Show AGE IN CONSTITUTION IS' IS S PROPOSED l' l 1 i GO VERNOR O A AS K KAI KS RAISE AI IN BOND ON liMIT f FOR n nAD AD State Improvement Program I Calls for More Money Than Is Possible Under I Present Statute Is Claim R TION of aL a L constitutional amendment raisins raising the bonding limit of the state from 1 to 2 per cent ill in order that future road building and Improvement programs may not be embarrassed is contained In a communication received In the house of representatives today from Governor Governor Gover- Gover nor Bamberger The governor Inserts his recommendation dation In a letter of information to- to the house regarding funds In the state treasury for road building work the amounts to be received from the government and the conditions onder under un- un der whIch the federal funds may Le be secured The governor states that It the act favorably on the amen amendment at atthe atthe the next general election the legislature legisla- legisla ture of 1921 will be free to provIde for for fora a a. sufficient bond Issue to meet the federal fed fed- eral requIrements for the next two years ears That part art ot of the governors governor's letter bearing on the bondIng limit states that at this time the asse assessed sed valuation valuation tion ot of the state Is approximately n tely making makinI possible the issuance Issuance ance ot of bonds to There are arenow arenow now outstanding or or authorized bonds aggregating which limits the Increase In the he bonded Indebtedness ot of the state to an additional Inasmuch as the constitution will not permit the Issuance of bonds In the amount necessary to road and reclamation reclamation mation programs for tor the ensuing two years the governor suggests that the bond Issue for soldiers soldiers' settlement and reclamation purposes be reduced to 1 from and the proposed proposed pro pro- posed road bond issue Increased to 4 The house recently passed a abill bill by the highways committee calling II for tor the Issuance of In bonds for state road buildIng The original t 1 bill set as the bond Issue amount amount and for tor a da or so debate was heated as to whether this amount should be raised or reduced Two million million mil mil- lion dollars was one of time the proposed amendments which met considerable favor tavor and the amendment carrIed as a compromise The governor adds that In his opinIon opinion Ion It would be proper to Include In the soldiers soldiers' settlement bill an ion or of to be used In carrying on the work of the commission which will have the settlement and tion work In charge The executive states that It Is his understanding that the 1921 legislature will be called upon to provIde nearly to meet a like appropriation from the federal government for tor work and that the money must be available before July 1 1 1921 lIe suggests suggests sug- sug also that If time the bonds provided for the soldiers soldiers' settlement work worl be benot benot not expended before that time the money can be dIverted to the road fund lIe supplements this suggestion sugs however with the observation that th reclamation funds will undoubtedly be used and that the desire ot of the people to continue the road building pro program ram will make necessary ar another large bond issue in 1921 |