Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-09-09
STATES REASONS
FOR HIGHER TAX
.,rrs ADMINISTRATION INNER
,vFp BIG DEFICIT FROM THE
ALEXANDER REGIME
,l,62l,3l3.ll I'm The RED
MAT Sum Had To Be Raised In Adj
dition To Regular Expenses

poise lddnO, oepl. ~ 10 "PPoAS he
,.am the official figures that consid-
n roh,e misinformation has been dis
a n'smtod over the. state either for po-
u LII effect averse to the present state
nlsnn,,n;stration or innocently in the
au 'iao of hastily written news stories.
s Ssoso who are concerned in the mat
49, from the standpoint of opposition
tho republican administration, are
",otending to make it appear that a
r r'Orld Of money is being expended in
' "v of the normal or necessary eX-
penditures- ~
official records show.
tn begin with, the present state adj
ministration was left a legacy OF
rs21313.11 by the Alexander admin
Istration. that it had to provide for in
"rder TO re-establish the states credit
and Mace Idaho on a cash basis.
From 1915 to 1918 both inclusive,
,be Alexander administration DELHI
srately failed to levy $606,31311,
which was necessary to meet the ex-
nenses that the Alexander administra-
lion itself had incurred. This def
cheney had to be met by the last legis-
lature and the present administration.
Moreover, when the late Governor
Haines turned the reins of administra-
ion over to Governor Alexander,
there was an actual cash balance of
,747O00 in the treasury. This was
all used by the Alexander admins
tration. The Alexander administra-
ton also spent for expenses $121, 900
insurance money for the soldiers
home and the Lewiston normal school
fires. $50 900 that was provided for the
Snake river bridge and $4,000 SINH
larly provided for the Gem irrigation
| district
All these items total nearly S1,625,-
| 900 and in addition the Alexander ad-
. ministration created a deficiency in
| 1918 of S217,1S5.30 in current ex-
| penses.
This total of s1.S50,000 represents
the cost in money to this state of the
Alexander administration: in other
words, it was in the red that much
and the present administration had to
make it up.
The present administration was al
so confronted with the fact that the
constitutional limit on bonded in
debtedness of 100000, had been
reached within less than $4,000. so
it was necessary, in order to defray
the growing expenses of state govern
ment, which had increased in har-
mony with expenses of every business
and every family in the state, to make
appropriation and levy a direct tax
But for this constitutional limitation
much Of this bond would have been
raised by bond issues, thereby avoid
ing direct taxation.
1t will be recalled that $9S0,0
was appropriated for highways to
which there can be no objection by
those interested in the growth and de-
Velopment of the state. $4,000 was
appropriated for tuberculosis hospitals
which are certainly needed in view OF
the spread of the white plague in Ida
no. in addition there was appropri
aled $9ll,267 for the following items
Gem irrigation district, $119, ass
ioano Technical Institute, land, $780,
WV soldiers settlement board, S100,
WV soldiers memorials, $4,000
Lava Hot Springs improvements, $52,
wy; Snake River improvements, $50,
WV; kootenai River bridge, $4,000
SAr-McCall state highway, $4,000
spokane River improvements, $4,000
arrow Rock dam road, $4,000; Sho
snone Falls park, 100000; Soldiers
nome rebuilding, $4,000; state peni
snuary improvements, $4,000; n
auano insane asylum, $4,000; Idaho
, insane asylum and hospital, S12,500
s sSsno state sanitarium building, 800,
wv Wv, University of Idaho buildings
ssool; Idaho Technical Institute
SSuluing, $4,000; Industrial Training
scnool building, $67, 900; school TO
49, u' P0''Noo' 'o'ai' P'ii'
MI II there shall be eliminated items 70
sesnways, tuberculosis hospitals, etc
s Suca amount to $4,000, 900, and which
Sos ,or the constitutional limit on on
ssuueu Indebtedness, would have BEEF
'uleu py bond issue, it is plain Il
n, seen that the last legislature an,
ss present administration has bee
,r rSSemely circumspect in providin
'4u expending funds.
mon, view OF the new form of govern
soa s which has introduced man
,d'Ollies and much efficiency in tn
sba. n..s'ration of the states affairs
lon a 'se records shall be finally writ
prsr; snu compared with those of tn
vin us administrations, the publ
,sn,r niow that their business has Gel
~ oeen most capably handled.