Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-04-01
GOVERNOR CLEARS
DESK OF BILLS
BILLINGS NORMAL THE LARGEST
APPROPRIATION GIVEN
APPROVAL
First Proceeds of New Gas Tax Go
Out; Prison Warden Plans to Start
New License Plate Plant Soon;
Butte Bondsmen Held Liable
(By Our Helena Correspondent

(By Our Helena Correspondent
State financial officers have been check
ing their figures for the coming bienninm
following Governor Erickson's completion
of confederation of all legislative bills In
his hands. Three money bills were vetoed
In their entirety and sufficient additional
Topped off the remainder of the 22
measures In his hands to lower the APP
preparation total by about $4,000.
No exact comparison of appropriations
with anticipated income is yet available.
but the governor, In the course OF one of
his veto messages makes the statement that
sit appears that the appropriations made
and already approved will exceed the prob
able income of the coming siennium."
Approves Normal Bill
He gave his approval to the funds for
operating the new Billings Normal school,
to the garment factory at the state prison,
to the spotted fever laboratory, TO remodel
ing a building to provide a hospital Mt the
soldiers home and to the state fair oper-
nting fund.
He eliminated, however, bills providing
for a financial survey of the common
schools, for a new building at the state
Industrial school, for buildings at the Fort
Assiniboine agricultural experiment sta
ton for repairs to state fair buildings, for
reimbursing the Fort Assiniboine school
fund and for transcribing records of the
land department. He approved the bill
providing 5000 n year additional for the
state auditor In recognition or duties I'M
posed as insurance commissioner and We
toed the measure giving the state public
service commission power to regulate all
public motor carriers.
His veto messages explain his reasons
for the eliminations made. As to the Fort
Assiniboine reimbursement, he says the
money, $7,Ab3.27, docs not appear to have
been appropriated for any specific purpose"
and an adequate sum for the maintenance
and upkeep of the institution has been
provided in another measure,
Turning down the $4,000 item for tran
scribing records In the land office he said +:
II do not feel that the disapproval of
this item will, in any way, impair the or
derby and efficient administration Of the
and Office"
The first proceeds of the three-cent gaso-
line sales tax, for which provision was
made In the initiative good roads measure
approved by the voters last November, has
been turned over by the state board Of
equalization TO the state treasurer. 1t
placed STS.272.06 to the credit of the state
highway fund. The amount represents the
bulk of two.m months tax, it was explained.
The fact that the law is new and some of
its provisions appear to be not fully under
stood Is delaying collection to some extent
and the total for the two months is ex-
pected to be several thousand dollars more
than this initial turnover.
Blanks to be used in seeking refund Of
taxes paid on gasoline not used on the
highways have not yet been received from
the printer, but viii be distributed to serv-
ice stations as soon as possible.
Having failed to prove that b. X. Bush
nell was ban krupt at the time they signed,
bond to release his property from attach
Butte are held by the bond, the supreme
court says, reversing its former decision
in the action brought against Wheeler and
Galasso, by Galen d.. Pue and affirming a
Judgment against them by the district court
for Silver Bow county. Pue secured a judg-
ment in another action for 1000 against
Bushnell and attached property. Wheeler
and Galasso went bond to release the
property. Bushnell petltioned and was adj
judged a bankrupt. Wheeler and Galasso
refused to pay the judgment alleging that
the bankruptcy proceedings released the
property and thus released them from their
obligation.
1t is planned to get the new license plate
plant at the state penitentiary under way
about the first of July, says Warden Austin
Il. Middleton. The warden and others have
looked over the plant at the Washington
state prison, Walla Walla, and while that
plant Is larger than is contemplated at
Deer Lodge the visit gave them a pretty
good idea of what the Montana plant will
need In equipment.
The warden expects to work about 90
men In the plant, which will be located In
the lower floor of the old cell house, the
third floor of which is now used for the
motor license bureau.
Its first work probably will be produc-
tion of the few hundred plates always need
ed toward the end of the year, in addition
to the regular order. Road signs and
metal markers Of various kinds necessary
for the highways also may be made at the
plant.
Since there is no particular time element
involved, the warden says he expects to
install as small a plant as possible.
Citizens and taxpayers Of several counties
of the state will hereafter be kept informed
of the conditions existing in the various
offices of their counties through the enact
ment into law of senate bill No. "a, which
is now in full force and effect.
This act amends section l OF chapter IS,
of the acts of the legislative assembly Of
1925, to read as follows:
Upon the receipt Of the state examiners
report covering the examination of the af-
the board of county commissioner OF such
county to have such report entered and
made a part Of the minutes of the next
regular meeting of such board; provided,
such report shall not be published by the
board OF county commissioners as a part
of the minutes of Its proceedings.
provided, further, that the state exam
liner shall, at the time such report Of ex-
animation is forwarded to the county COM
newspaper of the county for publication.
Such publication shall be had once in the
official newspaper forthwith, and shall be
a charge against the county at the rate as
provided for in the contract for county
printing. for proceedings of the county
commissioners"