The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-02-17
UPKEEP OF MANSION
RUNS $S,362.26 IN YEAR:
HIGHEST IN HISTORY

jefferson City, Eel. 4.--Charges'
for flowers, music, entertainment and
automobile supplies and maintenance
are included in the expense items for
the state mansion during the first
year of Gov. Hyde's administration,
making the mansion cost the taxpay-
ers the largest amount in the history
of the state.
These luxuries for the Governors
mansion are given as one Of the rea-
sons why the governor forced the
property owners to pay more taxes in
1921 than in any previous year.
An investigation Saturday in the Of
flee of State Auditor Hackmann show
ed that total of $8,362.26 was spent
from the state funds during the past
year for the upkeep of the mansion
and the private automobiles of the
governor.
The charges include one for $400 for
entertainments given by the governor
for the members of the Legislature
and $1,000 for the board of five SER
wants. At the same time the governor
was charging the state board for the
servants the state was paying the sug-
ar bills for the mansion. The item
would ordinary be included in the food
furnished the servant-boarders.
Exceeds Gardner by $4,000.
and it is these items which have
were $5,043.71.
However, former Governor Gardner
did not charge the state for the main
tendance of his private automobiles
Governor Hyde's expenses are more
than $4,000 over the expenses of the
mansion of former Governor Gardner.
The comparison was made with that
/ year because there was regular ses-
sion OF the legislature in 1919 The
expenses Of the mansion for that year
caused the bills to soar at the man
sion under the Hyde regime. The
state paid $5216.13 alone to the Stand
| ard Oil company during the past IL
months for gasoline for the COVER
nor's machines which are operated by
life term convict chauffeur.
Approximately Is automobile COM
panies and garages have collected ac-
counts from the state for supplies and
repairs for the governors machines.
| They include the governors own COM
pany, the Trenton Buick company of
Trenton.
This is the first time in the history
tnf the state that a Yovernpr has shifted
the expense Of his own automobiles up
on the tax payers and the state treas
ury. In justice to the other executive
state officials it is stated they pay the
expenses of their automobiles.
g h. Cd
the bill of $3.50 from Hugo Busch, To-
cal florist for flowers. The flowers
listed as nine white carnations, nine
red carnations and fern were charged
to the mansion last May. The account
was paid from state funds in July,
Flowers for Parties.
Several little parties were given at
the state mansion during the summer
months and it is quite probable that
the flowers were used on one of these
occasions. The bill does not specify
the occasion other than giving the
date.
Included in the automobile charges
are expenses for tires, tubes and vari-
Gus accessories which were used in
"dolling up" the executive machine.
These included snubbers, motometer
and fancy sun shades. The automo-
bile charges were listed as follows:
Arnhold Garage company, $14.20;
Deluxe Motor company,$135.45; Hell
singer Motor company, $3.50; P. M.
garage, $52.05; Tanners garage, $1.90;
Trenton Buick company, $1,000; Buick
Motor company, $3.50; Central garage,
$34.61; City Tire company, $4.45; Cap
ital garage, $9.05; C. C. Miller, $52.05;
Simon garage, $20.75.-Kansas City
Post.