The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-02-27
WOULD CUT BOARDS
WOULD CONSOLIDATE ADMINS
TRATlvE AFFAIRS.
Eiohty-three Bureaus and Commits
sions Now In state.


has decided to recommend to the leg
islators II constitutional convention US
the first step necessary to bring about
consolidation of administrative du-
ties OF the commonwealth. The com
mittee was appointed several weeks
ngo to prevent, II possible, the crea-
ton OF new bureaus and commissions.
After many conferences with state Of
ficinls and leaders Of both parties, the
committee could find on other salts
factory solution to the problem Of
wedding out useless commissions and
preventing the needless duplication OF
effort by the many bureaus now in ex-
lstence. There are eighty three boards,
bureaus and commissions under state
affairs ut present, and a state board
OF control would reduce this to per-
haps fifteen. The REIMBURSEMENT would
also do away with something like 300
appointments, many OF which are pO-
sitions that carry no remuneration for
services.
Fourteen bills have been passed In
the House on final reading In the past
few days. They are as follows:
Thompson bill, calling for Il transfer
of property rights between the Gunni
son high school and the Gunnison nor
NAL school; Rockwell bill, calling for
Il minimum speed OF cattle trains OF
twelve miles an hour; Morris bill. in
creasing salaries Of county clerks;
Lake bill, enabling the state to dis
pose of armOry sites of the Colorado
National Guard; Rockwell bill, state
purchase Of public camping sites;
Rockwell bill, extra appropriation to
fight the alfalfa weevil; Rockwell bill.
concerning the instruction of school
children; Dillon bill. increasing the
salary of the state veterinarian;
Doyle bill, establishing two irrigation
districts In Dolores and San Miguel
counties; Girard bill, reducing the
percentage of butter fat In Ice cream
from II per cent to 10 per cent; Gard
ner bill, exempting certain high
schools districts from county taxation
Robeson bill. permitting an increased
mill levy for the city Of GeorgetOwp
Rockwell bill. providing free instruc-
ton to soldiers in state institutions,
and the Lambert bill, providing for the
reimbursement Of salaries Of commits
sioners of Douglas county.
Payment OF n maximum tax of &c
on every $1,000 worth Of secured
bonds. notes and debentures. In &C.
cordance with certain conditions,
would exempt such securities from
further taxation within the state. un-
der the terms OF bill passed on sec
ond rcnding In the lower house OF the
Legislature.
A bill by Senator Andrew provides
that writs OF execution shall hereafter
he filed with the county clerk as we'll
Ms with the sheriff's office, while the
McWillinms bill increases the mnxi-
mum number of directors Of II cOrpOr-
alton from fifteen to twcnty.One. The
Tobin bill provides for changes In the
dates of terms OF court Of the Seventh
judicial district.
Strict tab on some 200 physicians,
chiropractors and midwivcs IL pro
posed In the Knnuss bin. which passed
the Senate on second rcnding. The
practitioners will he required to reg.
lister annually with the Colorado
Board OF Health and pay n yearly H.
ccnse fee Of 81. There nre no such
restrictions nt present.
Backed by residents OF Grand juno
'ion, II movement hns been started
among members Of the General Assem-
biy to make the buildings ~ the
abandoned Indian school, one mile
east OF Grand Junction. available for
the mental detectives whose care falls
upon the state.
The State Inheritance Tax Depart.
'ncnt has received S2G.34s.2s from the
estate OF william Il. Owen, who he
fore his death was manager Of the
Denver Dry Goods Company. and the
sum Of xl.77Dp from the estate of the
Int Beulnh Talbot. The two tux pny-
ments brought the total Of Inheritance
collections from Feb. I to Feb 10 10
siO.123i8
The Warren bin makes cattle steal.
Ing a felony insicnd Of either n mis-.
dcmcnHor or II felony, ny NJ present.
The Coldrcn bin authorizes towns and
cities greater privileges In increasing
the bonded Indebtedness Of the com
munitics, while the Andrew BIN re-.
dmccs the time for the adjudication OF
probnted Wills from one yenr to nix
months.
House bin No. 200 providing for
commission Of five men with power 70
submit to the voters bond issue for
Tho purpose of purchasing the proper
lies Of the Moffnt road and empowered
with authority TO condemn my intrn
state rnilrond. wns reported fayornbly
In The House by III" committee on n.
nance, ways md mems.
Probation of persons prosecuted for
crimes other than f"lonics punishable
by dcnth or life Imprisonment may be