Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-07


fective laws providing for roa,
levies.
! 19-The consolidation OF tn
state health and child welfare de
partments.
; 2O-The abolition of the mount
ed police.
2t--A reorganization OF our sys
tenn of state educational institu
tons and a relocation of certain
institutions.
22--Improvements in the ad
ministration of the penitentiary
and in the physical plant anc
equipment.
23-The supervision of the pub
lie land office vested in the board
Of regents OF the consolidated ed
ucational institutions.
| ga continuance Of the exist
ing method Of assessing the prop
erty of railroads, but without al
| location of terminals.
25--A new gasoline tax law
without inspectors, based upon tbs
sale of gasoline and free from un'
constitutional provisions.
26-Revision of the state fran
chise tax. and the private car tax,
so as to remove objections on
grounds of uuconstitutionality.
27--Provision for assessing prop
erty of express companies.
ga method of checking the
number of automobiles assessed
1anrCnd
29--The assessment of publi1
utilities companies by the state tax
commission.
3O--More effective measures for
the collection OF delinquent taxes.
3l--The elimination of delin-
qucnt tax list publications.
32-The restriction of the privi-
leges of exemption from assess
ment for purposes of taxation.
3S-The $500 exemption TO the
head of the family should apply
only upon personal property and
not upon real estate.
34-The simplification of county
government and the coordination
OF its offices.
35-The abolition OF the wild
animal bounty and the handling
of the predatory animal probleia
by federal and state agencies.
36-Central purchase of materi-
al, supplies and service upon COM
petitive estimates.
37--A constitutional amendment
for the abolition Of the grand jury
system.
3S-The classification of incor-
porated municipalities, and super
vision over municipal finances. by
the state travelling auditor.
39---More adequate measures for
collection of drainage district taxes.
4O-The discontinuance of APP
propriations for volunteer fire
companies.
41-The cession of the public
domain in New Mexico to the
state, or a more favorable proper.
ton of federal aid in cooperative
enterprises.
42-Longer tenure of office for
state and county superintendent
of schools.
43-Higher qualifications TO:
teachers in the public school.
44-The discontinuance of eX-
penditures for purposes hardly es-
sential to the school system.
45--A more scientific basis for
the distribution of the state cur
rent school funds.
46-The segregation of funds
according TO purpose. arising from
special school district levies.
47--The inclusion of the levies
in each taxing unit for all purposes
within the 5 per cent increase limi-
tation.
Asa constitutional amend
ment for a state budget.
49-A measure of centralized
control over all bond issues and
changes in the form and time to
run of bonds.
50-The creation of a budget
division of the state tax commits
sion to supervise the preparation
Of the budgets Of the various tax
levying units.
The extent to which these req
concentrations have been carried
into effect may be the subject NJ
article, and it can be
said that leaving out of
account tain fundamental
changes in the organization of gov
eminent, a remarkably large per-
centage of the foregoing recon-
have been enacted into
law, or adopted in practice.
Necessity for an Association OF
Taxpayers.
The aims and efforts Of the Tax
payers association have been
briefly reviewed in the foregoing
1t is believed that
here is an increasing appreciation
IF these aims and efforts, in spite
IF the fact that those representing
he spending agencies of govern
nent have often proceeded upon a
different Interpretation of the pop
liar attitude. 1t remains for the
association to continue to stress its
fifty points" for the elimination
IF waste and extravaganza, and for
greater efficiency in the service for |
which the people pay, Is there |
my other way Of securing these
ends except through a voluntary |
of those who support |
government enterprises? II politi-
,al conditions would permit an |
adequate budget department and