River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-05-22
Highway Measure Up 70 House.


at this session Is bill $40 S. in the form
of amendments and additions to the
present state trunk highway act. It
was reported out unanimously by the
joint committee on highways, passed
the senate without q dissenting vote,
and is now on the assembly calendar
It undoubtedly viii be passed by an
overwhelming vote. The bill provides
for the following changes and addl-
| lions:
The state trunk highway system Is
to be increased from 5000 to not over
1000 miles. The highway commission
and a joint legislature committee, act
ling with the commission, will select
the additional mileage after hearings.
Snow removal remains the duty OF
local units, cities, villages and towns.
except where county boards take over
the work. One change, however, pro-
yides that if the highway commission
Is petitioned by at least so persons,
certifying they would travel certain
portion OF highway in the pursuit Of
their ordinary occupations If 1t were
open during the winter, and the high
way commission determines public In
terest demands 1t, the commission may
direct the county state road and
bridge committee to keep the highway
open.
The bill provides that no advertising
or other signs shall be erected within
public highway, within a distance Of
loo feet from the intersection Of any
two or more highways. The triangle
bounded by two adjacent intersecting
highways, and 1000 feet back from the
intersection.. is declared prohibited
ground for danger-producing signs.
The new bin makes 1t misdemeanor
to injure, defacs or remove any sign.
guide post, mile post or marker erected
by state or municipality for guidance
Of the public.
There are several sections covering
bridge and culvert construction, pro-
v1ding immediate construction where
public safety demands 1t and immedi.
ate rebuilding when, by flood or other
wise, a bridge or culvert is washed out.
Session May Last Until July.
With $40 bills introduced in the as
sembly and 5O7 in the senate, bills and
resolutions keep coming in from COM
mittee chairmen and under suspen-
sion Of the rules. Although assembly
and senate are making an honest eff
fort to wind up business Of the ses-
sion by June /, it does not seem like
~ that adjournment sine die can be
taken much before July /. Older mem
bers Of both houses, as well as the
chief clerks, insist that the usual wait
ing for bills to go through the gov
ernor's Office will be tedious. Several
times during the session bills sent to
for technical corrections The legisla-
ture cannot adjourn until all bills con-
Cured in by both houses have been
acted upon by the governor.
Up to May 10 the assembly had
passed 227 of it's own bills, billed 156,
had Withdrawn SO, leaving 1913 to be
considered. OF bills passed, Ill have
been concurred in by the senate and
Ia non-concurred in.
The assembly had received 279 SEN
ate bills, concurred in lit, non-con-
Cured in Is and had 81 to consider.
The senate has passed go of it's bills,
killed SO, had "a withdrawn, one ve-
toed, 1873 concurred in by the assem-
bly,, and IL non-concurred in, leaving
102 in the assembly and $50 to be con-
sidered. The senate received 237 as
semb1y bills, has 90 to consider and
has non-concurred in 15