The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26

code on the subject Changes in the
old law are to the effect of giving
property owners opportunity of protest
against any proposed condemnation
for street or other purposes, that
when it is found by the eminent do
main board that actual benefits are
not equal to the amount assessed prop
erty owners, the balance shall be paid
from the general fund of the city. OBJ
jections to the assessment roll must
be served upon the corporation coun-
sci and filed with the clerk of the
superior court at least five days prior
to hearing on the assessment roll.
Provision is made for a supplemental
or re-assessment in any case where
there is a deficiency in the original
roll, or any assessment has been set
aside or annulled. 1t is expressly
provided that no property shall be
assessed more than the extent to which
it is specially benefited by the i'm
provement. Issuance of bonds is pro-
vided for and protected in eminent do
main proceedings in the same man
ner as provided in the local improve
ment code of 1911 and amendment
thereto.
Farm Loan Bill
Representative VERSIONS farm loan
board bill provides for an election in
November, 1918, on a constitutional
amendment providing the same, and
making the commissioner of public
lands, commissioner of agriculture,
and director of the state agricultural
experiment station members of the
board. Credit of the state is extended
to two per cent of the last assessed
valuation of all properties in the
state, to conduct the farm loan bust
ness under the federal act.
Representative Nelson's non-par-
tisan blanket ballot bill provides that
congressional and precinct committee
men and presidential electors shall
be the only partisan officers in the
state, and that the names of all can
didates for state, county, municipal
or precinct offices shall go on non
partisan primary ballot and the two
highest for each office shall go on
the general election ballot, names to
be in alphabetical order for each office
Publicity Jolted Social Room Project
1t is reported that, as a result OF
the publicity given to the plan to
equip social room for the wives of
state senators adjoining the senate
chamber, the enterprise will be
abandoned.
The fact that the state house is
crowded and that more than 100 com
mittees of the house and senate are
put to the necessity of hunting over
the building for place to light caused
some of the senators to doubt the wis
dom of devoting a room to social activ-
tiles. House members expressed the
opinion that the public would be bet
ter served if the space were given over
to the business Of the legislature.
That there has been considerable
stir over so small a matter has occa-
stoned considerable surprise among
the senators who promoted the prof.
ect
s57o, 3o4 Asked For Pacific Highway
A total Of s570,304 for completion OF
the Pacific Highway between Chehalis
and Vancouver is set aside in the
State Highway Commissions budget,
as submitted to the road committees
Of House and Senate.
Other recommendations in the bud
get asked for $4,000 for the Olympia
highway between Thurston and Clal-
lam counties, $4,000 additional for
work between Mud Bay and Elma and
$74,664 for the highway northwest
from Lake Quinault. On the National
Park highway $4,000 is recommend
ed for expenditure between La Grande-
and Park Junction, and $4,000 be-
tween Nemah and Ocean Beach.
In total appropriation recommend
ed the Pacific Highway, between Che
halls and Vancouver, far exceeds all
other individual allotments, its near
est approach being an assignment of
$37S,26s to the Sunset Highway, be-
tween Waterville and Creston.
Cold Storage Label Required by Law
Housewives got consideration in the
legislature, when in the senate bill
was introduced prohibiting cold stor-
age of food for a longer period than
one year and also requiring that all
such articles shall be plainly labeled
cold storage" when placed on sale.
In the house, a bill was proposed
giving the agricultural commission
jurisdiction to enforce sanitary and
clearly measures in every factory in
the state where food products are
manufactured.
Solons Hear General Bell
Major General ]. Franklin Bell,
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