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Show i i I 1 aBIbSbhILMsUsBs - bTbTbTb vv BBBBBBBr "vL5' Cf" V 'H; BBvBK1 "" ' IsflBa dBBBBBX ' BBBsl BBBBBBBv- i . BBBH Xi jBBBBLaiw' jflBBB MlBBBi ','sWsiJ ' 3 .BBBBH Gov. William Spry Tenth Legislature of State J sasn of Utah is Now in Session X Governor William Spry Sends Message to Law Makers. Calls Attention to Matters of Public Interest. Legislative Body Fully Organized WithJHenry Gardiner President of Senate, andj W. J. Seclcy Speaker of the House. Salt Lake City, Jnn 15. Tho legislative leg-islative body of tho Btato of Utah is now fully organized and Is getting down to tho work of tho tenth session ses-sion or tho stato legislature. Henry Gardiner of Spanish Fork Is president of tho senate, nnd W. J. Seeley of Castlo Dale Is speaker of tho houso. Governor William Spry presented his message- Tuesday afternoon. It la a document of 10,000 words, In which tho chief executive presents to the members of both houses a comprehensive review of tho year, and recommends tho enactment Into law of several measures ho considers consid-ers needful. ! Larger appropriations aro BBked by several departments of tho stato and tho governor recommends recom-mends liberality In dealing with them. Excerpts from the message aro hero given: To tho legislature: Tho law Imposes upon the executive execut-ive tho duty of advising tho legislature, legisla-ture, by messngo of the condition of tho state. It Is In compliance with tho direction of the statute, therefore, there-fore, that I present this, tho tenth executive messago to tho legislature of Utah. From estimates furnished on request re-quest of tho Btuto nudltor from tho heads of departments, Btato Institutions, Institu-tions, etc., tho estimated expenditures for calendar years 1913 and 1914 will oxceed tho estimated rovenuo $1,150,-278.16, $1,150,-278.16, tho estimated expenditures bolng 3,257,43C. 28 whilo tho estimated estimat-ed revenue Is $2,101,157.12. Tho total expenditures fiom tho general fund for tho llscal years 1911 nnd 1912 aggregato $2,337,581.12; tho estimated expenditures for tho calendar calen-dar years 1911-12, as per auditor's to-port to-port for 1909-10 wore $2,991,541.25, but taking account of unexpended bnl rirjes Dccombcr 1912, nnd luter, the oFflmated expenditures for tho years i011-12 will fail short of the actual expenditures. From tho foregoing statement you will observe that of tho cntlro tax rovenuo of tho stnto for tho years 1911-12 ($2,980,593.92). $1,797,584.18 was dovoted to tho district schools and high schools and to the hlghor educational Institutions ns a maintenance main-tenance fund. Tho legislature of 1911 appropriated certain sums for educational educa-tional purposes, In nddltlon to tho nbovo, for tho university, tho collcgo Including tho power plant, farmers' nnd domestic sclonco Institutes, ogrl-cultuial ogrl-cultuial demonstrations, etc., tho branch normal, tho school for tho deaf nnd blind, Industrial school, school for fceblo minded, and stato aid to certain school districts, all of which, together with deficits and pur-chaso pur-chaso of land for certain of tho educational edu-cational Institutions approximate $485,000, making a total of $2,282.-584.18, $2,282.-584.18, devoted to education from n totnl tax revenue of $2,980,593.92 and this calculation Is exclusive of the proceeds of a $300,000 bond Issue appropriated ap-propriated to the university1 for a central cen-tral building With the less thun 25 per cent of general tax rovenuo remaining nnd with rovenuo from sources other than taxation, the stato has maintained nil state Institutions, other than educational, educa-tional, all stato departments and met tho Incidental expenses of government govern-ment Including tho setting nsldo of redemption fundB and the interest on state bonds, as well as provided the funds for road work. Education What Utah 1b doing along educational educa-tional lines la fully set forth In tho reports of tho state superintendent of public Instruction, tho Unlvorslty of Utah, tho Agricultural College, nnd tho State school for tho Deaf and Blind. In so far ns tho stato is concerned tho district schools, and high schools th0 Unlvorslty of Utah, tho branch normal school nnd tho Agricultural college nro now established on n fixed fix-ed and permanent Income bnsls, tho district schools receiving thrco mills, tho high schools one-halt mill nnd tho hlghor Institutions 28 por cent of tho balnnco of tho stato Hx levy, for a. fixed maintenance Incomo. Tho report of tho stnto superintendent superinten-dent discloses n remnrknbio Interest In education In tho state, ns reflected In tho expenditures for tho elementary elemen-tary nnd high schools. For tho biennial bien-nial porlod ending Juno 30, 1912, tho totnl expenditure wns $7,097,304.02. Tho por capita expenditures for tho hut school year based on a school population of 111,331, wns $35.88. Many school buildings havo been erected nnd remodeled during tho pnst two years, at a cost of $1,370,-375.39. $1,370,-375.39. In connection with tho erection erec-tion of school buildings, tho commission commis-sion created to pass upon plans nnd specifications Iwb taken an active part, revising plans to tho ond that lighting, heating and ventilation bo carefully safo guarded In all buildings build-ings Tho suggestion that provision bo mndo whereby tho commission may extend tho Bcopo of its activities to Inciudo careful Inspection of all buildings In courso of construction to seo to It that Its recommendations Continued on page eight LEGISLATURE NOW m SESSION M (Continued f om pugo one) B livery posslblo precaution should bu H taken to lnsiito the best possible M school buildings. H Dm nig tho past two years thirty- B t o high schools hnvo met tho re- B mined stnmlnrd and arc participating H tn the stnto high school fund provld- H ml by tho last legislature. Through m the extension of stnto aid tho high B school work of tho state has had u B decided growth. m Tho establishment of public llbrar- B fes litis been carried on with excel- B lent results anil today tho stuto has H twenty public libraries built and cs- B tpblished at comparatively slight cost B to tho tux payors. Much headway B has been made In the movement look B Ing townnl tue health of tho child. B Aside from compliance with the re- B (liilremeutH of law relating to tho B construction of school buildings, tho B provisions of the bill requiring exam- B Inatlon of school children for defect- 1 Ive sight have been carried out and J lessons In sanitation, cleanliness and J health preservation have been given. BflJ Agricultural College J Increased nttendanco and tho ex- J tension of courses of study at tho Ag- J rlcultural collcgo during tho past two J years, are taxing accommodations of H thlu Institution to tho limit. The J registration at tho collogo at the J present time Is 1,380, representing an increased registration of CC3 over J that of live years ago. Tho number J of students of college grade has In- J creased In five years moro than three B fnlit tlwi-n .ifiii. ltfiliifr i I ft utiwlnnta J of this grndo. J In his report the lircsldcnt stntus J that they arc working townrd a grail- J ual elimination of high school work HflJ at the college, it being planned to J dispense with tho llrst year's work J during tho coming school year. With tho Increased number of high school B work should bo effected promptly fl Faculty scholarships have been nd- M anced during the past two years and H special courses have been provided B to accommodate those desirous of H spending one or two years in prepar- H atlon for their chosen life work. The H agricultural engineering course has m been established pursuant to the act H of 1911 and the extension division of H tho collcgo with hcadnunrtors ut I.o- B gan. Thousands of persons aro an- H nually a ailing themselves of I lie ad- H vantages of this department. The H gymnasium lias been completed and H tho power plant Is practically lustal- H For tho ensuing biennial period H the board of trustees submit tho fol- B lowing estimates: BBJ Chemistry building $05,000 BBl Dairy building and equipment 20,000 BBJ Hoof mechanical arts building 9,000 BBl Shed for farm machinery 2, COO BBl Heating plant 23,000 H Total 119,500 BBJ Concluilon BB Tho work in all departments of BBj state has Increased to a marked do- BBJ greo in tho past four years; lu some BBJ departments tho volume of business BBJ transacted during that period equals BBJ tho total transactions of tho preced- BBJ ing 13 years. Tho Increased business BBJ is directly trnceablo to tho construe- BBJ tlvo work that hus been uudertakon, BBj particularly In road building to tho BBJ activities of tho state hoard of land BBJ commissioners lu the development of BBJ state reservoir and Irrigation proj- BBJ ects; to policies recently adopted In BBJ extending tho scope of the field for investment of the public land funds, to the rapid giowtu of prlvato and corporato Interests, coming under tho supervision of the slate; mid to the general development that has been characteristic of tho state during that time. All of these activities hnve been reflected in nil Increased vol-unio vol-unio of business In tho various departments de-partments with Increased demnndB for clerical assistance nnd olllco equipment to meet tho requirements. It Is Incumbent, therefore, that your departmental, institutional and other committees bo at work early In their Investigation of tho needs of nil stnto departments nnd stato institutions. Especially do I urgo tho surly organization organ-ization of your appropriation committees commit-tees to tho end that a most thorough Inquiry Into tho rovcmio possibilities of tho noxt two years he made, nnd that when tho pruning process comes as It surely must, tho curtailment of appropriations will bo mado where it can bo best accomplished without sc'rlously handicapping tho efficient discharge of tho duties Imposed by statute. I hnve purposely refrained in piuc-tlcally piuc-tlcally all Instances from making specific spe-cific recommendations regarding appropriations, ap-propriations, preferring to submit In brief tho chief factB concerning t'ao stnto ns these facts aro shown in tho respective reports, submitting with tho review of each department and institution a summary of the estimated esti-mated needs. In performing the tusks that lie before be-fore you, you have my sincere best wishes, nnd I am glad to pledge my loyal support nnd hearty cooperation coopera-tion to tho end that this, the Tenth session of the legsllaturo of tho State are carried out, Is an excellent one. of Utah, may be the best tho state has over had. WILLIAM SPHY. |