Gunnison news-champion., 1917-01-26
APPROPRIATION bills FOR NORMAL
ARE INTRODUCED by SPEAKER
Unised E4ott by State Eseapnal Institutions to Eimn-
ate "Post B.nsl' "a Provide Adequate
Revsle.
Gunnison to ca Large Increase
Favorable Action on These Bh viii Give U. $780,
000a Year fos Build and $4,000 for
ManHeAance.

tne Institutions united in urging
thu needed extra maintenance
b provided by such a fractional
mll levy as might be necessary.
ASter the fullest discussion, the
following increases in the mill
levy were approved by all the in
situations represented:
+ For the University Of Colorado
.08 Of one mill.
For Colorado Agricultural Col
cleDse, .O6 of one mill.
For State School Of Mines, .O2
'Ot one mill.
For Teachers College at Gree
ley sO4 or one mill.
DIR Normal School at Gunni-
s0es OF Of one mill.
II question Oi buildings was
Oo6pswhat more difficult to deal
With siuce the needs at practical
" ~ Of the iustit utiOns have ac-
cumulated to an extraordinary
dsXtss. Practically NO appropri-
atinns have been made for this
puSp0se at any of the institu-
tio61 since 1900. In the mean
tims, hhe inc rease in the number
Of se3dsnts has been 90 great al
to nder the existipK plants
! tor y l n0qQAl ~ 80 tts
~ III 1Ii6f CdnaI IdSffdx the
various possibilities, the institu.
Ftions united in recommending
that a special tar levy Be author
lied by the legislature, to con-
tinue for a series Of years and
that the fund derived from such
levy be devuted to buildings and
other permanent improvements
in the several institutions in pro-
portions adapted to the. cOIn-
parative needs.
This plan would enable the in
stitutiOns to work out their fu-
ture development upon u syste-
matte and constructive basis.
After long deliberation the ins,i-
tuti0ns united in recommending
that a special levy Of one-half oi
one mill be esta blished, to begin
with the year 1917, aud to con.
tinue for ten consecutive years.
This would yield u fund Of ap.
proximately $5OO.OOO per an.
nun, theinstitutiOns recommend.
ing that such fund be apportion.
ed for buildings and permanent
improvements in the following
manner.
University OF Colorado, eight
twentieths.
Agricultural College, six TWEEN
tieths.
Teachers College at Greeley,
four twentieths. '
Normal School at Gunnison,
one twentieth.
1t was recommended that the
remaining one twentieth Of the
fund he devoled to meeting bull.
ding needs at the School Of Mines
at Fort Lewis, or at such Of the
institutions Of higher education
as a bpard, consisting Of the
governor, the secretary Of state
the attorney general, the audit.
or OF state, the state treasurer,
and the state superintendent o|
public instruction might decide
The latter provision is recon.
mended beca use Of the fact that
at the present time, for example
the school of Mines at Golden,
has no need of extra buildings,
but it IL impossible to forstell
what conditions might arise in
the course Of the next ten years
Similar emergencies might prs.
sent themselves at any Of the IN
stitutlOns and a certain fund tu
meet such conditions is deemed
advisable.
Bills embodying the above
Recommendations have been
drawn up and will be introduced
in the tesinlatuIe Wednesday,
January 24th.
While the other state institu.
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