Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-31
House Bills.
lIntroduced Thursday,

H. r. No. 500, by MISUNDERSTANDING
surveyors and engineers, public and private,
from re-establishing or perpetuating any
corner or land mark In imitation of the
original
H. R, No. SOS, by MISUNDERSTANDING
all electric light companies in the state
to file within 80 days after taking effect
Of act a schedule of rates with the city
clerk and prohibiting any change therein
unless 10 days notice is given. All rates
must be uniform for each class or where
like or similar service is given.
H. R. No. 304, by Porter and Others
Amending present law authorizing the
creation of water power districts in the
state and defining, prescribing and regu-
lating their powers duties and form of
government. Prohibits furnishing of en-
ergy to any county or municipality that
has refused to become part Of the dis
trict.
H. R. No. SO5-Bnl by same members
defining water power corporations, limit
ing the period for franchises and leases to
public waters, prescribing terms and condi-
tons and giving State Railway commission
jurisdiction, control and rate regulatory
power, and fixing rentals and compensa-
ton to be paid the state. Fifty years is
the limit Of lease or franchise; parties must
furnish proof of financial ability to swing
the project, must file all maps and plans,
and fixing rental Of so cents a year for
horse power generated. Franchise is re-
vokable at will where franchise refuses or
neglects to comply with any of the condi-
tons prescribed in present act or in the
future.
H R. No. 500, by strong-Proyiding that
before a school district may draw any part
Of the state apportionment It must, in ad-
dttion to present requirements, report that
all children Of school age In the d,3trict
have attended school for the time required
by law. The intent is to change the basis
n anf 20 pol4o .
ance basis.
H. R. No. 800, by Purcell-Requiring
treasurers of villages and cities of the
second class to publish each year a de-
tailed report Of receipts and expenditures
In one legal newspaper of general crcuIa-
tion in the village or in county newspaper
II none is printed in city or village.
H. R. 30S-By Allan and others. APP
propriating S2S,600 to pave the mile of
highway connecting the school for the
feeble minded with the city Of Beatrice.
H. r. 309-By Burton Green Creates
municipal court for Lincoln with two judg-
H. R. s1O-By Axten. Providing for a
five-mill special levy by county boards to
take care Of outstanding road district
warrants.
H. R. s11-By Carstoman and others.
Providing for market investigation and
the dissemination Of market information
by the agricultural college Of the state
University, and approprating $4,000
therefor. This includes ascertaning the
cost Of producing farm products supply,
demand, price, grades, standards, trans
portations and methods of handling and
selling agricultural produce.
H. r. 312-By Steele. Appropriation of
$4,000 TO reimburse certain parties who |
purchased lands from the state in Grant |
county and who lost title because Of the |
resurvey and because of the adoption by |
the legislature Of 1915 of the Dixon and |
Alt survey.
H. R. s1S-By Steele. Appropriation of |
$S9370 to reimburse certain named parties |
for damages, money expended, costs of |
and loss of profits and rentals |
by reason Of lands held under loans from |
the state and lost by the Dixon and Alt |
survey
H. R. s14-By Steele. Appropriation Of
$2,630,90 for relief Of certain parties dam
aged and related in H. R. 315
H. R. 315-By Steele. Appropriating 1
$215 to Victor Dial on same ground.
II. r. 316-By Fuller Appropriating /
100000 for a experimentation at State /
Soldiers home at Milford.
H. r. S17-By Vance. Eliminating law
covering pay Of election officials in cities
Of the first class, the provision for IS a
day and limit Of two days service.
H. r. S1S-By Morrison. Providing In |
counties having no bonded indebtedness
and having an actual valuation Of $5,000,-
600, no petition is necessary to empower
county clerk to levy not to exceed q mill
and half for county jail,