The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-05
WOULD Do AWAY
WITH STATE POLICE

Eight bills were introduced in the
California legislature abollshlng SO
state boards, commissions and offices.
This is great news for the over-bur-
dened taxpayers of the Golden state,
If the bills get by the legislators. Cali
fornia has about $50 different state
boards that can easily be done away
with. Their duties can be handled by
the different state departments with
much ease and at the end of the year
neat sum will remain in the states
Golfers which eventually reduce the
tax burden of the "taxed-to-death
public"
1t might be well for the Nevada
legislators to take notice of the ac-
lions of their brothers across the line.
Nevada has two dead horses" on its
shoulders at the present time that re-
semble leeches of the worst kind. One,
the highway commission, from figures
obtained from the state comptroller.
shows it eats up over 20 per cent in
overhead expenses of the funds re-
ceived for building and improving the
state roads. 1t would be a godsend to
the state if the members of the Ne
vada legislature would abolish this
commission entirely and place the
work of road building within the hands
of the various county commissioners
of the state. The commissioners are
paid "princely salary" of SIS pei
month in most counties and 1t is
said they are willing to take over the
burdens" now being handled by the
state highway commission The com.
missioners know conditions of theil
districts and could handle the funds
provided for improving highways ano
roads in a very efficient manner. Al
the end of the year the 20 per cent
overhead now being drawn down by
the efficient highway commission
would be available for further i'm
proving thoroughfares. The only thing
the state would lose by this actor
would be a lot of chair-warmers u
Carson City and the 20 per cent over
head.
The worst leech the state has to
contend with is the state police force
Year after year, there is deficit in
the yearly allowance and this has to
be made good by the legislature out
of the taxpayers pockets. Why in the
name of goodness the state puts VI
with such farce is more than the
average thinking person can compre-
bend. Each county has efficient Off
Gals, who are we'll able to cope with
any emergency that may arise and
who are willing to assume any re-
sponsibility when condition exists
that requires their services. Very few
states in this commonwealth carry
such a bevy of Officers" as Nevada |
The people and taxpayers should not
stand for such an imposition. The
only reason the writer of this article
can see for maintaining such an Or
ganization is to provide jobs for the
"trusty followers" of the politicians
Governor Boyle In his message to
the legislature mentioned retrench-
ment from start to finish, but not
word did he say regarding the state
police nor the deficit now existing in
the allotment for that body in the
last budget allowed by the state legis-
lators. We would like to know what
the state police has accomplished dur
ing the past two years? What are we
getting in return for the taxpayers
money that keeps this state police
force on the payrolls of the state?
1t is time for retrenchment now. The |
governor is right. The time for re-
trenchment was years ago. Have we |
got men and women in the Nevada |
legislative halls this year who are |
fearless and who are not afraid to |
represent the REAL PEOPLE? If we |
have. they will receive the thanks |
of every taxpayer within the borders
of the Sagebrush state il they start |
right now and abolish the state po-
lice.-Tonopah Bonanza.