The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-11
THE HOUSE

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Missoula county will be extremely
interested in the bill OF which Repre-
sentative McQuarrie gave notice this
morning, in view Of the fact that there
has been considerable discussion late
ly with regard to tho office of county
physician and the present method OF
looking after the county sick. Mr.
McQuarrie's bill provides for a Diff
ferent system OF hiring the county
physician and furnishing medicine.
The chief provisions OF Mr.. McQuar-
rie's bill are that the board OF county
commissioners must annually make n
contract with some resident practicinr
physician to furnish medical attend
ance to the sick. poor and infirm of
the county and to inmates OF the coun-
" Jail. as we'll as furnishing medicine
for them. This does away with the
proposition OF letting the contract to
the lowest bidder. which system has
proved itself so inefficient in Missoula
county.
Would Combine Offices.
Mr.. McQuarric's bill also provides
for the consolidation of the county
physician and county health officer in
the discretion OF the board Of commits
sioners. 1t Is understood that the state
board OF health plans to introduce a
measure consolidating several counties
into health districts and having one Of
firn f,v hn al
his entire time to this work. Mr. Nc
Quarrie's bill would, however, In no
! way Interfere with such n bill, as tho
consolidation Of the two offices is op-
ticnal with the county commissioners.
Wants East End Normal.
I'VE certainly need normal school
In the eastern end of the state" said
Representative Kcmmis. discussing his
measure. 1--WE find that many OF our
girls are going into North Dakota,
! Minnesota and other eastern states for
their normal training. We are so far
| from Dillon that it Is cheaper for the
future teachers OF the state to secure
their education in other states. North
Dakota and other eastern states have
adopted the system Of building and
| maintaining several normal schools
throughout the state and Montana with
It's vast territory should certainly
have more than one. I believe that a
school of this nature should be located
In Sidney, but IL see there is no
chance to secure the passage OF my
bill I would support Representative
Relden's bill to place one at Lewis
town. Completion Of railroad construc-
tion will one Of these days place us in
closer touch with Lcwistown and this
would be an improvement on the pres
ent condition."
Good Roads Bill.
y Representatives Burnworth, Rosebud.
has a bill which is designed to aid tho
good roads movement In Montana.
Briefly describing the measure. Mr..
Burnworth said: "The bin which in
tend to introduce will make it possible
to form special road districts in n
county and at the school election vote
on levying n special tax up to S per
cent for the purpose Of building, main
tanning and improving roads within
the district itself. This measure will
aid materially in the eastern part OF
the state where the communities are
all new and the road work not rs far
along as 1t is in the older and more
thickly settled districts. AS this is op-
for little opposition and believe that
,, II will help the work Of good roads,
| New Clerks Hired.
The committee on house employees
today hired the following clerks:
Maymc Smith. G. A. Hanson. J
Monahan. Hazel Putney. r. Dwyer
Mrs. I. N. Featherly. II. f. Haislop, J
p. Kelley. May Harrington and Frank
Murray.
Committee Reports.
The judiciary committee today re.
ported favorably on bill amending tn,
law governing the collection OF taxes
by county treasurers. N
The highways committee made a fa
vorable report on the bill relating Il
the construction Of bridges within tn,
>''pot"tV w Il iuuuiSiRuiItS. "a
previously explained this measure il
designed to remedy the situation eN
listing in Cascade county and will per
nit of the construction Of much
needed bridge over the Missouri river
Tho committee on privileges an,
election stated that it had reviewed tn
case of Pat Burke who is contestin:
the seat of Representative McMilla,
from Sheridan county and had asket
him to appear before the committee a