Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-02-15

ala. Tae certificates would be issued
by the director Of licenses when license
plates were obtained aud would cost
80 cents.
With only three dissenting votes,
the house passed the executive bill
establishing the eight-hour day in all
state offices. 1t would require other
state offices, which have been closing
at o'clock. to follow the schedule of
Governor Hartley and keep open until
O'Clock.
Some other executive measures
which trend toward concentrating
power In the hands of the governor,
in some instances taking 1t away from
other officials. will draw many more
opposing votes. But indications are
that most, IL not all, will pass.
The bills in this category include:
Abolition of the state highway COM
mittee, of which the governor, state
auditor and state treasurer are now
members, and transferring its duties
10 new director in the governors
cabinet.
Abolition of the state parks com
mittee of which the secretary of state.
land commissioner and state treasurer
ar: members. and transfer of its duties
to the department of conservation and
development, under Director Erie
Barnes, an appointee of the governor.
Removal of State Auditor C. w.
Clausen from the state capitol COM
mittee. Director of Business Control
Olaf Olsen, an appointee of the gov.
ernor, to take his place.
New Highway in Prospect.
A survey of the state highway engi-
neer of a proposed new state highway,
starting on the Ocean Beach highway
near Deep river in Wahkiakum coun-
ty and proceeding westerly along the
Columbia river to Megler In Pacific
county, was asked in a bill offered by
Senator Norman, Pacific county.
Three bills. aiding new roads to the
state highway system, were passed
without debate in the senate. The
roads, totaling almost IT'S miles, are
the Stevens Pass highway, Brewster
cutoff and road reaching the Key
port Torpedo station in Kitsap county.
The senate also approved bill appro.
priating $4,000 for roads in San Juan
and Island counties.
School Budget In Controversy
In the face OF Governor Hartley's
rastic cuts of nearly 100000 in the
University of Washington budget,
President NJ. Lyle Spencer and Regent
Paul II. Johns appeared before the
senate appropriations committee last
week in outspoken justification OF
their original figures.
81 have had the most difficult posi-
tion OF any man on the Pacific coast"
DR.. Spencer told the committee. "Fve
gotten over every hump to now. But
here's one hump | can't get over"
The operating cost of the present
school year, recent analysts showed
is S1,S95,O5s. To provide for the next
two years without any increase for In
creased attendance, would require
twice that amount or s3,790,116.
In contrast, DR.. Spencer cited the
operating expense recommended by
Governor Hartley, OF only S3,5o5, 400.
and the difference between the last
two figures. Spencer indicated, was
the hump
Spencer declined to say how the
legislature should reduce the appro-
priatlons requested by the regents, If
the decision is to Fix figure some.
what midway between the regents re-
quests and Governor Hartleys allow
ance.
But his inference was plain, that at
least S3,790,116 is necessary to main
tain the institution as at present, with
the s4O79,667 budget request repre-
senting sufficient additions to care
for normal growth.
Present Fishing Laws viii Stand
Negotiations between the Legislature
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