The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-13
In Spite Of Increased Business Of
State Departments, Only 2 "a
Mill Tax Needed TO Meet Their
Running Expenses, Belief.
THREE WAYS OF GETTING
REVENUE ARE SUGGESTED

ln, sad lnrr,.-Inn.Icnl.l }


Santa ne a. ~ Feh if#in CONF
plianco with the budget ~ passed !
by the 1915 legislature, Governor Tar
taEuiu this murVng presented 70
iuint mertlur 81 the fourth assembly, ]
IN" result ~ the budget hearings
which have hefn held Boz the past
three weeks The ruNcfuur read a
uoaHasr recommending new methods
uf raising revenue. aud Major ". u.
o. Liewrllym. HH chairman 81 the
hnuss committee uu finance, intro
dured the appropriation hill
Ia spite of the increased business 90
the state officers. department, eduru-
iional aud other Institutions. the hud
ret does not show amy increase in
running expenses. iu fact, the totals
are lower fur tho eighth ana ninth
FISCAL YeHra than fur TIE Hkth aud sew
cnth. Appropriation made hy the
third assembly required th' irv,inE
ct So mill WN TO- ihis purpose
sinne tu' it b. stated that nnb -
mii. ia. will br u,rurd tu meet tho
funds Ituulr"h UN tho new huhEnt
This mx rate uf cuufH". will ho iu'
creased hy road and school lo,les.
A. Governor lArrlEHll stated ln hls
mtastEy this Wuru.uE. 'a total rate 90
taxation Tor state purposes Tor the
s,y,nth fiscal ttir amounted Co l-i
mills. while the rutr fur state pur'
posses Co meet THE hudrrt for the
oiphth and ninth usc1l years. would
amount tu five milIa. that lH, one.
fourth ~ mli less than tho previous
fiscal year, The governor hHH HHh-
100 Tor an additional uuv miIl levy Tor
school uurruHtH. aud should this he
added the Increase b. later bAhu"n
would only h' fhr'r.luIrt'rH %
Wiil
IN, reduction boz expenses has been
mad, possible hl d'ut inF 900 appeals
uf state Institutions fur new build
irEs while such building are n'rd-
eel. the governor hts asked that u'r"H-
af, funds fur their construction
should hp raised hN other methods.
Thrrc IN, Mcthods.
Thrc, ways of raising such funds
are -ugrpstrd First hE bond iH'
sue srrund by BE- smbl tak levy to
run fur uumh,r of year.. thiri, by
] upprnprlatnu the uuvNprud'd bat
Hure of the & su.uuu war emergency
] appropriation Geo tho stat" Council %
. ti.fruH, m, governor stated huN'
ever. thlt hs doubted f ih" latter
. course would h, constitutional
Sew departments which may he
z created and Increases in current 'N-
pruHrs Will require the raising ni hd-
. dltpnHl revenue without direct ihNh'
tuu. tr view of thif The governor tuE-
r,stcd to the Huluus various indirect
& tuIpH Including q .stVnt per ftlluh
I tax ON gasoline. calculated 20 raise
$500 .ONO Two. thirds uf TINS hN
would go into the rupd fund and one
third into the school fund ln the
nuinion nf the chief executive, 800.
uuI could hr raised hy an Increased
MN ON automobile licenses. The IN
crease To- ro into IN, state road iund.
other suggestions include AN annual
franchise tax upon corporations, or
F.sF Ia ...HfHn NNM ~ NNll
each ticket of admission 90 moving
picture shows. and AN annual uN up
ON theatcrs and other places where
motion pictures are exhibited. tht tMo
calculated tu raise FROM t4u,uue 70
$50. 600 yearly Tor the state schoul
FUND, and inheritance tax q flnuu"l,
ed income tnN, aud the collection OF
drlinuuent taxes now outstanding
Nid for Mounted Police.
The governor recommended lhhA
the mounted police system Zoe gwen
$4,000 by the state, and that an au T.
ditunnl yaa.uuu bee raised by the AT
ne SANITARY board. li' suFsrHiea lhss
passage Of % law yiNlns the mounted
police fun power iu ru Nlihln pllNate
fenccs ur grounds 90 inspect livestock
without the necessity OF procuring
warrant
no appropriation was made In the
! budget Tor the game warden nlit."'
! since, AS the governor 'NphlN'"' VIZ
office has been sclf-supT lrtlng ITO
aiHu suggested that laws ho passed
, raising the mlarics ot the state bhnh
rNaminor the state engineer IN" au-
iutnut general ana the travelling ave
2 ditnr. 10 conform with tho allowances
y that were made ~ tno budget \ l''
quest Was also made that mininH
companies should he required tn pay
p the expenses incurred hy the Wlh'
Inspector IN iuspectiuE their mines.
Since the lund upon Whioh ths
school OF Mines is located was dceded
q 70 the state with the condition thhl
y should the school be- Discontinued the
e land would revert go the grantor wlu
all improvements the chief cNeruuN'
= suggested that no new buildings h'
, built there until an absolute deed "
' Zee simple can be obtained.
y A closing rucommUndntiou was ina
q ~sN-e~~
tCOntinucd on page two.l