The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-30
Republican Newspaper Asso-
citation Publicity Departn


eral Revenue Fund ESTIMATED by
State Treasurer
kenehan) -. -. IS 100000
Road and Bridge
fund Z00,UOU
Capitol Building Mu-
scum Bond Issue -. 100000
Moffat Tunnel Con-
stitutional Amendment 100000
Good Roads Con-
slitutional Amendment 100000
County Indebtedness for Good
Roads Constitutional
Amendment 80. -. -. 81 100000
Total $4O,OO5, 900
The above is a revised statement
OF the appropriations of the last
general assembly, and no one is
sure ii this represents the entire
amount appropriated or not. The
state has population of some
thing like three quarters OF
milnon People. 1t will be seen that
the assembly appropriated over
lilIy douals each Tor every man,
wUnan ana enid in Colorado. 10
ne sure, many oil the appropriations
are indirect but the latent OF the
assembly was the same. There
are Two items in the above list
that were only discovered last Wee.
the discovery being delayed be-
cause of the terrific number of b..
rusned through curing the last
few days of the session. The two
uems are, Capitol Building Mu-
scum Issue S2oO,UOO' and "Coun-
ty Indebtedness for Good Roads
Constitutional Amendment SELL
uvV,VUO." 1t was supposed that
the ten million dollar Constitution
al Amendment for Good Roads
would be sufficient. Not so, how
ever, with this assembly. 1t sub
mitted second constitutional
amendment which provides that
any county may by popular vote
issue bonds in lieu of all other
outstanding Indebtedness to the
amount of five per cent of its
totaI valuation and sell these bonds
for the express purpose of build
ing good roads. The bonds can be
issued at any time the people
authorize them but their sale must
extend over a period of five years
The total valuation of the proper
Y of the state this year will ap-
proXimate four hundred and twenty
nIluCu dollars. As the state in
Creases in it's property valuation
the amount of bond issue can be in
creased accordingly. However, for
all approximate purposes the in
debtedness created by that one
amendment should it be adopted,
IL twenty-one million dollars.
1t was generally supposed that
the appropriation of two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars for the
purpose of completing the Capitol
building Museum was a direct ap-
rropriation. Not SO, however. The
ill provides that the Board of
Capitol Managers shall sell bonds
to the amount of $250,000 re-
deemable in ten years, the money
TO be used for the completion of
the museum.
There are yet large number of
These may increase the appropria-
ton considerably more and it is
likely they will
The irony of the entire matter
comes from the fact that with the
legislature appropriating forty mil
lion dollars. the state has on
hand and in sight only little
over three million dollars with
which to pay the bills.
Surely Colorados last assembly
can be classed along with a billion
dollar congress when 1t comes to
spending money.
Governor Shafroth attempted to
get away with another grand stand
play in the manner in which he
handled the road and bridge ap-
preparation. He vetoed all the
ILLS appropriating money out of
the regular road and bridge fund
and gave out the impression that
there were no road and bridge
bills allowed to become law. A re-
sumo of the bills now in the Secre-
tary of States office show that
eight of the governors pets in the
assembly were allowed their APP
preparation for roads and bridges.
These pets secured their appropria-
ticns from the general revenues of
the state. Joyce of Silverton is
allowed $4,000; Tobin of Mont
trose $4,000; West of Durango
s2D.0uu; Skinner of Montrose 81 =
400: Pearson of Gunnison, $1.15O;
Delta county gets $1,000 and the
city and County of Denver $685.
900. The total amount of these
appropriations is $1O7,5OO. or
this amount 1t will be noticed that
Denver, the governors home town,
receives 65.OOO-$5O.0 900 for via
ducts and $4,000 for roads to
the north. The governor allowed