Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-29
PLAN TO ABOLISH ALL
FIXED LEvIEs DISCARDED
Change Can Not Be Effected Without
Doing Harm to State Institutions
Long Step Made Towards Clearing
Up ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of Bills
Passed by Both Houses to Date.
Special to rlmes-Republican.

The complaint was made as to the
effort Of the state executive council
two years ago in requiring assessment
of property according to law that it
should not have done until after the
! legislature had reduced some of the
| fixed levies. But this was not possible
at the time it was done. In fact, II
the council had been required to wait
| until the legislature had reduced levies
| it never would have done anything.
| The only way was to require assess
ments as nearly according to law as
possible and let the legislature then
adjust levies to suit
The state tax levy is 20 mills for
this year. The institution and college
levies amount to mills.
1t is setimated that if these could be
consolidated into one levy it could be
made as low as As mills or perhaps
much lower and still all the money be
secured that would be needed for the
Institutions.
The plan of abolishing all the fixed
levies for the institutions, which has
been much discussed. will hardly be
accomplished. The more the matter is
gone into the more difficult it seems
for the legislators to effect this change
without doing great harm to the in
stitutions. The millage levy for the
board of control institutions is not
likely to be renewed but the others
will probably be retained but reduced.
If the board of control millage tax is
dropped as such it will be added to
the general state tax levy.
But the essential thing is that less
money Will be collected for the use OF
the state and the state institutions
next year andsthe year after than for
the present period. That much seems
now certain. A long step in the direc-
ton Of clearing up the appropriations
was made when, as the result Of the
conferences of the past week. the in
cipient warfare between the colleges
was brought to an end. If it can be
kept. under cover now the rest will be
teasy as for the institution appropria-
tons. 81
Legislative Record to Date.
Senate bills that have passed both
houses to and including March 81:
g. Larrabee, fixing definite terms of
mine inspectors.
I, Clarkson, repeal of the mulct law.
IA, Gillette & Crist, separate print
ing code supplement index.
16, Perkins, free hospital service for
children.
80, Francis, corrective amendment in
law as to abortion.
80, Foster, legalizing as to Abel wa
terworks.
80. Foster, Legalizing as to Abel
school bonds.
"a. Helmer raising limit of recovery
as to woman's estate.
3s, Kimball. land patent.
AZ. Head, appropriation Of $4,000
for San Francisco exhibit.
SO. Parker appropriation for inaug-
ural expenses.
Sc, Arney, giving public ground for
public school use.
II, Foskett, appropriate $4,000 for G.
| D. Shaw.
S3. Eversmeyer, land patent.
SO, Gillette, legalizing at Cherokee
| 102, Doe, greater support consoli-
dated schools.
120, Sheehan, land patent.
| 1874, Thomas, legalizing at Diagonal.
| 49, Farr, authorizing cities to pave
main travelled roads.
145, Francis, correction law as to ac-
QUESTION of heating plants.
146, Francis. correcting law as t.
cemetery purposes.
147. Francis. correcting as to fire.
mems pension fund.
| ISL, Grout, amending as to regula
ton of land for cemeteries.
1856, Jackson, fixing time for boar
meetings consolidated districts.
157, Clarkson, land patent.
159, Clarkson, land patent.
| POI, Taylor, amending as to expos
ing for sale of drugs.
2O2, Foster, amendment az to take
for sewer outlets.
207. F'arr, requiring board Of contro
to favor home producers.
2os, Allen. legalizing satisfactions o
mortgages.
209, Allen, legalizing where sigma
lures have been made wrong.
259, Whitmore, legalizing at Blakes
burg.
314. committee. appropriating $500
for rate case work.
BIG. Crist, release Of persons on ne
gotiable instruments.
1872, Head, legalizing as to dam a
Cedar Rapids.
| 4O5, Nye, legalizing at Lenox.
4S9, Francis. legalizing at Emmets
burg.
House bills that have passed bot
houses to and including March ~.
II Sullivan correction as to releas
by foreign executors.
IL. Brammer, authorizing municipa
courts.
81, Cochrane, authorizing three-yea
contracts for school superintendents.
Is. Kimberly. amending AZ to fllin
vacancies in city councils.
IS, Griffin, authorizing state banks
Join federal reserve.
-. Wenstrand, authorizing layin
water mains in highways.
IS. Sullivan, legalising a. to certai
DEGREES.
So, Hall, legalizins at Clearheld.
l 81, Brammer, forbidding delivery Q
impure drugs.
70. Johnston. of humboldt TOWNSHIP
tax for park purposes.
IS, Griffin, amending az to stat
enumeration and census. I.
IS, Anderson, Of MONTGOMERY. reduc