The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-04-07


for trades building at same school
$4,000 10 be expended by sergeant
alarms 70 purchase site and eonstruc
stcrehouse near capitol, also 10 re
gild the dome Of the State House
remove fence and relocate the wall
between the State House grounds ane
those adjoining the supreme couri
building; $1,000 for equipping and re
modelling House Of Correction prop
erty at Rutland for a states prison
and house of correction for women
$4,000 for insurance sinking fund
$4,000 for college of arts and sci
ences, agriculture and engineering al
University Of Vermont; $4,000 for
permanent improvement Of Sandbal
bridge; $4,000 for rescue home for
children under care Of board Of chari-
ties. The usual number Of special
town aid bills were passed
Salary Raises
Salary raises were given out spar
ingly. Those who got raises were:
Justices Of the supreme court and
superior judges; public service COM
missioners; probate judges; county
clerks; fish and game wardens; super
visors Of the insane; jurors; the at
torney general Two different bills
were introduced providing for increas-
es for states attorneys, but both were
killed. A law was passed that judges
of probate should be paid actual and
necessary expenses when away from
home on official business. The report
er Of decisions was also given his ex-
penses when away from home on ofiic-
ial business. Sheriffs were given a
raise in salary. II was provided that
the salaries of state officers, county
clerks, judges Of probate, states at
torneys, etc, shall be paid monthly
instead of quarterly.
AS to the legislators themselves,
they really raised thier own salaries
this year by adopting the $400 lump
sum proposition, although it was a
sort Of gamble with them. By COM
pleting their work in sc days, they
their pay about 65 cents a
day over what It would have been at
the straight per diem figure, each leg
islptor getting a bonus Of $50. II Isl
thh general feeling, however, that the
state will save in the end by having
the work of the session completed
sarlicr, and thus doing away with the
other heavy expenditures connected
with the session.
Increase Scholarships
A law was enacted increasing the
amount Of senatorial scholarships at
the University of Vermont, Middle
bury and Norwich so that it viii more
nearly meet the cost Of tuition, which
has recently been raised in each Of
these institutions.
A new law that is likely to affect
every part of the state and to make
difference with the land
scapc in many sections Of the state is
that which controls the use of bill-I
boards. This law provides that a per-
s,n, firm or corporation shall not dis
play any advertisement containing
more than six square feet upon real
property other than the property upon
which the goods advertised are man
lfrctured or offered for sale until a
license TO make such display has been
from the secretary Of state.
Billboards already being displayed in
he state come under the provisions Of
his act and must be paid for and
licensed. II is estimated that this new
aw viii bring in a tidy revenue to the
state.
Although the Legislature failed to
-epeal the primary law, it amended it
n spots. One Of the changes made (
n this law was that persons voting in
he direct primary shall declare their
,arty affiliations; also the presidential
primary was abolished, but the con-
-entions were retained at which dele
rates TO national conventions arc
.hosen.
Legislation for Women
Speaking Of the primary brings US
o the women. This being the first
general assembly following
he general participation Of women in
,olitics, and the first in which a wo-
nan ever sat as a legislator. it was
generally expected that laws looking
owaul the bctterment Of conditions
m0nz women and children would fol-
1w. Several such laws were enacted. 4
'roviaion was made for the appoint s
cent n womau Inspector 81 fac i
1ries 70 be a deputy 81 the commits
'rner q indust-i a law was pass
2 providing fcr ne ieal and surgical {
l-tme-t ~ crippled and physically
Elective children. aHd provision waa !
n Il -.