Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-02-12

year.
An executive committee, consisting
of G. N Mihills of Fond du Lac, w. r.
McCaul Of Tomah, and D. w. Larkin Cd
Sturgeon Bay, was elected.
1t was decided to postpone the cleo,
ton of superintendent of most of the
departments until the next meetingt
However, Richard White of Milwaukee,
was elected superintendent OF speed
Thomas SAKE Of Milwaukee as SUPER
intendent of amusements, 0. G. Rewey
of Rewey as superintendent of admis@
sions, C. E. Everett of Racine as sua
perintendent of the grandstand, Mrsi
II. E. Stadler of Milwaukee as super
intendent Of the woman's restroom.
Budget Asks $452, ZOO.
In the budget presented to the legist
lature by the board, a statement re-
garding which appears in the annuat
report of Secretary Mackenzie, $780,
900 is required for building and equip
ment during the fiscal year 1915-1916,
and $4,000 is required for the same
purposes during the fiscal year 1916
1917. Secretary MacKenzie's report
shows that the 1913 and 1914 fairs to-
gether fell $20,753 short of paying ex-
penses.
The board will call attention to the
fact that while other state fairs have
erected buildings which produce reve-
n%uIc Y9cSSVN f1iF -
has none which bring in money.
Attention Of the legislature will be
called in particular to the fact that the
Minnesota fair receives revenues
amounting to $4,000 year from the
rental Of space on the different floors
of the grandstand. The board will az
que that adequate buildings of perma~
nent character be provided at once.
Rail Assessment Increased.
State assessment of railroad proper.
ties has increased more than $18,00O,-
600 in the last year, according to the
state tax commission report. The to.
tai valuation of railroad property is
placed at 1858, 6S7, 900, as against $780,.
$4,000 year ago. The taxes on the
property last year were $4,720,52 80.
as compared with $4,7S0,34106 this
year. The largest increase in valua.
ton is that of the property of the
Northwestern line, which has risen
from SILT $50, 900 last year to 1928,
100000 this year.
AckIey Resolution Defeated.
The joint resolution by Senator
Ackley, calling for reports from the
different state officers, institutions
and departments as to their finances,
was defeated by vote Of 16 to 10.
The state board of public affairs has
promised to prepare statement COW
ering the ground of Senator ACkley'a
resolution
The report of the state board Of
public affairs, Senator Scott said
would contain 500 pages. Senator
Ackley, in defending his resolution,
which he had called up, said he had
one-tenth OF the report and froyn this
he was certain that the forthcoming
report would be such q complicated
affair that no one not an expert &C.
countant would be able to find out
what it meant.
FaVors Smaller Legislature.
Senator Weissleder introduced q
joint resolution in the senate to
amend the constitution so that "the
number Of the members of the as
sembly shall never be less than forty
nor more than sixty. The senate shall
consist of a number not more than
One-third, nor less than one-f0urth
of the number OF the members of the
assembly"
Assemblyman Nelson of the Second
Dane district, Is preparing bills to
abolish the tax commission, the high
way commission and the legislative
reference library, known as the dill
factory"
Against Euqenlc Law.
Assemblyman Carl Pieper of Dunn
county presented his bill to repeal
the eugenics law. His measure also
repeats the five-day waiting require
ment after obtaining marriage IL
cense before the ceremony can be
performed.
Would Abolish Commissions.
Recommendations of the legisla-
tive committee that has been investi-
eating the conditions of the forestry
reserve and the whole question OF
conservation are incorporated in sew
eral bills which were introduced In
the assembly by Axel Johnson OF
Polk county.
The principal Johnson bill pro.
vides for the abolition of the office OF
the state fish and game warden, the
state board of forestry, the state con-
seryation commission, commissioners
of fisheries and the state park board
and providing in their place for the
creation of state conservation COM
mission of three salaried members.
Senate Confirms Davidson.
Former Gov. James 0. Davidson
was confirmed as head Of the state
board of control by vote of "a to
6, The senators voting against the
confirmation were Abe, arnold,