Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-05-27

the state. The act provides for an
annual road institute in each county,
under the direction Of the state COM
missioner, where the town and county
highway officers will discuss road inn
provement. receiving their usual per
diem and actual expenses. therefor.
The state aid IN road building con-
templated in the act. Is called reward,
To be paid TO towns and counties upon
comp'eti1n of Specihed amounts OF
road of designated character, cla>sifi
ed in five grades When the town or
county commissioners shall tile with
the department notice Of purpose TO
construct a certain improvement. it
becomes the duty of the state commits
sioner to furnish plans and spectica-
tions, and upon completion Of mile
or more OF approved road to allOt the
reward therefor according tn its class
The amount of reward per mile for the
five several classes of roads, not 70 ex-
ceed two miles in any one township in
one year, ranges from two hundred and
fifty dollars TO one thousand dollars.
The roads must have width Of no
less than eighteen feet with wagon
track OF nine feet, and grade of no
where more than six percent; the low
est class TO have five inch layer OF
rolled gravel upon lay er of clay and
sand; the next. two rolled layers OF
gravel; the third, three-inch course
OF gravel on fOur-inch course OF
crushed stone; the fourth, d three-inch
course q, crushed stone on a fOur-inch
course If gravel; and the fifth class.
compacted macadam not less than six
inches thick, laid in two cOurse|-all
proDerly crowned and side-ditched TO
secur perfect drainage The appr p
ration or the first year is sixty TN u
sand dollars and for the second year
one hundred aud ten thousand dollars.
The proposition for reforming the
tax commission has taken somewhat
definite shape. n a bill Whicn passed
the house Committee OF the whoie
Thursday. providing or he app int
ment b, he governor. eptember |, OF
next year, of three commissioners To
take the place of the present body,
with power Of Inspection and correc
tion of local assessments on complaint
made in writing by a taxpayer. The
commission shall visit each county
every year, and shall determine the
actua cash value of property In each,
aud report 20 the stale bUard or eq al
ization. A motion 10y Ben on OF
WAYNE for the bill 10 take effect hirtl
DAYS after passage, instead of NOvem-
Der of next year, was lost by hfiy Ia
, eighteen. and an Amendments By
, sion If three members t. he elected by
, he people was also lost The commit
! tee q the whne "A so passed the bill 'o
tax Seepin CIR and express companies
. on he ad valorem ba is
y The house passed the Hudson bill
making the selling of liquor TO hab-
r itual drunkard after warning, a GRIM
a inal offense, and the committee Of the
k whole agreed to the Kelley anUi-treat'
= ing bill; but the fate OF temperance
a measures in the previous week gives
o small pr spect that any at these will
= become laws this year. The one thou
n sand dollar license bill of Mckay and
u the township aud ward option bill OF
!, Hudson were measures greatly desired
}, by the temp rance people, and CORE
e spopdingy inimical TO the interests
OF the saloon. That they should bt
lost in the house, was distinct disap
n pointment.
W The house committee on elections
, has reported joint resolution to sub
'e nit constitutional amendment Civ
l. ing equal suffrage to women, but IL Il
81 not believed that there is ghost of
Le show for lis passage In either house
1t The senate committee on state affair
X has reported the Holmes auto bill
1T which has lain quite so long as to b
IN almost forgotten. There are nun
es Der OF amendments, said to be accept
D able TO the author of the bill.
:. An occasion of graf interest will b
30 the ceremonies in honor OF the remo'
~ al from New York and intermrDt
: this state of the remains of the frs
governor of Michigan, Hon. Stever
L. Mason, which will occur In conne
Mt tion with the annual meeting of u
VI Michigan Pioneer and Historic,
ed society, June and 8, at the capi oil.