Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1885 — The Hew Read Law. [ARTICLE]

The Hew Read Law.

The last Legislature passed an important, law, the provision of which are but little known, but which are of interest, to every taxpayer. Under :iha, old law the trustees have no money in tuo township treasury to use for road purposes, and no matter how- small the expenditure they have been compelled to go to the county commissioners foran appropriation, for improvements in the way of culverts and bridges, while there are ho funds to be had from any 'source for the repair or improvement of the road bed. The now law authorizes, wind will be known as the “Special Hoad Levy,” which the trustees are to make as any other levy and to.be collected the same, ■ This levy must bo paid in cash and cannot be worked out as the regular road loyy, which is still in.force as before, in addition to this special levy and poll tax. The funds secured by this “special road levy” are to be. need by the township trustees in constructing culverts and’putting grayed upon thwrpads . add as naturally follows, the higher tliclevy the more money, and the more money, .more gravel roads.' In many cases this year the commissioners uddud this levy to that o! many of the trustees, as few nudtrsluod the law ar.d made none .—Lx. «•*# ■The American nation lias a double ■'■ birthright— liberty and land. Its liberty it lias guarded jealously, but tin til very regent years it seems to hat e been indifferent to the loss of its landed estate add ignorant of I'tie methods by which it lias, been diminished. ,A veteran legislator, the Hon. George \V. Julian, who. lias given special attention to the acts disposing of bur public lairds® tells 'the . story in brief in a contribution to the VL t l > A titcricwt; J:«rar for • August. In the same number five medical, authorities disey;s sthe qm s ion. ’ ijEhtdera 1 w Ayerted ?” Helix L. Oswald contributes a suggestive article on “Thp Animal Soul’,; and thodiev. M. J. Savage, in “A Profane Y iew of the Sanctum I */’ brings !yh indict men t against., the daily | press. The other articles are one on “The price of Gas,” by Charles H. Botsford, ofie on “Temperance Reform Statistics,” by Prof. W J. Beecher, and the. chapter of “Comments/ by . various writers,, on articles in *previcus numbers. T / j,.. Ayer’s Ppis. promptly rrtlie.p.nu.ttffii, errret'i iou! brq.fb -:oid sit unpleasant ffistc, nod euro constipation. r