Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-17
MUCH REGULATION OF IMPORT.
AN0E LIMITED AT ToDAY,s
SESSION.

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 1.-THE hrs
bill to be introduced in tho state Gen
ate today il : highway bill by Senate
Hughes, Of Bismarck. It provide
that the governor, the state enRinee
and ono other member, to be ap
pointed by the governor, shall consti
tute the state highway commission
This commission shall serve withou,
extra compensation except travelling
fexpenses while employed in their
duties as highway commissioners
The governor to be chairman Of thu
commission and the state engineer the
secretary. It shall be the duty Of the
state engineer to prepare plans and
specifications and superintend the
construction of loads under the di.
rection Of the highway commission,
also to give such advice, assistance
and supervision with regard to road
construction throughout the state q
time and conditions will permit, and
IS the rules and regulations Of the
commission may prescribe, and he and
his associates may be required by the
commission to attend any public meet.
iags held by the commission or other
parties in the interest of road improve
ment in the state.
The bill aleo provides that it shall
be the duty of the state highway COM
mission, upon the request Of any
county commissioners, to require the
state engineer to prepare plans and
specifications for the construction or
Improvement Of any road within such
county and to make surveys and in
General supervise road construction
in said county as far as the funds at
the command Of said commission will
permit.
The highway commission shall issue
bulletins containing Advice and sue-
gestions and the law concerning high
way construction from time to time.
Convict labor shall be used upon
Che state roads, it heing the duty of
the NJ -dea Of the tate penitentiary
whenever caI,ed nror by the state
highway commission, to furnish and
use as many convicts as is deemed in
his judgment reasonably safe, to do
the necessary work of repair, improve
tlent and construction Of state roads
described in this bill and provided
that such convicts shall be employed
continually on this work from the
6rst day Of May until the first day
Of November annually, together with
sufficient teams to make the work Of
the convicts most economical in oper.
ation. Each short time convict work
ed upon the sas 4 statsaa N xe.|
ceive q credit upon his time Of ten
days for each thirty days that he shall
and diligently work upon
said state roads, and in case Of con.
victs serving life sentences, such priv
eleges shall be given them as in tho |
judgment Of the warden IL deemed
proper. Provided, that II any convict
fails to do faithful or enaeient work.
Or attempts TO escape, al or u many
It said credits a. in the Judgment Of
The warden shalt be deemed proper.
The Two state roads named in this
ret are one leading from Fargo VII
Valley iCty, jamestown,
Steele, Bismarck, Mandan, New Salem,
Hebron, Glen Ullin, Dickinson, Aedore
and Sentinel Butte to the Montana.
line near Beach, and one leading from
Grand Forks via LArimore, Lakota,
Devils Lake, churchs Ferry, Leeds,
Rugby, .Towne1 Granville, lfinot,
Berthold, Ray, Winiston, to the state
line near Mondak, Montana. It fur.
ther provides that the highway com.
mission shall establish and lay out
other state roads either east and west
or north and south through the state
as the funds 1t their command may be
sufficient to make Improvement upon
the same.
The bin further provides that the
state highway commission shall expend
the state automobile license fund mp
on the state road in the counties thru
which the state roads are constructed,
and maintained, in that proportion rs
the mileage Of such state road through
that county bears to tire entire mile.
age Of state roads. Provided, further
that none Of this fund 90 expanded
shall be expended in any county that
does not raise and expend IN equal
amount in cash for constructors and
maintenance Of state roads. Provid.
ed, further, that al bridges required
to bA conatrunfAi An tho limo ~ Anv