Eleven others were
placed in positions i'll the. city.
The state auditor recently issued a
certificate of Indebtedness for 81. 100 due
to grovery firms for groceries furnished
the state troops during the late trou-
bles at Colorado City He will issue
a number of others. amounting to
about $4,000, as soon as he receives
the vouchers. These certificates draw
interest at four per cent. year. and
cannot be paid until the Legislature
meets two years hence, when appro-
priations may be made.
The War Department on the 18th
instant received bids for the erection
and equipment of the gymnasium pro-
posed for Fort Logan. The lowest bid
is 1856 in excess of the allotment, but
by elimination of electric wiring the
gymnasium can be built for less than
the allotment of $4,000. 1t has been
necessary, however. to alter the plans
in some particulars, and it is possible
no contract will be awarded If this
is done the erection Of the gymnasium
will be postponed one year, when new
plans will be drawn for a less eX
pensive building.
The Christian Endeavor societies of
Denver have been refused the use of
the Capitol grounds for monster lawn
service which they intend to hold next
month during the national convention
! L,E hue Ia
cal committee to have the largest open
air meeting in the history of national
conventions, and the Capitol grounds
were selected for the purpose. The
managers believe that such a meeting,
held at night would result in much
damage TO the shrubbery and trees and
so refused the desired permission.
Captain John II. Wholley. acting in
spector general of lne Department of
the Colorado, u. S. A., has made his re-
port of inspection of the Agricultural
College Cadet Corps. This inspection
is required, as the equipments of the
corps are furnished by the government
and the cadets are under War Depart
ment supervision, the same as the state
militia Captain Wholley pays the ca
diets a high compliment for the efi-
1iency in drill and in the care of their
euuipnents, and calls them one of the
finest organizations of the kind he has
seen.
The inability of the secretary OF
state to have the session laws OF the
last Legislature printed because the
funds for this purpose are tied up by
the trouble over the appropriation bill,
NAV cause trouble in the courts of out
side counties within few weeks. Sew
eral bills passed by the last Legislature
become operative next month, but it is
feared that they will remain inoper-
ative if the justices of the peace in the
various counties do not secure copies
of the laws. which at the present time
they can only do by sending to the sec
retary Of the state for certified copies.
The county assessors of the south
ern and western counties OF the state
propose to ask the Supreme Court to
issue writ Of mandamus to aid them
in securing a fair proportion or the as
sessment on corporations made by the
State Board of Equalization. says the
Denver News. The assertion is made
that certain counties are being favored
and that the railroad assessments
should be uniform. Senator BallinSer,
who is county attorney OF Park coun-
ty, states that the State Board of
Equalization instead of making
unit assessment of the railroads and
giving all the counties their share OF
the total, according to the mileage of
the county, assessed the counties sep
arately, according as it thought best.
BY new law, Senate bill No. 149,
by Senator Taylor. which goes into eff
feet July 10th, filings with the state
eAineer for water rights Will he
NECESSARY for bitches Of all sizes and
for all purposes, domestic, power,
storage, irrigation or other Denenclal
uses Under the present regime filings
are only required for irrigation dltches
exceeding one cubic foot per second.
The Taylor act covers all dltches or
enlargements of canals, feeders or res
ervoirs. Another law of which Sena-
tor Taylor is the author gives the
water commissioners power to dis
tribute water for all purposes, their
present authority only applying TO lrrl-
cation. Bill l49 requires maps to be
made in duplicate on durable paper for
preservation. State Engineer Carpen-
ter is authorized to establish the resu-
lations in detail to complySwith the
new laws.
Following fast on the news that the
War Department had decided not to
build a gymnasium at Fort Logan. be-
cause the bids did not come within the
allotment for the purpose, came dis
patch to army Headquarters stating
that the secretary of war had decided
10 build the proposed gymnasium, but
in order TO do so according to approved
plans will be required to omit the cleo
trio light wiring. This, it is stated will
enable the work to be done for about
s39 coo. The building will be con-
structed according to the revised plans.
If will be five feet less in height than
originally designed, the reduction be-
ing necessary to bring the cost within
the allotment. An allotment will be
secured. in the future for the electric
wiring, which will cost about S3Uo.
= 81 liz