Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-18

sues and reporting.
Authority to condemn and secure
right of-way for lines for transmission
of electric current.
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Providing that cities of any class
may adopt commission form and fixing
graded scale of salaries.
II, Authorizing purchase or sale of cleo
trio current by cities and towns on
contract with other towns.
Authorizing mayors of cities and
towns to designate court for the trial
Of cases arising under city ordinances.
Providing for appointment of city
! engineers and solicitors in second ella SIS
! cities.
Making authority as to smoke ordi-
! nance extend 10 city of $4,000.
! Requiring only majority vote for I'M :
| proNement bonds in any city.
Authorizing appointment of library
! trustees by city councils.
Authority 10 cities to enact building
/ code.
! Authority TO cities to designate fire
districts and regulate construction OF
buildings therein.
( Authorizing transfer Of unused IL
! brary building funds TO the support
/ fund.
! Authority to cities to enact ordi-
+ nances Tor the licensing of plumbers.
! Plats of city improvements to be
made in ten days from ordering the
! work done.
Assessment for cost of main sewers
TO he made by formation of sewer dis
. trict to include al propert benefited.
| Election by city council of tempo
! rary city hospital trustees.
Improvement certificates TO draw in
J terest from date of the acceptance Of
the improvement.
Providing method FOR re-assessmon:
for street improvements where there
has been failure to comply with i
| techincalities.
Authorizing sale Of old material
where street is re-paved and applyia-
proceeds on cost Of new work.
Requiring city funds TO be placed in
banks and to draw per cent interest
on 90 per cent Of the daily balances.
Giving cities authority 20 protect
| trees in street parkings and providing
tree commission where there is no park
| commission.
Authorizing appointment OF tempo
rary park commissioners.
Notice of extension Of town limits
may be by posting notice if no paper
! is published there.
Cities not 70 lose their class by cea-
| son If loss OF population.
! Pay of 50 a day for counci!nen While
/ acting on board OF review.
| Amendment and revision OF law as
! 70 f-emen's pensions.
Cities may appropriate for support
Iowa League Of Municipalities.
| Requiring city clerks to report 70
state auditor on municipal statistics.
| Giving cities power TO regulate
| slaughter houses and apate nuisanees.
! Giving Burlington an island in the
Mississippi river.
Charter cities authorized to have
! levea Improvement commission: also
! general law as 10 cost Of storm sew
ers 70 apply: law az to making plats
no. 10 apply: council 10 have power TO
fill vacancies in council: authority to
erect city hall: also Moon law is to
/ apply in special charter cities.
/ Defining duties Of river front COM
/ rrissioners.
! Authorizing transfer of sinking fund
for water works purchase Des
| Moines.
| Recurring that plats of new additions
! must be approved by city council be-
fore they are Of record.
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Providing state inspection of county
accounts and requiring uniform system
of accounting, giving state auditor I'VE
inspectors.
Authorizing division of kossuth
county on vote of the people and Gre
alton Of county of Larrabee.
| Requiring county auditor 10 make re
! Fort to county clerk OF criminal sta
tistics
Authorizing counties to offer bounty
, Of 10 cents on crows.
Authorizing wolf bount. Of $50 and
s4
Requiring county auditor to make in
dex of corporation records.
! Authorizing counties TO aid in care
! OF tuberculosis.
| Giving townships outside Of incor-
porated towns authority to control
cemetery funds.
Authorizing erection Of soldiers
monuments in cemeteries with thirty
soldier graves.
Requiring that in large counties !ods-
ing for prisoners in county jails De let
by contract to lowest bidGer.
Authorizing voting aid for county
agricultural society not to exceed $1,000
Increasing the pay 81 certain asses
sors in cities and towns.
Requiring payment in full Of claims
for injury to domestic animals.
Giving extra pay to treasurers In
small counties because Of drainage
matters.
Taxing cost Of building line fence up
to the land for collection.
Requiring county clerks to repor!
crime statistics to parole board.
/ Increase pay of county auditors on
scale from s1,400 to $4,000.
Increase pay of deputy clerk two
counties to sl,4o0.
HIGHWAYS AND
DRAINAGE.
'Reorganizing state highway commits
sion, classifying roads, giving create,
power over road construction and pro.
viding for survey for permanent roads
Authorizing registration Of highway
names and trade marks.
Governor has authority to direct at
torney general to appear in suits in.
volving bridge and cuIvert patents.
Complete rules and regulations as, tt
automo on highways ar d in streets
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