The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-14

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their holdings. The remission Of q
portion Of the tax on cut-oyer lands
is impossible under the constitution
tanother argument for classification
Of taxable ebjaeEsl, but the Commits
sion recommends that steps be taken
toward that end The proposed nat
,Iral gas act requires the plugging of
abandoned wells, and the saving Of
the gas from active oil wells. The
proposed coke measure sets a time
five years in the future after which
the construction Of by-product ovens
only will be permitted. The report
recommends that the state cooperate
in all practical ways with the Federal
Government for the protection of.for.
ests and the. improvement of nayi-
gable streams in West Virginia, and
suggests the adyisab'lity Of. furnish
ing. at the states expense, free sites
and rights Of way for locks. dams,
roads, and storage reservoirs"
Under the head Of Public Health
extensive reference is made to med
ical discovery along the line Of tuber-
culosis and how contracted and pre-
vented, and the governor then recon-
mends the following after urging CO.
operation on the part Of every one in
the movement against the disease;
4 recommend to the Legislature
the earnest consideration of the
pressing matter of promoting the
public health, especially as concerns
the safeguarding of the people
against the awful rayages of CON
sumption"
Pollution of the Rivers.
The laws OF the State relating to
the pollution of rivers are pointed
out as wholly inadequate and then
the governor submits the following
resolution adopted by the Ohio ,legis-
lature:
That the governor Of the State OF
Ohio appoint a commission Of three
persons. who shall serve without
compensation, but whose actual and
necessary expenses shall be paid, said
commission to investigate the condi-
ton of the Ohio River as regards lis
pollution!S and report to the governor
with recommendations for such 1egis.
lative action as they may deem wise
and necessary. That the governor
of the State of Ohio request the gov.
errors of the States of Pennsylvania
West Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky
to appoint similar commission for
their respective states to confer and
act with the Ohio commission, and
with one another, 10 the end that 8
plan may be recommended whereby
the several states interested may
jointly protect the Ohio River against
sewerage and other pollution. Pro.
vided that no expense shall be in,
CURED unless one or more of this
states invited to participate in thi.
investigation shall appoint a com,
mission for that purpose, and pro.
vided further that all disbursement:
shall be under the control, and sub
iect to the approval-of the governor
Il recommend action by you, and
that you empower the Governor Of
this State to appoint commission
to act with those of the other states
named and appropriate money for the
expenses thereof" ~ atlsj
Game and Fish.
Attention is called to the recent
decision OF the state supreme court
which knocked out our faulty law
respecting the preservation of game
and fish," the law being declared void
because IT provided that the fines
collected should 90 to the deputy
game wardens. He calls attention
to the creation of commission on
the subject and its work, invites care
full consideration and then makes the
following request:
4 respectfully request you to
make appropriation to pay the men,
bers of the commission on the con-
servation of natural resources. the
commission on good roads, and this
commission on game and fish laws,
for their time and expenses"
Highways.
After calling attention to his APP
pointing a commission to assist the
highway inspector. as resolved at the
meeting of the State Board of Trade
in clarksburg, and expressing the
fear that the people would start to
build roads before they were ready,
Governor Dawson says: