Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-04-25
SOME WILL LOSE JOBS.
GOVERNOR URGES ABOLITION
OF USELESS POSITIONS.
Message to the Wisconsin Legislature
Points Out Offices that Serve No USE
ful or Necessary Purpose Sugges-
lions Well Received by Both Houses.

| Gov La Toilette sent his promised mes
| sage to the Legislature ON Friday recon-
mendlng changes and reductions in the
State force of employees in the interests
| OF economy. The Governor states his be-
! lief that $4,000 can be saved in this
manner without injury to the public SER
| vice. The message was referred to the
| committee on State affairs in the SEN
ate, which is expected to report a bill in
accordance with the recommendations.
| The message is as follows:
To the Honorable the Legislature: In
the executive message at the beginning OF
the legislative session proposed through
later communication to recommend
some changes in the official forces at the
capitol designed to effect saving to the
State without injury to public service.
Although the time available for atten-
ton to this work has been insufficient to
permit the thorough investigation which
the Importance OF the subject invites, /
am convinced that biennial reduction Of
| $4,000 can be made in State expendi-
lures, without harm to any public inter
est or loss in public service, by legisla-
ton to insure changes as hereinafter men
| toned, for the reasons as stated.
Dispense with the State board of emf
| grafton. The work Of advertising the
| resources Of the State, which it was
created to do, is now being promoted by
private enterprise more effectively and
more properly than it can be done by the
| investment of public funds in limited
| amount and eXtravagant manner for the
advancement of particular sections. In
| vestigation of the character of service
| performed justties the statement that
much Of the annual appropriation of So.-
900 for this work has been wholly wasted.
A repeal of section 6 OF chapter $40 Of
the laws of 1891, and Il requirement that
the regular force Of the land department
shall attend to ''land protection for the
public lands will do away with an an
nual charge against the general fund OF
about $1,000. / am advised that the
force necessary to the proper conduct of
the business of the land office will be
ample for the work of LAND protection"
The office of State draughtsman ere
ated by the Legislature of 1897, has been
vacant since Feb. l. for the reason that
there are no apparent duties connected
with it. The annual appropriation for
this position is 81 200 and the law author
zng it may be repealed without danger
of hardship to any one.
The position of volunteer service clerk,
in the office of the adjutant general, sal
airy $1,000 per annum, has been left va
cant upon the recommendation OF the ad-
jutant general, and the position may be
safely abolished.
The duties of ''storekeeper' in the Of
flee of the superintendent of public prop
erty are being performed at the present
time by the chief clerk, with the result
that duplicate sets of book accounts are
| made unnecessary and the chances for
errors and confusion are reduced in num-
Der without detriment to the service. The
work Of the foreman of the labor force
may be safely entrusted to the assistant
superintendent of public property.
The number of janitors authorized by
| the law can be reduced from eighteen to
twelve without imposing unreasonable re-
ouirements upon the force. These changes
in the department of superintendent of
public property, il made, will insure a re-
ducton of S6,10S per annum. | have
| the honor to recommend that prior to
| final adjournment, your honorable body
| take such action as may be necessary to
authorize and secure the changes in ser
vice and reduction in expenditures here
| in suggested Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT M. LA TOILETTE,
Governor.
| The recommendations in the Governors
| message were favorably received in both