The Grenada sentinel., 1904-02-13
IS A BOND SALE NECESSARY?

| h"'e VIC pEeSenU Legislature order q
sale OF bonds at any hazard whether
the proceeds to arise therefrom be
necessary Or not, and to that end, it
is said are trying to create apparent
needs for more money than is likely to
come into the treasury from the ordi-
nary tax resources, by insisting on ex-
travagant and unnecessary appropria-
tions by the Legislature. 1t is said
also that our good Governor shares in
these same views, and some of his
friends are admonishing members of
the Legislature that unless bonds are
issued at this session he will recon-
vene that body in extraordinary ses-
sion at some later date. His inaugu-
raj address is quoted, wherein he
declared in favor of the sale of
bonds for the purpose of making pos
terity help to pay for the new State
house. We had heard before his in
auguratiOn that he was in favor of
, putting an additional bond indebted
ness on the State, but we naturally
| expected to hear him advance some
substantial and practical reason for
his policy, and felt greatly disappoint-
ed when he failed to show any need
for the money but brought to bear in
support of his position only the illog-
lcal and sentimental plea that poster
ity should be made to contribute
toward paying for a house which the
public believed had been fully COM
pleted and fully paid for without
leaving one dollar of Indebtedness
against the State on account of it.
Finding, SO it is said by some, that
perhaps the Legislature in its practi-
cal business veiw Of the situation, was
not disposed thus to burden 'poster-
1ty' unnecessarily he subsequently
sent to that body an extraordinary
message wherein he told the represen-
tatives of the tax payers that it would
require two hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars to complete the State
house, it's grounds and furnishings,
and accordingly recommended the ap-
OF that insignificant (?)
sum. The Capitol Commission and !
the others connected with the work |
had long ago reported the building |
finished in every particular, from GEL |
lar to dome, according to contract. !
This view was cOncurred in by the |
thousands OF admiring people who
visited the stately structure before |
Gov. Eardalnan impaired his infor-
nation to the contrary, and it is a |
matter Of regret that he did not point |
out wherein the building is not fully
and what part Of the two
hundred and fifty thousand dollar ap-
preparation ought to be applied to the
house: furniture and grounds respec-
lively, in orde". that the Legislature
might be advised on the exact points
Of difference between the Governors
views which are at variance with the |
reports made by the Capitol Commits
sion. It is said that enough money
of the original appropriation
to complete the grading and sodding.
The report of the Commission shows
also that about one hundred and twen-
ty-tive Thousand dollars was expended |
on the furniture and fixtures installed |
in the building, and that less than
thirty thousand dollars additional is
sufficient to complete the purchase of
al necessary new furniture. When
it is remembered that the massive
the electrical and heating
apparatus, chandeliers, magnificent
library furniture, cabinet stands for
The senate, and house and supreme
court, vault and furniture for the OFF,
ces of Treasurer, Secretary of State,
Auditor, Governor, Attorney General,
Supreme Court. Land Commissioner
and others go to make up in part the
covered by the one hum
dred and twenty-five Thousand dollars |!
for furniture and fixtures, !
one can hardly conceive how aquarter
Of a million dollars more could proper
ly be expended towards the completion !
Of the furniture without reckless ex-
We are 10th to think the |
governor would lend his aid to thus |
impose upon the good people who so
elected him. OF course the |
money could be expended, il appro-
priated, lin useless fillegree and the like,
but the Legislature will see for itself |