Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-02
WAITING FOR CITY
TO LAY PAVEMENT
CAPITOL BUILDING COMM SSioN
HOLDS MEETING.
MADISON REPORTS STEPS
Proceeding as Rapidly as Law VIII
Allow to Provide the Required
Park Streets mproVement-Con1
mission Decides to Return Cass
GiIberts Beautiful Plans.



The capitol building commission met
in the capitol yesterday to confer in
regard to the steps that can be taken
under the new law in order that the
work outlined and provided for by the
last legislature can be expedited.
There were present 0. H. Ingram of
Eau Claire. A. j. Van Cleve OF Marin
cite, ana Justices Marshall and Wins
low Of Madison. Governor La Fol
lette, H. W. Chynoweth of Madison
and Edward Reynolds Of Milwaukee
we're not present. Assemblyman Aims
worth and Senators Whitehead and
McGnliyray were invited by the com
mission in dis, ussing the situation SO
that the commission could be thor
oughly familiar with the legislative
intent. A communication was adj
dressed to the officials of the city Of
Madison. referring to the condition in
tho appropriating law that no part of
the money therein appropriated should
be available until the city of Madison
has paved with asphaltum the streets
around the capitol park The com
munication expressed the desire Of
the commission to know the DISPOSE
ton Of the city in this regard and
what steps if any in the direction in
Dictated had been taken. An immedi-
ate answer was received from the
city authorities stating that the com
mon council has already taken the
most expeditions steps possible
toward laying the required asphaltum
pavements and was proceeding as
fast as possible to do under the spe-
cial street Improvement statutes. The
city assured the commission of its
good faith and its firm determination
to lay the pavement at the earliest
possible moment.
After discussing the situation the
commission decided to send back to
Architect Cass Gilbert the plans he
drew for a new capitol and which the
legislature did not fully approve, be-
cause Of the large expense involved.
Wisconsin Bennington Victim.
A Telegram was dispatched yestar-
day from the department of the adj
jutant general to Commander L, c.
Roberts Ct the Illinois navy reserves,
granting permission to bring q firing
squad in o Wisconsin for the purpose
of attent ing the burial of victim of
the Bennington disaster. The funeral
takes place at Oshkosh.
Last Week of Camp.
This the last week Of til annual
encamp merit Of the Wisconsin Nation
al guard at the military reservation
at Camp Douglas. Next week Will be
held practise and competition for the
state rifle team. in which the highest
scored men in the state militia viii
partici )ate. The week following a
specia drill for officers and sharp
shooters VIII be held
Begin Work of inspection.
Several of the inspectors recently
appointed by Dairy & Food Commits
sioner Emery have already entered
upon their work OF inspection. The
work OF inspecting cheese factories
and creameries is TO be pushed ylsor-
ously and systematically by counties,
WIN AllE ttAA Aft9N Va NALoi tAtAE5 tttN
laws relative to cleanliness and sani-
tary conditions. Tho following para,
graph is from the first weeks report
of one Of the inspectors and relates
to one of the leading cheese counties
CT the state:
Some Of the factory men are old
timers who probably have never seen
a clean factory on clean premises
and it Is not easy to make them see
things in the proper light; but most
of them show a good spirit and all
show respect tor the law ana the
indications are that there will be
more cleaning up done in this county
il the next ten months than there has
been in the past ten years"
Cost of Beating Medical Bills.
A. J.. Wilson OF Chicago who rep
resented the Wisconsin medical .usfi
tute Of Milwaukee in opposition to the
so-called medical bills before the last
legislature, filed a statement OF his
expenses as such lobbyist yesterday
in the office of Secretary of State
Houser. The total was reported as
Sc46.