The Dolores star., 1917-03-09

lMcRgAsg TAX LEVY TO Cars
ron ADDED GxpRMeG.
crs~ssy Primary Ballet chanss aad
SENATE lrrleasiea a1easestal Arc

Observation-Disclosures Of . Per
manent board Of capitol managers. the
five membess Of which are 70 serve
eight years. and the erection Of . gov
errors mansion and two additional
buildings of state In the Immediate VI
,cinity OF Tie capitol are affairs which
the legislatora have been asked to
favorably consider ~ administration
measures.
Immediate purchase OF the three
corner lots, on one Of which 10 three
story building. for approximately $780,
900. Is proposed In thu amendments TO
the bills. It IL propossd to erect the
governors mansion at West -Four
teenth avenue and Sherman street. op-
posite the Colorado state museum, 70
Gently completed.
The appointment OF Hiram e. Hits
to the State Industrial Commission
leaves vacancy on the board Of cap
itol managers which, under the pro-
posed arrangements. would give Gov
ernor Guntsr tho authority to name
his successor.
Provision u made that every two
years one Of the present four MEM
bers shall retire, according to pre-
vious length OF service.
Properly to make provision for the
mansion and the new state buildings.
the committee has further amended
certain bills increasing the present
tax levy OF OF mill available for CAPT.
toll building purposes to .16 Of min
for the years 1917 to 1891. inclusive.
The present levy brings approx
mately $4,000 = year. The increased
tax would bring 31S6.000. OF that
sum. $4,000 would 20 toward the
maintenance Of the present buildings.
and the other $4,000 for new stats
buildings. After 1921. the mill levy
would be i.
The powers Of the board Of capitol
managers IL to be extended to control
Of the new buildings.
Compensation for guardsmen who
suffered permanent disabilities In the
labor troubles in southern Colorado. ID
provided for in the bill by Representa-.
tives Ardourel and Baer. which was
passed with only three dissenting
votes.
Voters on entering polling places in
the primaries must declare their 20.
litical faith and vote that ballot and
no other. II the bill by Represents
tives Barlow and Anderson, which
passed the House, meets approval In
the Senate.
Senator McWilliams' memorial Il
Congress and Secretary Of the In
terror Lane. requesting the establish
ment by the reclamation service Of
one or more irrigation projects In
Routt, Moffat and Rio Blanco counties
to make productive thousands OF acrea
OF land, was unanimously adopted.
Issuance Of negotiable coupon bonds
to fund floating indebtedness In the
form Of valid judgment against IN
incorporated town 10 authorised In the
bill by Representatives Kramer and
Roth.
In the passage OF. the bill to appor'
ton county road taxes. introduced by
Representatives Banks and Scott, sup
porters of the measure declare cities
and incorporated towns VIII no longer
gdk bankrupt" paying for improve
ments elsewhere in the county.
Pheasants destroying crops or grain
may be trapped or killed upon permits.
sion from the State Game Depart
ment. according to the Friend bill
The measure provides that owners OF
tenants Of land may protect the crops
on their own land in this manner.
The House passed Senator Dunk
lees bill appropriating 5000 for
maintenance Of the industrial work
shop for the blind. and Senator Vests
authorizing the board Of capitol man.
ayers to refund the s150.0O0 borrowed
from the state highway department in
1891.
The governor has signed the LAND
appraisal bill and the measure pre-
venting burlesque and parody OF the
national anthem.