The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-26
Provision For Issuing Bonds
Not to Exceed One Per
Gent Of Property
W0MANS SUFFRAGE BILL MAY
BECAUSE0F LEGlsLAT|vEBATTlE|
Two Reports Possible From the
Elections Committee and Letters
Are Pouring in to Give the Measure
Favorable Consideration.

Favorable Consideration.
Oh. ID. PAULsON.l
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 26.-Etfort at
changing the present law relating to
the establishment of park systems in
cities is made in house bill No. 11S
introduced by Representative Alex
Stern Of Cass county. Under the
amendment to the law that he has
proposed, It would be possible to issue
negotiable bonds for park purpose in
sum not to exceed one per cent Of
the value Of the taxable property
situated in the district, while under
the law as 1t now stands, it >.is pos
sible to issue such bonds up to two
per cent Of the value Of the taxable
property.
Another change that is proposed Is
the reduction OF the amount of the
levy that can be made. Subdivision
Z, OF eection s Of the present law
gives the board of park commissfon-
ers the power to levy tax of not to
exceed five mills Of each dollar Of
taxable property, but II the Stern bill
becomes law, the maximum taxation
that would be possible would be only
three mills.
This law is one In which the cities
only are interested, and up to the
present time only two cities, Grand
Forks and Fargo, have availed them
selves Of the provisions of the meas
ure by which 1t is possible to create
city park system.
Will Offer Amendments.
In the committee on elections and
amendments will. Be proposed to the.
Cashel bill by which the square at
the head Of the party ticket on the
election ballot II s-sdoAeSg away giith.
The amendment that will be offered
will serve to clear up the uncertainty
existing at the present time in cases
where voter has placed square at
the head OF the column and then has
marked q candidate In the opposite
column where there is more than one
position to flll.
When the names Of group of can
didates is given for such positions
as the legislative assembly, the voter
who has marked the head of the tick
ct and wishes to vote for one of the
candidates in the opposite column and
neglects to scratch out the name on
the ticket that he originally voted
loses his vote, as the election judges
are not able to tell which Of the can
didates the voter intended voting
against. Under the amendment that
will be proposed. II voter goes to
the opposite column and does not
scratch out q name on the original
column, 1t is construed that he wished
to vote against the candidate whose
name appears on the same line with
the candidate in the opposite column
behind whose name he has placed a
cross.
This bill was recently killed by the
senate but was revived again and re-
turned to the committee for further
consideration.
Briquette Burning Tests.
Tests in the burning of Ignite coal
briquettes manufactured at the state
mining experimental sub station at
Hebron are being conducted At the
capitol this week by Prof. Snyder, in
charge of the station. He has a good
sized exhibit Of the briquettes at the
capitol to show the success that has
been achieved since the establishment
Of the station two years ago, and for
the purpose Of enlisting further finan-
cial support for the institution.
The burning tests have been con-
Quoted very successfully and have
created great deal of favorable
comment. The briquettes appear to
do exceptionally we'll as substitutes
for hard varieties of PENNSYLVANIA
coal.
New Appropriation Bills.
The bills presented to the legisla-
tive assembly for appropriations for
the state school of science at Wah-
peton are unexpectedly large, carry
ing an appropriation Of $102.700 for
the institution. Among the more i'm
portant items on the bill are those for
. boys dormitory at cost of $40.-
600; the construction Of q combined
assembly hall and gymnasium at $685.
600; for repairs to main building,
$14,950; for maintenance, $4,000, and
for deficit in the cost Of the girls
dormitory, chemical building and
heating plant, temporarily transferred
from the maintenance fund, $3.50.
For improvement of the campus and
construction of cement sidewalks,
$4,000 is requested.
Appropriation bills for the state
eeform school at Mandan have also
been received this week. Mr.. Martin
asks that there be an appropriation
of $4,000 for the establishment of an
agricultural experiment station on
the reform school grounds. as created
by the legislative assembly of two
years ago. No appropriation was
made at that time