Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-05
GOV. DORSEY URGES
PROMPT PASSAGE OF
IMPORTANT WAR BILLS
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take office, he says, on January 1, in
stead of waiting until the converting OF
the legislature in June.
He strongly urges the creation Of
board of charities and corrections to
coordinate, systematic and super
wise" the eleemosynary institutions of
the state such as the state Sanitarium
for the insane. the school for the deaf,
the training school for girls, the boys
dormitory, the state prison farm and
others.
The work of the state highway COM
mission, declares the governor, Is prac-
tically at a standstilI because the com
mission is dependent upon the co-opera-
ton of the different counties in launch
ing a road project. He declares the
commission should be vested with au-
thority to proceed Independently of the
different counties, and should be placed
on control of a state fund for building
roads in conjunction with the federal
appropriation.
Under the head of rivers and harbors
the governor urges the legislature, II
possible, to make financial provision tor
the development of Georgia's rivers ana
harbors, with special attention to the
great natural harbor at St Marys,
where the state owns already a large
tract of land on the water front.
The states printing contract, made TO
apply to conditions in 1878, is costing
the state thousands of dollars in excess
of what it should, declares the governor,
and he urges a complete reorganization
of this department of the states bust
ness. He says the different departments
should let out their own printing on
competitive basis, and the general print
ing should embrace only what is aoso-
lutely necessary
Local school Tax
Georgia's school teachers, the COVER
nor declares, are shamefully underpald'
and hundreds are quitting their profes-
sion TO take employment in other posi-
tions where the pay is twice as good
This would be unfortunate enough in
time of peace, as the governor points
out but in time of war 1t is little snort
of a calamity.
He strongly recommends that women
be made eligible for membership on the
boards of trustees of state educational
institutions, especially the Georgia Nor
NAL and Industrial college, the State
Normal college, the South Georgia Nor
NAL college and the congressional dis
trict AGRICULTURAL schools. He recon-
mends a law making any trustee OF an
educational institution automatically
vacate his place for two consecutive ao-
sences from a trustees meeting with
out prOV1dentlal excuse.
Georgia's educational system, de-
clares the governor, will never be what
II should be until we have a compul-
sorry local county tax in every county
for the support of the common schools
not as he points out, for the purpose
of reducing the states appropriation,
but for the purpose of experimenting
the states appropriation, which viii
never be sufficient by itself to maintain
Af CnnrOia
In urging a local school tax he square
lv backs up the state school superin-
tendent, NJ l. Britain, who presents
a splendid summary of the matter IN
his annual report.
He urges that counsel be employed to
secure Georgia's share of the proceeds
of the sale of public lands owned Dy
the federal government, which purchas-
cd them with the financial assistance
of the original states, of which Geor-
gia was one He points out that law
yers to represent the state in this mat
ter can be secured on a contingent zee
basis.
The Public Health
Governor Dorsey urges Increased n
nancial support of the state BOARD Oh
health, declaring that nothing is more
important than the conservation OF IhS
life and health of the people
He urges the enactment of state
wide tick eradication law as oelns OF
special and vital Importance at TINS
time as a war measure. since the ma
flows meat-producing capacity will be
the determining factor in winning the
war. and If the supply imported oy
Georgia from other sections OF the couh-
try should run short, the state Will not
he able to buy any meat al any price
except what she raises herself.
He recommends that the state expert
r,ant station at Griffin be placed under
the control of the State College OF Agrl-
culture. so as to secure a snare OF the
federal government fund for IT'S opera
ton and maintenance. He recommends
- tbo+ an additional experiment sta
ton be located in south Georgia 10 ue-
,ro+o sneciaI attention to cattle RAISING
SDace in the capitol is becoming lhau-
eouate for the accommodation OF the
departments, and the governor recon-
uoards special committee to lnVesu-
cate the best course to pursue Whlch
Committee should also investigate the
disposal of the governors mansion p'"P
erty. ,,, state
danositories declares the governor, anu
sxl r.,,stsro is nolitical instead OF ousl-
na.sIika costing the state large loss
g. Interest due to the smallness OF ue
nosits scattered from one END Oh 1he
state to the other. He urges
ton in the number.
Constitutional Amendments
Advertising proposed constitutional
amendments is entirely too expensive q
proposition, declares the governor anu
This method of informing the people
concerning proposed changes In tne or
panic law should be done away with en-
tirelv: and in place of this system
should he substituted a plan or senolng
the proposed amendments In prlnteo
pamphlets to county officials Tor puolc
distribution, and the reading and ex-
bounding of proposed amendments by
tha Judges of the courts, thereby pro-
Noting a much more intelligent under
standing.
He recommends the appointment Of
public escheator to take over, for the
use of the state, moneys deposited in
banks by persons who have not been
heard of in years.
The message closes with the COVER
nor's recommendations in regard to the
establishment of a budget system Of
making appropriations, which recon-
mendations were summarized above.
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