Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-02
NJ GOVERN REFUSES
SPECIAL SESSION
CHIEF EXECUTIVE iSsNEs a
STATEMENT TELLING WHY
HE DENIES PETITION.
CAN SAVE OVER 100000
Petition for an Extra Session Is Signed
by Secretary Donald, Treasurer
Johnson, Atty. Gen. Owen
and Lieut. Gen. Morris.


MED the petition for an extra session
OF the legislature The governor is
sued statement of the finances OF the
state, indicating that he can cut down
the $4.325,O00 budget OF the state
more than was proposed by special
Legislation. The petition for a special
session was signed by Secretary OF
State Donald, State Treasurer John
son, Attorney General Owen and
Lieutenant Governor Morris.
/ The governors statement in part is
as follows
"On March 81 Attorney General
Owen, Secretary Of State Donald,
State Treasurer Johnson and Lieuten-
ant Governor Morris came to my Of
fee and presented petition asking
for a special session OF the legisla-
ture for the purpose of reducing ap-
preparations and lowering taxes.
During the last ten years the
state has paid over more money to
its local subdivisions-the cities. vii
lagos, towns and counties-than 1t has
received from them In direct taxes.
Big and large, therefore, the state
government has not been a burden
upon taxpayers, but their benefactor
instead. Nevertheless last years tax
bills were high. AS a result, the peo-
pie have not infrequently complained
Most of these taxes were due, as a
rule, to action by the people them
selves through their town, city and
county governments. But part also
was due to the state. For number
OF years the annual state levy was
about three million five hundred thou
sand dollars. Last year, because Of
see At to regard them, the action of
the people in the towns and counties
is enormously increasing the appro-
priations for good roads and the ex-
cessive appropriation made by the last
legislature, the amount of the state
levy suddenly jumped to $7,600,000.
"One reason why the plan proposed
in the petition should not be adopted
is that a great deal more than this
amount can and will be saved by the
legislature. / have authority, as gov.
ernor, to prevent the use of money
appropriated for building purposes
Without invoking this power. how
ever, but merely by continuing the
policy of economical administration
adopted after the close of the last
legislature and concurred in by the
governing board of all the institutions
of the state, before the end of the
next fiscal period approximately ST.
455, 600 can and will be saved out OF
present appropriations. The amount
is almost half a million dollars more
than the maximum saving proposed in
the petition. 1t is made up of the
following items:
New buildings at the University
or Wisconsin .......................$ 10000
State aid to highways .....,....... GOO 900
New buildings TO be constructed
under the direction of the board
OF control .......................... 10000
New buildings at Stout institute. 20O.0 200
schools ...',..........,...,.,......,. 800. ooC
New buildings at state fair
grounds ..............,............ 2S, 900
Total s., 455. 900
THE university regents. the state
highway commission. the board OF
control the industrial education board
the normal school regents and the
board of agriculture have all agreed
TO these reductions In their respective
appropriations and have decided to
ask that these amounts be omitted
from the next state assessment
"In addition to the sums just men.
toned there are other items Of reduc-
ton that may also be effected without
calling the legislature in special SEES
sion. Chief among these are the fol.
lowing:
The item OF special aid for i'm
provement Of highways limited to the
year 1918, $4,000; OF the item OF
$4,000 included in the 1913 levy
to restore a working balance in the
state treasury. at least two-thirds
will not again be needed, s1,000,000;
In last years budget the railroad tar
was underestimate by $4,000; total
81 $50. goo.
THE sum OF these totals is s4.325,
600. This then is approximately the
amount by which the state tax levy
OF last year may be reduced AS g
result. the next state assessment
should not be more than three million
Eve hundred thousand dollars"
interpretations
Articles OF incorporation were fled
In the office OF Secretary of State
Donald as follows:
Kaiser China store, Eau Claire: can
ital, $4,000: . incorporators. R. r
Kaiser, Margaret Kelly, Maud Kaiser
South Side Block company. Milwau
kee: capital. $4,000; incorporates
George Cross, Henry Rotier, Mabel
Rotier. 9