The Meeker herald., 1903-06-27

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 H. Kimball.
BY q new law, Senate bill No. 149.
by Senator Taylor. which goes into ef-
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 aet covers all bitches or
engagements OF canals. feeders or res
ervoirs. Another law Of which Sena-
tor Taylor Is the author gives the
vster 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 II authorized to establish the regu-
lAtions IN detail to comply with the
new laws.
Plans for 1882 900 worth Of improve
ments to the State Insane Asylum 1t
Pueblo were fsvorably considered ana
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
ialature, and provided for by appropri-
alton. will consist Of two $45,O00 cot
tages for male patients. . $4,000 addt-
.tion to the female department. and =
$4,000 amusement hAn. 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
homo for Fremont county. At Canon
City, were also approved, except in q
few minor details. The building will
cost e16. 900. 1t will be OF brick, 4wo
stories, and will cover an area Of COZ
lao feet 1t will accommodate nifty per-
sons. '
Following fast ON the news that the
War Department had decided not to
build . gymnasium at Fort Logan, be-
cause the bids did not come within the
allotment for the purpose. came q dis
patch to army headquarters stating
that the secretary Of war had decided
to build the proposed gymnasium, hui
In order to do 70 according to approved
plans will be required to omit the cleo
trio light wiring. This, 1t u stated will
enable the work to be done for about
| $4,000. The building will be CON
structed according to the revised plans
| II will be hve feet less in height thar
originally designed. the reduction be-
ing necessary to bring the cost. within
the allotment. An allotment will b<
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 Il
In accordance with plan to furnish
the enlisted men q substitute for tbs
canteens. which were abolished.
Recent rains have given nearly tn.
| entire state all OF the water needed fol
| 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 OF
foods. In the valley Of the South
| Platte the ranchers have been relieved
| from the water famine that existed q
| few weeks ago. The engineer is tax
! Ing care that all receive justice. Daily
! reports are received from Cheesmar
lake, about which there was some oom
plant. When the water there rose q
few days ago n large quantity waf
| turned back to the river. While the
| rains have saved the crops to q grea,
extent they do not provide for future
water supplies. except where storage
Is possible. Along the Poudre the res
ervoirs are being filled. rs In the case
along the Arkansas. It IL the hope oil
state onicials that there will be nc
further shortage.
Information which has reached the
state live stock inspection commission
from Washington, Is to the effect that
the government has rs 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 \ letter received
from the chief inspector OF the bureau
/ 1t becomes evident that the govern
ment laws are to be much more severe
than the state regulations. According
to II all federal inspectors have been
notified that they are upder 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 dfnned fvtca undav