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Show I00-YEM FRANCHISE KNOCKED OUT IN HOUSE Provision Alleged to Be in Interest of Jfcecd Smoot . Stricken From a Bill. through Representative ChlH, a protest against the passage of Done's measure for the consolidation of county school districts. - , The Judiciary committee sent in favorable fa-vorable reports on House bills Nos. 130, 13L 109 and 112. The Committee on Counties reported on Senate Bill. 64, by Loose, relative to the powers of County Commissioners, recommending the sub- ttitution of House bill No. 175, virtually imllar in its provisions. The new measures which were introduced intro-duced during the session of yesterday afternoon were read by title and referred. re-ferred. Under suspension of the rules House bill No. 175, substitute for Senate bill No. 64, amending the statute relative to the powers and duties of County Commissioners, Com-missioners, was taken up for third reading. read-ing. The principal changes which the measure mea-sure makes in the law now in effect are: Extends the time for which franchises may be granted from twenty-five to 100 years; gives Commissioners power to prevent waste of water from flowing wells; to adopt such provisions for preservation pre-servation of health in the county as the board may deem necessary; to appoint a county board' of health; to provide for the care and maintenance of indigent sick. This section provides that when indigent sick are quarantined in a town or city, the municipality must care for them. A large -number of sections are devoted de-voted to detailed exposition of what constitutes "lawful settlement" in a county. It is there provided that the board may levy a tax for the maintenance mainte-nance of the indigent who have a lawful law-ful settlement within the county and for the burial Of Indigent dead who have obtained no lawful settlement. It is further provided that in cases where a County Commissioner is appointed ap-pointed a poor commissioner by the board, he shall receive additional salary to be determined by the board. After the third reading of the bill was completed. White's motion to strike out the enacting clause precipitated the discussion dis-cussion which featured the morning ses-I ses-I slon. The measure which is Intended to settle set-tle the controversy which. In Weber, Cache, and Salt Lake counties, between county and municipal authorities as to which is responsible for care of indigent indi-gent sick quarantined by the city, passed the House this morning with only one dissenting vote after a few holes had been punched in it. Before the bill was allowed to pass the House was careful to amend a section sec-tion providing that' County Commissioners Commission-ers shall have power to grant franchises for a period of 100 years. The original bill which passed the Senate, where it was introduced by Loose, granted the 100-year franchise privilege. This, is is said by some Representatives, Rep-resentatives, was Incorporated in the measure in the interests of Reed Smoot, Jesse Knight. Senator Loose and associates, asso-ciates, who contemplate building "an electric railroad in Utah county. The House reduced the time limit for franchises fran-chises to twenty-five years. The motion mo-tion to strike out the enacting clause was lost by a large majority. Wilson, father of the now-famous anti-railroad legislation . measure, moved that the franchise limit be made fifty years, and in support of this motion mo-tion made a defense of capital, saying Its needs should be considered by the people. . -Roberts made an amendment to the amendment that the time be made twenty-five years. This carried. On motion of Wilson the clause providing pro-viding for a $500 salary for the poor commissioner in counties of the third class was stricken out. The bill was placed on Its final passage pas-sage and passed by a vote of 31 affirmatives, affirma-tives, 1 negative (Evans); absent and not voting, 11. A recess until 2 o'clock was then taken." ta-ken." , After the routine - business of the morning session had been dispatched, the House as a special .order of business busi-ness adopted resolutions of sympathy and condolence relative to the death of Mamie Brink, daughter of Representative Representa-tive Charles R. Brink of Bingham. A number of petitions asking for appropriations ap-propriations for the repair of roads in Weber. Morgan, Davis, Tooele. Grand. Summit and' Emery counties were read-and read-and referred to the Committee on Highways High-ways and Bridges. Residents of Randall presented. |