The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-05
VALUE RAILROADS
BilI for Physical Valuation
Passes in House.
1t Includes All the Common
Carriers.
GOES INTO DETAILS.
Provides for ItemiZed State
ment of Ali Property.
Lower House Makes Record in
Passing Bills.

bill this morning providing for the
| physical valuation of railroads by the
! state board. All common carriers are
| also included in the bill
This physical valuation proposition
| is about as complete as could be
| imagined. The bill calls for an item
/ lied statement of all entertainments,
| excavations. weight and number of
rails per mile, number and cost of en-
| gines and cars, number and cost of
| bridges and their material. number
! and kinds of ties, number of buildings,
yards and other improvements and es-
| timated present value, water service,
machinery, cost of right of way,
amount and kind of ballast, and item
| lied statement of all material and
supplies, including oil, waste, etc, also
a list of all terminals, coal mines, etc.
Also report as to whether these
values have appreciated or de-
| preciated. All such statements shall
road or the managing officer and shall
! be sworn to by the officer so signing
| his name.
The house has passed the school bill
| giving State Superintendent Fairchild
| two assistants at $1,S00 per year each
| to travel over the state and lecture in
country schools and give expert advice
vanced lines.
The house passed the Kyle bill to-
day making it unlawful for any rail-
! road company to allow water to ac-
cumulate in bitches, holes or ponds
along their right of way and become
stagnant and a menace to public
health.
Laubaugh's bill prohibiting the sale
or purchase of diseased animals for
food passed the house today with
rush
The house passed seventeen bills
Thursday. making a record for the
term. Twenty-one bills were taken
from general orders today and placed
ment and debate. 1t is expected to
pass these today and then go to work
on fifty-one local bills under special
orders for tonight's session. Eight reso-
lutions have been placed under special
orders for Saturday morning.
The question of the payment of SAL
aries to Crosby and Finley came up
this morning. Crosby served three
weeks and was unseated as the result
of the contest by Finley. It was de-
cided to pay Finley his salary and per
diem for the entire session and to pay
Crosby per diem and his salary up to
the time he was unseated.
The house this morning passed the
bill by Dolley creating the office of
The inspector receives salary of $4,000
and his two deputies $1,000 each. He is
also allowed two clerks and travelling
expenses.
The house passed the senate bill au-
thorizing county commissioners in
counties of 10000 and over to levy a tax
to build jails and court houses.
Also the bill by Landrey authoriz-
l. Il Ioe oh 100
their boundary lines for the purpose
of taking in additional territory.
Also the bill by Meek requiring rail-
road companies to erect and main
tain sheds at stock yards along their
lines for the protection of stock from
the heat of the sun.
The bill by Cron authorizing school
districts and cities to submit pro-
have that district or city purchase
school text books and furnish them
free to the schools was killed.
tee has recommended the bill to erect
a memorial hall for the State His
torical society collection. To Jewett
of Sedgwick is due the credit for get
ting a reconsideration of this me
mortal hall bill which had been killed
by the committee.
The appointment of Lot Ravens
craft of Ashland to the tax commits
sion by Governor Stubbs gives the
farmers of the state representation on
the tax board for the first time. The
farmers pay 10 per cent of the state
taxes and are surely entitled to the
place. Mr. Ravenscraft is a we'll |
known stockman of western Kansas
and owns a big ranch.
Governor Stubbs today decided to
accept the invitation to deliver the
Decoration day address at Wichita.
House bill No 9S4 was introduced
today by the judiciary committee. This
makes the number of bills in the
house this session only six short of one
thousand.