The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-05

cipalities to accept federal grants, to
contract debts and to issue bonds by
vote Of three-fourths Of the city coun-
ell, or by special election
Residents of North Hibbing emery
ed victorious in a 15-year fight when
the house passed three senate ap-
proved bills approving an agreement
BY the Oliver Iron Mining company 10
reimburse land owners for the famous
North Forty" ore properties in re-
turn for a local tax reduction of ap-
proximately s4.o00,ooo.
Appointment Of a committee OF five
members 10 represent the house IN
conferences with the senate over the
establishment Of automobile license
fees for the next two years was an
nouneed by Speaker George W. John
son. House conferees are Represen-
tatives F. T. Moore, Wheaton. Chair
man: ". F Merrill. Winnebago; Mi
ner Helgeson, Crookston; Burt Cos
teIIn. Wabasha; and Homer ]. Covert,
FaribauIt.
Taxpayers may get a break they
have not been expecting from the 1885
legislature in addition 10 the proposed
shift of some s25.0o0.o 900 from the real
estate load 10 other sources OF tax
revenue. This is the plan of legisla-
tive leaders 10 lop about loo, 900 OF
the biennial state appropriations and
transfer s6.OOo.po0 in other revenue
TO the general state treasury into
which tax funds are poured. The to-
tai would mean cutting $1,000, 600
from the s37.00o,00o appropriated by
the 1888 session and cut more tan
two mills from the annual levy based
on the 12 mills necessary for state
purposes this year.
Proposals under consideration BY
legislative finance experts call for
using the entire income tax .nticipat-
ed under the omnibus tax revision
and program for school aid The IN
come tax rate increase is expered to
produce a total Of $1,000, 900 fir the
next two years. Changing the base
Of its use would lessen the draft on
the revenue fund s1,500.000 a yaar.
The plan TO pour revenues from ,he
state liquor tax into the general re-
venue fund will tighten the annual
load on the taxpayers by the same
amount. Slashing 1000. 900 from the
appropriations would give the taxpay-
ers a 100000 annual respite.
Creation of a state corporation to
was proposed in an SERA report The
recommendation set forth a sixpoint
program through which the state cor
poration would finance loans by issu-
ing tax delinquency bonds backed by
tax delinquency certificates issued by
the bankrupt counties. Tax delinquen-
cy in the state, the report set forth,
now totals ss2,712,71S.
The senate passed a bill to extend
for two years the moratorium on
contracts for deed which is a com.
panion measure TO the mortgage NOR.
atorium measure approved by the
legislature and signed by the COVER
nor two weeks ago. The house also
has passed bill covering the con-
tracts but it win have to again con-
slider the subject since the senats
bill differs in that persons applying
for relief under the act would have
to prove having q substantial equity
in the property instead Of 80 per
cent as the old law and the house
bill provide.
A bill was introduced by Represen-
tatives Richard Tighe, Wayzata, and
Baldwin Hartkopf. CISCO, to regulate
and license roadside markets. A IL
cense fee o. SIS per year is charged
for markets unless 50 per cent Of
their products is grown on the farm
by the operator Of the stand
Plans to add 500 acres of lake shore
land along Sandwich and Coon lakes
in Scenic state park in Itasca county
were advanced when the house COM
by Representative G. L. Finnegan. Il
goes to the appropriations committee
now.
With the approval granted by the
tax committee, the tax experts Of both
houses are expected to go ahead with
their labors on the general plan Of
raising the state income tax, inheri-
lance and gift taxes. telephone gross
earnings, Of imposing new levies on
commodity sales ranging from to 20
per cent, setting up limitations On
taxes that can be levied by municipa-
Hties and counties and providing def
initely for substituting the new taxes
for real estate levies.
License fees paid by wholesale
produce dealers would be increased
from S. to $3.50 annually under pro
visions OF a bill recommended for
passage at special meeting Of the
house committee on markets and mar
keting. Legislation designed TO es-
tablish system OF grading eggs and
licensing dealers was declared 70 be
inadvisable because the resulting
margin Of profit to the dealers would
be to small and an additional tax
burden would be forced on the con-
suneT.
A bill relating TO wages and condi-
tons Of employment was introduced
by Representative Mark Nolan, Gil
bert. Charging Of employment fees
by any employer, manager or foreman
Is prohibited: notices Of dates and
places Of payment must be posted ex.
cept in case Of domestic service, farm
labor or casual labor. Wages must
be paid weekly, under the proposed
law, If employment is by the week or