Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-05-16

band nor wife can run up an evtrava.
CANT account which the other might
be forced to pay.
Mines and Mining.
S. F. No. 300, by Ream of Mahas-
ka-To regulate gypsum mines and
provide for their inspection by state
1iine inspectors.
Public OFFICERS.
S. F. No. 3S4, by Garrett Of Louisa
To reduce the limit OF population
from 10000 to $4,000 Of counties in
which supervisors may vote addition.
al compensation to county treasurers.
This is for the benefit of Muscatine
county on account Of extra work be-
cause of extensive drainage opera
tons.
House File No. So by Whitney,
Providing sheriffs may not charge to
exceed 12& cents for meals or lodging
for prisoners and that in counties or
$4,000 population or over boards Of
supervisors may fix lesser rate.
This bill is designed to cut out what
Is called the "sheriff's graft. Under
this graft in some large counties q
sheriff has made twice as much as his
salary and more out of feeding and
lodging prisoners. Publication clause.
House File 4S9. BY Buxton. Re-
quires county clerks to report to
board of parole, comprehensive statis-
tics concerning crime conviction and
cost of same.
House File 574. BY Judiciary Com
mittee. Providing county officers
may designate either English or for.
eign language newspapers for publ.
cation of legal notices. Present law
provides notices must be printed In
English language.
House File No. %. Makes Clerk and
reporters of Supreme Court appoint
i've by Supreme Court.
Railroads and Transportation.
s. F. No. 260, by Jones of Mont
gomery-To provide that 1000 sigma.
lures shall be sufficient for a petit
ton to submit the question of aiding
a railroad in cities of $4,000 or more,
making possible the construction of
the Creston-Winterset railroad or
Red Oak road.
S. F. No. 50, by Chase Of Hamilton
Providing railroads must settle
damage claims for loss of freight or
baggage within 60 days after claims
are filed If a state shipment and
within 12O DAYS If an interstate ship
ment.
S. F. No. 1872, by McColl Of Dallas
TO require railroads more than
twenty miles long to equip locomo-
tives with power headlights strong
enough to show the figure of . man
at a distance Of 500 feet.
s. F. No. p, by Schrup Of Dubuque
TO provide for the adjustment Of
the narrow gauge railroad in Iowa.
House File No. Is by Stutt.-Inter.
preting law as to speed of stock
trains. Provides any speed less than
an average Of twelve miles per hour
shall be considered unreasonably
slow.
e House File No. 3o3. BY HUI. Rail-
roads must provide frost-proof glass
for engine cabs. Size Of glass not
less than by Is inches.
The Road Gill.
The bill provides for . state high
way commission, and the commission
has already been appointed. The
commissioners are John Holden of
Scranton. Greene county. H. c. Beard
Of Mt. Ayr and Professor Marsten.
dean OF the engineering department
of Iowa State college. The measure
provides for designation Of state,
county and township roads. The state
roads are to be united under one sys-
tom, plans for which are to be ap-
proved by the highway commission.
The salary Of the commissioners +
81 per day for not to exceed 100 days
service each year. and the commits
sion has power to employ assistants.
The commission Is to furnish the
counties with road plans, to approve
of the maps of county road systems
and furnish standard specifications
for bridges. Each county is to have
a competent county engineer selected
by the supervisors. Bridges costing
less than $500 may be built by day
labor by the board. Bridges costing
more must be lot by contract. The
bill provides that q resolution OF
necessity must be taken up to initiate
bridge building let by contract, ex-
cept in cases Of emergencies and re-
pairs, and that all plans and specid.
cations and bids for-bridges costing
more than $1,000 must be submitted
to the commission. No mileage tax
is provided for and no plan OF perm
anent roads or money therefor.
8. F. No. SCI, by Thomas Of Union
TO provide for the registration of
highway routes and their official
signs and prohibiting duplication
thereof.
Schools.
8. F. No. 331. BY Robinson Of
Franklin-To provide for the restora'
ton Of property for school district
from which taken.
8. F. No. 205, by Savage Of Adair-
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