Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-01-30

would require the removal of many
elevators along the railroad track.
Both railroads and railroad en-
ployes have representatives at Bis
marck to look after the legislation
referred to.
May Abandon Ft. Lincoln.
A rumor is current that Ft. Lin
coin may be abandoned by the gov
ernment as military post, and a
resolution was introduced by Sena-
tor Bronson asking that in such case
the land and buildings be ceded by
the government to the state for in
stitution purposes. Senator Hughes
called attention to the fact that the
land had been donated to the gov
ernment by private citizens of Bis
marck, and could not be ceded to
the state, for in case the post was
abandoned the land will return to
the parties who gave it.
A. petition headed by John B. Ben
ton of San Diego, CAL, and others
living in California, asked for a lib
eral appropriation for the Panama
Pacific exhibit.
The management of the tubercu-
losis hospital at Dunseith, and it's
needs. were discussed in the senate.
Senator Plain, for the appropriations
committee, stated that there was
some irregularity in the disposition
of the funds appropriated for this
institution two years ago. At that
time Senator Plain said $4,000 had
been appropriated to build cottages
and that while only one cottage, en-
.tailing a cost of about $500, had
been built, still that fund was ex-
hausted. He also said that $1,000
had been appropriated for mainten-
ance, and that while it was only re-
Gently that 1s patients had been ad-
mitted, still that fund, too, had been
exhausted. Senator Davis thought
a financial statement from the trus-
tees of that institution would suf-
fee, while Senator Davidson thought
q close examination of the records
would prove what had become of the
money. "a
A Wolf Bounty Bill.
Senate Bill No. 81 was amended
by changing the word "shalr' to
"may," SO that it would be discre-
tionary with the county commission
ers to pay bounty on wolf scalps,
instead of being mandatory. 1t was
held that it was unfair to compel
counties that have no wolves to pay
part of the bounty. 1t was also
stated that the supreme court has
held that the word may" was equiv
alent to the word SHALL" but the
bill was passed as amended.
Senator Mudgett introduced bill
to appropriate $4,000 to publish a
history of the North Dakota troops
in the Philippines, and appointing
commission for that purpose.
In the House.
Representative Butler read a
communication from Ransom coun-
ty objecting to the proposed uniform
text book measure, and declaring
that the measure was introduced in
the interests of the American Book
Co., +" one of the greatest trusts in
the country"
The temperance committee recon-
mended the passage of concurrent
resolution to ratify the Kenyon bill
in congress, which prohibits the
shipment of liquor in "dry" terri
tory.
A committee reported that one
cause Of the delay in the printing Of
department reports was that many
of them had been held by the secre-
tary Of the printing commission af-
ter being turned over by the various
department heads.
Among the new bills introduced
are the following:
House Bill No. 202, Buck, provid-
ing that city or municipality shall
not be liable for damages due to de-
fective streets or sidewalks unless
written notice shall have been served
within ten days of the accident.
House Bill No. 203, Buck, relat-
ing to the right of city councils to
reject bids.
House Bill No. 1876, 6,Greiger, an act
to provide that counties may require
adjoining land owners to build and
partition fences.
House Bill No. 223, Lindstrom,
to prohibit building school houses
within 80 rods Of cemetery, or estab-
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