Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-05-15
ROAD COMMISSION
NEW IOWA BOARD HOLDS iMPoR.
TANT CONFERENCE AT
STATE CAPITAL.
LETTER TO COUNTY SUPERVISORS

~ SSSht WI
Arrangements Have Been Completed
for Holding Meetings With the 10.
cal Officers Of a Number of coun.
ties Throughout the State At Once.
Des Moines.-The new highway
commission has taken the first step
toward definitely doing things for
roads all over the state. They have
mailed out a form order to every
board Of supervisors In the state,
which requires each board to in
struct its county auditor to call a
special meeting of the board of super
yisors to be held ON May Is for the
purpose of selecting and designating
the county road system for the coun-
ty, pursuant to the requirements OF
the Brockway act; and also to consid-
er and act ON all matters and COM
munications submitted by the COM
mission.
The commission met in this city
recently with the legislative commit
tee on retrenchment and reform.
w. A. Wilkinson of Des Moines,
former accountant for the state board
OF examiners, who was appointed by
the new commission as expert ac-
countaht for the commission, has TAX
en- up his duties at the commission
offices. He had part in the investi-
cation of alleged road and bridge IT.
regularities in jackson county, which
was started by Jackson county citi-
zens.
In compliance with the Brockway
law, maps of the counties are being
sent to the respective county audi
tors for designation of proposed road
systems to be submitted to the COM
mission for approval.
Arrangements have been made for
the following county conferences dur.
ing the coming week: Monroe. Hen
ry, Lucas, Floyd, Jasper. Adams,
Guthrie, FaXette. Hardin, Buena Wis
ia, Harrison, Grundy, Humboldt, Clay,
Sioux, Lyon, Black Hawk, Allamakee,
Winneshiek, Woodbury., Sac and Blu.
chanan.
May Order investigation.
An investigation may be ordered by
the retrenchment and reform commit
tee to ascertain how much unexpend-
ed balances the university, the agri-
cultural college and the board of con-
troll have ON hands. A bill to require
that unexpended portions of appropri-
atoms revert to the state treasury on
January / was killed in the senate
sitting committee.
Each house passed similar bills.
The senate bill was sent to the house
and was amended. It was returned
to the senate II is understood the
measure was to have been reported
for passage on the last day, but that
there was a hitch.
State officials have no idea of the
amount of balances held by the uni
versity and agricultural college. 1t
is estimated at 100000 for each in
stitution The board of control has
about that amount.
Think Reed and Porter viii Win.
Local democrats look upon the de.
parture OF Judge Martin j. Wade from
Washington after going there to make
final recommendations concerning the
appointments in Iowa as significant
of the fact that he either succeeded
In having the programme put through
which win give N. F. Reed the mar
shalship and Claude Porter the at
torneyship in the southern district, OF
that he met defeat and decided that
further argument was useless. 1t is
the general opinion of Des Moines
democrats that Mr.. Wade succeeded
in his recommendations, and that the
two men will soon be notified of their
appointments.
State Secretary Called Down.
State Secretary w. s. Allen wa
called before the retrenchment an,
reform committee to show cause TO
his derogatory remarks concerning
the cuts in appropriations In his de
| partment.
That Secretary Allen has taken e1
| ceptions to the actions OF the com
mittee and has asserted that for pol
| itical reasons he got the worst Of /
during the legislative session is tn,
basis OF objections on part of tn,
committee. The trouble has arisel
because of the fact that Allen had tw,
stenographers cut off from his office
but this cut does not go into effec
until July LIST.
Mention Name Of Harding.
Politicians of Sioux City are dis
cussing the name OF Lieut.. Gov. w
L. Harding In connection with the
next governorship. At a large state
convention held in Sioux City recent
| ly Mr.. Harding was honored with this
mention, and several newspapers o.
the state have taken up the sugges
ton.
Wars Against Impure catsup.
The state dairy and food inspector
is making a campaign against the sal,
OF impure catsup In the state. HI
has filed about fifty informations il
the last two weeks.
Sixty per cent OF 225 tests made o.
catsup disclosed that the product was
impure, Mr.. Barney said. The places
where the catsup is made are unsani
tary In many instances. Under the
new sanitary law Mr. Barney will
have authority to order that these
places be cleaned up. The law be
comes operative July 4.
Railroads to Blame.
The railroads have themselves tc
blame for the legislation looking to q
lucent state fair rate.
If they were not at the very time
they are collecting full fares fol
Iowa's greatest drawing card, fiaunt
ing rates of cent mile and ever
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