Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-02-27

repeal Of board of higher curricula
act, and passage of a bill that would
require more representative vote
for ratification Of bond issues. The
legislature fixed upon the idea of re.
curing the presence at the polls of
vote equal to so per cent Of the vote
cast at the last preceding general cleo.
ton when bond questions are submit
ted by counties, cities, towns or
metropolitan park boards. 1t was
found impossible to include school
districts because their boundaries are
not coincident with those OF election
precincts.
The general appropriation bill, be-
side taking care of the revolving,
self-supporting and trust funds, pro-
vided, among other things, $4,2S8,535
to defray the expense of thu state
government and its necessary insti-
buttons; s2,S36,287 raised from the
millage funds Of the higher educa-
tional institutions; $4,000 for the
National Guard and then added ST.
220,670 for pressing capital outlay
needs, most of which are new build.
ings.
Highway Program.
The Governor consented and the
state highway committee, Of which
he is chairman, and the state treas.
urer and auditor are members out
lined a highway construction and
maintenance program, afterward
slightly changed by the legislature,
and costing $14,S6O,OOO. 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, $2,5OO,0OO of 1928
funds which are pledged to contracts
not yet completed was reappropriated
and by creating 100000 revolving
fund the legislature made it possible
to receive $2,226,OOO 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tax levy is repealed and moneys in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 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not repealed in its entirety.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 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:
| Enable county treasurers to give
I land owners in reclamation districts
granted 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 four-state and
federal government commission to
allocate the use of the waters OF the
| Columbia river and its tributaries;
give politically and privately owned
utilities chance to get right of
way over oyster and tide lands, thus
facilitating the construction Of Ia
comas 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 100000 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