Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-11
BUCHANIAN'S BILLS ARE
FAVORED IN THE HOUSE

4 SoulI ColCo oildil hS CAlSluSu "
members of the profession from such
states.
To Recover Interest on War Loan.
There was a lively debate in the SEN
ate over the proposition to authorize
ex-senator Lothrop of Sioux City, to
collect the interest on the civil war
loan, due from the general government
and now amounting to $450,000. This
came up on the report of the commit
tee on judiciary, which brought in a
substitute for the Hubbard bill having
that object in viey. The report recon-
mended that Capt. Lothrop should be
authorized and instructed to collect the
same for the state at his W expense,
and to receive therefor 25 per cent for
the first 100000 collected and 5 per
cent on all sums above that amount.
The report was finally adopted.
Needs of University.
President Mclean and the regents
of the state university are here con-
ferring with the various committees of
the house and senate. Yesterday
there was placed upon the desks of
members an elaborate statement of the
needs and aspirations of the %institu-
ton. 1t sets forth in the beginning
that there is such general satisfaction
with the expenditure of the Ito mill
tax as to constitute a valid argument
for an increase of this levy sufficient
to continue the present policy of erect
ing permanent and fireproof buildings.
The amoun received in the first five
years of the building tax was $263, 275,
with XS TOk nOf Tyni nH11nnfol 1,,1 duo
This amount has been used for the
construction Of: University hospital.
including boiler house; hall Of liberal
arts; central heating, power and light
plants, with tunnels, at a total cost Of
$3lO,3O4, anticipating the levy of 1902
to the extent of $44,029. The state
ment then proceeds: ct is evident that
by the action of the twenty-seventh
general assembly anticipating the levy
OF 1901 to replace the books of the
burned library, that there can be no
income for buildings this year, and the
necessary anticipation of the 1902 tax
to complete the heating plant that the
new hall of liberal arts might be open
led, makes it evident hat no building
Operations can be begun if the levy re-
mains at $55,000. The amount is so
small, and as only a portion of the tax
becomes available in May, 1904, build
ing operations cannot begin until 1905.
tre short, building operations at the
U University are at a %standstill unless
I he levy is increased. If the con
Etruction of buildings is thus delayed,
tass the university is now insuficiently
Infused, not only will the youth suffer
and the university have to turn away
students, but the university doubtless
Will actually go backward, as we are
a. a critical momen of growth"
This is the gist of the argument.
u ne statement then goes IN to com.
p are the institution with others of its
II ank as to number and value of build
IL ,gs, showing greatly to the discredit
OF the home university. The recent
iii res have added to the imperative
ti'ed for more room. The following
binildings are stated as indispensable:
An assembly, armory and gymna
s:ium, at present for economy combin
ed in one hall, 100000.
A fire-proof museum, 100000
"A library, fire-proof, 5000, 900.
College of law building. $1,000 00.
College of pharmacy building, $50,
|0cD0.
A graduate college building witt
81 :ientific laboratories, $3.50, 900.
A plant house, 10000.
Applied science and engineering
b uilding, $125, 900.
Extension of college of dentistr,
n ow called for. $4,000.
Nurses home, $4,000.
Detention hospital, $4,000.
uo11 for efv 1;to,,r, ,~a.oA;a. WIN
0 90.
Presidents house, $4,000.
Making a total of 1,132, 900.
1t is further stated that these fig
lures are based only on the present at
l. enhance and make no allowance 70
I uture increase of students. The OF
Ter of imperative need is as follows
Armory and assembly hall, first; mai
ural history museum next; librar
building following, with the law co
lege fourth. The statement then cor
cludes: "The erection and equipmen
of these buildings, without the imme
diate provision for which the univel
fsity must go backward, would call TO
the one-fifth mill law. The reason
ableness of the regents is shown i
that while they are under constan
pressure for buildings mentione
above in a total of 81, 122. 900, they lie
these wait and bring to this legislator
only those that their constituency an
yours must have provided at once"
Larrabee Will Fight.
Representative Larrabee has no il
tention Of allowing his bill to reduc
the width of public roads from sixt
to fifty feet to be shelved by the a,
tion of the committee. He inform
them that he will attempt to bring u
the measure on the floor of the hous,
There are many in the legislature VIII
believe the bill should be enacted. TIL
statement is made that such contra
ton of roads would add 200, 900 acre
of valuable arabic lands to the cult
waited area of the state, and would /;
the same time benefit the roads in tn;
they could be more readily and effe
tually put in proper shape for trave
1t is further pointed out that it woul
lessen the area of weed-growing, whic
now bounds every farm, with a vic
strip of overgrown and annoying Ian
Men acquainted with the condition
the country districts. predict tn;
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