The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1922-01-19
PLAN DEVISED
FOR SOLDIER
MEMORIAL
Commissioners Appropriate
$1,000 to Match State Money
Now Available.

Legislation enacted Dy Cne IaSC tua0O
state legislature in respect to the sold
iers' and sailors memorials in each
county of the state opens the way to
the erection of a suitable memorial in
Idaho County, according to John J.
Pulse of this city, chairman of the
county memorial committee. Mr. Pulse
on Tuesday announced that plans are
under way whereby a memorial may
be erected i'm Idaho county, which, It
is expected will meet with the approx
al of the public both as to design and
method Of financing the work.
Under the new law, the memorials
erected in each county are not reQuir-
ed to be of uniform design, as under
conditions which formerly obtained.
Under the law passed at the 1919
session of the legislature the governor
was to appoint three persons who were
to decide upon and adopt a uniform
memorial to be erected in each county
of the state, under cretain conditions
An appropriation of $4,000 was made
and each county was to receive $1,000
from the state when a similar amount
had been raised by the county.
House bill No. Ill, 1921 session does
away with the commission created two
years previously and instead makes
the local commanders of the American
Legion and the heads of other local
established and recognized bodies of
World War Veterans, and the board
of county commissioners of each coun-
ty the memorial commission. The new
law vests In this commission the pow
er to determine the style, character
and design OF the memorial to be
erected in each county, and elimin-
ates the requirement that the memor-
ials must be uniform In all counties
The new law did not repeal the $5O,-
600 appropria tiOn and, regarding the
money, an opinion by the attorney
general reads as follows:
THE law makes the state money
available whenever there shall have
been certified to the state auditor by
the county commissioners that the
county commissioners have appropriat-
ed at least $1,000 and that a suitable
site had been provided. It furter gives
all counties four years to avail them
selves of the funds provided, being
the $4,000 previously appropriated. Of
the unexpected balance thereof"
On the question as to whether or not
the state can hold the sculptors to
their contract for furnishing this men,
orial only to Idaho, the attorney gen.
eral writes: "It is my opinion that
when the commission is abolished that
the counties are allowed to re-deter-
mine the matter the contract Is brok-
en-. so that they may use the design
for any other state on in any other
manner they desire"
At joint meeting Of the Executive
Board Of the Idaho County Memorial
Committee and the County Commits
siOners and the American Legion. al
which the following gentlemen were
present: Messrs. Edward Vincent, Geo
u. Smith and Dale Clark. commission
ers; O. Simmons, Commander, and Ad
infant DR. VIM. MacNeill, American
Legion: r, McGrane, w. w. Brown
and John Eimers. Memorial committee
and which meeting was held In the
club rooms of the X. of p. lodge or
Thursday. January ~.
All of the plans and specification
from various designers were looked
over and report made by the Presi
dent Mr.. John J. Pulse. of all tht
data on hand. so that the new b0arC
of local commanders Of the Legiol
could formulate plans for the earl,
construction of this Memorial. in co
reration with the County COmmis