Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
STATE SPEEDING
$2,OOO,OOO RELIEF
TOUNEMPLOYED
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See Delay In Transfer
Sponsors of the bill on the other
hand declare that to attempt to
transfer the funds from the School
fund would bring up the question of
constitutionality of such legislation
and possibly cause legal entangle-
ments which would greatly retard
the plan for immediate relief. They
hold that the plan proposed in the
bill is the soundest possible means
of legally raising the necessary
funds with promptness in keeping
with the pressing relief demands
stressed by the Governor, based
upon the report of the survey made
in the State by the special commits
sion appointed by the Governor.
1t is contended by the sponsors
that under the bill as now drawn,
the $2,000,000 bond issue can be pur-
chased entirely by funds in the
school fund at a low interest rate of
per cent. A certificate of indebted
ness would be given the trustee of
the school fund, George S. Williams,
State treasurer, providing that. the
bond issue shall be paid back into
rate of 100000 a year with inter-
est at 2 per cent. This would be
legal, it is claimed, and can be done
Immediately, without bitches. 1t
would not result in any increase in
o taxation, the amortization and inter
est being cared for from year to
year from the general fund
Consider Only Two Bills.
Despite the fact that the session
may be prolonged 10 ten days in
stead Of the five days previously es-
timated as necessary to complete
the two bills, made the issue of the
call, it was agreed by members of
both houses to consider only relief
bills and to keep expenses as low
as possible in keeping with the spir-
it of the call and the Fequest of the
Governor. Rumors that other legis-
lation such as a Klair dry law re-
pealer would be given serious con-
sideration were quickly spiked, par
ticularly in view of the binding res
olution adopted by the Senate on
the question Tuesday afternoon.
Question Distribution Plan
Some question as to the distribu-
tion of the funds under the relief
bill is expected to crop up, particu-
larly in the House. Several MEM
bers of the latter body, it is under
stood, are contending that the relief
will be unequally distributed, most
of it going to Wilmington and vicin-
ity. Sponsors Of the bill claim that
the matter of relief is entirely a non
partisan one and that wherever the
need for relief exists, there it should
be given. The matter of stipulating
that communities requiring relief
shall raise at least 20 per cent of
the amount necessary, before the
State allots the other 80 per cent, is
also likely to be made an issue, it
is understood. 1t is contended this
might work great hardship to many
unemployed persons, who would be
forced to suffer simply because the
community in which they live might
be lax in raising the necessary 20
per cent. In this connection it is
pointed out that more than $1,000,-
900 has already been raised through
private donations, and there is a
distinct tendency now upon the part
of the citizens to abandon giving
any more funds in favor of letting
the State do it." n
Another Delay VisiOned
Another hitch which may come up
in the plans for prompt passage Of
the bill lies in the report that sub
stitute is now being prepared i'll
Wilmington by persons interested in
the work of the Mayors Employ
ment and Relief Committee. Backers
of this substitute, it was learned, [
favor allowing the administering of j
the funds allocated in the General &
Assembly Relief measure to Will
mingtOn and immediate vicinity, be {
placed in the hands of the Mayors
Committee. They contend that the {
Mayors Committee has had valu-
able experience during the past two Y
winters and through it's records
and contacts is best equipped to
render the most efficient handling t
of the funds. t
The Relief Bill proposes to have
the administration of the funds 7
handled by q county director in each t
county, who is also a member of t
the bipartisan commission of eight o
members to be appointed by the, b
Governor. Cooperation would be
sought from this county director, t
under the bill from all present re-
lief agencies, who must under its
terms, keep their organizations in il
order to raise the 20 per cent nee W
essary 70 receive State aid. il
The only other measure to come Z
before the special session will be O.
The State law to allow building and
loan associations in the State to in fe
5est their funds in corporations 81
which would enable such organiza- Il
lions to participate and pass on to Il
citizens the benefits of the new Fed pi
eral Home Loan Bill.
Provisions OF Bill D
The bill provides for the authori- H
,ation of a $2,000,000 bond issue to te
,e bought with that amount of mon R
~ borrowed temporarily from the pt
State school fund and to be repaid pl
o the fund through payments from
he general fund over a period of X
en- years. The bonds will bear in ia
crest of two per cent annually. ca
The administration of the relief ST
und shall be vested in Temporary M
Emergency Relief Commission of by
light members to be appointed by re
he Governor and to serve during Ca
is pleasure but not beyond October
/, next year. the bill provides, un- PC
,,o enoofGoa1Irr authorized b1y fba