The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-01-11
CHANGES RECOMMENDED
BY EFFICIENCY MEN
Special Legislative InyessigetsYs
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State Ofiiee Building.
ttadical changes In state govern
ment, including tho erection OF an Of
nee building In tho city OF Columbia
Tor state Offices; the abandonment of
scholarshaps In state institutions: tho
abolition Of tho system of athletic
coaches at the University; the reduc-
ton OF military training and increase
! or emphasis on the sciences Mt the Cit
adel; the withdrawal Of state s1pport
ior ohe state fair; the abolition OF the
oiilce or secretary Of the state high
way commission; the incorporation of
the work Of the public service commits
ION In the work OF the railroad com
mission; the abandonment OF the e4-
nee OF secretary Of the budget commits
sion and the Incorporation Of tails in
new department Of finance, are rec
commended to the legislature bv tbe
JOINT legislative committee on econ
omy and consolidation, based on Rnd-
lmgs of the efficiency engineers, Grif-
Ienhagen and associates, whose find
ings were made public Saturday. The
report OF the committee Will DO sub
mltted in book form to the legislature
winch convenes on Tuesday.
Changes In the control and methods
iof operation Of many Of the state de-
partments and institutions, reductions
or salary in few cases, new so1rces
or state revenue, reduction OF the
state tax levy and the creation or a
rev new departments are, Recommend
co by the committee. The committee
estimates that its recommendations
VIII save the state half it's tax levy.
included in the committee,s rec
concentrations are the following:
Ihat the property tax be reduced
to four mills, and that income. in
creased corporation, inheritance, gaso-
line, luxury and hydro-electric power
taxes be imposed.
me removal of the adjutant gen
erals office from tho capitol to the
state armory on Assembly street.
The abandonment OF the weasxlv
Market Bulletin and the year book Of
the department OF agriculture and the
reduction OF some salaries connect
cd with this department. '%"5E
The employment OF one chfef 3ga1ae
warden fer each congressional district,
each viii an automobile. s''
Discontinuance Of tho enginsSrins
courses at the Citadel, and combining
these with Clemsons engineering de
partment ,"
Support OF Clemson College by d.
rect appropriation and the addition of
postgraduate course at that institu-
tion. E>f w
Changes in the Office force Of the
comptroller generals office .>S8M
Enlargement Of the railroad COM
mission to seven members, with en-
largement Of the railroad commissions
powers, to include the regulation OF
all common carriers, both as to SER
vice and rates.
Granting Of citizenship to the Ca
tawba Indians and payment Of money
only to the aged and disabled.
Discontinuance of support to the
Confederate home college, in Charles
| ton.
! The establishment OF a testing lab
oratory for the state highway depart
ment.
| The establishment OF law enforce
ment department.
Tho establishment OF an office
in the capitol for the board OF pardons
and various examining boards, the
board Of law examiners. the board Of
medical examiners, and the like.
The management Of the penitentiary
F., transferred to the board OF public well
fare and the election OF the superin-
tcndent by the board.
Maintenance OF the state house and
grounds under direction OF the state
electrician.
The reorganization OF the state tax
commission, with the chairman bust
ness man, one member OF the coumis-
sion lawyer, and the secretary man
of accounting training. tho machinery
OF the tax commission to be ENLARGED.
The discontinuance OF the practice
Of furnishing homes for professors Of
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