The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-10

The committee on roads and high
ways in the house has combined the
best features of the Issenhuth and
the Bruce bills and incorporated them
into q committee bill. The feature is
the county unit system on all projects
costing more than $500 and all under
that sum to be constructed under the
supervision of the township SUPER.
visors. The Office Of the road over
seer is abolished. The tax levy can
not exceed Ave mills unless by spe-
cial vote Of the people and the poll
tax. placed at two dollars per veal
must be paid in cash. Local residents
are given first opportunity to do the
work, but it must be done under the
supervision of the county or town
ship board.
The measure covers the recom-
mendations of the state good roads
league and also has embodied in it
the features of the Wolzmuth bill
pertaining to the employment by the
county commissioners of an experience
ed engineer to supervise the ccnstruc-
ton of roads in mountainous counties,
where the roads cannot follow the
section lines. This latter feature is
of particular interest to the Black
Hills. Where drainage bitches have
to cross private lands. both benefits
and damages are provided.
Every possible condition that might
arise would seem to be covered. A
special provision made is that should
the people of a county desire to sub
NIT the question of tn adoption OF
the system as outlined in the bill,
to q vote of the electors they may do
SO by petition signed by ten per cent
Of the f~reeholders.
A delegation of business men from
Watertown has been in the capital
advocating an appropriation bill for
the preparation of the state land in
the city OF Watertown, for the build
ing of a northern hospital for the in
Sane.
DR.. Mead Of the Iankton ASYLUM, III
his report. recommends that the state
begin preparations for the construc-
ton of another institution and Is
hacking the Watertown delegation in
their contention. 1t has been tacitly
understood that when the Yankton
| asylum reached its reasonable limit
of a thousand inmates that a second
institution should tc constructed and
! maintained on the state property at
Waertown. This property is that turn
ed owe to the state by former COVER
FOR Mellette at the time of the Tay-
lor defalcation.
There are now nearly nine hundred
,ra%sa~f~ - 4L- No,14Dn hNopffa1 aph
| considerig the rate of increase in the
past, there would be about thirteen
hundred before the northern insti-
tuition would be in running order, IL
the state we're to begin on it now.
Ten thousand dollars are asked and
it is very probable that the legisla-
ture will grant the necessary appro-
priation to begin the fixing up of the
grounds at once, preparatory to the
construction of a hospital there.
The committee appointed by the
legislature to investigate conditions
at the Soldiers Home arrived in the
capital from Hot Springs this morn.
ing. 1t will probably be some days
before they will make their report
Over a hundred witnesses were e
amined and it will take several days
for the s~tenographer to transcribe
the notes Of the hearing. A EMO
was floating about the capital today
to the effect that the committee would
turn in a report completely vindicat-
ing Col. Geddes, that the witnesses
examined failed to s~ubstantiate any
of the charges brought against the
management of the institution. This
could not be verified, however. There
is great demand for full publicity OF
the evidence brought before the COM
mittee and there Is a possibility that
the state will order the complete notes
of the hearing published.
With an amendment making closing
hour 9 O'clock. the daylight" saloon
hill passed the house by a vrte OF
70 to "a. The debates which proceed.
ed the final vote we're long and rous-
ing, but the temperance element clear
" had the advantage from the OPEN
ing, and passed the bill with an
emergency clause. In case the meas
rre passes the senate, which is likely,
It will go into effect at once
NOTES.
Gregory county some time ago hat
great difficulty locating a county, seat
There were so many towns after il
that none received a majority vote il
the election. The house judiciary
committee would remedy such condi
lions with H. B. No. 1852. 1t provides
that where a county seat is not chose,
at an election, at the subsequent cleo
ton, only the two leading towns fci
the place, can enter the race.
Representative Sutley's bill for an
experimental farm at Vivian in Ly.
man county will be reported favorabl.
by the agricultural committee of the
house. 1t is understood that the Mil