The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-10-28

Surplus -------$211 Hill
Question 2. If these records are
correct, will you please explain what
l disposition you made of the difference
| between the amount of surplus you re-
ceiyed from the Haines administration |
and that which you turned over to the !
Davis administration amounting to |
S462, 065.S0?
The records further indicate that |
- the legislature appropriated for the |
years 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918, 49, |
100000 for use in defraying the ex-
penses of your administration. They |
. further show that covering these four |
4 years the state board levied only ST.
S93,6S6.S7. This would indicate that |
| the amount of taxes which you col |
| lected during the administration was |
$606,315.13 less than the apprcpria |
| tons made for carrying on the state
government.
Question 3. viii you explain how
you made up the deficiency?
In 1917 the legislature appropriated
for the Irrigation District $96,670.
When claims for the payment Of this
appropriation were presented, the SUI
preme court held the same to be IL
legal.
Question A. Will you explain what
became of the $96,760
In 1917 the legislature made an APP
preparation of $4,000 for the Golden
Spike exposition This money appears
not to have been used for the purpose
appropriated.
became of the $4,000?
tel. k<&l
4 $4,000 for the erection of monument
1 to Governor Steunenberg which was
! never used for that purpose
Question 6. VIII you explain what
became of the money?
The same legislature made an APP
q preparation of $4,000 to assist in the
erection of bridges across the Snake
s river. It appears that these bridges
8 were not built during your admins
tration but have since been erected I'M
der hte Davis administration out of
1910 revenues.
Question z. VIII you explain what
became of the $4,000 appropriated I'M
der your administration?
During your administration the sol
diers' home was DESTROYED by fire and
81 You collected $4,000 insurance money.
Question 8. VIII you explain what
i became of this money.
During your administration the
Lewiston normal school was destroy
ed by fire and you collected insurance
in the amount of $84005.
Question Q. Will you explain 70 the
taxpayers of Idaho what disposition
& you made of this insurance money?
4 During 1913 you transferred $4,000
q from the livestock sanitary fund to
the general fund.
Question TO- Will you explain to
j the stockmen IF this state why that
& transfer was made and what became
! Of the money?
q The Davis administration was COM
4 PEELED to Appropriate $4,000 for re-
building the soldiers home.
Question H. Do you consider this
warranted in view of the present
prices of building material?
The Davis administration was COM
4 PEELED to appropriate $150.000 to re-
build the Lewiston normal school.
Question r. Do you consider this
81 warranted in view of the present
s prices of building material?
Question 49, Is it not a fact that.
under the policy of your administra-
ton, II all the public buildings in the
state had been destroyed by fire, you
could have collected the insurance and
have run the state for four years with
out any appropriation?
Question H. Is it not a fact that
during your administration you sold
bonds to the constitutional limit for
road building and,
Question 10. II this is true is it NOT
a fact that the Davis administration
was compelled to levy taxes in order
to meet government appropriation and
project our own road investments?
During your last term of office the
legislature appropriated S99.105 foi
| the live stock and agricultural inter
ests DURING the Davis adp,inistra
tipn the legislature appropriated
$685.. 1876. an increase of $f6t.000.
Question IT. Would YOU. acting fol-
the Democratic party. have approved
or vetoed that increase2
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