Manchester Democrat., 1911-01-18
Board Of Parole and Increase In Pris.
on Population.
Pardons, Paroles, Etc.

AS BUOu Hb Ine report CdN De put lutO
published form there will be laid before
you In detail Information with reference
to pardons. suspensions restorations. COM
n and tine
present Information will say that FOUR
teen pardons have been granted by me,
one Of which VIII was upon the
and nine upon Recommendation OF the
board Of parole. have paroed from the
penitentiary and reformatory twenty.slx
mendation OF the board Of control ana
nineteen upon recommendation OF the
board Of parole. Seventy jail sentences
stored to citizenship upon recommends.
tion OF the board Of parole twenty-nine
persons. and upon my own initiative.
Better Highways. +.
"rhe question Of better roads has re-
ceived more than usual attention during
held in various parts Of the state and
great Interest has heen taken in the mat
ter Of road building Many of the high.
dirt roads. and with constant attention
believe cen be kept so. most OF the
year. Especial consideration has been
River road, connecting Councii Bluns
with Davenport and following generally
the line Of the Rock Island raiiroad. and
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Council Blnns and Clinton and following
the. general course OF the Northwestern
Iai,,es railroad: And now It is proposed to es.
Of the state to be known as the Blue
with Fort Madison Also one in the
per the sef Hs sasa
Sioux City. Perhaps the best and most
scientifically constructed highway to be
found in the state is that connecting
FMnnfaznmQ y0 a nd
nell In Poweshiek county. 1t is built by
contract out of the one mill levy ex.
pended by the board Of supervisors.
II believe that some legislation is need.
and maintenance. would clothe the
board Of supervisors with power to em-
e tss G opa
ish the office OF county surveyor and
have the duties now devolving upon him
would set aside one-quarter or one-thlrd
| Of the taxes collected for road purposes
and, and to be-, be expended re by the trustees. and
thar, that Of dragging. Then it should be
provided that the, work Of road building
should be done before the fall OF the year.
when to work the roads, except to drag
them, means to put them in condition of
ten almost impossible during the winter
and spring months.
"one Of the just sources of criticism
L
is that too much Of the money collected
and costly machinery which is unneces-
sary IN the care Of the roads. Some such
machinery is needed, but too much is
simply a wnste of funds. urge upon
you careful consideration OF the question
recommend an increase In the levy for
| road purposes, but the adoption of means
whereby better results can be had from
| the income from the present levy.
/ hun NJ NJ bo
put in shape and kept up on the present
levy. why can not many thousands Of
@lss i. be e,spcss5 so ss9t if attention and
81 believe that the road laws of the
| state should be rewritten in order thai
they may be. simplihed and brought to
Fish and Game.
"The last session of the general assem-.
| bly, enacted a law providing that all per-
sons desiring to pursue the pastime OF
| state license, for which an annual Zee
Of one dollar should be paid. The fees
| derived from the sale Of the licenses were
to be forwarded to the treasurer of stare
| and We're to constitute fund to be
1 known as the hsh and game protection
| fund, which should be used for the pro-
| lection and propagation OF fish and game
| and for the care and preservation OF the
| lakes. An unexpectedly large amount OF
money was received in this fund. wl,ch
for. the first year amounted to 5S107, ,79S.
and since July /, 1919. Sts. .2ss have been
received: There was in the treasury Janu-
ary of this year $12l .S23.2l to the credit
/ Of this fund.
THE remainder Of the fund collected
has been expended in maintaining the
| fish and game department, In the EN-.
ployment of deputies. in the care ana
preservation of the lakes and in the pro-
lection and propagation of fish and game.
| Law Observance
1.-Two years ago when / delivered my
| inaugural address. conditions In the
| state were such that it seemed not only
appropriate but necessary that en-
vance of the laws Of the state. especial.
| ly the laws relating to the sale OF In.
| toxicating lGuors.
The NEAL assembly then In SEES.
sion enacted u number of statutes the pur.
pose of which was to secure better OBJ.
! cleaner official service. While there has
been much criticism CT this legislation
| there Is no doubt. but that 1t has resulted
In bringing about better service upon the
| part of otherwise lax officials and has Sc.
| cured better observance Of laws in gen.
the state are better enforced today than
they have been at any time In recent
| years.
The Death Of Senator poIiiver.
The state was greatly shocked Mt the
news OF the death Of Senator Doliiver,
which occurred on the evening of the 10Th
day. OF October last, at Shis home in Fort
Dodge. AT the time of his death he was
/ representing our state, as its senior men,
ber in the United States senate and his
deatn caused vacancy which have tilled