The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-02-24
| LANSING
COUNTY UNIT PLAN FOR
ROAD WORK is FAVORED
Amendment to Highway Law Pro-
posed; Governor Gets First Bill;
Plan Censorship For Movies.

With the prospect that the federal
government may spend $6,OO0,O00 in
Michigan during the next year on
highway construction, the house COM
mittee on roads and bridges has taken
action To systematic the states high
way construction methods.
The first step in this direction Is IN
the form o. an amendment to the
state highway act which deprivesI
counties of the right to dissolve them
selves into township units for the pur-
pose of road building. The amend
ment has been reported out OF the
committee with the recommendation
that it be passed.
LARGER UNIT DFEiRABLE.
when the state and federal gov
ernments are spending vast sums for
highway construction. the county is
| the smallest unit in the state which
can function efficiently for road build
ing purposes" said Rep. Charles
| Evans, chairman of the committee on
roads and bridges.
ut is maniiestly unfair to permit
one small township to block the work
of road across a county by refusing
to cooperate with it's neighbors. That
has been the experience, however
when townships built their own roads.
The system has never been success
full and after one or two years try out
the counties which went to the town
ship system have returned to the
larger unit"
Michigan Is now entitled to $1,000
900 in federal aid for highway con-
struction and if bill now before con-
gress goes through will receive an
additional 100000, all of which
would be available for road work for
the year beginning July 1, 1921.
The first bill passed by the 1921
Legislature was sent to the Governor
by the senate last week before ad-
journment of both houses to allow
the Legislators to attend the Repub-
lican state convention at Detroit IL
authorizes the calling OF spring
primary in Ingham county to nomin-
ate a circuit Judge.
The bill providing for a state ad-
ministrative board. recently passed
by the senate, passed the house by
unanimous vote. 1t carried, however,
two minor amendments and must be
returned to the senate or its ap
'nroval. The bill for centralizins all
state auditing in the auditor-generai
department, previously passed by the
senate. was also passed by the house
ASK MOVIE CENSORSHIP.
In the senate bill proposing state
censorship of motion picture films and
advertising. by state board at Lans
ing. was introduced by Senator John
w. Smith, Port Huron. The board
would be headed by the superintend
ent of public instruction who would
he authorized to employ one inspector
at 81 800 a year, and one stenographer
The board would nc approve films
which, in it's opinion, were sacrileg
ions. obscene, indecent, immoral, OF
tending to suggest false ideals or in
cite crime. All advertising matter fol
films would also have to be submitted
/, to the board for approval.
fee of 81 for each 1000 feet Of
dlm would be collected by the board
except in the case OF educatlona
films for schools or churches, wher
the fee would be reduced to 20 cents
fine of $25 to 800, or 80 days II
Jail. is provided for violators.
. Establishment of ono library
! each township or city is proposed IL
5 Joint resolution introduced by Sen
: ator II. a. Penny, Saginaw, whici
D asks for a constitutional amendmen
IN he voted on at the April election
The amendment would also. abolish
! the practice of diverting money re
t coived as fines in penal cases t.
y library uses.
: Senator Bolts concurrent resolution
t calling upon congress to hasten pas
= sage OF a soldiers bonus measure wa
adonted by the house under a suspen
a sion of the rules.
t WOULD TAX SECURITIES.
. Repeal of the tax exemption on To-
0 e;qn securities held in Michigan an
!. the imposition of an ad valorem Ia
8 the state revenue in excess of $4,000
|. 600 annually, Rep. George Lord, chail
= man of the general taxation commit
t too told the house members, speakin
Il for his bill to repeal the exemption.
It Rep. Lord declared chat the preseh
1. raoistration fee of oae half of one pc
r cent gives the state only $4,000
q year and that the tax is collected bu
e once during the life of such securitie
IT which average Is years.
Increase in the percentage OF II
If assessed valuation which a city ma
a. spend for the purchase, improvement
V. and extension of public utilities is pr
.. vided in a bill introduced by Re
"a Edward s. Ramsey, Lansing. III
~ amendment to the present law wi
. increase the limit from to 10 p'
ID cent of assessed valuation.