The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-12
GOVERNOR BIDS sOLONs
SAVE MORE MONEY
URGES GOOD ROADS AID
Would Combine Some State Depart
ments for Economy Surplus
i'm Treasury.

Governor Moses Alexander's mes
sage to the legislature is being read
this week before that body. 1t is
long and contains many suggestions.
The year 1866, according to
this official report, cost Idaho 3d.
918,979.70 for general expenses
State receipts totalled $3,O95, 029.61,
a surplus of about $175, 100000 over
expenditures. The governor thinks
the same levy, for the coming year
will cover all state needs. Mr.. Alex
ander adds that most of the surplus
left in the treasury was used to cover
the deficit found to exist at the close
of the preceding administration.
| Some of the improvements which
in the governors opinion ought to be
llegislated by the assembled law MAX
ers are
| Consolidation of the livestock
sanitary board and the horticultural
board, and the combined commission
to be called the agricultural board,
en- which to be represented the hor-
ticultural inspector, the state veterin-
arian, the farm market director, and
four other members at large to be
appointed by the governor.
Consolidation of the board OF
health and the pure food department.
The work of each board goes hand
in hand. says the governor, and by
working together they can save
money,
Consolidation of the banking and
insurance departments.
A corrupt practice act to prevent
large expenditures in election cam
paigns.
Reform of the ballot to do away
with party voting, and leave each
candidate to be separately voted for
or passed up.
A workman's compensation act, to
provide for the injured Workmen es-
pecially.
The state travelling library should
be turned over to the board OF edu-
cation to manage.
A uniform system of county books.
That the legislature appropriate
funds to cooperate with the federal
government in aiding construction OF
good roads. The present commits
sion handling road matters is not
: fair representation, thinks the COVER
:. lnor. and it would be better to form
a new board of four members to be
appointed by himself. He believes
the people of the state want north
and south highway. t},
There is long list of recommends
tions seeking to better the condition
of Carey act settlers.
To-
loan state money to be repaid ON the
amortization plan.
Reform in conveyancing and alb
, stracting land titles. The Torrens
system is RECOMMENDED.
The bounty on coyotes be reduced
from $3.50 to $3.50, and the bounty
, on bear pelts entirely repealed. AID
. for the dry-farmers in graduating the
, squirrel pest is recommended.
The governor asks for laws To
make it easier to punish embezzle1s
of public funds, to give the governor
power to dismiss inferior executive
officers. to make Fort Lemhi state
historical park. Extention OF the
judiciary, to meet growing needs, and
enlargement of the powers OF the
public utilities commission, are also
asked for.
The Idaho National Guard comes
in for high praise in the governor
message: "the best drilled, BEST
equipped, and most splendid body OF
men furnished by any state.
AS for appropriations, Mr.. Alex
ander has this to say:
There will be demands made up
Ion you for increased appropriations
Tf1Cm almost every source. l nave
in most every istance Investigated
these requests and have found hem
to be without merit. My experience
and investigation of state depart
ments leads me to believe that II
you want to make a department III
efficient, give it more money than 1t
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