The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-10

"t AuOlH6T luleTeJSiHS item is Ine cost
The report shows that up to Febru-
airy l, 1909, total OF 500, 915, 65776 has
been paid out by Uncle Sam for the
construction of the big ditch. This in
cludes all departments. The largest
item, of course, represents the depart
ment of construction and engineering
(including buildings and quarters for
same)-S5S, 909, 950.99. The next larg-
est outlay is for the department of san
itation-s9, 309, 455.4S; while the ex-
pense of civil administration has
mounted to $2,61S,73263. To carry ON
this work the government is using 293
locomotives (154 of them OF American
make), 100 steam shoveIs and 4,42S
cars, besides large amount of other
equipment.
Lieut.. Col. Galliard. chief assistant
to Col Goethals. who has Just arrived
from Panama, believes that ships will
be passing through the canal before
January ], 1915. He also declares that
there is no truth in the newspaper. re-
ports that they have been having trou.
bic with Spanish laborers. ...
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The Abba public library has been
named by Mr.. Kendall as a depository
for the monographs, bulletins and TO-
lios isued by the Geological Survey,
amounting to about fifty publications
each year. The necessary blanks have
been sent by the Superintendent of
Documents to the librarian and if sat
isfactory information is received. this
library will be placed ON the list.
There are in the Sixth district three
libraries now receiving the documents
of this department, namely: Public Ii
brary, Bloomfield; Public Library, OF
tumwa, and Penn College Library, Os-
kaloosa, and libraries so designated
will continue to be thus favored as long
as certain conditions are met. ..f
The designated depository library
which receives every publication print
ed by the government, is the Iowa Col
iege Library at Grinnell. Each Con
gressional District contains one such
library, and the documents received ay-
erage about one thousand each year.
In addition, this class includes all state
libraries, one library designated by
each senator. and all territorial Iibrar-
les. A third class comprises libraries
which are designated to receive the
Official Gazette which is issued weekly
by the patent Office. OF these there
arc eight in each district. those in the
ixth being Iowa College, Penn College,
Iowa Christian College Buxton Y. M.
&. A. Library, and Public Libraries in
Ottumwa, Newton, Abba and Oska-
loosa. .
During the summer vacation the Hall
OF Representatives will undergo re-
arrangement and enlargement in or
der that provision may be made for
additional members as a result of the
reapportionment after the taking of
the next census; and also to relieve
the congested condition in which the
House finds itself at present. The
wall Immediately behind the Speakers
desk will be removed and the chamber
widened 10 the extent of the corridor
between that wall and the rooms be-
yond. BY a Joint resolution approved
during the last session of Congress,
this change was authorized, the. ex-
pense not TO be more than s350,0O0,
OF which $4,000 was actually appro.
priated as a starter. The work will
be commenced Immediately upon ad-
journment OF the special session.
Railway postal clerks who have con-
sidered the government unfair and
mercenary In compelling them to pay
their actual and necessary travelling
expenses while on duty, yet away from
the terminal where their runs begin
and end. may have a chance TO re-
wise their opinions and take more
hopeful view OF the situation. AT any
rate, Representative Taylor OF Colo