The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-22
Rail men TO
OPPOSE CHANGE
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use, and also would make possible the
substitution of other cars for cabooses
under certain conditions. The pres
ent law Is air tight as to the require
ments.
The clearance bill would give the
railroad board the power to permit
the railroad to construct distractions
closer to the cars than are permitted
by the law. when the rail board should
find it expedient or necessary.
Under the terms of H. B. No. 81,
introduced by Representative Fraser,
and which has come back to the house
with a favorable report, the fees in
the county court of increased jurisdic-
ton, are reduced. .........
At present, the fees are on the same
basis as the justice court, but the
newly proposed bill will place them on
q level with the district court fees,
which are lower.
House Employment List.
The house of representatives list of
employees is now placed at hfty-on
When the legislature started, it was
fixed at but twenty five, but it was
quickly found that that number was
inadequate. and new employees were
added from time to time, until the
present number is just eight on the
Against the Increase.
While the state constitution ex-
pressly provides that loans on farm
lands by the state school fund shall
not exceed a third Of the appraised
value of the land in question, the
state senate had an opportunity to
express itself on the subject when
Senator Kirkeide's bill, concerning the
investment Of the fund, was consider
ed.
Inadvertently, the author proposed
that the school board could invest up
to a half Of the appraised value Of the
land, but when the constitutional
objection was pointed out, the correc-
ton was made. Only Senator Cahill
of Morton county opposed the change
In the bill, insisting that it should be
retained at a half.
Would Teach Dangers.
Rep. Sidney Smith. Of Emmons
county, has introduced bill pro-
posing that in every school Of the
state, the following warning shall be
placed on the blackboard-"Stop, look
and listen Do not go on railroad
property"
In the rural schools, Mr.. Smith
would have instruction given to pre-
vent prairie fires, and he also would
instruct as to means of combating the
Appropriations for Schools.
Under the terms of Rep. c. A.
Peterson's bill, known as II. B. No. So,
provision is made for increased ap-
preparations for the rural schools Of
the state. Appropriations made fol-
low: For one-room' schools. $4,000;
for graded schools, $4,000; for graded
consolidated schools. $4,000; for bal
ance due graded consolidated schools
in 1916, caused by the small appropria-
ton and the large increase in the
number of these schools, $32,6S4.20h
for salaries of state supervisors of
rural consolidated schools. not to
exceed $4,000 a year, $4,000; for ex-
penses of such supervisors, not to
exceed $500 year for each super
visor, $4,000.
The appropriations would become
available July 1, 1917.
Singer Prize Traveller.
Representative Singer, of Petrol,
N. D., heads the travelling list in the
house of representatives. as shown by
the report of the committee. Mr..
Singer travels S92 miles coming from
his home to the capitol, and return
ing home. He must travel from his
home to Terry, Mont, and from that
point back to Bismarck. Henry Moen,
of the same county, travelled 826 miles
while M. s. Lang. of Mandan, travels
the shortest distance-14 miles.