Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-15
HOUSING NEXT
LEGISLATURE IS
HUGE PROBLEM

PHOENIX, Ariz. Dec. 13-Three
plans will be presented to the
Eighth session Of the state legis-
lature which convenes January 8,
1927, for enlarging the office space
in the state capitol to relieve the
present congestion Of state office
space, it was disclosed yesterday
by Governor Hunt.
The governor declared he had In
structed three architects to draw
up plans and specifications for the
three separate methods Of enlarg-
ing the office space in the capitol,
and that these plans would be
ready for presentation to the leg
islature when it meets.
The plans suggested by the gov
ernor and for which drawings are
being made are Cd an addition to
the present building, (2) a separ-
ate building to be erected in the
same block on Jackson street south
of the capitol, on which the high
way building is located.
Any of the three methods, the
governor stated, will provide am
pie space to care for the overflow
from the state capitol building,
which is now taXel to its limit to
provide office and state officials and
their office equipment and at
taches.
With the eighth session of the
legislature but matter of days
away, the ingenuity Of A. ]. Keen,
custodian Of the capitol building is
being taxed to arrange matters so
as to care for everyone during the
60 days session of the legislature
not counting the special session to
follow, which at present appears
inevitable.
, The governor expressed an opin-
ion that Mr.. Keen would be able
to pack away the overflow, but
doubted if the method used would
course, the governor said, be fric-
tion, for even state employees can
not be expected to rub elbows at
close quarters without some fric-
ton.
Present plans provide for NOV
ing the industrial commission,
now occupying the senate chambers
to the fourth floor of the capitol
building. In doing that, it is
pointed out, office space some
where will have to be found for
the American Legion State depart
ment office and the state exam
iner's office, which occupy the
fourth floor.
Office space also must be found
for part of the state vocational
department, now using two COM
mittee rooms of the house cham
: bers, and for the secretary OF
f state board of health, also occupy
ing a committee room Of the house
chambers.
With every room in the state
/ capitol outside of the house and
senate chambers in use, the task
] imposed upon Mr. Keen, the gov
ernor said, is a gigantic one, due
/ to the fact that the walls Of the
capitol are not made of rubber
and will not stretch so that one
more may be crowded in. Ii
Another problem which Mr..
Keen must solve and one which
will tax his ingenuity some more
the governor explained, is that OF
squeezing five additional members
in the lower house Of the legisla-
ture. During the session of the
Seventh legislature, every bit OF
available space on the house hool
was used to accommodate the
membership of that body, and the
solution of the seating plan was
facilitated by giving the speaker
no desk on the floor.
With five more members in the
house in the eighth Legislature
than were in the house of the pre-
vious session, the problem becomes
one of some Importance, the gov
4 ernor pointed out 'Mr. Keen" hf
said, finds himself in the same
! predicament as the man who triet
to ship calf in a box that was
too small to contain the calf ant
it's tail. To leave the tail hang
ing outside was in violation OF th'
4 carriers rules, and he coudn
/ poke the tail inside the box, so h
solved the problem by wrapping
the tail around the box and nail
ing it fast. I guess Mr.. Keen vii
+ have to wrap the tail of the Eight
legislature around the house cham
bers and nail it to the walls
-O-
HE HAD HOPE
HDO Won Stacks think that