The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-05

the necessity for installing VS. and
connecting tracks. That the commits
sion be given supervision over. tel
ephone. telegraph. gas. water and cleo
trical companies and other publii
utility corporations. That they be
given the power to employ a stem
ographer. And finally, the commits
sion asks that the money received
from the issuance Of elevator licenses
be appropriated to defray the ex-
penses OF the commission. To all Of
which I call your attention and ask
your careful confederation.
Wolf Bounty
The state auditor has issued a
statement showing the amount Of
taxes levied and the amount Of taxes
paid under the wolf bounty since
its enactment. and recommending the
repeal of this law. The law is unjust
to the people in the eastern and CEN
trail parts of the state where there are
no wolves and the law authorizing
the payment Of the wolf bounty by
counties is fair and just and appar-
emily adequate under present circum-
stances and conditions.
Militia
According to the adjutant generals
guard Of this state are we'll satisfied
with the new military code and with
present appropriations. The report
recomends that 1.-The adjutant general
be made ex ohlc1o member of the mil
itary board controlling the military
reservation and that there be small
standing Appropriation for the care
and improvement of the military
grounds. The recommendations are
just and reasonable. The sadjutant
general should be a member Of the
military board so that all moneys
appropriated for the improvement Of
the military grounds could appear &C.
counted for in his report. Under the
present law the military board is not
connected with his department in any
way.
Legal Department :.
In the attorney generals report you
will find comments on the recent coal
rate case and the probability of its
again being brought into the courts
by the railroads. The questions in
volved in this case were not perma-
nently settled in the decision Of the
supreme court Of the United States.
and the railroads were given the right
to bring another action at any time
they can show tht the rates fixed by
the legislature are unreasonable. The
attorney generals ONCE is handicapped
by not having funds to cover the
costs Of such actions. The coal rate
case is only used as an illustration.
There may be others at any time
where It is the duty of the attorney
general to appear in behalf of the
state and prosecute or defend and he
ought not to be hampered by lack
of funds necessary for the prosecu-
ton or defense Of the case. This
is a matter of great importance for
It Is better for the state not to ap-
pear at all than to appear unprepared
on such important cases.
tuberculosis Sanitarium
The last legislative assembly, appro-
priated $4,000 to secure and improve
a site for a tuberculosis sanitaium;
the site to be selected by board con-
sisting Of DR.. G--E. .Ruediger Of. the
public health laboratory OF the uni
versity, DR.. j. L. Grassick, superin--
tendent OF the state board Of health,
DR. Fannie Dunn Quain Of Bismarck,
Hon. G. J. Lord of Cando; and the
governor. AS provided. by Law, the
board metz organised and finally Sc
lected q site for. such sanitarium on
the south side Of the Turtle noun
tains, where. we secured by purchase
and gift a large. tract of land, pro-
tected on the north and west Ivy the
hills and timber, overlooking and ex-
tending to a dep freshwater lake on
the east and on the southeast about a
mile and a hathaway, the beautiful
little city of Dunseith. The building
site proper, while protected on the
north and west by the hills. is still
very high In altitude and is a perfect
garden spot Tile soil is deep and
fertile and we'll adapted to all kinds
of gardening. tits surrounded by a
fine grove Of natural burr oak trees,
while from the side hill Immediately
adjacent there flows several fine
springs of pure water, all flowing into
one little stream flowing by the build
ing site.