The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-06
MOORE LOPS OFF
TWO DEPARTMENTS
STATE CONSTABULARY AND I'M
MIGRATION BUREAU ABOLISHED
HIGHWAY CHANGES.

G. G. Moore, governor, stopped the
activities Of the state constabulary
and the department of immigration
Labor and statistics, and removed
from the state payroll the names Of
220 employees of the state bureau OF
highways, says the Idaho States
man.
designations of all highway en-
plOyes have been asked for on or
before January 20 and they will be
effective January 81. The bureau
will be reorganized and reappoint-
5ments made between January 20 and
81.
Activities of the state cOnstabulary
and the department of immigration,
labor and statistics cease January Is.
In statement issued Wednesday
Governor Moore said that he will ask
for no appropriation to carry on these
two offices for the coming two years.
The change in the highway bureau
affects the entire personnel of the
bureau from patrolmen to director.
Authority for the laying off of the
employees while presumably coming
from the governor, was contained in
a circular letter issued Wednesday
by D. p Olsen, director, under in
-structions from W. J. Hall, state com.
missioner Of public works.
It follows:
"Owing to available state funds
having been practically all allotted
to projects now under contract, the
amount of work in progress will
gradually become less. 1t, therefore,
will be necessary to SO reorganize
and shift the employees of the bureau
as to properly meet the new condi-
tiOns.
Reorganization Proposed.
With this end, it is thought best
to cali for the resignation of all en-
ployes, effective January 81, 1928, on
or before which date the necessary
reorganization and transfers will have
been decided upon.
The district engineers and motor
transport engineers will, therefore,
call upon all employees under their |
supervision to tender their resigna-
tions and forward same to Boise Of
flee, to arrive there not later than
January 20. Reappointments will be
made to fit the new conditions be-
tween January 20 and January 81.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) SD. P. OLSEN"
The Wallace platform provided for
the abolishment of thea constabulary
and it is known that the continuation
of this office after January l has
caused the governor no little worry.
His order Of Wednesday says that w.
H. Hiatt, chief Of constabulary, shall
clean up the business of the office so
that it may be closed January Is.
Governor Moore indicated that the
work of the bureau of Identification,
or keeping of finger prints, which
was carried on by Mr.. Hiatt, might
well be placed in charge Of the war
den of the state penitentiary.
Abolition No Surprise.
The abolishment of the department
of immigration, labor and statistics
came as no great surprise to state
officials as many have predicted that
the personnel of this department
would be relieved. O. H. Barber,
commissioner, has been requested by
the governor to close the office Janu-
ary IS.
The office is constitutional one
and the governor has suggested that /
lue Immigration WOTk U0 CdTTlcu Ou 4
BY the department of agriculture and
the labor end Of the department by
he industrial accident board II
No indication has been made by :,
he governor as to what his idea Of s
the highway bureau is. 8
1t has been said by several state !
officials that northern members of il
he legislature will not stand for the
entire crippling Of the highway t
bureau because of their desire to have
completed the north and south high t
way and other important work in the l
lorth.
Also the Wallace platform regard :
ng highways is to the effect that the
administration should maintain in
rood condition what highways have
llready been built and construct new !
oads only where it is absolutely !:
necessary.