The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-07

that upon petition of ten per cent OF
the voters in any district an election
may be called to vote upon the ques-
ton of free school books. All books
/ under the operation o.. the
law will,ebecome the property of the
district and when children remove
from one district to another the books
are left behind. OF course parents may
buy the books for their children II
they so desire and such would be the
individual property OF the owner.
There is also a bill pending looking
toward the uniformity of text books by
counties. The measure Is intended to
simplify the present law which mas
not met with favor in many instances.
The present law providing for county
uniformity of text books provides that
the county superintendent, auditor
and members of the board of super
visors constitute the county board OF
education. When petitions shall have
been signed by one-third OF the school
directors of a county, other than those
in cities and towns, and filed In the
county superintendent's office at least
thirty days before the annual school
election, asking for uniformity Of text
books in the county. Within fifteen
DAYS after filing the petitions the
board of education shall meet and pro-
vide for the submission at the next
regular school election. ~
Licensing All Food Establishments.
A bill by Senator Adams of Kossuth
would license all establishments EN-
gagged in the preparation or sale OF
food" and placing them under direct
supervision of the state food and dairy
department. Bottling works, bakeries,
candy factories and stores, ice cream
factories and stores, canning factories,
slaughter houses, meat markets, res
taurants, cafes and dairy lunches are
brought under the provision of the
bill. License fees of $5 year for bot
Ting works and SO for the other es-
adjustments are fixed by the measure.
Municipal Comfort Stations Provided.
Representative Coakley's bill pro-
viding for municipal comfort stations
in all cities of Iowa of more than S0Oo
population was favorabiy reported by
the house committee on public health.
The bill passed the house last session,
but was lost in the shuttle of the clos
ing days of the senate.
House Friendly to Prairie Chickens.
A five year closed season on prairie
chickens will be established in Iowa
il the senate concurs in the action OF
IT,. house. IT,, McFarleEs bill, pro-
y:ding fo- tl.n closed sels ~, was
passed 50 20 ""3
Representative Lee of Sac county
offered to amend the bill by proposing
an open season Of two months instead
of three and bag limit of four birds
instead Of eight. The amendment was
voted down.
1t is believed that tts Turner 'btfl
providing closed season for quail
will carry also.
Government Aid in Road Building.
Senator Balkema, chairman of the
committee on highways In the SEN
ate, has drafted bill which gives the
methods to be pursued in receiving
Iowa's allotment of the money set
aside by the government for the i'm.
proyement Of post roads, that is, roads
over which rural mail carriers pass.
Something over $2,00O,000 will come to
Iowa within the next five year period
The Balkema bill provides that federal
aid shall be extended to the counties In
proportion to area. Senator Balkema
does not believe that federal aid
should be injected into the general
road law In the house different at
titude is assumed. The Johnston-Pitt
highway measure has rection rela'
tive to federal help, granting to the
highway commissioner authority to
receive such aid and make suitable
nroviSiOns therefor ~
The Elwood bill. which has been Of
fered in the house as substitute for
the Johnston-Pitt bill, requires that
the federal aid received shall be dis
tributed among the counties in the
same proportion as the automobile
registration funds are distributed
This, under the present law, is in pro
portion to the number OF townships in
each county. 1t provides that the funds
expended by the state to meet the fed
eral aid provisions shall be taken from
the automobile registration fund anc
that when this fund is insufficient the
amount shall be made up from the
road and bridge funds Of the various
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