The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-01-18

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Among the itsma appearing shove, for which
many which should be carefully acrutinixed.
mot 10 sAy disAilowed. II IL a~kcd, In ono In
stance, that i rum be appropriated for Insnr.
Ance. i y now many years duco tho State
ccased insaring ita public ediAces Ii other
words, hccaia'. IT. own manner. Whsthes this
10 discuss but Il II we'll that the stop shonid
bc fully considered before any money II voted
for this purpose. No other lwUperty tho State
hA@. anywhere. 70 much requires insurance ~
its library At tho capital. Hero valuable col.
lection ~ bookv has been RatheE0si into small
r,aoe, and Il. deAIuciion By nre would involve
loss ~ great ~ would IN cntailed By tho do
structton u many times Tho samc extent %
property IN any othcr Of the States cdinccs.
II money II 10 10 appropriated Tor Insurance.
the library should b. hrrt ronstdrred and II
anything further b. Determined On, II ought 10
10 general, and applicable 70 oil tho States
buildtngA. Tho cheapest insurance, however,
y 70 ~ found In tho erection Of hse.proof
building,. Il II poor economy which sacrifices
this confederation Tor any apparent ohespness.
Another item II expense Tor which apprO-
pffAtton ~ asked sugReats question o. 20 tho
ptoisr u~es u which tho mmpport-eund Of IN
insiltntion may b put For Instance, there u
Z doubt IN reference 70 tho extent 70 which
that fund may BIZ used d making repairs. II
I. cnncedcd that for Anch repairs = are neocs-
.itsfcd BY ordinary wear am tsAS, and even
th0nc extraordinary ones cnlailed b. the d.
stfuciion ny fru IL otherwise u part II "a al.
hec, tl.e fund may b. usesi. nut whether The
rebuilding Ut structure entirely destroyed by
within tho de.snstion 81 repairs, % - q VA.
rant The u@e u this fund fcr that purpose, Ii
open ~ vrry serious question, 10 much 70 that
] think Il would 10 we'll that tho Legislative
VII ~ cSpres~ed IN regard 70 u. beyond Thu,
there can 10 no donbs that tho support fund
cannot b. employed. and every usc u II for
MOT only unauthorized By Law. but
virtual violation ii the constitution, which
declares thal !" mo money shall b. drawn from
the treasury hut IN consequence IL apreOpsiA-
lions made BY law" Ia uso thu States money
f0t N object altogether different from that fcr
which 4 was drawn from tho treasury II ~
much ! violation 81 this constitutional provi.-
lon ~ II Il wuro 10 drawn without any aptxo-
pfiasion II al. i think Il we'll fos ths GENERAL
Assembly ~ make inquiry ~ TO the extent lhjs
diversion of public funds " psacsicsd, ana a
tho sano time 10 ASCERTAIN whether Tho amount
~ support fund now allowed thu various insti-
tuttons u needed q sufficient In 81 cascs. The
present rat&A Of allowance WcrC mostly made
during tbs period of Alxh pucs~ lmmsiiAtAly
Solt0w1ng Tho var, and II enough thsn they
must, In sOnS cAscs g least, ~ too much nov.
II might 30 wOll 10 adopt both minimum and
maximum rAleA tho former only 70 b. tran
scsndsf upon tho approval Of tho Executive
iHsss Iescss stated III ~, y, IS n psynsSi
IT outstanding. warrant. there Will ho nothing
lift for nav public buildingA or Tor tmpruvc-
snenta IN existing ones, without an tncscass In
The rata Ut TAI lcvy and, ~ Knch tncrraso
cannot - productive until l67D. there viii 10
no funds whatever 70 p.s for such improve
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