The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-10-06
AFFAIRS OF VARIOUS STATE
DEPARTMENTS IN A TANGLE.
Half Score of Suits Pending in
Various Courts of Colorado
Against Administration.

Because of the incompetency of
democratic legislation and executive
acts large number of the depart
mchis of the state government are
lied up and practically imperative
on account of suits pending against
the IN in the various courts OF the
state. The suits were started for
lie purpose OF correcting Democrat
ic errors.
In the first place the Colorado
Bar association announces that it
Will test the legality of the new
court of appeals through suit in
the proper court. 1t will be remem-
'bered that the Democratic majority
OF the senate and Gov. Shafroth
became engaged in a factional fight
over this court and failed to follow
the law in its creation.
Through an error of Democratic
legislative officials the internal i'm
proyement fund is not obtainable
for road and bridge Improvements
having for their object the releas-
ing OF those funds.
The $4,000 appropriated to de-
fend Colorado water users against
outside suits is also in jeopardy
through the wording OF a bill
making the appropriation, and
suit is being started to release the
fund.
A suit against the state board
OF health, with special reference
to the state board of medical ex-
aminers is pending and has tied up
the funds of that board. all be-
cause Gov. Shafroth insisted in APP
pointing politicians instead of di-
rectors on the board.
The governors appointment OF
F S Hoag as member of the
railroad commission when the peo-
pie elected Sheridan 5. Kendall,
caused a suit to start which has re
suited in the complete suspension
OF work by that commission.
Through improper classification
OF the funds of the state board OF
immigration, those funds cannot be
secured and mandamus suit is
pending against the state officials
irving to force a reClassification OF
the appropriation.
The secretary of the civil ser
vice commission recently became eN-
asperated over the acts of the state
officials relative to the funds OF
that commission and brought suit
for his salary, thus making that
commission imperative.
The work of the state board OF
equalization in placing different val
ues on the two railroads running
between Pueblo and Denver, and
other of its acts. has caused four
suits to be started in as many
different counties by the railroads
TO prevent the collection OF the
taxes under the valuation as made.
/ The over appropriation of the
last assembly left the Dry Farming
congress appropriation in a class
where ii could not possibly be
reached for payment and suit has
recently been started mandamusins
the state officials to reclassify and
pay same.
a suit is pending against the
state bonding board to prevent the
issuance of the bonds recently Vot'
ed to pey the states Indebtedness
of several years standing.
The above are a few of the suits
that are pending in the various
courts against the present state ad'
ministration, almost every one o.
which can be charged directly te
incompetency. Had the assembly
not over appropriated or had no
Gov Shafroth not doubled the STATE
pay roll, and had the laws makins
the appropriations been properr
worded and enacted, few of tn
above suits would have been nee
esSary.