The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-30
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LEGISLATURE
IS PROPOSED
Municipal League Resolution
FayorS State Change,
CITY EDUCATION ASKED
Workmen'S Compensation
Changes Are Recommended,

Creation OF unioameral legislature
IS making for greater state efficiency
urged by the resolutions committee
II the Oklahoma Municipal league. now
In session here. A resolution memo
fialiling the state to change to the one
Sody legislature was drawn up by IN,
committee this morning and will he
recommended unanimously to the league
this afternoon.
Another resolution recommended by
the committee requests the state board
OF education to give a course " muni-
.ipal education In all high schools OF
the state, to the end that young men
and women will have more information
on such matters and manifest more in
terst in municipal affairs
Rate Regulation Dsefisd.
The stature taxing authority Tor
regulating rates for public utilities
! from cities and placing II under state
control is condemned
Another resolution requests the leg
islaiure to change the laws to allow
cities authority to fix their own tax
ievies. without reference to the county
excise boards.
The committee deplores the action OF
the last legislature IN passing the Hobbs
bill, No. 4l8 which. Il declares, instead
Of giving relief only hampers munici-
palities.
Werlmen's compensation changes are
asked. allowing compensation from
the time a workman is stricken insteao
Of after two weeks, as the present Law
requires, and also pay in proportion
10 injuries
With reference to selling municipal
bonds in small denominations TO home
people. the resolutions committee urges
that city officers and members OF the
council OF defense work IN conjunction
In stimulating campaigns for selling
such bonds, before they are advertised
tor sale TO outside bidders
The resolutions committee coyiSts
Of Mike Donn,lly. Oklahoma City
w X. Roberts, Ardnore; r. D. Wat
son, MoAls,er; John MeMuilen. Bart
iesville: A. T. Marsh. Madill, Fred
Kretch, Perry, and J. Wade Bone, Sa-
pulps.
Other Changes Recommended.
The legislative committee today also
covered much Of the ground gone over
by the resolutions committee, recon-
mending Ia for closer co-operation
between towns in building good roads !;
peeregation OF the automobile tax 80
hat il can be used for keeping up
tree,s OF cities and towns; asking q
ity assessor. to separate city from
cunt taxes; asking a state tax com
mission; requesting the state engineer
supervise the construction Of sewage
isposal plants under direction Of the
tate board OF health and repeal Of the
ewase disposal Law II II is found i'm
|ractieable.
The committee was composed Of
S. l. McRlhoes, Lawton; c. r. Will
pm. Enid; Earl Sneed, Tulsa T. Z
loeers, Frederick; Join [. Wei,nsr,
auskosee; J. c. Walton, Oklahoma
ity; R d. CocMell. Vini,a, and
harles r. Webster, Drumright.
This mornings program Of speakers
|elude 7, X. Reid, city attorney Of Fl
emo, Graham Of the Tulsa Ex-
hange National bank George {. Gil
frt and r. z. Brownell, Ok ahoma
ity: Will Faulk, Muskogee; John
fcMullen, Bartl,syille; ]. P. Rich
rds, Blackwell; NJ. L. Wood, Wealth
ford, and DR.. J, W, Duke, Oklahoma
ity Other talks were made by
fayor J. y. Melendon Of Duncan,
,ayor Fred Kretch Of Perry. City En-
lnter r. J. Buckley, Pawhuska and
ouneilman A. w. Tobermsn Of Nor