Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-01-09

OF the message is taken up with an
explanation Of why the governor
thinks officers immune from i'm
peachment should be subject to re-
| moval by the chief executive II found
to be incompetent or dishonest. The
governor sees number Of places
where improvements can be made in
! the state hail insurance law, espec-
tally IN the provisions for making
payment.
INAUGURAL MESSAGE OF HON.
i. b. HANNA.
Gov. Hanna delivered his message
to the legislature, which was receiv-
ed with appreciation and listened to
with the closest attention. He urg-
ed the legislature to respond to- q
high test of citizenship in making
wise laws and use Of the power del
egated to the members, 30 that It
will satisfy their constituents. He
urged the reading of the reports Of
the state officers and various insti-
tutions, and to avoid increasing the
number of state officers and commits
sioners, and that all institutions Of
the state should be held to, strict
business methods and accountable
ity. He said that at future time
during the session he would present
message on the subject of state
finances and other subjects.
Education.
He congratulated North Dakota
on it's high literary standard. He
believed in rural education and the
consolidated country school, which
will give pupils better chance.
Stronger rural schools are needed,
and will do away with the excuse
for farmers sending their children to
other places for better educational
privileges. He urged that the work
Of high schools he made more prac-
tical and thus relieve our state in
stitutions from doing secondary
school work. He urged uniform sys-
tenn of text books for the state.
He urged economy in the expendi-
ture of funds for the normal schools
at Valley City, Mayville and Minot,
also for the university, agricultural
college and other state schools. He
says the reports of the boards and
officers of those institutions should
Sc considered carefully for economy,
must be- exercised in their conduct,
"that every dollar expended for their
support shall be for a dollar actual
ly needed by them"
He urged a uniform system of ac-
counting and reporting should be
adopted by the state and the same
general system should be used in
every state institution. Also a uni
formity of system in the Office of ev-
cry county auditor. He urged that
every state institution should inform
the governor, auditor and treasurer
each month, how their institution
stands financially, without having to
wait until the close of the year to
get this necessary information.
Such system of uniform account
ing will save the state thousands of
dollars.
He recommended reasonable ap-
for North Dakota ex-
hibit at the Pacific Expo
sition.
!, Good Roads.
'.The question of good roads will be
one of the important problems for
your consideration this winter. What
can we do here within the state, and
what shall we do? It is said that
the expense of hauling bushel Of
wheat for fifteen miles over the av-
erage country road In North Dakota
costs the farmer more than it does
to pay the freight on the same bush
el Of wheat from his station to Min
neapolis or Duluth. t4,5 3s
I'VE are putting license tax upon
the autos Of the state. and I have
been informed that that license mon 3
ey this year will amount to some
$4,000 or $4,000. This money is
back to the counties. but
when you come to divide the money
among fifty counties. 1t amounts to
but little" Auto license funds will
increase TO $4,000 or
$780, 900 annually in the next five
years. He suggests amending the
to authorize the state
to issue road bonds. It would take
about six years to do this and the
auto license fees by that time would
pay interest on million dollars
worth of bonds at four per cent and 4
leave about 10000 for 2 sinking
fund to retire the bonds, which could