The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-09

rotary. The board formally decided to
hold the next state fair on Sept IS,
IA, Is, Is and II. The board hxed the
salary of the secretary at $4,000 a
year.
An executive committee, consisting
of G. N. Mihills of Fond du Lac w. r.
McCaul of Tomah, and D. w. Larkin of
Sturgeon Bay, was elected.
1t was decided to postpone the cleo
ton of superintendent of most of the
departments until the next meeting.
However, Richard White OF Milwaukee
was elected superintendent of speed,
Thomas SAKE of Milwaukee as super
intendent Of amusements, o. G. Rewey
of Rewey as superintendent of admis-
sions, c. z. Everett of Racine as SUI
perintendent of the grandstand, Mrs.
H. E. Stadler of Milwaukee as super
intendent of the woman's restroom.
Budget Asks $4,000.
In the budget presented to the legis-
lature by the board, a statement re-
garding which appears in the annual
report of Secretary Mackenzie, $780,
coo 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 $2O,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-
nues from rentals, the Wisconsin fair
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 ar
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 $18,000,-
900 in the last year, according to the
state tax commission report. The to-
tai valuation of railroad property is
placed at 1858, 900, as against $780,
$4,000 a year ago. The taxes on the
property last year were $4,720,529 80,
as compared with $4,780,341.O6 this
year. The largest increese in valua-
ton is that of the property of the
Northwestern line, which has risen
from Sill, 100000 last year to $685.
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 a vote of 16 to 13.
The state board of public affairs has
promised to prepare statement COW
ering the ground of Senator Ackley's
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 from this
he was certain that the forthcoming
report would be such a 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 a
in ~
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 number not more than
one-third, nor less than one-fourth
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 bill
factory"
Against Eugenic Law.
Assemblyman Carl Pieper of Dunn
county presented his bill to repeal
the eugenics law His measure also
repeats the f1ve-day waiting require
ment after obtaining a 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 Axe1 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-
SerVatiOn commission, commissioners
of fisheries and the state park board
and providing in their place for the
creation of a state conservation COM
mission of three salaried members.
Senate Confirms Davidson.
Former Gov. James o. Davidson
was confirmed as head of the state
| board of control by a vote of "a to
6. The senators voting against the
| confirmation were Albers, Arnold,
Monk, Rollman, Scott and Tompkins.
| Senators Scott, Monk and Tomkins,
republicans: Senators AlberS and