The Arvada enterprise., 1915-04-22
KILLS UTILITY Bill
MEASURE is VETOED BY COVER
NOR CARLSON.
Defeat OF Amendment at the Poiis
Last November Given as Reason
by Colorado Executive.
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tending to the state public utilities
commission the power to approve OF
disapprove the construction Of utility
plants by municipalities in Colorado
fell. with twcnty-four appropriation
measures, beneath the executive hat.
chet in the veto program of Governor
Carlson.
Approximately $125.OO0 was Topped
off the long appropriation bill in the
veto by Governor Carlson of twenty.
four relief bills. Included in this list
was an appropriation of $4,000 70 the
state immigration board and an up
preparation of 325.00O for the state
fair at Pueblo.
Governor Carlson in vetoing the
utilities measure issued the following
statement:
This bill attempts to add section
20 to the public utilities act of 1913
and IL the same in substance, and al
most the same in words. as original
section 35 Of that act This section
was referred to the voters and de
feated at the election in November.
1914. Thus we see that the General
Assembly enacted this section in 1913
the people voted on and defeated II
in 1914. and now the General Assem-,
bly, again enacts 1t in 1915.
'The public utilities act has been
in course Of administration only few
months and l do not find that 1t has
been found SO defective in respect tc
the matter covered by Senate bill No
229 as to require amendment, and
when the people Of the state have
just expressed their disapproval oi
this matter, deem 1t best t0 wait fol-
the result OF experience in admins.
tering the law as 1t now stands"
The so-called relief bills which Gov
ernor Carlson vetoed include:
S. B. 199-For the relief of Peter
Jennings, salary while an employe oi
the state labor department, 1900.
8. B. 196-For the relief of Mrs
Martha Shute, an employe Of the
state, injured in a gas explosion while
on duty, $2,400.
s. B. 1S7-State immigration bureau
$4,000.
S. B. 2s9-For the relief of the Buf
falo Pitts Company for machinery
supplied state highway commission
$6.561.
s. B. 405-salary for NJ. c. Hayes
as assistant scrgeant-at-nrms Of state
Senate, Jan. 1 to Feb. 4, 1895. 1853.
s. B. 4O6-Relief of Snodgrass Food
Company for loss during coal strike
1926.
8. B. 61-Salary of Herbert N. Cor
nell. examiner for civil service com
mission in 1911 and 1912. $1.s75.
s. b. 43l-Expenses OF Legislative
commission which went to San Fran
cisco in 1913 to select a site for Il
Colorado building. $500.
S. b. 377-Compensate Sayre- New
ton Lumber Company for materials
supplied In building OF State Home
for Dependent Children. 1,727.
s. b. 56-For state agricultural
board for use at state fair at Pueblo
$25. 900.
s. B. 29-Relief of A. B. Emory
guard at state penitentiary. shot while
attempting to prevent convict out
break April 25. 1910. $1,000.
II. b. 192-Salary OF l.. Wagner, EN-
ploye OF state board OF equalization
in 1908, 800.
II. B. ass, Kruse-To pay $500 bach
accounts OF the Colorado travelling II
brary commission.
II. b. 532. O'Rouke-For the pay
ment OF Burdick 4 ORouke. account
ants. for past services.
H. u. 594, Garwood-To pay Thomas
Campbell for services al messenger
to the governor In November. 1908.
II. b. 404, cia-Approprinting 35t
q month to pioneers.
II. B. 1G1. McNair-To pay X. A
Southworth for services rendered sew
eral years ago.
H. B. l5l. Bills-To pay for station
cry and printing furnished three year,
ago
H. b. 4. Garcia Establishing 4
branch fish hatchery In Conejo,
county.
II. y. 2G2. Bills-Providing for tho
states participating In the Interna
tional Farming Congress- In Denver.
H. u. A73. Noonan-ProvidIng fol
the relief Of Mrs. Louise d. Smith.
II. B. 493, Schmidt-For the rciiel
OF Donaciana Smith
II. B. 81. Bills-Giving preference,
In civil service examinations to wal
:eterans.
II. -. 800. spencer-Increarins tn.
appropriations in certain school dis
tricts.
Other measures are scheduled 70,
knitting, according to Governor Carl
son. which are included Ia the over
appropriations OF the Legislature.
Rockefeller Fund Proves Sufficient.
Denver. Although the 500 900
rift OF the Rockefeller foundation 1,
being used mp rapidly In relieving tn,
unemployed situation in the state (,
will last long enough TO serve 1T
purpose. II. ]. Alexander. a member