Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-10
STATE DEPARTMENT RUNNING WELL u
WITHIN APPROPRIATIONS MEMBERS Of
CABINET REPORT TO GOVERNOR DAVIS
Largest Road Program in States History Under way-Re
cepts in Department Already Exceed Vast Years
Figures by SIS 643-Law Department Lists
Professional State Aid Fighting Influenza
Deposits in State Banks Ju mp $4,000, 900.

All the departments under the COM
missioners who form the cabinet Of
Governor d. w. Davis are running well
within their appropriations, reports
read at the regular monthly cabinet
meeting this afternoon show. The
commissioners all reported a salts
factory outlook in their departments.
In some cases, lack of appropriations
are hindering the efficiency of certain
under bureaus and certain projects.
improvements are being hampered
for instance in Hepburn park because
of lack of funds, ana the state bureau
OF supplies is seriously limited in it's
work by lack of appropriation, Com
missioner w. j. Hall of the public
works department reported.
BIG ROAD PROGRAM.
The bureau of publ croads, also
under Commissioner Hall, has under
way the largest roadbuilding program
in the history of the state Many sur
vey crews are in the field and their
work is to be completed before win
ter sets in, so that project statements
for federal aid can be made out and
approved this winter, throwing the diff
ferent projects covered by the state
ments opon to bids sometime this win
ter, or in time for work to start next
spring. Approximately 1000 miles are
now under survey, Commissioners
Halls report showed, and contracts
6247 miles at an estimated cost Of
S,536,622.s1.
LICENSE SALES GROW.
"In the fish and game bureau the re-
suits of sales of licenses to date and
Mt Gh IL
growth over 1915 said the report Of
Commissioner of Law Enforcement
Robert o. Jones. TN the entire year
of 1918, receipts from all sources
amounted to s72,30S.52. The total re-
ceipts from all sources for nine months
of 1919, amount to SS7,951.82, or a gain
in receipts for the nine months ended
Oct. l of s15,643.3o.
In the same comparative periods of
time, the number of resident licenses
sold in 1913 was 30,s13, while the resi-
dent licenses sold to date of Oct. /
1919, was 46,012, an increase of 1919
The total arrests by field operatives in
this bureau for the four months of
June, July, August and September to-
tailed 95, and of the 95 arrests, 90 con-
victions were had and fines collected
totaling s2,56s.75."
GAMBLERS ARRESTED.
+ During state fair week, the state
constahulary made arrests for viola
ton of the gambling laws which re-
suited i'm the payment of more than
$500 in fines, Commissioner Jones re-
ported.
The requirement OF the payment of
a 81 renewal fee from every profess
sional man and woman in Idaho" said
Commissioner Jones' referring TO the
work of the bureau of license cha y
caused considerable comment, but as
the purpose of this particular law has
been explained and the good results
shown, the attitude has generally be-
come very favorable.
HAVE VALUABLE LIST.
Under this requirement of the law
the depa rtment of law enforcement
through its bureau of license, has a
correct list of every professional man
and woman licensed by it practicing in
the state. Such list would have been