The people's voice., 1959-05-15
Where, oh Where Did
The Stute,s Sterling Go?

81 am sure that the silver we ar,
using (at the mansion) is not sterling
You can come down and look around''
Rose Aronson said to Frank Franci.
of the Purchasing Department at 6
conference Wednesday in Controller
Koch's office with Shirley Kemp. the
interior decorator for the new Gov.
ernor's mansion. Shirley had just
been given the green light by the
Board of Examiners to order the
furnishings and carpeting for the
mansion.
According to previous inventories
of the old mansion, sterling flatware
was included, but all that is present
now is the tea service, according to
the Governors wife. No crystal or
sterling is included in the decorators
budget.
Gov. Aronson bade farewell to his
fellow examiners prior to leaving for
Sweden with his wife and daughter
Rika. This is Rika's second visit to
the Scandinavian peninsula. Ten years
ago, when she was three, she picked
up the Swede lingo and, according to
her father, used it exclusively for
while upon return to the United
States.
At the Wednesday Examiners
meeting, Chad Smith, chairman of
t h e Unemployment Compensation
Commission, had some more prelimi-
nary sketches approved for his new
UCC building on the corner kitty
corner from the Mitchell building.
Chad received a flat refusal from the
Federal Housing and Home Finance
office in Seattle for working drawings
funds, but the financing will be avail
able on July 1, if there is no law suit
over financing the structure.
These Seattle qualms over possible |
lawsuits leave in doubt the fate of !
the request for the prison planning
that is so necessary for the $15,000,-
900 bond issue, which will be placed
before the voters for consideration
in November, 1860.
Architect Norman Hamill appeared
at the board meeting. He was ad-
vised that the application for the
money advance for working drawings
for the boys cottage and the girls
cottage at the Twin Bridges Children's
Center, had been cancelled since the
legislative appropriation would be-
come effective before Housing and
Home at Seattle could get on the
stick. The chapel and two other cot
ages, plus the needed administration
will rest with Seattle's ten
Ter mercies.
The 36th Legislative Assembly was
generous enough to provide $4,000
or the boys and girls cottages. This
ONES out of the $196,00O appropria-
ion which also includes matching
unds for a much needed sewage
agoon, and for outside wiring.
FHHFA working drawing funds
ors the Food Center and multi-pur-
ose buildings at DR.. Spratt's Warm
prings State Hospital have also been
for the same reason.
The bids for the Student Union
uilding at the Butte School of Mines
ill be let June 8.
Il
At the same meeting State Engi-
eer Martin Kelly was instructed to
lrvey the possibilities of taking Of
ce space from Superintendent of
ublic Instruction Harriet Miller in
der to make room for Jack Reid,
e new Director of Budget. Reid's
flee must be near the Controllers
ace on the ground floor of the
apitol building to be economically
fective. This request for space came
ON Robert j. Smith, present gen
al auditor of the Board of Equali-
tion who will join Reid's staff after
Ily 1. G feel that l can be con-
rsant with Miss Miller on almost