Arizona republican., 1917-12-30
GOVERNOR HUNT MAKES SEVEN
 IMPORTANT NJ IMPROVEMENTS

ready done by MT Lyman, for which warrants already have been issued and have been held up by State Auditor Boyce acting under the direction of Attorney General Wiley E. Jones that matter is out of the hands of the new commission, according to r. c. Struck meyer, a member of the commission.
 That matter is in the hands of the state auditor and the attorney general" stated MT. Struckmeyer last night. They have not said finally that they would not consent to the payment of the warrants he added, and it is not impossible that there will be some set clement of the matter outside of the courts"
 Attorney General Jones, whose opin- ion on the matter promised several weeks ago is still unforthcoming, would give no information on the subject yes terday.
 The present commission apparently has taken an entirely different view of MT. Lymans position regarding tie contract with the state as consulting architect for the commission.
 Mr. Lyman states that he declared to the new commission at their first meet ing a couple of days ago that, following the request of retiring Governor Camp bell that the incoming appointees of Governor Hunt be not embarrassed or hindered in their taking over of the several departments, he would be guid- ed therein, and that he said to the com mission:
 If you will pay me up to January l, 1918, l will cancel my contract
 Mir Lyman elaine that bo 1iJ mt say that he would resign, as he states he has no resignation to make and that he holds, instead, binding con- tract with the state and that unless he is paid as suggested, he will be obliged to start suit.
 Contrary to the wording of the letter, Mir. Lyman declares that he has no in tention of cancelling any part of his contract unless the proposition he made | the commission is accepted,
 Although more than two months have elapsed since Lyman's claims were held up, the attorney general has not yet passed in his opinion as to the legality of the contract and it is stated by numerous attorneys that the attorney general will eventually uphold the va lidity of the contract.
 R. E. Merritt designated as Master Painter" and George G. Doyle, called
 Master Plumber" were discharged by the new commission yesterday in what was designated as a ''retrenchment | policy" Messrs Doyle and Merritt were busy yesterday at Tempe check 1 ing over their work to Superintendent | Vaughn, who has just been employed | by the new commission. Doyle and Merritt state that the large part ot their work has been completed.
 Miss Ethel Wise, who for so many years was connected with the inccr- | porating department of the corporation l commission at the state capitol but who has been associaed with the Central bank, is returning to the ser vice of the state, having been selected as assistant to Joe Mcbride, secretary of the commission of state institutions
 It was announced yesterday that the new state commission of institutions would retain the motor car purchased by the retiring commission and that this car would be used both by tht | commission and by the governor Wher the car is in use by the commission the governor would use his private car
 This new car just purchased by Gov.
 ernor Hunt is a handsome Pierce-Ar.
 row and created considerable interes
 and exiited much admiration when i
 made it's first appearance on the stree
 yesterday. Harry Shea, chauffeur fol
 Governor Hunt when the white cal was in use, IS once more chauffeur fo,
 the chief executive.