Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-15
The Long Delayed Recommends
tions Of the Visiting Com
mittee Are Submitted
CONTINUE THE MILLAeE TAX
Committee Favors Continuing the
Special Levy for Another Six Years
and Recommends Number of Spec
iaI Appropriations in Addition II
Large Number of Improvements.
[By Ora Williams.l
81 ecial to Times-Republican.


Des Moines, Feb. 15.-The long de-
ferred report of the visiting committee
on the state university came today.
The committee consisted of Messrs.
Hopkins, Epperson, jameson, Nc
Creary and BiXby. Just why the re-
port has been withheld so long does
was changed several times. The re-
port has TO deal largely with the pro-
posed appropriation for the university,
but in general commends what has
been done by the regents. The report
says:
Your committee believes that the
administration of the university is i'll
able, competent and capable hands,
and that the present management is
university at this time is accomplish
ing great work for the advancement
OF higher education, and its prosperity
,, seems to indicate that the institution
is rapidly becoming one Of the fore
most universities OF the northwestern
states."
The committee found that the num-
ber of students increased in the BIZ
ennial period something over 400 with
good prospect of continuance of the in
crease, and
| "Your committee made an investi-
cation of the building recently erected
and the need of those which are now
asked for by the regents, such as the
length of time that we had would per-
nit and we desire to say that the re-
cent buildings erected are plain yet
modern and up to date, and show a
very. progressive spirit in the manage
nent Of the Institution. Your COM
mittee are of the opinion that the in
stitution will grow rapidly in the num-
ber of students in the near future, and
new and additional buildings and also
additional grounds for buildings will
be required, and for that reason your
committee would recommend that the
present millage tax gixen to the insti-
tuition be continued for at least the next
five years, and our recommendations in
regard to the appropriations in this
respect are based upon the supposition
that the said millage tax will be con-
tinued."
Aside from the millage tax the COM
mittee recommends the following as
special appropriations and annual al
lowances: Annual increase of support
fund, s25000: annual increase of re-
pair and contingent fund $4,000; pur-
chase of additional land, $4,000; wing
for hospital and equipment. $4,000;
engineering shops. hydraulic power
house, power connection with dam and
equipment, $35,0OO: general equipment
and supplies, $4,000; paving and
sidewalks, s2,500; new boiler, s3,500;
support of libraries, $4,000; total,
s1s4,5OO. The total amount of askings
in the report of the regents was $751;
900. The largest cuts were in the items
of purchase Of additional land and in
equipment for the science building.
The appropriations recommended,
except for annual allowance, are in
all cases for one-year period only.
| In regard to the increase of support
fund by $4,000 year the committee
says: "This fund in the opinion of
your committee appears to be almost
| imperative. as the increase of students
| in attendance is now something more
than 400 more than when the last BIZ
ennial appropriations were made, and
probably will exceed 500 by the time
this appropriation is realized, and this
alone will require large amount to
be added to the support fund in the
way of providing instructors for pu-
pills; besides there are certain fixed
charges for which it will be incumbent
upon the management to provide addi-
tional amount in the way of fuel, water,
firemen, and janitor services on ac-
count of additional buildings which
| have not as yet been provided for
The $4,000 asked for was cut to $685.
0OO
The committee recommended S10,-
900 for library support as special ap-
preparation and referred the matter of
making it an annual allowance to the
next legislature. The asking for 81
500 annually for contingent and re-
pairs was approved as made.
In regard to purchase of lands the
regents asked for $4,000 and the
committee found that while the lands
sought will have to be purchased in the
near future, yet only small portion
should be contracted for at this time.
THE property most needed at the pres
ent time" say the committee. for the
institution, is the school property ly-
ing east Of the hospital building, and
can be purchased for $4,000.
The $4,000 asked for additional to
hospital is approved as very much
needed in providing suitable rooms for
clinic patients and that unless this
building is furnished the institution
will suffer by the medical and surgical
students not having ample facilities Tor
clinic work" Only half Of the amount
should be available this year.
The $4,000 asked for engineering
shops and connection with dam met
with approval largely because the
change will produce about ESQ horse