Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-30
NUMBER EFFECTIVE ON JULY 4
OF THIRD YEAR NOT UN-
USUALLY LARGE.
NEW HIGHWAY BILL
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
Ranks Next to Liquor Legislation
Among Accomplishments of Last
General Assembly-law Providing
Free Hospital Treatment For De-
pendent Children Beneficial.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. June 30.-The number
of laws Of a general character and Of
great Importance taking effect on the
4th day Of July this year is not un-
usually large. The Thirty sixth gen
eral assembly published more of the
bills than any other and the bills pub
lished have all gone into effect.
With the anti-liquor legislation
which goes into effect next Sunday the
public is familiar, fer no legislation
has been better advertised, This re-
lates to the state agents, the tighten
ing I'D on injunctions. increase of PEN
alties and greater facilities for pre-
venting the violation Of the law pro-
hibiting manufacture and sale. OF the
appropria tons of the session, which
aggregate, including every item touch
ed upon in any way, about S9.250,000
year, the public is also familiar.
Highway Bill Effective.
The general highway bill becomes
law next Sunday. This has as its
chief object increasing the amount of
the automobile fund which goes to the
counties whence 1t came and tighten
ing up of the law SO that the super
vision of the state highway commits
sion is more nearly workable. The
county engineers are made amenable 10
the boards of supervisors in q more
direct way Some of the needless re-
strictions on bridge contracts were re-
moved Boards are given authority 70
condemn for additional land for roads.
In cities and towns there is provision
for special road districts to bear ex-
pense of paving from ends of city paw
ing out to corporation limits TO con-
meet up with main travelled roads.
There is provision also for city taxa
ton for improving main travelled roads.
Drainage districts along highways are
also provided. Completed drainage
work may be placed IN control Of local
trustees in some cases.
Very important is that part Of the
legislation soon to become effective
which undertakes to reorgantze the
Iowa National Guard on lines conform
ing to the regular army In every par
ticular. A part Of this legislation has
already gone into effect. There IS an
increase in the allowance of funds for
the support Of the guard. The adju-
tant general takes the title Of major.
There are cavalry and artillery and
other branches Of the service provided
for. Guard officers will be commits
stoned for 10-year terms.
childrsn's Hospital Law.
Very important from the standpoint
OF hea1thful citizenship is the new law
providing way to have poor children
sent to the state university hospital al
Iowa City for treatment and care al
public expense and this will open the
way to betterment OF physical condi-
ton Of very many persons Great good
probably will also come from the re-
quirement now in the law that boards
of supervisors must make provision for
the care Of INDECENT persons afflicted
With tuberculosis, and giving the board
of control some supervision over all
hospitals and camps for this purpose
The bill for the actual establishment
of the wonan's refornatory goes into
effect July 4. and it will be located by
the board soon. The abolition of con-
Wet contract labor is confirmed and