Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-03-21
GOVERNOR APPROVES
IOWA ABATEMENT LAW
Executive Signs Numerous Bills
This Week-Correct List
to Date.

After receiving numerous petitions.
'elegfams and letters and hearing sew
eral delegations favoring and oppos-
ing the measure, Governor Lister this
week signed the bill which makes the
Iowa abatement law relative to "red
light" districts statute in the state
OF Washington. 1t provides that prop
erty used for immoral purposes may
be condemned for six months and
closed for all purposes.
The governor also approved this
week the bill appropriating 5000, 900
for Washington's exhibits at the Pan
ama-Pacific and San Diego expositions
in 1915. The other bills signed this
week are as follows, the first figures
giving the number of the chapter the
bills will bear in the Session Laws and
the others designating in which house
they originated, supplementing the list
published last week:
67 H. B. 251-Appropriation for ar.
mory at North Yakima.
6S s. B. 464-Donating tide land to
United States at torpedo station.
So H. B. 184-Appropriating $2OO, 1000
for Washington exhibit at San Fran
cisco and San Diego exhibitions in
1915; $4,000 for Panama-Pacific ex-
position at San Francisco and $35, 900
for Panama-California exposition at
San Diego. From general fund.
70 H. B. 164-$3O0,O00 appropriation
for the Cheney normal school. Passed
over governors veto.
II S. B. 359-Deficiency appropria-
tion of $275 for state library.
72 s. B. 356-Fixing state librarians
salary at $1,000 year.
73 s. B. 141-Permitting rental and
repair of escheated property.
"A s. B. 142-Appropriating $4,14O to
pay mortgage held by Washington
Trust company on property escheated
to the state.
rs H. B. 475-Locating state road
from Kelso.
76 H. B. 542-Appropriating $3,000,-
900 from permanent highway fund to
aid in construction of county roads ap-
proved by state highway board.
n H. B. 44-Requiring optometry
examiners to deposit fees collected in
state treasury.
7S H. B. 43-The same thing with re-
spect to emDalmers.
70 H. B. 39-The same thing with re-
spect to veterinary board.
so H. B. 41-Same as to dental
board.
81 H. B. 4O-Same as to nurses
board.
80 H. B. Sesame as to medical ex-
aminers.
83 H. B. 42-Same as to pharmacy
board.
"a H. B. 37-Same as to barber
board.
IS s. B. 457-Ordering survey of
state road between Meyers Falls ard
Davenport.
SO S. B. 79-Providing that drainage
district may have outlets without its
boundaries.
81 S. b. 376-Donating the steamer
Yakima to the United States govern
ment.
SO S. b. 20-Appropriating $1,000
from the general fund for trout hatch
cry at Lake Crescent.
80 S. b. 14S-Permitting correction
of assessment roll of drainage districts.
80 S. i. 3SS-Allowing the city Of
Seattle and King county to join in
erecting a municipal building.
81 S b. 216-Valdating Yakima
county warrant issued for army site.
80 S. B. 357-Permtting Snohomish
anu HldCoi tSo W ie's - hIiAio io4 Soh'
eral purposes until Old debt is paid.
SO II. B. 420-Validating warrants
issued to pay for armory sites.
"a H. B. Congressional reap
portionment INTO five districts.
% H. L. 3Sl-Recognizing Pierce's
Code as legal ccnpi alton.
(Ccntinued on page fve.)