Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-08
PRAISES LAST ASSEMBLY
Says Last Legislature Intended To
Deal Fairly With Public Health
Questions.


ion regarding public health matters
as compared with the legislature pre-
ceding it. 1t is true that the state
board of health has not been dealt
with literally in the matter of appro-
priations, but believe that the last
legislature purposed to deal fairly
with public health questions and as
secretary of the board have no crit
icism to offer. The development of
a system of public health work which
will enable q state board or commits
sion to do the greatest good to the
greatest number Is the work OF years.
The Thirty-fourth General Assembly
has given that work good boost and
believe that we should take the
good things we can get and not find
fault because We don't get more"
Will Levy Tax for Roads
County attorneys of Iowa will all
receive circular letters from Attor-
ney General Cosson advising them OF
the ruling of his department to the
effect that the road dragging bill
passed by the last legislature is eff
fective now and that the one mill
levy for the creation of road fund
should be levied this year.
The purpose Of the attorney gen.
eral in doing this was to inform all
the county attorneys that township
trustees will not fail to make the
levy.
In some quarters or the state towl
ship trustees have interpreted the
law to mean that the levy is not to
be made until next year.
The attorney general sent with
each letter. the official opinion of the
department on the law, together with
the following synopsis of the opinion:
1t is also the duty of the town
ship trustees to divide the township
into permanent road dragging dis
tricts, appoint superintendent of
dragging and to Cause the roads there
in to be dragged in the year 1911. in
accordance with said act, and they
are authorized to pay the expense
thereof out of any road funds of the
township.
The township trustees have auth
ority aside from the said act of the
Thirty-fourth general assembly, to
expend road funds of the township in
the dragging of roads.
The one mill tax for dragging fund
provided for in said act. is not in
cluded in but is in addition to the
maximum levy that the trustees may
make for road purposes under sec
ton 1928 Of the Supplement to the
code of 1907, as amended.
A township trustee may not accept
the position of and act as superin-
tendent of dragging. but there is no
objection to the superintendent OF
roads doing so.
The said act took effect in all OF
its provisions April s, 1911, and on
that date chapter 101, acts. of the
Thirty-third general assembly was re.
pealed and superseded thereby.
Praises Board Of Control.
r. e. Stewart. superintendent Of
the Nebraska school for the deaf
praised the Iowa board of control
system in the management of state
institutions at meeting of the heads
of the different Iowa institutions in
Des Moines.
Year by year the wisdom of adopt
ing a centralized authority is being
demonstrated by the harmony, the
economy. the practical efficiency with
which Iowa's state institutions are
managed" said Mr.. Stewart. "Other
states are following the example OF
Iowa by the enactment Of similar
boards OF control laws and 1t is fast
becoming the generally accepted
method"
Many Seek Hayward's Job.
Information is that there will not
be lack of candidates for secretary
of state on the republican ticket be.
fore the primaries next year. Il. d.
Chassell. state binder. is an avowed
candidate and reports from Harlan
are to the effect that Rush" Bene-
dict, chief clerk of the house of repre-
sentatives, is really a candidate and
will be in the contest. E. II. Cum
ningham, prominent member of the
lower house OF the Iowa legislature
and resident of Buena Vista county
is also being mentioned. The latest
reports also state that e. w. Van
Duyn, state labor commissioner, has
been looking over the field prepare,
tory to entering the contest.
Articles Of incorporation.
Articles of incorporation OF the Lu.
cas- Coal and Supply company of Lu-
cas-, Ia, were filed in the Office OF
Secretary OF State Hayward. The
capitalization was placed at S250,000
c. N. Atkinson, s. III. Beverforden and
II. l.. Byers We're named as the offi
GERS.
Tax Commission Meets In July.
Professor Brindley, OF Ames, viii
probably be the first secretary Of the
state tax commission. Professor
Brindley is tax expert. He has writ
ten book on taxation in Iowa. II
is the desire of the new commission
to have tax expert for secretary
because it is believed that in com
pillng the statistics and in making
the investigations such an expert will
be great help to the commission
The commission is to recommend tc
the next legislature . new system
for Iowa.
Mine Inspectors Meet.
The state board OF mine inspectors
Is holding a session for the purpose