Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-09

ITS NEEDS ARE SET FORTH
Large Number of New Buildings and
improvements Essential According to
the Resents-More Than the MilIase
Tax Will Provide for Needed to
Carry Out Present Plans.
[Ry Ora WiIliams.1
Special to Tlmes-Repupllcan.

by ora w lllldlIlSl
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines Feb. 9.-The State Uni
yersity got a chance at the commit
tees on ways and means of the legis-
lature yesterday and presented the
matter of the necessity for continuing
the millage tax for another five-year
period in order that the work oil
building up the university may be con-
tinued. The argument was presented
by Joe Lane of the board of regents,
there being present also President
MacLean, and Regents Carroll Wright,
w. I, Babb and Joseph Allen. Mr..
Lane presented formal statement of
the expenditures under the 18th mill
tax the past five years. Under this
tax about s615,O0O will be realized in
the period ending July 1, 1906. The
regents have not appropriated about
$4,000 of this sum, which will be used
during the coming year Under the
system the work of building has been
going on steadily and harmoniously
and the best buildings have been con-
structed. Mr.. Lane enumerated the
buildings which the board regards as
essential to the university and which
in rough way have been practically
decided upon for the future should the
millage tax be continued, as follows:
College of Law, now without nome
save in the old capitol.
Assembly Hall, large enough for 81
600 persons at time.
Renovation of old capitol for use as
executive building.
I Woman's building, essential in such
"a university.
Commons for the men.
Extension of the engineering build
ing.
Nurses home instead of having
them live out privately.
Library building, where all the Ii
braries may be housed.
Extension of chemical laboratories.
Observatory, something needed in
the state.
Animal house.
Plant house.
Gymnasium.
Mr.. Lane stated that rough esti-
mate had been made of the cost of
these improvements actually now
needed and it run over $1,30OOO0, so
that the millage tax will have to be
continued not for one but in fact for
two successive periods If the work
planned is actually done. In reply 20
questions from members of the COM
mittee Mr.. Lane stated that these
buildings are actually needed, that the
| university is steadily growing and ev-
en- when these buildings are finished,
| if the growth is continuous, the uni
versity will then be crowded and need
| ing more room. From the manner OF
questions put to Mr.. Lane 1t was evil
dent that leading members Of the COM
mittees are in full sympathy with the
plans for completing the university.
The millage tax, as it relates to the
| university, will go through easily
The bill by Representative Koont7
for the appropriations for the State
University, gives for additional sup
port $35, 900 annually hereafter, $2,5O(
for repairs and contingent annually
and $4,000 for library support annual
| ly; also the following straight appro-
priations for immediate use: Purchase
Of additional land, $5O,OO0; addition te
university hospital, $4,000: engineer
| ing shops and connection with dam
$35 900; equipment for natural science
building, $4,000; general equipment
and support, $4,000; paving and side
walks, $4,000; new boilers, $500. The
total for the direct appropriations is
$213,5O0.
Increase Secretary's Pay.
1t is proposed in bill by DR.. Greg
ory to increase the pay of the secretary
of the state board of health from ST.
200 to $4,000 a year. The increase is
probably several figures higher thar
the legislature will make, but it is GER
tain some increase should he made
DIR. j. F. Kennedy has been secretary
of the board almost from it's establish
ment. and he has been a faithful work
er He is now growing old, and coule
not, should he retire from the place
again enter the practice of his profes-
sion. He will be a candidate for re-
election and probably will be re-elect-
ed, though false rumor was started
some time ago that he contemplated
retiring and this brought out number
Of other candidates.
Osteopaths.
The osteopaths have taken new
tack. Now they will ask new board
having nothing to do with health mat
ters, but for the sole purpose of licens-
| ing osteopaths.
The Ritter bill gives cities ant
towns the right to forbid the sale o.
meats on the streets and from wagons
by the local meat dealers.
From the number of bills introduced
to regulate the patent medicine busi-
ness 1t is evident that the people have
| become aroused TO some of the evils
| arising from the indiscriminate dis
| tribution and sale of medicines. Some
of the bills almost prohibit the distrl-
button of such medicines, all contain
provisions in regard to the alcohol o.