The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-26
Gu 7 EXPENSES
IS WARNING OF
CARL K0SITZKY
State Auditor Declares Admins
tration and Legislature
j Must Curtail
POINTS OUT METHOD
Says Million and a Half Should
Be Topped off Of Expen-
ditures of State

Drastic curtailment of expenses is
an imperative duty of the state ad
ministration and The legislature dur
ing the next year, Carl kositzky, state
auditor declared today.
Every unnecessary employe should
be Topped off the pa.I roll and expen
ses of the state cut $1,000, 900, the
auditor added. Specific measures the
legislature might take to accomplish
this were pointed out by Mr.. Kositzky
Among the measures suggest
, ed by Mr.. Kositzky to nut down
state expenses are:
Repeal of immigration depart
ment law and refund Of about $780,
900 remaining in that depart
ment's account to general fund.
Take rural credits institution
out of the Bank of North Dakota
andJtransfer it's activities to board
of university and school lands,
Assign duties Of mill and eleva-
tor association Officials to board
of administration; same with the
home builders association
Transfer duties of enforcement
of grain grading and inspection
act to commissioner of agriculture
and labor. -. Na..
Readjustment Problem
"These are only few methods by
which expenses of the state may be
reduced" said Mr.. kositzky. High
salaried employees and unnecessary
employees ought to go. During the
period OF readjustment it is the inn
perative duty of the state admins
tration to observe strict rules OF
economy. ,f
."rhe Bank of North Dakota has
loaned about $2,O0O,O0O on real estate
at cost of about $4,000. During the
same period it has made these loans
the board Of university and school
lands has loarsd $3,22O,0O0 to the
farmers of the state at an admiiu}
tration cost Of $4,000. The peoNe be'
lieved the Bank of North Dahnt.t vas
organized as rural credits institu-
ton and it should be made such an
institution. The success OF the BOARD
of university ana schoolIlands is iea.
son enough for placing it in charge
of the bank.
Administration Duties =
"The board of administration mem
bers are salaried. Yet one of them,
drawing $4,000 year., hasn't been IN
Bismarck half dozen times this
year, They should be required to de.
vote all theili time to their work, ana
each. member could be assigned a
specific duty, as under the commission
form of city government. One could
take over the duties of the mill and
elevator association. Now, j. A. NC
Govern maintains offices in Drake and
in Fargo and the industrial commits
sion has an office here.
Likewise one member could super
wise the home builders association
and let a $4,000 a year man drop OIL
the payroll.
Grain Grading Expense ,
"The enforcement OF the grain grad
ing act should be handled by the
commissions of agriculture and L.
Dor. It is needless to have two OIL
ces handling agricultural problems
and there are plenty Of men on the
payroll Of the commissioner OF asrl.
culture and labor's office to permit
the office to handle the work.
Tax payments are to be made IN
two installments, instead OF annually
beginning next year, the auditor sa1d.
This means added expense. One coun..
ty, he said, has registered $o6,0oo OF
warrants with the treasurer to pay
for the keep of insane persons at
jamestown, being unable to pay cash
With crop failures in some sections
of the state and general decline IN
agricultural prices the revenue OF
counties will be cut, he said, because
considerable amount of taxes VIII
not be collected.