The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-23
DESPITE FINANCIAL STR|NGENCY
LEGISLATURE PLANS BIC EXPENSE

about Two thousand. the chances 10;
complete reimbursement are small.
HallAnAn's Bills.
Waiter s. Hallanan. the present stat
tax commissioner has such bills IN lcI'
islaturr as would leave him one OF IL"
most powerful men in the state. WIN
control Of all funds and their collcCtiCh
in charge OF all assessments and IN gen
eral the financial head OF tho stat
These hills Of his pruvid" for lnnumer-
able things that may cost real monty
No attempt has ever been mad" 10 est
mate the total. In spite Of the f;c'
that MS office is going to have it, acti"'
tiles limited along other lines the WAY
g opened for the employment OF trav' l.
ng agents in rather large numbers y
see that the asSeSSurS and tax collectors
are on the Job. In connection with ting
il is notable that the bill raises Mr
Hailanan's salry from $4,000 ~ sO,o"9
annually and that the present statue
which would prevent him from succcCI'
ing himself is repealed
The Child Welfare commission, class
ed rs a very worthy body which has ben
created BY the Legislature is empower
eel 10 90 all over the state. looking into
existing conditions and attempting Il
RICH, them. They will not bC paid. but
their expenses. clerical help, offices, etc
arc to be provided by the state at cost
which will hr in the nciGhborhooi OF
$4,000 annually.
Department Of Prohibition.
The department Of prohibitbn has
been divorced from the state tax COM
missioncr's office, and another hve thoI'
Sand-dollar Job created with rather ur
fhr
under the control Of the state tax com
miSSionr- tins department has been ono
OF tn" most economically operated OF Inc
entire state government. 1t has Away:
cost more than $4,000 per pear, and
lhi.; wear will cost about $4,000. Next
year. with Il commissioner and an lS
sistant commissioner, Il half doznn
clerks 4 few stenographcrs ami field
force il Will cost Il third more TO Oper'
ate i efficiently according 10 state
mcutS which have been made in opposl-
ton TO the bill. Delegate T.. i. Moore
OF Marshall county. one of prohibltiohs
strongest advocates offered a compro.
mise whereby the department would Dc
a bureau under the department or pup
lie safety. Jackson Arnold head OF the
state Constabulary. objected ana even
though his force has been doubled ard
will cost the state several hundred
thousand dollars additional cacn year
the Moore mcndment WAS tjccted. The
actual cost Of the nstabulary for tins
next year will be around half million
according To MIR. Arnold's figures. Others
have said s750O00 The appropriation
will probably be S475.000. This last hC-
urr Is an increase Of 100000 per year
The road commission presents add
tional troubles and expenses. y third
position at 81. 900 per year has been clc'
atcd. and the other two salaries raised
prorortionatcly. The army Of employees
needed for the new road commission In
its offices will be provided and paid fo-
Hundreds Of Others.
The state banking commissioner ma
had his salary increased and his assist
ans have had theirs brought up to
higher level These will cost the state
nothing and the banks OF the state
much Their fees for state examination
Will be greatly increased.
Despite addition 10 the number men.
toned there are hundreds Of bills ~
fore the committees where they will
probably sleep soundly all Of whl"h
would carry with them additional cX'
pcnSc. commissioners, for commissions
never before needed would be created tC
serve at salary Of nothing and cN'
pcnses Offices would be established n
a long string down the halls OF the tenn
porary capitol for the board Of chiro-
tractors AMI the architects examiners
along with the building and loan COM
mission. and half dozen others. Al'
would require employees whose chief