Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-19

II. b IS CHicks) giving school
boards outside OF Chicago the power
20 borrow money and issue bonds.
II. b. lSs (Piersonl legalizing park
districts in contiguous territory stu
ated In more than one township. where
election was in question.
II. 3. SIS Judiciary committeel Civ
Ing special school districts outside OF
Chicago the right OF eminent domain
TO acquire land for school purposes.
H.B. $50 CTurnbaughl extending the
life OF the state mining investigating
commission
II. 3. $50 CTurnbaugh) defining the
duties OF the state mine examining
board
n. q. sss Judicial practice commit
two judges OF a city court, both shall
be elected az the same time.
H B. SIS tSmejkaD requiring the
maintenance OF FIRE fighting sub-sta-
tons in coal fields.
n. 3. 739 Cwatsonl changing the
term OF court in Crawford county
II. 3. 352 CPerkinsl providing for
the organization OF state banks in I'M
incorporated towns.
s. B. 467 (Coleman) permitting cities
Outside OF Chicago 20 increase the com
pensation OF aldermen not 20 exceed
$40 a meeting. The limit is now So
s. B. 35s keller revising the act
relating 20 the sale and analysis OF
concentrated foodstuffs and providing
a license fee for the inspection of the
same.
n. B. 737 Cvatson) permitting the
summoning OF administrators and ex-
ecutors as garnishees and for their be
ing garnisheed with respect TO moneys
left 10 heirs or legatees.
n. 3. 776 w VI. Brown giving park
trustees power TO make special as
essments for improvement purposes.
II. B. S32 industrial oommittee)
providing for a days rest in seven for
persons working an average OF eight
hours a DAY. seven days a week.
II. B. SOS (Sonnemannl changing the
term OF circuit court in Macoupin
county.
n. B. $50 (Deyoung) permitting the
state insurance superintendent TO &C
cept as securities. registration titles
from counties which have adopted the
Torren's land title system.
H. r. s5- CTurnbauEhl naming re-
quirements for fire lighting equip
ment in coal mines.
H y. s5S (Turnerl prohibiting dis
in FIRE insurance rates.
II b. $40 CPiersonl providing for
the dissolution OF park districts by a
vote.
s. 3. 547 tRoosl amending the auto
mobile law 10 conform with the bill
giving counties authority TO specify the
type OF roads TO be built within the
Chicago Bills.
II. p. 17s ugoe) creating six addi-
tional circuit iudgeships in Cook coun-
~.
II. p. 735 tConlon) authorizing Lin
coin park commissioners in Chicago to
issue bonds not 20 exceed S1.000,O00
Tor charging and improving the park.
5 3. 523 CDenvir) authorizing west
park commissioners in Chicago 10 is
sue bonds. not TO exceed $1,000 900 for
and improving the park
II. b. 6S7 CBurnsl exempts interesd
on bonds and the sinking fund in Chi
caEo from the scaling process Of the
JUL act for a period of five years.
raises the tax rate for school purposes
IN Chicago from Si.O5 TO S1.20 and
-aisei the county tax in remainder of
he state from 80 10 55 cents. Raises
Cook county tax rate from 40 10 as
,ents.
s. B. 12s CDenvirl compelling the
erection OF bridges over the Chicago
drainage canal at Crawford, Cicero
md Seyenty-secoud avenues in Chit
ago.
s. B. SsO CEttelson) reenacting the |
wheel tax act in a form correcting the /
iefects pointed out by the supreme 1
,ourt in n recent decision declaring 1
he former act unconstitutional.
s. B. 25 (Glackinl enabling the city I
4 Chicago 10 invest municipal funds .
4 It's own city bonds.
s. y. 326 tHulD giving Chicago the /
light TO construct a bathing beach on 4
NO acres OF ground owned by the 4
tate near the Chicago beach hotel.
5. B. 32T CHulD permitting the Chi
ago park boards TO make an agree
ient with the city relative TO sub
Merged lands. so as to reserve the pos
Utilities for the construction OF an
utter harbor. such action being neces-
airy under a ruling of the secretary of /
rar.
S. p. 1875 tDenvir) increasing from
~o TO three per cent the portion of
ross earnings OF the Chicago house of
direction 10 be applied TO the en-
loyes pension fund.
H B. esq CF. J. Ryan raising the
ay OF judges and clerks OF election
a Chicago from SIS 10 81 day.
H p. 1s2 CFrankhauser) consolida-
lng the local taxing bodies in Chi
ago. The park consolidation bill.
II B. 81 (Mulcahy) provides for
cards OF examiners OF three mea1-
ers TO license masons IN Chicago.
II. B. SIS (SmejkaD increases the
aiary OF the states attorney OF Cook
ounty from $4,000 20 $4,000 a year.