The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-10

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they are dazzling, when machines pass
each other.
BY vote of A to 20 the assembly
concurred in a senate bill appropriate
| Ing $4,000 for the installation of
sprinkler systems and other fire pre-
vention equipment in the state chart
table and penal institutions.
Jitney Bond Is Reduced.
The senate adopted Senator Frank
Hanson's substitute for the jitney bill
recalled from Gov. E. L. Philip. The
| measure, which meets with the ap-
prevail of the governor, was then pass
| ed by a vote of 20 to 5, and messaged
to the assembly, where it is believed,
it will be given final approval.
AS amended, the bill differs with the
| original measure in two important de-
tails. 1t cuts in two the $4,000 and
| 5000 bond required to be furnished
| by jitney operators, and eliminates the
schedule feature, except that jitneys
shall furnish hours of service to con-
stitute reasonable accommodation to
the public.
Governor Vetoes Two Bills.
Gov E. L. Philip returned to the
senate without his approval, the bill
| by committee on state affairs, to Gre
ate a law prohibiting the appoint
ment by officials or employees of the
state, of relatives to any position ex-
cept persons who are certified by the
civil service commission.
| Gov. Philip says the purpose of
the bill is worthy insofar as it seeks
| to prevent the employment of those
I now in the service under contract
through the civil service commission
thereby invalidating such contracts
and being retroactive. It extends
the civil service law, he says, to a
point never contemplated by the leg
| islature.
Gov. Phillip also returned to the
assembly without approval, the Duffy
! bill, which conferred on town boards
situated on navigable waters the
/ powers and duties now imposed on
dock and harbor boards. He says
the bill is wrong in principle as it
gives to municipalities power to Gre
ate Indebtedness beyond all warrant.
He also says the bill is unccnstitu-
| tional.
Absentee Vote Law Signed.
The governor has signed the alb
sentee voting law. The statute has
once. Anyone whose business calls
him from home on election day may
vote.
Education Board Bill Signed.
Gov. Philip signed the Stauden-
mayer bill creating a state central
board of education to have full con-
| troll of financial and business affairs
of the state university and state nor
NAL schools.
The board is to consist of five
secretary of state, state superintend-
ent of public instruction, one person
| to be chosen by regents of university
and one by the regents of normal
schools. Regents retain power over
these institutions except as to finan-
cial affairs.
$785,ooo for Good Roads.
The Woodland bill 1854, carrying
an appropriation of 100000 for the
state highway fund, was disposed of
by the assembly. The bill as it came
from the senate appropriated $685.
900 for state aid and $4,000 to the
| highway commission for administra-
ton.
Originally the appropriations were
100000 and $4,000 respectively,
administration end and took it from
the state aid appropriation. The as
sembly concurred in both the senate
amendments and in that shape con-
Cured in the BILL
Food Commission Gets $4,000.
The assembly took up bill No.
656-S, appropriating $4,000 for
the support of the state dairy and
food commission during the next two
years. Mr.. Harrington offered an
amendment cutting the appropriation
$37,902, and it was rejected by viva
voce vote The bill was concurred in
by vote of 81 to "a.
Bill No. 659-S, carrying an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the support
of the state civil service commission,
was amended by cutting the appro-
priation $4,000 and it was then
concurred in as amended by vote
of 40 to 20.
Bill S41A, carrying an appropria-
ton of $4,000 annually for the sup
port of the department of the state
board of health, was amended by pro-
viding an annual appropriation for
the state hygienic laboratory. The
bill as amended was passed by vote
of 46 to IA.
The Hambrecht bill, relating to the
board of public affairs was ordered en-
crossed by the senate. This bill con-
tinues the board and makes it a
board to prepare estimates for the
budget.
The Jennings bill, relating to the
sewage disposal work in cities of the
first class, was sent to a third read
ing by the assembly. This bill seeks
to amend the act already passed in
relation to the disposal of bonds for
the sewage work in Milwaukee.
Old Sport Is Revived.
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