Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-25
HELP FOR
MEN WHO FOUGHT
Constitutional Provisions Limit
Debts of State.
FOR PURE WATER AND ICE
czerwinsky Measure, Placing Supply
Under Control of State Health
Board. May Require PurIfica-
ton Plants in All Cities.

Madison.--That there probably will
be little legislation this session for the
aid of returning soldiers, owing to con-
stitutional provisions that limit state
debts, is indicated by action taken in
both houses of the legislature. The
assembly has advanced the senate bin
creating a service recognition board
and appropriating S500OO0 for the care
and treatment of convalescent Wiscon-
sin soldiers
The senate. by a vote of IS TO 6.
killed the Zumach bill which would ap-
propriate $i.00O.0O0 for the settlement
of soldiers on lands in Wisconsin. The
bin provided for commission 10 CON
denim land and placed tax of 50 an
acre annually on unused Wisconsin
land. The purpose of this tax was TO
force all unused land into the market
for agricultural purposes. The Fletch-
er bill on the same subject was laid
over until this week.
The assembly killed the Metcalfe
bin giving counties power to issue
bonds in order TO give bounties TO sol
diers. marines, sailors and nurses who
served in the war against Germany
and Austria.
1t is doubtful if any bin passed by
the legislature at the present session
received more careful consideration
than the Czerwinsky bin placing the
water and ice supply of the state un-
der the control of the state board of
health
The bill was introduced February IS
In the lower house and was referred to
the committee on public welfare, where
the first public hearing was held and
the bill recommended for passage. 1t
next went to the finance committee,
where another hearing was held and
again II was recommended for passage,
and passed the assembly May with
out dissenting vote.
When it reached the senate 1t was
referred to the committee on education
and public welfare where the third
public hearing was held and. after due
consideration, II was sent out of COM
mittee with recommendation that it
be passed, and there was no opposition
when it came up for final passage in
the upper house last week.
The BILL which was originally in
tended to guarantee wholesome water
for Milwaukee for domestic use, was
made to extend to the entire state. II
provides for the supervision and con-
troll by the state board of health Of the
water and ice supplies, water purifica-
ton, sewage and refuse treatment and
disposal and the pollution of streams,
and for the supervision of the mainte-
nance, alteration, extension, construc-
ton and operation of systems or works
relating thereto.
The bill, which will probably go to
Governor Philip for signature within
a week, was drafted by the legal de-
partment of the city of Milwaukee in
conjunction with the attorney general
and legislative reference library, after
consultation with the state board of
health and health officials of Milwau-
kee and other cities.
IL is generally understood here that
the passage of the bill is the first step
In the move TO prevent the dumping of
sewage in Lake Michigan and the in
lane lakes and rivers of the state, at
Least until ii has been treated and
passed through a publication system.
1t will probably mean that in the not
very far distant future practically
every city in the state will be compel
Leo to install publication plants in
connection with their sewage disposal
systems. and after two years operation
under the Czerwinsd bill 1t is expect
ed the state board of health will rec
ommend additional legislation along
that line to the legislature In 1921.
1t Is expected the first steps viii be
taken by the state board of health TO
prevent the cities Of Kenosha, Racine
Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc and
the smaller cities on Lake Michigan
from emptying their sewage into the
lake. ut will mean the changing of
practically the entire sewage systems
In those cities" said a member of the
senate, but there appears to be no
other way If the water Of Lake Michi-
gan is to be used for domestic pur-
poses."
A number of bills relating to work
mems compensation were indefinitely
postponed because the provisions of
these several measures have been In
cluded in the general workmen's COM
pensation bill now pending before the
senate