Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-22

OF the recent good roads convention
held In Grand Forks, the legislative
committee Of the North Dakota Good
Roads association. acting in con-
junction with committee of 4 the
Grand Forks commercial club, made
public today the context of meas
ure that will be introduced at the 4
session Of the state legislature this
winter. To these committees was en-
trusted the work of drafting a bill
and after several days of work t.ae
committee, acting jointly, has an
nounced its findings which are en-
bodied in the proposed measure.
Minnesota ideas are copied to a
large extent, although there are sew
eral provisions in the North Dakota
law that are not contained in the
present laws Of Minnesota. The,
highway commission feature of the
Minnesota law is copied; the North
Dakota commission to be composed
of three members, the secretary of
which shall be a civil engineer and
who shall be known as the state engi-
sneer, this being identical with the
provisions Of the laws of Dakota's
sister state. d 81
The legislative committee of the
North Dakota Good Roads q asso-
citation is composed Of President A.
I. Hunter OF Grand Forks, Prof. r.
M. Dolve of Fargo, and T. r. Atkin-
son, state engineer, of Bismarck.
while the committee of the Grand
Forks Commercial club is composed
Of Attorney Scott Rex and w. =.
/ Wilder. president of the Northern
/ Dakota Automobile club.
The bill prepared will be given
wide publicity before the convening
of the state legislature, it being pro-
posed to give the county officials Of
the state an opportunity to suggest
changes that they might deem ad-
yisable.
The bill as proposed provides for
the appoint ntment of a board of three
members, one from the First, Second
Seventh or Ninth Judicial districts;
one. from the Third, Fourth or Fifth
Judicial districts and one from the
Sixth, Eighth or Tenth Judicial dis
itricts, the board to be known as the
state highway commission. One shall
serve one year, one shall serve two
Eyears and one shall serve three years
the appointments to be made Janu-
larry 1, 1910, and not more than two
members shall be members of the
same political party. The commits
sioners are to serve without compen-
Isation except their actual expenses
while in the performance of their
loficia1 duty.
This COMMISSION shall have an Of
fee at the state capitol, where regu-
liar meetings, not less than once in
1.-TWO months, shall be held The sec
Iretary shall be a civil engineer and
Ipractical road builder, and shall be
known as the state engineer of high
ways. holding Office at the pleasure
of the commission for a yearly sti-
pend of $l,So0. It shall be the duty
of the state engineer to give suca
advice, assistance and supervision
with regard to road construction
/ Throughout the state as time and
4 conditions will permit and under reg.
/ ulations that the commission may
4 prescribe. The attorney general i
made an ex-oficio member of tbs
commission. The commission must
hold public meetings in different
4 parts OF the state whenever the peo
pie SO desire. RI Il.
For the purpose of providing state
aid in the improvement OF public
4 highways a levy of one-fourth of
4 mill is asked, the money 50 col
1Iected to constitute a state good roat
4 fund. The sum OF $4,000 annual.
i is allowed for the expenses Of tn
commission and it's officers. while ]
is expected that about $50. 900 vii
q account Of the fact that the dairymal
d never curried q COW vet and neye
4 built that s125 stable or shed anl
that it cost him TWENTY-FIVE cents pc
ton for the hay he put up on rentel
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