The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-13
A COMMISSION
FOR SHADE TREES
TO HAVE CONTROL OVER vARIE-
TIES AND PLANTING THEREOF.
NORMAL SCHOOL BILL TOMORROW
Resolution For Creation of Three and
Appointment Of Commission to Lo-
cate Same in Southeast, South.
west and Northwest Iowa.

Des Moines, Feb 2.-Representa.
tive Henry o. Bernbrock of Waterloo
this morning introduced in the House
of the Iowa legislature a bill which
would give every city the right to
create shade tree commission and
compel uniformity in planting of trees
and varieties along the various
streets.
The Bernbrock measure first pro-
vides that every city council shall Git
is mandatory appoint commission
of three, one of whom shall be wo-
man, to serve without compensation.
This commission is to have absolute
control of trees along streets and
where there is no park commission,
in the parks. This commission shall
map ont design of shade tree plant
ing for the city and file with the city
clerk. Then after designations are
made Of the variety of tree to be
planted along different streets, it
shall be illegal for any private indi-
vidual to plant any other kind on that
street. The measure provides shade
trees shall be planted in front of all
residence property and plated prop
erty, and the cost of such planting as
sessed against the property before
which the trees are placed. A one
tenth mill levy is then provided
against the city at large TO provide q
fund for maintaining these trees and
protecting them, after they are plant
ed. The bill has been carefully drawn
by Mr. Bernbrock and before its in
PRODUCTION had the approval of the
Attorney General.
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The Normal school policy of the
present legislature will be definitely
determined tomorrow morning when
under special order in the house
comes up a resolution providing for
the creation of three new normal
schools and the appointment of a
joint committee of five, two from the
senate and three from the house, to
locate these schools. This resolution
was thrown lpsnv the House with the
avowed purpose of learning if it is
the disposition of the legislature to
build new Normal schools. II the
legislature signifies its willingness
along this line, then it is proposed by
the Normal School committee that
this special committee of the legisla-
ture visit all of the cities and towns
which have become applicants for
such schools with a determination of
selecting three of the most available
providing one location shall be in
northwest Iowa. one in southwest and
one in southeast. The northeast quar-
ter is not candidate. the school at
Cedar Falls being located in that dis
trict. 1t is believed by committee
members that if the assembly de-
sires to establish new schools this is
the only way of reaching a satisfac-
tory agreement upon locations. There
are now fourteen or fifteen bills in
the hands of the committee asking
normal schools at as many towns and
cities OF the state.
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The following bills were introduced
in tho house today:
BY Boettgar, readjusting salaries of
county auditor.
BY Grout, prohibiting dissertation
of the flag and its use for advertising
purposes.
By Brockway, appropriating $4,000
for preparing cases by the interstate
commerce commission and $4,000 for
prosecution.
BY Dixon, abolishing the board of
health and re-creating it under the
direction of one commissioner and
three advisory members.
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Other Doings of Today.
The experts at work upon the books
at the state fair have discovered that
some OF the officials have not been
prompt in turning all money to the
state treasurer but have left it for a
month or so in banks and the state
has lost the interest.
Labor leaders will appear before
the house ways and means committee
tomorrow and protest against the
amendment to the antitrust bill offer
ed by manufacturers which they say
il adopted will make difficulties and
strikes more acute than ever.
Representative Scholz of Clayton
had bill to repeal the law making
LincOln's birthday a legal holiday.
The law passed two sessions ago and
now the house refuses to honor it by
taking u recess today. Scholz says
the lawmakers should honor 1t and
on these grounds he would repeal the
act