Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-05
Nebraska
FIND DEFECT IN BRIDGE BILL
Act to Aid Counties with Long struc-
lures Makes No Appropriation.
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DECIDE
state Board of Public Lands and
Buildings VIII visit Southwest
90 Inspect sites for New
Agricultural school.
From a staff Correspondent


LINCOLN. May 4-(SpecialJ- In the
Cronin bridge bill which was passed at the
recent session of tho legislature and H.
which provision was made for assisting
IN the building and maintaining Of bridges
over streams more than li5 feet in length
It has been discovered that although there
was state levy Of one-fifth OF mill pro
vded for, there was no provision as to the
appropriation from the sum accruing from
the levy. This n is said will prevent
Boone. Boyd and Holt counties. which
have applied for aid under the provisions
Of the bill from obtaining the assistance
which they have been after for some time.
Attorney General Martin has been asked
for an opinion on the measure and
whether Auditor Barton draws warrants
for aid 10 any of the counties depends
entirely upon what that official decides.
The one-fifth mill levy would raise APP
proumstely $1,000 and besides the counties
which have already applied there are sew
eral others which are DESTROYS or receiv-
ing help In the construction of their long
bridges. According to the provisions of
the hill counties shall pay half the cost Of
building the structures and the state the
remaining half Following the clause re-
lating TO this matter I'm the measure an
amendment was inserted which read: PRO
vided that the state shall not be liable for
any money In excess Of this appropriation
hereby made"
But nowhere In the bill can there be
found the appropriation which in that
clause Is designated as hereby made"
Nor are the moneys sccruing under the
levy called for in the bill, appropriated in
express terms. In the latter part of the
IL
levy shall be used only for the purposes
set out In the measure, but neither in the
title Of the bill nor it's body is there an
express appropriation made.
Senator Lea Of Boyd was especially desir-
SaIs Of having the Cronin bill passed for
the benefit Of Boyd county It was under
Eteod during the latter days of the legisla-
tTTs that he deserted his little band Of
trtssugent democrats and Joined the Doug
LAS county democrats and voted for the
Douglas county choice of sitting committee
Tor the sole purpose of securing a promise
Hro mthe majority of the senate that the
state aid bridge bin would be passed The
hin was passed and signed by the governor.
State Engineer Price has received appli-
cations for state aid for three proposed
bnddgss two 20 be built In Boone county,
and ono across the Nlobrara river between
boyd and Holt counties The Boone county
commissioners application WIS the first
one ON fils IN the state engineers office.
IL Rstss for bridges over the Cedar river
IN Boom county, one to be built where
there n q bridge known as the Rsad bridge.
elk milss northwest of Cedar Rapids. 10
be BIO feet lDng and sixteen feet wide,
thFss spans, At an esttmatsd cost of $500;
the utfter 10 ts huih north of Cedar Rap1dn
40 feet Inns, fuur EpanA, al . cost uf 8R5OQ
The county commissioners plsdEB The
county 10 rzy hair Tho oust -f
Tho Joiut -HupltrRttnn Of tKs county c.orn-
mtsatpners OF Bnyd and Hnft cuuuttsa AK.
for bridge $50 feet long Acruas tbs sCiD-
brara river Rt q point ftvs miles uuuKh Of
southwest OF Butte m Boyd county. Nc
estimated rosA n given.
Price Hnzpects VVatr.r DIrrheu.
IRRIGATION companies doing 1uztnnus n
tho state FaIys been notified by stat;
HfgfnSsF Prize TINT Tiny 1uuat uurnrItY win
the provhtonB OF severRl naw arriEatdor
measures among which n una rsuirir4nI
Them to build hsadgatss which can b,
Iepsned ara nfo1ed and wfrtrh 1sUufres ir
ASedttann tho llEe OF n meaFlIrinR As5vaue be.
Tow al such headgates. same to be Of ,
haetagn or pattern approved by the rtat,
se@emeeH All the work must he Rtartet
within ten days after nntice fB 1,suafvod b,
the companies and a refusal To cuuuply
with the new acts means that TIM watel
VIII be shut off 1rom the ditnheB con
aoer1ed.
no -1KuEtsS Ont ounrpmny.
rAe FIRST machine gum cumpuny O.
Beafdcas which n "A part OF tine Nsbrnalx,
N&aSnai guard Is to be mustered out o
thS-Servfce ON -2Iay>eo This in due to tn.
taot that the company ~ unnhfa IN Obtain
me modeun l&qufpmant necessary to carr,
on its drialR 1t ~ thought that a portion
ef'ehs new equipment could he dhtainsd Il
year or 80. but the members did no
care 90 remain organized until that time
The men were DESTROYS of organizing M
field battery but the military board of tn
national guard. which recently met, de
oidsd that the expense of carrying sue
an organisation could rot be mafntafns
under the appropriation made by the IaHis
lsAnrs for che state soldiers. TIM comtn
bienRuium.
state RS<rd 60 IIaACs Trip.
The STATE Board OF Public Lands an
Buildinss has announced its itinerary 70
the trip which IT VIII take 90 southwest
een- Nebraska for the purpose of deterntn
Ing upon location for the new ssrfnnl
turRl school Chairman C0wies Of TN
desire 10 be hAnqueted while cut IN tn
state ami asserts that thsy are within
TO nay for everything that they get wv
DO not desire TO be shown any particula
faFors." said he today. 'SAll we want
hook At the proposed sites and a meet
ing with the men who have the affair /
chaTSe- for the different towns"
Tue beard Will leave this city Taxt Sur
DAY evening and 60 direct to HeIdneg
NeudAy morning they viii look over III
proposition which that city has to sui
NIT At 1880 they will so 20 McCool
From there they Will take an automobi
10 CuhertSon- and return. They VIII spen
tho night at McC0ok and the next mornin
viii leave for Bartiey. which has Iatel
come out as a candidate for the Location
AFTER looking over the BARLEY offer II
board viii 90 via automobile to Can
. bridge, whore dinner will be taken. Att
some Tune spent there the state ofIicia
Will continue the trip TO oxford whel
they will remain during the nigh
Wednesday morning they will take ira
&c Alma. where Governor ShaHenherg,
and his hand OF faithfuis vii show the
Harlan c0uutys site for the new instit