The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-09-02

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bhsrt Summary Of Amendments Of
F, General Interest 70 Colorado
vetsrs.
lDy David Elliot State Senator. III
Paso County,
At the election in Colorado on No
vsnber 2 next there viii bs submitted
b the voters some ten proposed laws
and amendments to the Constitution
ef the state. In order that the cleo
tors may be informed In at least some
degree upon what 10 contained In these
proposals, q brief statement Of the ten
laws IL given below together with q
very short summary Of the arguments
which are being made "For" and
against" these propositions. The pur-
pose Of this article IL to inform the
voters rather than to argue the Ques-
lions at issue.
Municipal Fire Departments.
This 10 an initiated law calling for
the two platoon system in paid fire de-
1partmsnts, that 10 two shifts Of ten
hours in the day time and fourteen
hours at night, the men to alternate
every fortnight.
Arguments for: I. That 1t will Gre
ate greater efficiency among the fire
men. 2. That 1t will give them time
with their families. B. That no man
should be on duty for the entire "A
hours subject to call. L That 400 cities
In the United States have the two-pla.
toon system working effectively.
Arguments against: 1. That 1t would
increase the cost Of maintaining the
fire department BY calling for more
men. 2. That q fireman Is q public
servant subject to call and that In most
cities his duties are light and he gets
Q great deal Of rest between alarms.
Practice Of chIropraetie.
The second initiated law provides
for the creation, under appointment BY
he Governor, Of State Board Of
three Chiropractic Examiners who
shall have exclusive control over the
licensing Of Chiropractors In Colorado.
Arguments for: 1. That the present
general license law u unconstitutional
inasmuch ~ the word Chiropractors il
not included In the '4Title Of the Act"
and that therefore there 10 no law gov.
ssning Chiropractic. 2. That the Chiro-
psaetic profession Il better qualified to
pass upon the merits Of graduates than
q profession not schooled In that tech
niQue. B. That the proposed education.
q standard 10 just a. high as that Of
any other state. and yet makes u pos
sible for graduates Of q qualified Chlro-
practic college to come into the state
and practice.
Arguments against: L That thsee 70
now one State Board Of Medical Tx
aminsrs and that q multiplication Of
such boards 10 undesirable. 2. That q
gsnsFal license 10 issued to persons,
who, upon examination are found quail.
fled to recognize different forms Of
dissasea 3. That various persons are
now practiclng ChIropractic who do not
conform to the requirements Of the
present State board. but would receive
licenses from . Chiropractic Board.
The Tunnel Bile.
An initiated bill proposing three rail.
road tunnels, one under James Peak
o. the Aoffat Road, one under Mar
shall Pass and one under Cumbres
Pass on the Rio Grande. The cost 10
estimated at 100000 for the three
tunnels: to Be paid for In bonds Of the
State Of Colorado bearing ~ per cent
interest; to be built under the direc-
ton Of the State Railway Commission
appointed In 1918.
Arguments for: /. That the growth
Of the northwest and southwest of
Colorado 10 greatly retarded BY made
Quate railway facilities. 2. That q new
smplrs will b opened up for the sale
Of Colorado products. & That the
residents Of these sections are entitled
70 better railway facilities. 4. That
Tie snow blockades 10 the winter great
y increase the cost Of transportation
and subject the people to long and vex.
atious delays. 8. That q through line
from coast to coast will greatly bene-
ut Colorado.
Arguments against: 1. That the cost
will not stop At S16000.000 but will be
much greater. 2. That the state will
b thrust into the railroad business for
many years to come. 3. That such Q
subsidy b unwiss and sectional. 4.
That II viii not stop with the tunnels
but will take In the railways them
selves. & That no railway will be
found 10 guarantee the interest on the
beads and hence the tunnels will b
operated BY the state Indefinitely.
Tive New Counties.
Two initiated bills which may be dis.
cusssd together. They create the new
couatiss Of Flagler and Llmon out Of
portions Of Ebert, Lincoln and KIT
Carson counties In eastern Colorado.
Arguments for: !. That these dis
tricts are able to support the new coun.
tisa. 3. That many residents have now
to 70 q long and roundabout way to
the county seats. 8. That eastern Colo
raAo IN ranid1v coming to the front and