River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-12-29
erative work has taken place.

amount of construction carried on
in Wisconsin this year. A total OF
1906 miles has been worked on. "
this amount 623 miles OF surfacing
was done on roads graded last year.
The total mileage begun and compleI-
ed this year was 1905 miles. In al.
dition to this 1878 miles were graded
and drained and will be surfaced next
year. The total amount of money ex-
pended was SEC, 100000.
The School Lighting Code, adopted
in October, has been published by the
industrial commission in senalate
booklet with explanatory notes. THIS
publication also gives suggestions q
to how the requirements of the code
can be met. This code applies TO all
schools in the state, public, parochiai
and private, and to both artificial and
natural lighting. 1t also apIlies to
both existing and new. installations,
but the requirements are higher for
new installations.
The monthly report issued by the
state board of control shows that up
to Dec. l, there had been an increase
in the population of the penal lnstl-
buttons over the same period in 1920
of $3.50. There are at the present
time in the state prison at Waupun
S22 prisoners of whom 81 are women I
There has been decrease in the NUM-
Der of inmates in the two state hOspit-
ais on the insane of IL, under this date
last year.
The industrial commission has again
been making reinspactions of elevat-
ors. to check up the efficiency of the
INSPECTION service rendered by insur-
ance companies. These reinspections
show that while some companies have
been giving good service other com
panies have failed to comply with the
requirements of the elevator code, TO
the effect that they must report all
violations Of this code on all elevators
which they inspect. Where the lnsur-
ance companies fail to do this. the
must reinspect the elevat-
ors and charge the owners the statu-
tory inspection fee of $500. Notice
has been served upon several lnsur-
ance companies that unless they BRING
up the grade of their insrection serv-
ice, the commission will not, hereafter,
accept elevator inspections made by
them.
The meeting of the district attor-
neys of the state called by Attorney
General Morgan for Dec. 70 and ~,
promises to be very interesting
gathering. There will be about 90 OF
the seventy-two district attorneys
present.
A ruling of the attorney general
made the past week in response to an
inquiry from the state prohibition en-
forcement officer makes the violation
of the prohibition law in cities very
serious and expensive matter. The
attorney general ruled that the enfor-
cement Of prohibition ordinances by
CITY officers in no way interfered with
the full prosecution Of the offenders
by the state officers under the state
law. Thus in most cities any man
prosecuted for violating city ordin-
ance against linuor handling stands
to go through the same process
second time when the state officers
take hold of him.
The attorney generals advice to the
district attorney of st. CToix county
to prosecute the bankers who COM
bined to secure the deposit OF the
county funds at low rate OF inter-
est promises to stir VI a muss. II
the statement of the district attorney
is to be relied upon bunch of bank
els were guilty of conspiracy to de-
prive the county of a proper return
for the use of its money. AS the story
is told the bankers agreed not to BIC
for the funds. but to let certain ma
tional bank make low bid for the
whole of the deposits. When the funds
were thus secured the national bank
was to "divyy" on equitable bases so
that all in the combine would get
some Of the funds.
AS the year 1921 draws to close IT
is to be recorded that the state OF
Wisconsin has 2278 miles more OF
fine surfaced highways than 1t had
last year. The present year has been
an exceedingly active one IN highway
construction, with the record OF ac-
comrlishment away up. The Highway
Commission has issued brief pre-
liminary report of construction work
for the year, which gives substantially
the total accomplishment though the
year is not yet closed. Few people
who are not keeping tab on the work
of the Commission realize how rapidly
the whole system of roads in the state
is being made over into highways
rassable for vehicles of all kinds at
all times of the year. The preliminary
report referred to shows that total
of 1904 miles of road has been graded
and surfaced during 1921. Of this
total 379 miles was done under Fed
eral aid; 943 miles under State Aid;
and 283 miles by gang maintenance.
OF the Federal Aid roads construct
ed 100 miles are of concrete; 81 miles:
bitumen macadem; 205 miles of grav-
ell, and 65 miles of miscellaneous sur.
facing. Of the 943 miles of State Aid
roads built, 240 were of concrete; II
miles of bitumen macadam; 33 miles
of plain macadam; 538 miles of grav-
ell surfacing, and Ill miles or miscel-
laneous surfacing. In addition to this
1904 e miles of completed road there