The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-07
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any board to compel a bidder to file his
bid before the time for opening teh
bids and all bids would be open for
public inspection.
Good roads legislation will be one
of the prominent subjects before the
Legislature, but there will be many
other things, also. Since the Senate
has decided to consider bills touching
every recommendation made by Gov
ernor Marshall in his message. it is
certain there will be a large iood of
bills that had been expected. The
Senate has appointed a committee to
have this matter in charge.
Among the good roads bills to be
introduced is one to create a state
highway, who shall have general con-
troll and supervision of the building and
repairs of all of the main highways of
the state. The bill provides that the
state and the county shall each pay one
half of the cost of this weak, and it
provides for tax levy of one fortieth
of one cent or road purposes. The levy
is made small. it is said. that it will
not all heavily on any taxpayer 1t is
said that with this small levy the pro-
moters of the bill hope to be able TO
show what can be done with a small
amount of money properly spent.
Another road bill will provide that
road taxes shall be paid into the county
treasury in cash. except the poll tax, as
it is called. which shall be worked out
as it is now. The Office of road super
visor would be changed from an cleo
tive to appointive office There
| would be one supervisor for each town
ship, with a possible assistant. The
township trustee would be authorized
| to let contracts in small sections for
the repair of roads in his township.
preference being given to farmers and
tenants along the roads. The person
entering into the contract would give
bond for the faithful performance of
| the work.
Representa- tive Edward NJ. Nc
KEENAN,. of Dekalb county, viii intro
duce a bill to change the drainage laws
| in one respect. Under the present law
attorneys who attend to petitions and
| to land apraisements receive percent
of the total appraisement. and this. Nc
KEENAN, holds. is too much. He would
| by his BILL make the attorney fees de-
pend on whatever contract might be
made between the attorney and the
other parties, teh allowance to be made
by the county commissioners. Another
provision will be that remonstrance
against a proposed ditch may be made
only for cause.
McKennan also will introduce a bill
requiring all lobbyists at the Legisla-
ture to register their names. the bills
| for which they lobbying. by whom
| they are employed and the salaries they
| receive.
A similar bill was introduced at the
last session but 1t did not get yer far.
The lobbyists killed it.
Representative Breining. of Delphi.
will introduce bill to provide that
all state and municipal bonds and
township road bonds shall be exempt
from taxation. Mr.. Breining points out
that most of these bonds bear only five
percent interest. and that since they
are taxable the taxes reduce the income
from them to such an extent as to
make 1t impossible to sell them at par.
He says If they were made nontaxable
they could be sold at higher rate be
cause they would be a better invest
ment. measure of this kind relating
to road bonds was favored at a recent
meeting of the Indiana Public Improve
ments Association.
Mr.. Breining also has another bin
which will be introduced. 1t will re-
quire all interurban roads to erect and
maintain waiting room at every
scheduled or flag stopping place along
its line. 1t will provide that it will
be a complete building of room
not less than twelve feet square. with
a door and with a window at each side
so people can see approaching cars. He
says that all over the state many child
, rem go to school on the interurban cars
and that the roads should be required
to give them places of shelter while
they are waiting for cars.
; The county school superintendent
have prepared a bill which they viii
have introduced relating to their office
The bill will provide that the superin-
tendents shall be paid a straight yearly
salary for their services instead of
per diem basis. as is the case at pres
ent. The county superintendent re
ceives $3.50 day for his services Il
the bill it will be provided that tn,
: salary shall be fixed by the board o
county commissioners. but that it shall
not exceed the amount which he nov
: receives on the per diem basis. 1t will
tprovide for $500 year to the count,
superintendent for travelling expenses