White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-02-27

state highway committee, of which
he is chairman, and the state treas
urer and auditor are members out
lined highway construction and
maintenance program, afterward
slightly changed by the legislature.
and costing s14,S6O,O00. Half dozen
new roads were taxed onto the high
way system during the pressure of the
fight to get through the bill Beside
this appropriation, $2,500,000 Of 1923
not yet completed was reappropriated
and by creating a $1,000,000 revolving
fund the legislature made 1t possible
to receive $2,226,O0O of federal aid
during the coming two years. In ad-
dition about s550,OOO of forestry funds
will be spent on Washington roads.
While the Chehalis normal school
tax levy is repealed and moneys in
the fund are transferred to the gen
eral fund the normal school still
exists on paper, as the act fixing the
location of a possible new school was
not repealed in its entirety. However,
there is no likelihood of any early
movement to refinance the school.
In addition to the Hartley program,
and an appeal to Congress to extend
the provisions Of the highway act to
Alaskan roads, provide for the i'm
provement Of several new Pacific
Ocean harbors, grant a permit to the
state to build the Vantage Ferry
bridge, give adequate funds to protect
the federal timbered areas and to aid
Vancouver's Tooth anniversary cele-
bration, the legislature passed
bills to-: +l~ 1
Enable county treasurers to give
land owners in reclamation districts
granted a moratorium by the federal
government the necessary release on
liens against their holdings: elimi-
nate double pay for national guards
men in summer camps; provide state
representation on a four-state and
federal government commission to
allocate the use Of the waters Of the
Columbia river and it's tributaries;
give publically and privately owned
utilities chance to get right of
way over oyster and tide lands, thus
facilitating the construction OF Ia
coma's Lake Cushman power line;
cancel the licenses granted by diplo-
ma mills to drugless healers; provide
for uniform road numbering and rOut-
ing signs in common with other
states; allow Grays Harbor to levy a
2-mill tax to pay for port district
dredging; and fixed the time of meet
ing of county boards of equalization
in July instead of August.
capitol Bond Bill.
The passage of the $4,O00,0O0 CAPT.
toll bond bill probably ends the long
| drawn out capital fight that has in
volved every legislature since state
hood. If this bill stands the test of
the courts the way will be paved for
repeal Of the half-mill tax levy and
the payment of all future capitol con-
struction costs from the sale of bonds.
1t is proposed to have the administra.
tive or legislative building, third Of
the new group, finished in time for
occupancy by the 1927 legislature.
State Senator P. H. Carlyon, who
has borne the brunt of capitol fight
of some sort ever since he entered
the legislature 20 years ago, steered
the new capitol bill to success. There
was early opposition to the bill, due
largely to the desire of some senators
to curb Dr., Carlyon's alleged activity
in other legislative directions, but
when the measure came to vote 1t
had no opposition on the floor. In
the State Land Commissioner G. v.
Savidge explained the states capitol
land grant, giving the extremely con-
sentative estimate that timber and
lands could be sold under present con-
ditions for at least $11,209,154 while,
inclusive Of tax levies that are to be
refunded to the general fund, the CAPT
toll building enterprise only owes S.
146,854. Representative Mark E.
Reed, former speaker and widely
known timber authority, demonstrate
ed to the House that the capitol tim
Der would be sold for great deal
more than Commissioner Savidge's
estimate. Mr.. Reed pointed out the
fact that the Clallam and Lewis
county holdings of the capitol grant
are now being reached by railroads
and soon could find market IL 1t
was deemed advisable to sell.
Governor Hartley, Auditor G. w.
Clausen and Land Commissioner G. v.
Savidge comprised tn, capitol COM
mittee that will finish the group Of
buildings and undertake the proposed
ground improvements.
If Idaho and the federal government
do their share, Representative w. B.
Weaver of Pend Oreille County will
have succeeded in opening the new
transcontinental highway through
Newport. Assisted by Fred Vol