Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-10

The committee on roads and high
ways in the house has combined the
best features of the Issenhuth and
the Bruce bills and incorporated them
into q committee bill. The feature rs
the county unit system on all projects
costing more than $500 and all under
that sum to be constructed under the
supervision of the township super
visors. The office Of the road over
seer is abolished The tax levy can
not exceed five mills unless by spe-
cial vote of the people and the poll
tax, placed at two dollars per year
must be paid in cash. Local residents
are given first opportunity to do the
work, but it must be done under the
supervision of the county or town
ship board. H.
The measure covers the recon-
mendations of the state good roads
league and also has embodied in 1t
the features Of the Wolxmuth bill
pertaining to the employment by the
county commissioners of an experience
ed engineer to supervise the construc-
ton OF roads in mountainous counties,
where the roads cannot follow the
section lines. This latter feature is
Of particular interest to the Black
Hills. Where drainage bitches have
to cross private lands. both benefits
and damages are provided.
Every possible condition that might
arise would seem to be covered. A
special provision made ia that should
the people of county desire to sub
nit the question of tn adoption Of
the system as outlined in the bill,
to vote Of the electors they may DO
so by petition signed by ten per cent
of the freeholders.
A delegation of business men from
Watertown has been in the capital
advocating an appropriation bill for
the preparation of the state land In
the city OF WATERFOWL, for the build
ing of a northern hospital for the in
sane.
DR.. Mead OF the Yankton ASYLUM, In
his report, recommends that the state
begin preparations for the construc-
ton of another institution and is
hacking the WATERFOWL delegation in
their contention. It has been tacitly
understood that when the Yankton
asylum reached its reasonable limit
of THOUSAND inmates that second
institution should &c constructed and
maintained on the state property at
Waertown. This property is that turn
ed over to the state by former COVER
Tor Mellette at the time of the Tay-
Tor defalcation.
There are now nearly nine hundred
patients in the Yankton hospital and
considerig the rate OF increase in the
past, there would be about thirteen
hundred before the northern insti-
tuition would be in running order, IL
the state were to begin on it now.
Ten thousand dollars are asked and
it is very probable that the legfsla-
ture will grant the necessary appro-
priation to begin the fixing up Of the
grounds at once, preparatory to the
construction of q hospital there.
The committee appointed by the
legislature to investigate conditions
at the Soldiers Home arrived In the
capital from Hot Springs this morn
ing. 1t will probably be some days
before they will make their report.
Over q hundred witnesses were OK
amIned and it will take several days
for the sten0grapher to transcribe
the notes of the hearing A rumor
was floating about the capital TODAY
to the effect that the committee would
turn in a report completely vindicat-
{~nrv MI khnt hn
examined failed to substantiate any
of the charges brought against the
management of the institution. This
could not be verified, however. There
is great demand for full publicity of
the evidence brought before the COM
mittee and there is possibility that
the state will order the complete notes
of the hearing published.
With an amendment making closing
hour 9 o'clock. the daylight" saloon
hill passed the horse by a vete ~
70 to "a. The debates which proceed
cd the final vote were long ami rous-
ing. but the temperance element clear
" had the advantage from the OPEN
ing. and passed the bill with an
~tACt @VuCy tldCoC. III Nd-C TIC itiS1o-
IRE passes TIE senate. which is likely,
Il win go into effect at once.
e. NOTES.
Gregory county some time ago had
great difficulty locating county seat
There we're SO many towns after it
that none received a majority vote in
the election. The house judiciary
committee would remedy such condi-
lions with H. B. No. 152. 1t provides
that where county seat is not chosen
at an election. at the subsequent cleo
ton, only the two leading towns for
the place, can enter the race.
Representative Sutley's bill for an
experimental farm at Vivian In Lv-
man county win be reported favorab'v
by the agricultural committee OF IN.
house. 1t is understood that the Mil
waukee railroad company has offUre1
the state permanent gratn'tious
lease of land suitable for cite, which
the state may keep as long az an OK
perimental farm is maintained thcre
Representative Buffngton's bill mo
1881 relating to the payment of taxes
in cases where the tax records are