Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-04-30
SOME WILL LOSE JOBS.
GOVERNOR URGES ABOLITION
OF USELESS POSITIONS.
Message to the Wisconsin Legislature
Points Out Offices that Serve No USE
full or Necessary Purpose Sugges-

Gov. La Toilette sent his promised mes
sage to the Legislature on Friday recon-
mending changes and reductions in the
State force of employees. in the interests
of economy The Governor states his be-
manner without injury to the public SER
vice. The message was referred to the
committee on State affairs in the Sem
ate which is expected to report a DILL ii
accordance with the recommendations.
The message is as follows:
To the Honorable the Legislatures: In
the executive message ut the beginning OF
the legislative session proposed through
a later communication to recommend
some changes in the official forces at the
capitol designed to effect a 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, L
am convinced that a 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 mem
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 extruvagant manner for the
oHu Sc In
vestigation of the character of service
performed justifes the statement that
much of the annual appropriation of So
900 for this work has been wholly wasted.
a repeal of section & of chapter $40 of
the laws of 1891, and 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 he
ample for the work of land protection"
The Office o. State draughtsman, Gre
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
izing it may be repealed without danger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 add
jutant general, and the position may be
safely abolished.
The duties of ''Storek eeper'' in the of
fee 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 aud confusion are reduced in mum
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-
quirements upon the force These changes
in the department of superintendent OF
public property, if made, will insure re-
duction of SIS, 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 NJ. LA TOILETTE,
Governor.
The recommends tions in the Governor S
message were favorably received in both
houses.