Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-01-30
MATTERS BEFORE
STATE LEGISLATURE
STATE INSURANCE PLAN. PRO.
POSED RAILROAD LEGIS-
LATION.


and the first twenty days session has
cost the state about $4,000. One
bill only has become law. The leg
islative expenses included per diem
and mileage for members and en-
ployes. The bill which became a
law was to dispense with written
journals and use typewriter for
permanent records.
The Minot normal school matter
was revived in. the senate when
Senator Bond introduced bill ap-
propriating $177,661 to complete
the necessary buildings.
Senator Englund of Kenmare has
introduced a bill compelling tele-
graph companies to transmit and de
liver messages to another telegraph
company on whose line such points
may be reached, at intersecting
points where both companies main
tain an Office and where rate of both
companies are combined, and pro-
viding a penalty of from ten to fifty
dollars for each violation of the act.
Bismarck, Jan. Ex-senator Vail
has introduced a concurrent resolu-
ton regarding the state as a matter
of good business policy and economy
carrying it's own insurance against
loss by fire. The resolution Is as
follows:
Whereas, The business of the
state of North Dakota does, in many
features, resemble a big industrial
enterprise, and in the wide distribu-
ton of it's property in public build
ings. and the construction of such
buildings. the methods used in sup
plying fire protection and the en-
ployment of watchmen in and about
them, said public buildings become
preferred risks from an insurance
standpoint, and.
whereas, The amount of insur-
ance now being carried on public
buildings of the state reaches the
large sum of $S,681,s87.OO, that the
insurance premiums paid in the last
twelve years amounts to the sum Of
$153,827.38, and the entire fire loss
es during the same period amount
to the sum of $64,293.38, and it is
apparent that there can be large
saving to the state in carrying it's
own insurance"
An investigation will be made by
the various committees to see If
some safe plan cannot be devised for
the state to carry its own insurance
on public buildings and perhaps to
include county court houses of con-
crete or brick construction. The
amount of insurance carried on the
various public buildings is given.
That for the hospital for the insane
in force July LIST, 1912. is $75O,00O,
having increased to that amount
from $4,000 in 1904. The fire
losses for the insane hospital from
1901 to the present time has been
$1,000.
Railroad Legislation.
Three senate bills of great inter-
est to railroads and railroad employ
es, are now before the legislature,
and are being considered by the var
ious committees. The report of the
committee was expected Wednesday.
The three bills which were con-
sideded at Tuesday afternoons con-
ference were Senate Bills Nos. So,
SO and 90. No. So is the act regu-
lating the size of engines and cars,
and providing for clearance of OBJ
along the tracks. This is
one of the measures which the rail-
way representatives are particular
ly anxious shall not pass. but the
measure which appeared to be OF
greatest interest to them was No. 80
known as the full crew" bill, and
for conductor. two
brakemen and a flagman on all trains
of more than forty freight cars.
The railroad representatives de-
clare that such an act would be an
extravagance Of precaution. mas
much 40 the crews now assigned to
. train should be capable Of handling
It with perfect safety. The North
ern Pacific representatives declared
that the passage Of this bill would
mean an additional expenditure for
help IN the state Of North Dakota Of
approximately 100000 annually.
!. II u stated that II No. So. provid-
Ing for clearance Of distinctions
d