The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-09
NEW UTILITY
RIGHTS GIVEN
CITIES BY BILL
Lease of Plants Permitted
Under Provisions of
Senate Measure.
COUNTY FEES LIMITED
Salaries and Costs Curbed
by Draft, Reported
Favorably.

Cities Of the first to fourth classes
will be permitted to lease public
utility plants under terms of a SEN
ate bill reported without recon-
mendation today.
Construction of additions where
necessary, for operation Of the
plants also is provided by the mea-
sure. Members of the senate COM
mittee said the neutral report was
made to get the bill before the en-
tire senate for open debate. 1t is
understood that majority Of the
committee approves the measure.
Methods Of choosing boards of
election commissioners, setting linn
it's to salaries and costs, giving
county chairmen more power, and
transferring election duties from
county commissioners and city coun-
ellis to the newly created boards of
election commissioners are covered
in a bill reported favorably today.
Extra Compensation Banned
Terms of the bill also prohibit
county and city clerks from receiv-
ing extra compensation for serving
on election boards. Second reading
of the measure is scheduled for early
next week
An interval of at least five days
must elapSe between applications
for and issuance Of maria G e
licenses, under terms of a bill re-
ported favorably from a senate
committee.
Supporters claim the bill will
cripple the marriage milf industry
in cities bordering Chicago and
Louisville.
Additional safeguards for coal
miners, provided in a measure
passed by the house, will be the sub
ject to brisk debate in the senate
this afternoon.
Both a minority and a majority
report from the mines and mining
committee are to be considered as a
special order of business this after
noon.
Elimination of city treasurers in
Gary, East Chicago, Whiting, and
Hammond, provided in a bill already
passed by the house, will be argued
IN the senate this afternoon.
Senator Frank G. Holman and H.
L. Strickland, both Democrats from
Lake county, are in favor of the
measure, and Senator Fred A. Egan.
Inc third Lake county member, is
opposed.
Eight Support Measure
All Lake county members of the
lower house, six in number. voted
for the BILL making eight out of
nine assembly members from the
Calumet district supporters of the
measure.
Saving of at least $1,000 a year in
salaries is claimed if the four CITY
treasurer jobs are abolished and
their duties given to deputy county
treasurers. City elections next No
yember, when mayors and city treas
urers for the Lake county cities will
seek Office, are involved in the pro-
posed law.
Another administration measure
will be advanced in the senate to-
day, when the minimum wage law
for public school teachers is reported
taVorably from committee.
Terms of the bill provide that at
least $500 shall be paid for eight
months teaching in elementary
schools and at least $1,000 to high
school teachers. Salaries are to come
from the state general fund, if the
bill becomes a law.
1t is understood that administra-
ton leaders are advancing this bill
TO coincide with efforts to enact
various revenue measures, including
sales, income, Intangible and excise
taxes.