The Glenwood post., 1911-01-14

cost of construction of storage reser-
voirs, filings for which were made in
1909 and 1910, is about s45O. 900, 900.
The estimated cost for new bitches was
$1.OO2,OOO,0O0.
COdification of Water Laws.
The time has arrived when the laws
OF the state dealing with the various
uses to which the waters may be ap-
piled, should be codified and revised in
such manner as to present harmoni-
Gus and consistent scheme of state con-
tro!.
The work of supervising and con-
trolling the streams of the state, and
compelling observance of the DEGREES
the state engineer in combination with
hr;, MS duties IN conpeetion With roads
These latter duties should be trans
ferred to the highway commission.
1t seems to me that the most eff
fective and permanently satisfactory
way of meeting the situation presented
in respect to the use of our natural
streams, is to appoint committee of
three hold-over senators to draft
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 1000 to meet whatever expenditures
the committee may deem necessary to
make in the drafting of the bill.
Land Commissioners.
''The present state board of land
general, the secretary of state. the
state superintendent of public instruc-
tion and the governor.
when we entered upon the duties of
that board, we found that the state
was upon the eye of a great irrigation
permitted all the waters of the state
to be appropriated and applied to pri-
vate lands, that there would be no
water that could be obtained in the fu-
ture for 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, l suggest that there be passed
an act, limiting the right of appeal
from the district court to the supreme
error by the supreme court to the dis
trict court, to all cases except those
involving freehold or franchise), in
of costs, exceeds the sum of $1,000.
The cost of appealing cases to the
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
mined, shows the average expense to
be considerable, and, therefore, the
Sldle SHOulu llStll against lHt
action of litigants, who. often appeal
because their anger overcomes their
better judgment.
Il also suggest that there be passed
an act submitting to the people an
amendment to Section % of Article 6
of the constitution of this state.
shall lie from the supreme court to
every final judgment of the county
court and inserted in lieu thereof.
that writs of error may lie from the
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
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.
II, therefore. recommend that bill
be passed accepting the grant rendered
terms prescribed and making a Suffi-
cient appropriation to maintain such a
branch of the agricultural college there
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
III is time that we in Colorado, pos
sessing one of the finest free school
systems in the Union, should insist that
no voter should be allowed to receive
assistance except for physical disabil
ity.
Educational Institutions.
THE educational Institutions of our
state, during the past two years, have
had 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 464 to 514. The
number of students at the State School
of Mines has increased from 349 to
375. The number of students at the
State Normal school has increased from
1,025 to 1900. 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
debt in full; the state Normal school
has paid its 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
that bills be passed appropriating suf-
ficient moneys to liquidate all of the
Indebtedness of these Institutions, so
that they may start again witheut any
hndrances in their excellent work, and
further suggest that they be allowed
reasonable increase of their mainte-
nance fund
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removed from office"