The state herald., 1899-06-09


be ornamentally painted and to cost
$30S was ordered from C. w. Fair of
| Eighteenth street. -Four iron stairs
| ways in ornamental bronze work will
| be put in from the second to third
| floors. Nine sets of bronze doors for
| the main entrances will be secured.
| The doors will be of statuary bronze,
which contains 90 per cent. copper.
Plastering work in the dome will be
done in ornamental style. Unglazed
white vitreous tile will be used as floor
ing in both state and law libraries,
with black marble border. The mar
BILE work in the dome will be in decora
tive styles. For the marble heads and
rises on stairways McMullin's gray
Tennessee marble will be used. Beu-
lah marble was to have been used for
the basement wainscoting. Contractor
Kelley will be notified to use white
Vermont marble in order to make the
basement lighter. The price will be re-
duced, making saving of about $1,000
to the state. Water bills paid showed
that 1t has only cost 1852 to keep the
lawns in fine condition since November
list last. Secretary Lueders of the
board has paid particular attention to
the lawn this season.
Colorado will have convention on
Wednesday, June 7th, of county as
SCISSORS, charmen of county boards of
commissioners and members of the
State Board of Equalization to see
what can be done toward making an
equitable assessment of property of all
kinds all over the state. 1t is believed
by some of the members that IL an
amicable agreement can be reached
between the assessors, the calling of
an extra session of the Legislature will
not be necessary. The letter calling the
assessors and others together explains
itself. as follows: THE inequalities
which have in the past been claimed to
exist between the assessments upon
the classes of property falling within
the Jurisdiction of the state board, and
those which are. the subjects of local
assessment, and the complaints arising
therefrom are said to have been the
primary cause for the decreased valua-
ton of our assessable wealth since
1892, which in turn has led to n de-
creased state revenue. If this cOntin-
ues for another fiscal period the def
cheney for 1899 and 1900 may be so
great as to permanently impair the
credit of the commonwealth, n calam-
ity which all would avoid. 1t is believ-
ed that II the assessors of the various
counties could meet with the state
board prior to its final action in the
matter of assessment and acquaint
themselves with all the facts within
its custody. discuss the relative value
OF railway with other property and en-
deavor to harmoniZe the assessment of
various property interests upon ba-
sis of such value. the general ASSESS
ment of all property may be adjusted
to our common satisfaction. and suiii-
clent revenue realized for the normal
requirements of the state government.
thus dispensing with the complaint OF
favoritism and inequality, and possi-
bly, with the ultimate necessity of
resort to special methods of taxation.
The motive which suggests n meeting
OF the assessors equally suggests the
attendance of the chairmcn OF the sew
eral boards of county commissioners.
who, as chairmen of the county boards
of equalization. exercise functions
common to those Of the state board.
thus finally determining the aggregate
assessed valuation of their respective
counties" As the assessors In the diff
their assessments. the board OF equal
izntion Is OF the impression that they
may be induced to make nppraise-
ments so that sufficient revenue viii he
derived for the state from the rcgu-
lar state levy OF 4 mills.
State Senator Buckley OF San Miguel
county has n scheme that would solve
the present financial difficulties of the
state educational institutions He says:
'rhe State University. the School OF
Mines and the Agricultural College
should he combined. One president
would do for ALL many other expenses
aggregating thousands OF dollars annu-
ally could he cut on and general nc-
commodatlons now needed for these
several colleges would he limited 10
one university. This Is the Idea fol-
lowed out largely In the East, and Is
particularly noticeable nj the tnivcr.
sity OF Pennsylvania. Harvard and like
institutions, where many interests are
successfully, ndvantagconsly aud eco
nomically gathered under one general
head. The site for the combined c,lu-
cational interests of Colorado. as point
cd out. should be In Denver or very
near II. Aside rom the apparent
economy Of the scheme. even II the
state We're obliged to continue afforling
entire support. there would he another
feature II the location chosen We're In
or near Denver Ther: ARE large In.
tercsts and wealthy men In Denver
who would be glad 10 contribute TO mn
endowment fund for such nm aggrcgn.
tion OF educational interests In Den.
YER III the success OF the plan wns
assured. ] am confident that n good
sized fund could he secured from the
citizens OF Denver In few weeks. and
Colorado would have one grand lnstl.
tuition OF which 10 be truly proud. The
state treasury, ns n result. would he
In n great measure relieved. and, ns
the state educators ARE mostly loudly
clnmoring for revenue reform nnl
greater taxation. the state also would
rhnr. the relief, ! was graduated from
the University Of Wisconsin. and the
plan of nggrcgnilng under one bcnd
such courses us | have mentioned IN
successfully followed there. If such n
solution OF the problem NJ | suggest
Il not adopted within II few years,
some wealthy bcnvcrltr viii Sibsinn.
ilnlly cndow the Denver University.
nnd II VIII pass by the other insiltn.
lions OF Colorado In a moments time.
Endowmcnts might have been bo. 1
slowed on some of the Colorado InstI.
tutlonr already had they moi been so
widely separated Slngly. they do not
seem 10 attract enough Interest 10 ~.
eur" private financial aid ON "A Inrp,
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