The Springfield herald., 1903-06-26

Governor Peabody has appointed
Joseph Dennis OF Golden member OF
the board of the State Industrial School
for Boys The appointment was made
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of George II. Kimball.
BY new law. Senate bill No. 149,
by Senator Taylor. which goes into eff
feet July 10th. filings with the state
engineer for water rights Will be
necessary for bitches of all sizes and
for all purposes, domestic. power,
storage, irrigation or other beneficial
uses. Under the present regime filings
are only required for irrigation bitches
exceeding one cubic foot per second.
The Taylor act covers all bitches or
enlargements of canals. feeders or res
eryoirs. 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 irri-
CATION Bill 149 requires maps to be
made in duplicate on durable paper for
preservation. State Engineer Carpen-
ter Is authorized to establish the regu-
lations in detail to comply with the
new laws.
Plans for S152 900 worth of improve
ments to the State Insane Asylum at
Pueblo were favorably considered and
virtually approved by the State Board
of Charities and Correction at its meet
ing June 18th. These improvements,
which were authorized by the last Leg
islature, and provided for by appropri-
alton. will consist of two $4,000 cot
tages for male patients, $4,000 addi-
.tion to the female department, and
$l2 900 amusement hall. The latter will
have billiard room. dancing hall and
bowling alley and reading room. The
cottages will accommodate 100 pa
tients each Plans for the new county
home for Fremont county, at Canon
City, were also approved, except in
few minor details. The building VIII
cost SIS 1000. 1t will be of brick. two
stories. and will cover an area of 90x
14O feet 1t will accommodate fifty per-
sons
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
to 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
$39. 900. The building will be con-
structed according to the revised plans.
1t 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 $500
The building of gymnasiums and Ii
braries at the different army posts is
In accordance with a plan to furnish
the enlisted men a substitute for the
canteens, which were abolished
Recent rains have given nearly the
entire state all OF the water needed for
immediate use. according to the re-
ports received by the state engineer.
Some of the rivers have more water
than they need, but the engineer has
not yet received any adviceS indicat
ing the danger of bursted dams or
floods. In the valley of the South
Platte the ranchers have been relieved
from the water famine that existed a
few weeks ago. The engineer is TAX
ing care that all receive justice. Daily
reports are received from Cheesman
lake. about which there was some com
plant. When the water there rose a
few days ago large quantity was
turned back to the river While the
rains have saved the crops TO a great
extent they do not provide for future
water supplies, except where storage
is possible. Along the Poudre the res
ervoirs are being filed as in the case
n a "a homo Of
state officials that there will be no
further shortage.
Information which has reached the
state live stock inspection commission
from Washington is to the effect that
the government has as yet not begun
the inspection of cattle for Texas itch,
but that regulations for this inspection
are now being drawn up in the bureau
of animal industry and the inspections
will begin soon. In a letter received
from the chief inspector of the bureau,
it becomes evident that the govern
ment laws are to be much more severe
than the state regulations. According
to it all federal inspectors have been
notified that they are under no circum-
stances to give clean bill of health
when animals are found to be infected
with Texas itch or mango, until the
animal has been dipped twice under
the supervision of the inspector. The
dip is to be that prescribed by the
government and at least two weeks
must intervene between the dippings.
Cattle infected with this disease and
inspected by federal inspectors will
have to be kept near dipping tank
for at least two weeks, which is much
more severe regulation than that OF
the state board. which does not tie up