The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-16
SHAFER COMPLETES
BILL CONSIDERATION
WITH ECONOMY PEN
Lops $4,000 of Appropria.
tions for Agricultural Col.
Ieqe and University
MAKES FORD WAIT FOR CASH
Signs Watt Measure Increasing
State Gasoline Tax From
Two to Three Cents
MAKES FORD WAIT FOR CASH

Governor George F. shafer today
completed consideration Of the bills
presented to him by the legislature.
He knocked $4,000 of the general
appropriation for the state agricul-
tural college. 5000 off the appropri-
alton for the state highway and We
toed q bill appropriating $4,000 for
income tax refunds.
Items vetoed in the agricultural
college appropriation were:
Power plant addition $4,000; new
boiler, stokers and coal handling
equipment $4,000; new stock room
for library $4,000: equipment for
proposed library addition 5000.
The governor pointed out that he
already has approved bills appropri.
ating $4,000 for wings on the agri-
cultural building and science hall and
$4,000 for new physical education
and auditorium building, Of which
$l25.000 will be available during the
next two years and 4S5 900 In 1882.
Would Overload Program
ITO allow the total amounts appro.
priated by the legislature would. In
my judgment, overload the building
program for the agricultural college
during the coming biennium." the
governor said.
II have, therefore. eliminated thu
items which I think are least neces.
sary to proper functioning Of the col.
lege In the immediate future. Thl
new power plant will not, In all prob
ability, be required until the new
buildings provided for are completed
The library addition, while badl.
needed. can be taken care Of at th'
next session Of the legislature.
Il. also feel that the total ap'
preparations made for new building!
at the various state, educational
penal and charitable institutions ar
more than present conditions fairl,
warrant, and that consideration o1
public economy require that some
reduction therefrom be made"
The item lopl,! off the appropria.
ton for the .',4e university wal
5000 for pro-. ID warehouse and
storage building. After telephone
conversation WITH university officials
this morning IT,, governor said the
university would li1ve plenty Of stor.
age space in the Easement Of the new
building which will he completed with
an appropriation made at the recent
session and already approved by thu
governor.
Makes Henry Ford Wait
Most Of the income tax refund bill
would have been apportioned tt
Henry Ford for overpayments oi
taxes prior to 1923. The governor
indicated that, since the state hac
waited this long to make the refune
1t might properly wait q little longer
He was up against he necessity ol
reducing the appropriations some
where.
Among the bills signed today wa.
the Watt bill increasing the STATE
gasoline tax from two cents to threl
cents per gallon and giving the addi.
tional revenue to the counties for us(
in road work.
A bill giving municipalities tn
right to contract for the purchase o.
electric and telephone properties ane
to pay for ther1 out Of the profits O
the enterprises. was approved alonl
with the general budget for the opera
ton Of state departments. the bill
reducing the maximum tax levie'
which may be made by various po
litical Subdivisions ant. the bill ap
propriating 10000 for the con&truc
ton Of . physical education ant
auditorium building ct the state agri
cultural college Of which $l25. 900 vii
Be available now and $4,000 twl
years hence.