Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-02-03
more than ten hours day and en-
ployers are required to post a list of
their child employees.

more than ten hours day and en-
ployers are required to post list of
their child employees.
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Two bills of interest, chiefly TO
the teachers and scholars in the
rural districts, were introduced by
Representative Powers; one for
the consolidation of rural schools
that is to close rural schools and
provide transportation to adjoining
schools when the attendance is less
than six. Also one providing for
State aid for rural schools to the
effect that any school teacher having
two-year certificate holding eight
months in year and average at
tendance of twenty shall receive
$50 per annum from the State for
the teachers fund.
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Thursday afternoon the Legisla-
tive Committee of the League of
Iowa Municipalities, which met We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday in
Des Moines, appeared before the
joint session from both houses If
the Committee on Cities and Towns,
of which Senator Courtright is
chairman, and the House Committee
on Municipalities, of which Repre-
sentative Buchanan, of Wapello
county, is chairman. This legisla-
tive committee is made up of seven
mayors and one ex-mayor, three city
attorneys, and one councilman, all
from various cities of Iowa, it's per-
sonnet being as follows: L. NJ.
Norris, chairman, Mason City; j. G.
Williams, mayor of Oskaloosa; A.
NJ. Alverson, mayor of Washington;
Q. D. Huston, mayor of Cedar
Rapids; p. J. Martin, mayor of
Waterloo; D. G. Morgan, mayor of
Council Bluffs; 7. X. Stebbins,
mayor of Iowa City; w. II. Bremner,
city attorney of Des Moines; j. e.
Williams, city attorney of Water
loo; A. L. Kincaid, city attorney of
Knoxville; A. w. Gates, council
man Of Newton; f. G.. Pierce, ex-
mayor Of Marshalltown and secre-
tary Of the league. Nh. Norris,
chairman Of the committee, at the
request Of Senator COPYRIGHT, who
presided, gave a thorough exposi-
ton of the purposes and aims Of the
league, and set forth also the meas.
ures they desired to represent to the
Thirtieth Assembly. These are the
following:
To extend to cities Of the second
class and to incorporated towns the
powers already given to cities of the
first class to purchase, erect and i'm.
prove waterworks plants and facili-
ties; to give Incorporated towns the
same rights as those granted te
cities of the first and second class
as to constructing sanitary sewers
and assessing costs to the owners Of
property abutting on the same; te
give to cities and towns power tt
construct and maintain sewerage
and garbage disposal plants; to al
low cities and towns to levy and col
lect special taxes for the purpose O.
constructing city buildings; to re
qulre counties to employ counsel tt
resist all contested appeals from
assessments by boards Of review anc
to pay all incident expenses; to pro
vide for uniform system Of &C
counting for all cities and towns
and for an annual examination o
their accounts by the Auditor O.
State.
The League would also make /:
new provision for the remuneration
Of aldermen, $500 to be the maxi
mum salary in cities of the first
class, 500 the maximum in cite.
of the second class, $50 in smalle,
towns, all to be paid an additions
allowance for service on boards @
review.
The League also asks for Stat,
aid in collecting the vital statistics
OF such matters as proper ane
economical sewerage, lighting ane
kindred topics, and the distributing
of the same to the cities and town!
which are constantly asking for in
/ formation on such matters, ane
which are placed at unnecessar,
and useless expense because there il
no central bureau where they may
receive such information. For thi,
purpose they ask for an appropria
ton Of $4,000. The object is ;
most worthy one, and it would ap
pear that it would be received will
favor by the Legislators.