Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-23
State Senator Would Build tho
Kansas Highways With
out Aid of Bonds.
LAND ALONE TO BEAR COST
Twenty-miIe Strip or Each Side of
Road Would Be Assessed to
Raise Funds.

roads with asphalt surface, such as
they have in California, can be had in
Kansas at a nominal expense, without
voting bonds and without long delay,
advocates Emerson Carey, state SEN
ator from Reno county.
His plan is to build and maintain
these highways by the same method
that city streets are paved. Benefit
districts would be created, extending
probably for twenty miles each side
of the state rock roads to be so con-
structed.
The cost of building would be as
sessed against the land, both city prop
erty and farms in this 40-mile strip.
The actual assessment would be small,
probably ranging from ten to forty
cents an acre, the land nearest the
road being taxed higher than that far
Their away.
Senator Carey's plan is that the
state executive council, or some spe-
cial board. should direct the building
of the state highways, with the state
engineer in charge of the work. The
council would decide what road should
be built and construct it either on
resolution, petition or on a vote of the
people.
II WOulQ require Only al act OI lne
legislature to get the authority said
the Reno county legislator mo con-
stitutional amendment would be neces-
sary as in the case of a proposed state
bond issue for state roads. The Akers
idea of a bond issue is all right, ex-
cept that it would be necessary to
have constitutional amendment sub
mitted and voted upon and then the
bonds submitted and voted upon. This
would take much time
Senator Carey advocates two such
roads east and west across the state
of Kansas. probably along the routes
of the Lincoln Highway and the Santa
Fe Trail. North and south roads
would connect the principal cities to
these translate highways.
Kansas Retailers Meet-The Kan
sas Retailers Association held its
seventh annual state convention in
Wellington recently. There were
about 100 registered delegates present
and many business men from towns
which have no affiliated local organi-
cations.
She's a Student at 84.-Mrs. Amy
Winship, "a years old, has applied for
permission to enroll as a student in
Kansas University. The authorities
are considering the application. Last
year she took special work in sociol-
ogy and psychology in the University
of Wisconsin.
AGED Miner kiIled.-John KU-tz, 20
years old, a miner, was killed in Mine
No. of the Nevius-Coulter Coal Com
pany at South Radley the other after
noon. A fail of rock crushed him.
Youth Returns at 76.-After being
gray-haired for many years Mrs Mar
tina Lewis of AtcE-son has had her
hair restored to it's natural color by
within of Nature. She is rs years
old. A year ago her hair. which was
silvery white, commenced turning
brown and now is the same color it
was in her youth Another remark
able fact is that she is at present
cutting her third set of teeth
Says Asylums Need Inspection
Kansas physicians have been advised
to inquire into conditions at the Kan
sas State Hospitals for the Insane by
DIR. Amelia A Dickinson of lola Doc
| tor Dickinson, who recently caused an
Investigation of conditions at the Iowa
Insane Asylum at Mount Pleasant b.
her charges, was speaking to the mem
bers of the Southeast Medical Society
While not making a definite charge
! Doctor Dickinson said from what she
had learned of the Topeka asylum she
believed the doctors of the state
should make an investigation
Morgan in "Suff'' Fight.-Lieut Gov
w. Y. Morgan left recently for New
York state TO devote the next three
weeks campaigning in New York, New
Jersey and Massachusetts, for equa
suffrage.
Water Bonds for Misunderstanding
Manhattan city commission recently
voted bonds in the sum of $780, 500 fol
the extension of the water equipment
and mains in the city. Almost all ths
work will be done by the city, and
only small part let out by contract
Laid Two Cornerstones-@The cor
ner stones for the new $4,000 Y M
c. A building and for the $4,000 add
ton to the Masonic Temple were lait