The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-01-14
Board Of PardOna.

the Knowledge that when a sentence is
imposed. it is reasonably certain that
the party will be compelled to serve out
his term.
State Engineer.
The work in the office of the state
engineer has largely increased in the
past two years, The filings made
therein indicate that there is an era of
irrigation development now taking
place in this state, which has never
the biennial term the number of filings
for irrigation enterprises has amounted
to the number of 2,15l-. The estimated
rolrs. filings for which Were made in
1909 and 1910. is about s450,o0o,000.
The estimated cost for new bitches was
sl.002, 100000.
COdincatfOn of Water LAWS.
The time has arrived when the laws
of the state dealing with the various
uses to which the waters may be APP
pied, should be codified and revised in
such manner as to present "A harmoni-
Gus and consistent scheme of state con-
troll.
The work of supervising and con-
trolling the streams of the state, and
competing observance of the DEGREES
the state engineer in combination with
his duties IN connection with roads,
These latter duties shouId he trans
ferred to the highway commission.
1t seems to me that the most of
fective and permanently satisfactory
way of meeting the situation presented
in respect to the use of our natural
streams, is to appoint a committee of
code of laws concerning every phase of
the subject. and report the same to
the next session of the general assem-
bly, for its consideration and adoption.
Il further suggest an appropriation
of $1,000 to meet whatever expenditures
the committee may deem necessary to
make in the drafting of the bill.
Land Commi.sion-rs.
The present state board of land
commissioners consists of the attorney
state superintendent of public instruc-
tion and the governor.
When we entered upon the duties 81
that board. We found that the state
was upon the eve of a great irrigation
development, We believed that if we
to be appropriated and applied to pri-
vate lands. that there would be no
water that could be obtained IN the fu-
ture Tor state lands. We. therefore.
determined that we would enter upon
the policy of selling large portion OF
the state lands. SO that school lands
would not be left high and dry after
the waters were all conserved and ap-
priated to other lands.
Litigation In Supreme Court.
In order to limit the ever increasing
court, | suggest that there be passed
an act, limiting the right of appeal
court. and the issuance of writs of
error by the supreme court to the dis
triet court. to al cases except those
which the amount involved exclusive
of costs. exceeds the sum of $1,000.
The cost of appealing cases to the
generally best for the litigant, having
a claim of only $1,000. not to appeal
even if he is ultimately successful: the
cost of maintaining the supreme court,
divided by the number of cases deter
be considerable. and. therefore. the
state should protect itself against the
action of litigants, who often appeal
Il also suggest that there be passed
| an act submitting to the people, an
amendment to Section 23 Of Article 6
of the constitution of this state
striking out the clause .writs Of error
every final judgment of the county
court and inserted in lieu thereof,
supreme court to such final judgments
of the county court, and in such man
ner as may be prescribed by law.
Fort Lewis school.
The United states government has
for years maintained an Indian school
at the Fort Lewis reservation, in La
Plata county. Two years ago in the
Indian appropriation bill. congress of.
fered this reservation to the state OF
Colorado.
Il, therefore. recommend that a bin
be passed accepting the grant rendered
/ by the national government, upon the
terms prescribed, and making a suffi-
cient appropriation to main am such a
as is recommended by President Lory.
Election Frauds.
There have been presented to me
numerous affidavits alleging that
frauds We're perpetrated at the recent
election at certain precinct sin Las An
imas, Huerfano and Costilla counties.
1T is time that we in Colorado pos
systems in the Union. should insist that
no voter should be allowed to receive
assistance except for physical disabil-
ity.
Educational Institutions.
1.-The educational institutions of our
state. during the past two years, have
had a degree of prosperity which has
been almost unequaled at any period OF
their history In the past two years
the number of students at the univer-
sity has increased from AGA to 514. The
of Mines has increased from 349 to
375. The number of students at the
Logs to l,5oo. These institutions are do
ing most excellent work under their
respective presidents. Previous to the
present administration each of these
institutions had accumulated a debt.
The state school of Mines has paid it's
has paid it's debt in full: the State Ag
ricultural college has reduced its debt
othe sum of $4,000, and the univer.
sity has reduced its debt to the sum of
$4,000.
Il suggest to the General Assembly
tnat DillS De passed appTopFlatlnS SUI
ficient moneys to liquidate all of the
debtedness of these institutions, so
that they may start again witAcut any
hindrances in their excellent work, and
l further suggest that they be allowed
reasonable increase of their mainte-
nance fund.
The only officer, to my knowledge,
who failed to do his duty was my first
appointee as boiler inspector, whom |
removed from office"
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