Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-22
oANY THINGS BROUGHT TO THE
CONSIDERATION OF THE
LEGISLATURE.
CAPITOL BuILOlEG BIG PROBLEM
Rural crsats. lever i-seress Rates.
Ascutis- sf State 6esras ara
cuss n Salaries Are
Reeo-- -er5e5.

SD 70 criss
70 the senate azt Hc-se q Re7-e
ssutztivss q the STATE O, oki&ho-,A-
At the beginning q the present
rxa6rvrniurr IN the government of this
State. desire 10 submit; for the con
ESaerztion q Yo-r Hozc-able Botiss
AS foilcWs-
IRE State csritsi.
al the e1trao-ss-ary session q
Tie LEGISLATURE q 1919 an Ac; was
passed providing Tor the eols;ructioc
o. 4 State Capitol. creating 3 state
Capitol Cc---issto1. said Cc-ulssioc
Is REQUIRED 90 maintain its CEce and
nod is sessions AZ the seat q GOV
.eru-e1t- Each Cc=uissic1er shaI
Nsw Ep--erriztsa Necessary.
dollars per a-nu-,- an5 expenses
TIE state CSpilol Cc=@issioa IS
required 20 proceed 20 select a Piar
fo- a STATE CAPITOL provided the reA-
souahle cost o. s1it piGz q s2i3 Cap
Itcl Building proper sail rot exceet
one a-t c-e-laif uliioz tcll1rs- Con
tracts are 20 - made fc- TIE co1str-c
ton q the battling TIE Cc-,-issio7
is required 20 appoint = practical
builder 10 act as superintendent o.
rt),e cccsiructic1 said s-psr.-ts-teli
IS 20 receive as compensation 1ct ex
,seedilg eiEAg dollars PEI day
Szid Act also aPPro7-iatss cut @:
anY mU-ey in ihe state Treasury. 10;
ushsrEtss appropriated. to- TIE pur
pose ct crnssruclLng State Capitol
as provided In this Act. the sun q tvsc
hundred and af;y thousand dollars toi
the crst Ss1r Also sud Act turtle,
avrrUy-iEtss the sum q tCur hG11ret
r,trssry -sevsz thc-s3lt- rWo hundred
and ssvszty-sc-r and T4-iQs dollars
.sro-n another specified fund =1kius
total aPprcvriAtio- % seven hundred
and forty thousand twc eu1tre1 and
seFs-ty-so1r and 71-io3 dollars. that Is
made II the Legislature fo- he erec
aica q this Cari;ci bll1i1E
section : O. said Act provides lhAt
sAn bills. claims and demands fer labor
Performed. wcrk toue o. material fur
nEshed. shall be made CIT In duplicate
~ the Versc1 o. lsrsc-s- or c0rTC-a-
tic1 OF company. Trese-ti1E t1s s11e
60 TIE CczEissio, f-r Allowance ard
be Vassst o. by the Commission az =
sesslc- thereof Thea prCTlsic1 Is
MADE To- the payment % same by var
rants drawn o. the state Auditor
TIE A. furIhsr provides that no co-.
tract fcr the building c. tAs Capitol
or any pzr1 thereof shall be valid until
the entire b-Ilti1g has been cc1tractei
for such cc1tracS c1n1ci - legally
entered into uutl an Appropriated Is
available 20 meet the eatire cost c.
the bultIuE This has teen settled
by the supreme Court q this STATE II
Campbell e, a. = State II re- Brett
- Okla 100. - Pac rs
On account @ said prcvisicl. Z,
may become necessary for some par-
OF sT4-1741. 20 b. re2PP-oqriars1-
Z call your atIe1tloa zut only 20 The
legal obstacles % the letting o. Tie
contrzcr for the completion o. the
Capitol building under the present I'll
tut. also. 70 the responsibility q the
Gcverrc- under the terms @ the Con
stitufica In the raising @, funds for
ats cCuplsffoz- Cztsr the terms O.
this Act TIE Capitol Co1Iisslo1 has
10 fixed tenure hut is 20 hold orcs
uztl TIE C2piici building proper Is
cuurle.sd- Necss szrtiy. the tine @.
eozpis;ioa dspez5s upca ths VII &c
Eire and inciinEtiOl q the CC=r-is
sEion. As rule Whe1 provisions zrs
srzzt3e for the p2yUs1s On, o. : fund O.
salaries o. sXgezses. MElitEtlo1s o. ra
Strfctic1s under the terms o. the ac'
are Imposed for the pr0-ect.cu o. ths
.rtzTp1ye-x- He1cs. ny duty 10 roiz'
these Ezrrers oct. W!Ih s-EEeS-tu1s
as To cn-rsctioas- A rsasc1zhly speedy
'co1ssrrctico ard eozpleSion o. ths
State Czpitol building Is essential A
The present time. the State o5cers Az
hrus<e IN ef1@reat parts q the city
WkzE Eke Legislz-uTs = IN sssstcn. I
tN4s 10 co1fsus a. ssll = ti=srs1
plAss This has An addiuooal ts-t
eacy 70 preFent ee1cis1cy and econ
o-E- II all hs di1ere1t department.
OF goTsruzeat. With their various en-
rloyss we're Q1Arysred II one h1ilting
or In buildings lsSsted AZ t.s San
plAee. this would bElng about create
e7ciency and scocc1y. By way O
closet administrative orszriEztioas
and tie saving of time IN stditio1
Ghe State nEsz pay = rental for thes
various quArsers. which viii approx
mztA an amount equal 70 the i,teres
nn TIE cost ot the State Capitol
aaks II. therefore. that there cznro
fbe any serious question o. the adEis
szhEity q the Stale owning AZ IN
aszz1ies1 reasonable date. its own stat
E1zse- This must be done. hoEevsl
son practical lines. with special vie'
Sof protecting the taxpayers Our chic
G.nty Is TO these b0rden bearers IN
S7f7.974-71 already provided and Al