The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-22

Subsidies. which ara voted to pub.
lie utilities, especially common Car.
riers, for the development OF COM
munity would be recovered in part at
least, II ever the benefit utility
failed or was sold. according to pro
visions OF bill. Representative Davis.
OF Jay county has introduced in tho
legislature.
$500, 900 For Land.
An appropriation Of 100000 from
the Indiana treasury il provided In Z
bill. ready to be introduced by Repre-
sentative Miller. Of Indianapolis, with
which to locate Indiana reformatory
on 1900 acres or more ground in q
central part OF tho state.
A large part Of the reformatory.
which years ago was erected ct JET.
fersonville. was destroyed by fire last
winter, and Governor Goodrich has
asked that It be reloca ted and rebuilt
In q more nearly central part OF the
state. The bill was drawn by COM
mission OF which Mr.. Miller was a
member and which was named by the
governor to consider the question OF
rebuilding the institution.
The measure provides that bi
partisan commission of four persons
appointed by the governor. shall select
a site. and that the trustees Of the
reformatory shall administer the re.
construction OF the institution and
all work incident thereto.
I'm the selection Of the Site, reads
the bill" the commission shall take
into consideration the objects and
purposes OF the institution and shall
acquire q tract Of land, having all or
as many a. practicable OF the follow
Ing advantages and resources: The
land selected and purchased shall be
OF varied topography and natural re.
sources and advantages for varied
forms OF husbandry, fruit growing and
stock raising, tor brick making and
the prepare ton OF road and paving
material and shall have good railroads,
drainage. sewerage and water ncili-
ties. In selecting and deciding upon
said site the commission shall not
take into consideration any offer Vt
ments. Said site shall be known here.
in as the new reformatory site"
Must Have Approval.
After the site has been selected,
the bill provides that the board Of
state charities shall approve it be-
fore the deal can be contaminated.
Upon it's purchase the real estate
would be turned over to the trustees
OF the reformatory, who would cause
prisoners of the penal institutions to
be transferred there ITO work in con.
nection with the development Of the
land and the construction Of the insti-
tuition buildings"
The structures erected shall be
plain and inexpensive In cha racter,"
says the bill. When the reformatory
shall be equipped with buildings and
other facilities sufficient in the opin-
ion of the trustees to receive prison.
ers, the governor must be notified and
he must declare by proclamation the
new site is ready to receive prisoners,
the bill says. Thereafter judges in
committing prisoners to. the reforma-
tory must direct that they be taken
to the institution at its new location.
The proposed appropriation would
he available in the sum 'of $4,000 on
April I, next, and the remaining
100000 on June l, 1919. The trus-
tees would be authorized to sell the
present property OF the reformatory
which includes 226 acres OF land.
Lobbyists at Work.
The silent lobbyist - the letter
WRITER'S busily engaged during this
session OF the India ma legislature. ac-
cordlng to members.
Among the subjects for which this
lobby" Is seeking legislation is the
enactment of a law which will protect
sheep raisers from the ravages Of
dogs. Farmers desire heavy dog tax
be provided. They point out that in
certain counties of the state the dam
ages paid for sheep killed last year
exceeded the revenue received for this
nurn0se