Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-09-09

General Barker held that the state
legislature, in specifying that one
third Of the ordinary" state revenues
should 30 TO the school fund. did not
include beer. oil and grain inspec
ton" fees. which the attorney gen
eral classed as Extraordinary" rev.
enue.
The onethird portion OF this so
called extraordinary" revenue which
was diverted from the school revenue
by opinion No. !. amounted 20 sSit,.
500. Opinion No. 2 says that this
money should be turned over to the
school fund and directs the state audi
tor TO certify this amount 10 the
superintendent OF public schools for
distribution.
State Superintendent OF Schools
Howard a. Gass had instituted man.
damus sui, In the state supreme eour,
to compel the auditor to pay over this
socalled extraordinary" revenue to
the school fund When asked what
be would do abou, his sui, Mr.. Gass
days; maybe ,here1l be another opin'
ion"
In opinion No. 2 Attorney General
Barker says that in order TO relieve
the public schools Of the embarrsss-
mont caused by opinion No, /. he will
rule that the money be turned over
10 the school fund He holds the
question still doubtful. however
River Beds Rich,
Sand and gravel weighing s.s2s.sTs
tons and worth 3i.0go. sas was mar,
ke,ed In 1914 by probably loo MIS-.
sour counties which have immense
deposits OF these substances. an.
nounces Commissioner John r. Rita.
patrick Of the bureau Of labor stats.
tics
The 1914 output Of sand and gravel
vas slightly lower than that OF the
year 1918 when t.i.s.iss tens. worth
si,ios.2as. were sold. tho decrease Be.
ing due 10 falling off In building
The statistics show that Mis@ouri
ranks seventh 10 the production OF
these substances
Missouri foundrics In 1914 cor.
sumed SASH ,orA Of the usosding
sand. worth fss.ess. n,ost at this sand
going into the cities where the mold,
ing establishments are 20 be- found
The production al building sand
amounted To l,Tss.srT tana. sersn
ss<l7ti GTtsdinx ana polishing sand
to The amount ot l5..sss tons, wortA
sst.2ss vas uacd by manufacturing
establishments which DO wusS Ut this
nature The Gre and furnace sanA
sold amounted 10 tsss teas. worsh
si,sQd, and eaHine sand. ts.Sis tons,
worth sis.sT3 Aeogi 80 80 ians ~
paving sand, worth 81 .ss5. wAs asca
In The construction al roads and pave.
tfssnts by Missouri ei,ses Tho quar-
u,y cf gravel placed on The market
assous,ed TO l.3!iss. teas. the same
seilias for s1s7.s27
Banks Esaae Tasea
The state board OF equalization
voted to sustain the couientIen Of ST.
Louis BANKERS and ktrsk. from their
assessment the amount Of stoek In
ether corporations az collateral on
otherwise which the banks nav bold
A delegation OF bankers appeared
before the board and moved that the
assessments be reduced by that much
a at -
ts1ee by them ca sach property
amounted 10 double taxation since
the companies whose stock they hold
pay taxes on their owa property.
City Counselor Deas. Who mp.
psared for the city. iAtinAied that II
the s,Aie board compiled with the rc
guest OF the bankers and reduced
tAsar assessment. tn. city board
nisAt be compelled TO raise the pro
portiso OF their property returned for
taxailoaL
Armour 4 Co. ce, Contract.
Armear 4 Co. which 10 represented
In its dealings with the state By Col.
Philip MuIlin. again has oetainsd the
contract for supplying the Missouri
pcaiten,tary with meat Armour q
CO. has had the contract for nearly
ter years. For the year ending Sept.
s. 1915. the state will pay 3sss per
hundred for heifers. $40 - for dressed
steers. IS for bologna sausage and
ts+2 for pork sausage. The prices
are lower than last yeAs.
Full Amount Promised.
Gev. Major has assured all parties
interested in the school fuad coatro-
very that each county will receive
its full share OF the fund a. originally
divided He has called for nsures
from each revenue producing depart.
ment OF the state government 10 In.
sestigate receipts and expenditures
Grain inspeeters al Work.
The inspectors of the grain inspec
ton bureau under the direction OF
State Warehouse Commissioner Brad |
shaw. have begun work In conjunc-