The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-01-13

$4,000; addition to building for en-
ployes, $4,000: two cottages for mar
ried help, $4.5O0; silo and addition to
!, dairy barn, $4,000; improvement OF
sewage disposal plant, S1,400; equip
ment, furniture and furnishings. $4,-
900; books and periodicals. $3.50; lee
lures and amusements. 5000; con-
tingent and repair, $4,000.
Ends Long Service.
| After service Of nearly nineteen
years as railroad commissioner OF
Iowa, Colonel David ]. Palmer retired
from official life at the beginning OF
the year. 1t was in 1896 that Colonel
Palmer who was then serving in the
state senate. as the member from
| Washington county, was appointed to
the state, railroad commission by Gov
ernor Leslie M. Shaw. Term after
term following that appointment he
has been renominated and reelected.
Last year he declined to be a candidate
for another term. At the annual en-
campment Of the National G. A. r. at
Detroit last fall he was elected to the
post of department commander and is
now devoting his entire time to the
duties of that position. Colonel
Palmer leaves behind him in the Of
flee of the railroad commission a
splendid record of good service for
the state. and he retires to private life
with the admiration and respect of
everyone. He is succeeded on the
commission by James II. Wilson, of
Menlo. who is entering upon the duties
of the office determined to keep up
the good record Of his predecessor.
Fight Over State Printer.
In spite Of the fact that the COM
mittee on retrenchment and reform in
their report declared against the
abolishment of the Offices of state
printer and state binder, it seems Ger
tain that the matter is to come before
the assembly again for settlement.
year is led by James M. Pierce, editor
Of the Iowa Homestead. Mr.. Pierce
has issued circular letter addressed
to the members of the legislature and
to state officials and employees In
which he declares that the manner In
which the present state binding and
printing are handled is nothing more
nor less in some respects, than steal
from the state treasury" Mr.. Pierce
declares the state could save money
by having its printing and binding
done by contract and that great deal
Of time could be saved in having the
work turned out more promptly than
Ia possible at. present. In contrast
with this claim Of Mr.. Pierce, the at
torneys of the state are asking the
legislature to provide. that, the. su=
preme court reports. now printed un-
der contract be taken from tho con-
tractor and placed in the hands Of the
state printer SO as to assure more
prompt delivery.
y Capitol Extension Cost.
That there. will be no backward step
on the matter of caDitol extension has
been made plain by the leading mem
bers of both houses of the general as
semby. The threat that has been
made by foes of the plan during the
past two years that the whole act
would be repealed by the 36th General
Assembly and an order issued to re-
sell the purchased property, has found
no sponsor among the membership of
the legislature. The work Of pur-
chasing the additional land for capitol
Improvement has been practically
completed by the executive council.
In fact of all the blocks and lots in
cluded in the proposed purchase only
three or four lots, and these of resi-
dence property. remain to be contract
ed for. The total cost of the project
to the state. including an estimate Of
the probable cost Of the lots yet re-
naming to be contracted for. and the
interest accumulated and to accumu-
late on the warrants outstanding Ia
figured by the executive council as
$1,037, ,tO2.79. To this is to be added
the cost Of the condemnation jury
recently convened to determine what
few certain pieces of real estate
should sell at, amounting to $297.50,
and the cost Of warrants drawn for the
payment of insurance on certain parts
of the property. $55.66. These amounts
will bring the total outlay for the state
to $1.O37 .455.95. OF this the state has
already actually paid out for pur-
chased property $915.219.79 and has
contracted for other property amount
Ing to $70,650. The interest on out
standing warrants is figured as
amounting in total to $51.233. The ex-
penditure of the amounts given here
with, has been made on statements ex-
ecuted by the governor and secretary
Of the executive council, as the ex-
tension act provides. while claims al,
lowed by the executive council for
reports, labor, insurance and few
miscellaneous items have been
charged to the capitol grounds ac-
count.
President Wilson's demand to the
Britishers concerning shipping Is call
ed note. 1t seems to promise to
pay them back.
Why is it that 4 ruan always takes
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