The Pulaskian., 1915-12-10
APPROPRIATION IF
 sl,5OO,0OO ASKED
ESTIMATE MADE BY TREASURY DEPARTMENT AT WASHING
 TON FOR NEEDS OF STATE.
FIGURES READY TO SUBMIT
Proposed $474,ooo For ouachita River, Including $25,ooo For Camden Arkansas River Figures Are
 $209, 700

$209,7o
 Little Rock
 Treasury department estimates of specifications needed during next ifs cal years for Arkansas, as submitted for congress, aggregate $1,500,0 as follows: Internal revenue service S17.000; for mail conveyance machin- cry at Little Rock postoffices, $3,500; for beginning of work on federal build ing at Fordyce, S10,000 for beginning of federal building at Prescott, $5,0O0; for beginning of federal building at Mena, $15,000; for improving Sulphur River, (Texas and ArkansaS), S12000; for continuing improvement of Ouach- fta river in Arkansas and Louisiana by construction of locks and dams numbers 3 and ', $474,O0O; for main tenance and open channel work up to Camden, $25,00O; for improvement of Red river (Arkansas and Louisiana), between Fulton, and mouth of Ouach- ita river, $50,000; for improvement below Fulton, S10O,0O0; for improving Arkansas river Gin Arkansas only), including works at Pine Bluff and O. eration of dredging plant, S209700; improvement of Cache river, S3000; improvement of St. Francis and L'An- guile rivers and Black Fish Bayou, 5000; White river, S3O,50O Black and Current rivers (Arkansas and MissouriJ, $22,OO0; for expenses in connection with maintenance of Ar kansas National forest, S11,930; gen. eral expenses of Ozark National for, est, $s,030; expenses at Mammoth Spring fish cultural station, $4,500; for horse drawn vehicles for use of super intendent of Hot Springs reservation, $500; for construction of sanitary sewer system at Hot Springs, $9659o; for construction of storm sewer sys- tenn on Hot Springs reservation, S237.- $40.
 January was designated as the date for the election to decide whether | Little Rock in an order issued by County Judge. The order followed the filing in the County Court of the pc titions signed by residents of Little Rock and Pulaski Heights, asking for annexation, and a certified copy of the ordinance passed by the Little Rock City Council Iavoring annexa- tion and petition asking that the County Court call a special election
 While approximately 20 bonds of county collectors had not been receiv- ed by State Auditor M. F. Dickinson at the close of business, it is not be- lieved any of the collectors are de- linquent The law provides they shall file new bonds with the county clerk before the first Monday in December. The county clerk is instructed to file copy of the bond with the state au- ditor. Several bonds received at the auditors office had been filed with the county clerks Friday or Saturday o1 last week.
 
 Because the State Board of Health refused to approve plans for sewer age and water systems at Heber Springs new plans must be drawn, ac- cording to Dr. c. w. Garrison, secre- tary of the board. Dr. Garrison says the plans submitted to the board were inadequate The last legislature passed bill making Heber Springs city of the second class in order that improvement districts for the building of the plans could be formed.
 Establishments employing three women workers and a fourth who oc- cupies the position of stenographer are liable under the provisions of the minimum wage law, according to an opinion written by Attorney General Wallace Davis, on request of Labor Commissioner J. c. Clary. The law provides that all establishments em- ploying three women or less num- Der are exempt.
  tion pardoning Thomas Qualls Of Conway county, convicted of second degree murder in October 1911, and sentenced to 10 years. Qualls was pa roled more than year ago. The gov ernor restored to citizenship James Ford of Randolph county, sentenced in 1908 to one year in the penitentiary for grand larceny. Ford had served the sentence.
 The open season for quail as pre- scribed by the new game law ends January 31, and is the most exacting of any law regulating the killing Of quail that has ever been in force in Arkansas Protection of the quail from ruthless slaughter and protec- tion of owners of enclosed lands are the two important features of the law.