Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-08
MONEY IS AVAILABLE
THE SUM OF $6,aso,ooo IS NOW
AVAILABLE FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR.
ARE ASKED TO DRAW SLOWLY
State Treasury Will Be Seriously En-
barrassed II Each of the Depart
ments Demands the Full Amount to
Which II Is Entitled.

Des neutrality-suspicious. total
ing s6,3S0,000, made by the Thirty
sixth general assembly for state pur-
poses for the fiscal year beginning
July /, are now available according to
figures prepared by state officials.
The state treasury at present has
balance of $S90,0O0 in the general
fund, of which $751; is credited to
the automobile registration depart
ment and is to be apportioned among
the ninety-nine counties on Aug. l..
After deducting this amount, the state
will have s44s,200 on which to draw
for the new appropriations.
State officials point out that the
state treasury will be seriously en-
barrassed If all departments entitled
to appropriations rush in and demand
all the money to which they are en-
titled. The state up to the present
time has never had to default on pay
ment of warrants and the treasurer
hopes to avoid 1t In 1915 by caution
ing various departments to wait until
money is actually needed before draw
ing on the treasury for it.
The general assembly made appro-
priations for the biennial period to
the extent of $12,76o,0 900. This makes
about s6,3S0,O00 available for each
year of the period.
OF the $12,760,000 which will be
used in running the state during the
next two years, $S,2S3,200 will be
raised by direct taxation and $4,476,-
500 by indirect taxes. The education
al institutions will receive $1,966,600
annually. The board Of control in
situations will receive $1,025,000 for
the biennial period. The legislature
set aside s745,000 for maintenance Of
the ifty-seven state departments each
year for the next biennial period.
When the legislature adjourned and
the appropriations for the biennial
period were figured up, it was esti-
mated that the state tax levy could
be reduced from 49, to 40 mills. 1t
will be the task Of the executive coun-
Gil to make the adjustments. The
legislature wiped out all Of the mile
age taxes for state purposes except
the capitol extension tax. Therefore
the state tax will be levied in one
lump sum. 1t is estimated the tax
for the state will be 4.33 mills and
the capitol extension tax .16 mill ad-
ditional, making total OF As mills.
Planned to Regulate BARRIERS,
The state executive council has
found a proposition 1t can not con-
~tssf A -sssrrt ti-ras-~-r---a*~o ~aa~ed tive
barber in the state house to establish
a system of registration for shaves
so that the state officials could go to
the shop for an appointment in the
same way that the official would 80 to
the dentist for treatment. In letter
sent to William C. Ridenour, owner
of the shop in the state house, the
council explained that it had duly con-
sidered the shaving proposition and
that il believed that valuable time
would be saved to clerks and execu-
tives IL they could know exactly when
to 60 to the barber shop instead OF
! waiting their turn when the shop Is
crowded. The council offered to fur
nish the barber with book in which
to make the appointments.
Receives Inheritance Tax.
The state treasurer received two
checks, payment OF collateral inherit
| ance tax. One was for 40 cents and
the other was for $2,152. The Al
cents came from the estate OF Eras
tus L. Bean of Page county. He win
ed 81 each to his four sons-in-law, oil
SIS in all. Each one had to pay IL
cents inheritance tax to the state
The larger check of S2,152 was from
the estate of Augustine Mccoy Of Ly
ons county.
Advise of Health Board.
Persons who intend to go campins
in the woods where the matter O
drinking water will be a problem, o.
where the water supply is wei
sunk in sand along river or lake
are advised by the state board o
health to use the anti-typhoid vac
cine. The vaccine is put up Il
syringes. Three treatments are re
quired-one week apart. The cos
OF three doses with syringes is z
cents.
Attends Convention.
A. L. Urick, state labor commits
sioner, attended a convention OF tn
labor commissioners of the Unite,
States at Detroit. The meeting
called for the purpose of exchangin
ideas how to make the bureau worl
uniform over the country.
Investigating Reported Fires.
State Fire Marshal Roe sent tw
men to Atlantic to investigate tn
$4,000 fire reported from that city
During the past six months there hav
been numerous mysterious fires a
Atlantic.
Will Contract for Coal.
The contract for coal for the inst
tutions under the state board Of col
troll will be let within short tint
There appears to be an increase ]
the number of Iowa coal operator
bidding for the contracts.
Unsafe Speeding.
Six people lost their. lives and
dozen were seriously injured In acc
dents on the Iowa highways durin
the month OF May. The majority {
the accidents seem to have been du