Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-15

this process. @ The The suggest m as well
received by the members = e equal
izing board. as one that s 1T lead to
a possible solution of t, :, tad assess
ment question. In the s.ssion before
the council by the II Cor forty per-
sons who came to-: SMoines repre-
senting counties OF estate, Governor
cummins made ar, 81 to secure some
information as to 1ow the council
should proceed as to equalization, in
view of the manifest inequalities of the
asse essment as between counties
whether some countries should be cut
down to a lower plane or others be
increased. or both. one attorney, who
had given the matter much thought
admitted that his county was not valu-
ed at actual values, but some 15 OF 20
per cent below actual values. But he
contended 1T was as high as was war
ranted by the policy of the state. The
governor asked him to state, as law
yer, what was the duty of the executive
council in view of the mandatory pro-
vision as to finding actual values and
assessing on that basis. The most the
lawyer would do was to suggest that
if 1t was desired to bring the assess
ment up to actual values, it should be
done gradually and all at once.
Then you would advise that we obey
the law gradually" suggested the gov
ernor; whereat the lawyer sat down
confused.
But it illustrated the thought that
was uppermost in the minds of those
who participated in the discussion.
The preparation OF the biennial re-
port of the state board of control on
the transactions of the past two years
at the state penal, charitable and REM
edial institutions, is now under way.
The biennial period closed the first of
the month, and the board transmits to
the legislature full report of all trans
actions. The first part of the report to
be prepared for publication, is the fl
nancial statement. In the two years
the board has extended a total of ST.
33S,439.54 in support of the Institutions,
as against a total of $2,164, ,462.6S in the
preceding biennial period, an increase
of s173,976.S6. This increase Is in pro-
portion to the increase, of business done.
In the last year the number of insane
for the fact that about 500 are all the
time out on parole, the number would
be still larger. The increase in ex-
penditure for salaries at all the state
institutions was $64,101.S2. and the
increase for provisions was S69,734.o0.
The total spent for salaries was $780,
O43.16, and this includes all payments
to employees and officers of every kind.
.
In the items of clothing, household
stores. ordinary repairs, postage and
stationery, and in the transportation
of inmates. the expenses the last BIZ
ennial period were lower than in the
preceding period.
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the independence hospital 1t was re-
vealed here in letter from an anony-
nous correspondent of a Hes Moines
newspaper, that the real animus of the
strike" at 9:45 o'clock at night was
to bring on a crisis and secure the re-.
moval of the present superintendent
and the election of another man for the
place. 1t is learned that a determined
effort is to be made on the part OF those
who participated in the walk-out. to Sc
cure the change indicated in the hope
that they will be able to secure better
positions.
The report of DR.. Powell on the In
stitutions for the feeble minded at
Glenwood. which will close the biennial
period, will also close his twenty-five
years of continuous work as the head
of that institution. 1t is learned that
DR.. Powell is going to recommend In
his report the complete removal of the
old building, which was unroofed by a
and which was built as part
of the state orphans home many years
ago. 1t has not been considered safe |
for some time and it will not be re-
paired with view to Its permanent
use. DR.. Powell took the institution
when it was comparatively unimpor-
tant affair, and remained with it until
it became one of the largest in the |
country, only one surprising 1T in size.
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