The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-03-03
MARCHED UP HILL
AND DOWN AGAIN
University Leech Fastened
Itself on Governor Ferg
uSOn'S Backbone

tention of vetoing the bill appropria-
ting $50 900 additional TO the terri
torial university and last evening sent
a message to the legislature recon-
mending that the bin be reconsidered
and the amount Of the appropriation
be left optional with the territorial
board Of equalization within certain
limits. The message reads as fol
lows:
To the Seventh Legislative Assembly,
Territory of Oklahoma.
Gentlemen. House Bill No. 40. en-
titled IAN act to pro lde for the equip
ping, furnishing id purchasing ap-
paratus and library for the territorial
university" contains some objection
able features which compel me to re-
ture it to your honorable body for re-
consideration.
The Sixth legislative assembly Of
the territory Of Oklahoma enacted a
law authorizing the board Of regents
to contract '9r the construction Of
large college building. a central light
ling and heating plant and building for
same. and gymnasium building, and
/ for the purchasing of furniture ma
chinery and apparatus, to equip snch
buildings The act evideAtly contem-
plated that the three buildings above
named should be built. equipped and
furnished in full from the revenues to
be derived from the seventh-tenths
mill levy provided for In the act. Sec
tion one Of said act provides that the
board should be empowered to con
Tract for Siings 20 an amount not
exceeding in the aggregate the amount
to be levied under the provisions Of
lthe act which provided for a levy to
be made upon all the taxable prop
cry in the territory The latter por-
tion of section five in the act referred
to is specific It prohibits the board
from exceeding the sum of ninety
thousand dollars for the college build
ing, the central light and heating
plant building. the gymnasium build
ing, furniture and necessary equip
ments for the college building. ma
lchinery and necessary equipments for
the central light and heating build
ling. and necessary equipments for the
gymnasium building The act evident
ny intended chat the three buildings
should be erected, furnished and
equipped, and that the entire cost
should not exceed ninety thousand
dollars. The large college building
has been erected. but has not been
furnished the central light and heat
ing plant and building for the same
has been provided for; the gymnasium
has not been erected. The amounts
expended by the board Of regents. ac.
cording to statement made by the sec
retary Of said board. have been as
follows:
College building. s6SO4O.
eHating system. S4,s3O.
Architect and superintendent s9 300
Plumbing, 1885
Total amount expended ap iS latc
s77.455.
Should there be no delinquent taxes
the amount Of revenue possible under
the levy for the years 1901 and 1902
would be s9S.205, of which only $40.
: 600, under the law. could be used
Allowing ~ per cent off for delinquent
taxes during the two years. the
amount OF revenues derived would be
$4,000 or that amount the regents
have expended 77.455 The differ
ence between the amount expended
and the amount which win probably
be raised is s4.565
The gymnasium building is yet Ia
be erected and furnished, and the col
lege building. as have been informed
is yet to be provided with chairs and
desks q.
House Bill No. -. which has beer
returned for reconsideration, contain,
a provision for heating and lighting
: II has been reported to me that this
i is intended to apply on heating anS
: lighting building which the regents
9 contemplate erecting from the none!
q derived from the insurance on sciencl
3 hall which with equipments was re
s cently burned
Z II il is deemed hest 10 erect a build
q ing from portion Of the insuranc
y money only that portion Of the thirty
= Ave thousand dollars insurance fun
4 should be used which was derived iron
insurance upon the buildings. The il
surance upon the building might b