Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14
y..,,., SCHOOLS flaiaee;, Etc.

The report Of the trustees Oh the
e,.,e Normal Schools has mt yet
Ion received, as that report, under
w. law, is not due in time for me
~ subody it i'll this message.
" We have had two of these insti-
cations built since the last session
o9tbe Idaho Legislature, one at
Jaw;ston and one at Albion. The
..ustees of the Lewiston Normal
eohoo, have exhibited great dis
s~s,;on and intelligence in the cree
.;on Of an edifice. and its entire
hu mess management. They com
n,eted the building as designed
f,on, basement to garnet with all
modern appliances; have fenced the
grounds and placed everything in
COMPLETE running order, all of
vb;cb has been accomplished with
in the appropriation, and I wish to
especially compliment them upon
The faithful services they have rem
dered the State. Lewiston is
town particularly we'll adapted for
such an institution. 1t has splen-
did hotel and boarding house &C
commodations. and the pupils de-
sirous of attending that institution
from distance may feel assured
Of comfortable homes.
The trustees of the Albion Nor
NAL School have not been so fortu-
nate in their management. They
adopted plans for a building which
was beyond the appropriation
given, consequently the building
is yet incomplete, and will require
considerable expenditure to finish
it. You will doubtless be asked
to make an appropriation therefor.
The town of Albion is unfortunate
in its hotel and boarding house &C
commodations; being small vii
lage, the people are not SO we'll
prepared tor the accommodation Of
boarders. The approaches from
the Oregon Short Line necessitaees
the crossing of Snake river on a
ferry, ORION the ice. In the win
ter, this presents a serious diff
Guilty, and if the institution is to
be maintained as a State, rather
than district or local school, some
provision should be made for a
bridge to make it approachable.
Your committee who will visit the
school will be able to furnish you
with the necessary data, and you
will doubtless receive at an early
day the reports of the trustees and
presidents in charge.
The Constitution is the bulwork
Of II e people, and its protective
provisions must not be ignored. A
law should be enacted providing
tor the investment in State war.
rants of all moneys which may
hereafter accumulate in sinking
funds for the redemption of bonds.
BY this mode of procedure, our
warrants may be held at par il
legally issued, and the State may
receive the benefit of the interest
instead Of allowing the money to
accumulate in the State treasury
for the benefit of the banks.
Although in some of the counties
otthe State the tax levy has run
upto several cents on the dollar, il
must be borne in mind that the
levy tor state taxes has never eX'
ceeded eighty-fve cents on the one
hundred dollars, and that the ex
cessive taxation which the people
have been called upon to bear ha.
been brought about by extrava
gance in the administration O
county and municipal affairs, and
the excessive fees paid i'll some in
stances to county officers.
The recent decision OF the Su
preme Court concerning fees O
sherlffs, while, no doubt, a prope
Interpretation of the law, show
clearly the necessity Of a revisio,
Oh the Stat,,fo ro1o<;sr ~ Tho foo