Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-21
Measure Drawn Up by the
Board Of Health and In
troduced in Legislature
Prohibits It's Use in Public
NEW GOOD ROADS
BILL SUBMITTED
Measure Gives Additional
Power to County Boards,
But Compels Employment
of Competent Engineers.

DC. Moines, March 2o.-Des
Mojnes suffrage leaders sued a
cal! today for all women In Des
Moines who are interested in
wamcn's suffrage to ,ttend the
session 0: the Iowa senate tomor-
row whom the suffrage resolution
will be up for passage.
Des Moines, March 2O.-Bills drawn
by the state board of health were In
troduced in the senate and house of the
Iowa legislature today prohibiting COM
mon drinking cups in public places in
Iowa, including hotels and trains.
The committee on elections today
killed the bill providing for the nomin-
alton of Judges at the primaries in
stead Of at convention as now.
Another important bill was intro
duced by the house highway commit
tee. The measure gives new powers to
the county boards of supervisors and
regulates the 1evying Of taxes and the
powers and duties of the township trus-
tees.
One of the most important features
OF the bill is the provision auth orizing
the boards Of supervisors to employ
competent engineers who shall per-
form all the duties now belonging to
the county surveyor The engineers
may be employed to make plans and
specifications for the grading and re-
pairing Of roads, bridges and culverts,
and other duties required by the super
visors. The compensation Of such engi-
neers shall be determined by the SUI
pervisors
8 A levy Of not more than mills on
the dollar, to be known as the county
road building fund. Is provided in the
I'LL. This tax shall not be levied upon
any assessable property within the linn
its of incorporated cities and towns.
and none of the road tax shall be used
in grading or building roads within the
limits Of cities or towns.
Township trustees must meet on the
first Monday In February on the first
Monday in April and on the first Mon
r7ay in November OF each year. At the
February meeting they will be required
to select superintendent of dragging,
employ road superintendent and
make contracts for the dragging Of
highways. At the April meeting they
shall determine the rate Of tax to be
levied for the road work. The Novem
her meeting will be devoted to settle
rnent of all the contracts made during
the year.
House Proceedings.
Representative Stipe this morning
introduced 2 stringent bin comnelling
the production Of books, papers and
documents in proceedings relating to
pools, trusts and combinations. A
bill also was introduced from the
board Of control committee permitting
the placing of boys and girls commit
ted to industrial schools under parole
with families who are responsible
Representative Brady introduced a
bill providing for penalty of $500 or
year in Jail or both when one is con-
victed Of bribinR person to place his
name on petition.
Among the bills introduced in the
house were the following:
BY Brady-creating the Office of
county weed commissioner at a salary
Of S75 per month.
BY Bauman-authorizing the board
Of control to make laws prohibiting
the public drinking cup.
BY Shankland-prcviding for the
establishment of municipal courts on
petition Of 800 voters in cities Of
100000
Among the bills passed in the house
were:
Hunts bill permitting insurance
companies to insure county and NUM-
opal buildings
Senator Francis bill permitting
Judges to make the penalty for forgery
one year in the pen instead of ten.
Meals bill authorizing the distribu-
ton of 10000 railway maps of Iowa.
Bills Passed BY Senate.
In the senate bills were ground
through the mill rapidly, fifteen being
disposed Of Many of them were
legalizing acts only or bills Of minor
measures.
Among the bills passed were:
BY Bowman defining turpentines
and oils preventing adulteration.
BY Cunningham permitting the con-
solidation Of Independent school dis
tricts
BY ettger-providing for the re-
moval or discharge of policemen or
flremen by the civil service board fol-
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