The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 3, 1933, Page 8

‘8\ CONTINUED F Afrom page one! ‘Survey Commission : Suggests Abolition Of N. D. Townships &nd therefore that function of gov- ermmment should be taken over by the county; that township assessors should be eliminated for efficiency's sake and that the township election @tranization is unnecessary. It adds that “none of the govern- mental functions of the township or- ganization are of sufficient impor- tance to warrant continuance of this governmental unit.” “If further argument for its aboli- tion were necessary, it might be of all cities, school districts and park districts having a population of 1,000 or more and a law requiring sinking funds and special improvement, funds to be kept in the separate bank accounts. Would Make Removal Easier Present laws should be changed, according to the survey, to permit removal of all appointive officials in cities under the commission plan who are appointed for definite terms and may not be removed now except for cause and after a hearing. “With the exception of the city auditor.” the commission states, “there is no reason why all appoin- tive city officials should not be sub- ject to removal from office by vote of the governing board at any time,” explaining that “the governing board is charged with the responsibility of conducting the affairs of the city, added that the administration of} and accordingly should have the county government is often ham-| pered by the existence of the township! organization,” the commission states. | “This is true especially in the mat-| ters of road building, poor relief andj the assessment of property. There are needless duplications of effort in the administrations of these func-/ tions.” power to appoint and dismiss city officials at will.” As an economy measure, the com- mission suggests that the city audi- tor be made the ex-officio clerk of the park board, eliminating the hir- ing of a separate person. Practically every office is touched by the economy recommendations Should the township be retained the commission recommends as an} alternative that the office of the} township justice be abolished, with the county commissioners empowered to appoint justices of the peace at Strategic points in the county. It also recommends that th lature abolish the office of township treasurer, vesting the duties of that} Office in’ the county treasurer, and| w that the township clerk be appointed} from membership of the township! board, thereby decreasing the num-} ber of township officials. Would Review Budgets Turning to recommendations for effective economies in cities, the! commission advocates a law kag Ushing a board of budget review in cities of 1,000 or more. ‘This budget | board, the report explains, would be| charged with the duty of reviewing| all preliminary budgets and with the; Passing of the final combined budget | of the taxing unit with full power] to approve or disapprove any budget} item. The suggested board would be| made up of two members from the city or village board, two members| from the school board, one member | from the park board. two members| Tepresenting the public at large, ex-! cept in cities where no park board; exists, then increasmg to three the} mumber representing the public at! Jarge. The commission would compel all} Proposed bond issues to be submit-j| ted to the budget board for approval | one Tcorded by the register of or disapproval. Under the other recommendations} Telating to villages and cities, the commission suggests that the law re- lating to sale of warrants be amend- ed to require actual sale of them at| not less than par and accrued inter- est prior to the actual letting of a contract for a public improvement against which the warrants are is- sued. It also favors legislation pro- hibiting the payment of any pro- fee or attorney fee in con- nection with the warrant issue. Where special assessments are to be charged against property, the commission suggests providing for special notices to the owners as to the amount to be assessed so the property owner will be fully informed all times concerning the project can approve or protest it before} ‘contracts are let. ‘The commission recommends an- nual Rudits of the books and finances | Serciimeuansa ICHARD the LION-HEART- ED was a PLANTAGENET. VIENNA, AUSTRIA, operates 64,000. apartment houses for over 200,000 workers. The map shown is ECUADOR. j vevance. relating to counties. The commission would amend the constitution to permit the consoli- dation of two or more existing coun- ties into a single county, and to pro- ide methods by which a county may climinated and sections of itcon- olidated with adjoining counties. The commission explains that “pos- sibly there are very few counties ich would in the near future take advantage of such a privilege. How- ever, it is felt that the machinery for such consolidation should be provid- ed, and that if an educational cam- paign were conducted in those coun- ties particularly susceptible to con- solidation, eventually economic logic would outwiegh local selfishness, and some consolidations be effected.” The other recommendations of the commission include: Consolidation of the offices of ‘ounty judge and clerk of the dis- trict court in all counties through a constitutional amendment. Propose Fee System Making the office of register of deeds self-supporting, increasing fees where necessary and prohibiting reg- ister of deeds or clerks from accept- ing personal fees and compelling him to turn such fees into the treasury. Passage of necessary legislation making it unnecessary for county judge to record in his own office orders and decrees affecting real property which are required by law deeds, thereby eliminating duplica- tion. Relief of county auditor of some of his duties, turning many of his du- ties to county treasurer, among them being the work relating to delinquent taxes, sales, redemptions, etc. In case the county assessor plan 1s not adopted by the state, turning collection of delinquent taxes over to treasurer; Making the county treasurer ex- officio treasurer of all school dis- {tricts and townships; Discontinuance of the allowance for office rent. now given the county ‘attorney for use of his own private \law office; elimination of the per- [centage fee for the sheriff for col- j lection of personal taxes and discon- tinuance of the per diem pay for any salaried officer while returning fugitives from justice from outside the state. | Constitutional provision to make ;county commissioners subject to re- call, No ‘Doubling’ Mileage Prohibiting county commissioners from charging individual mileage ; when two or more travel in one con- Limiting maximum sum that could be paid to a county commissioner or the maximum number of days that a commissioner could serve. Fixing office hours for county of- 'fices and the minimum hours for|— —— SALESMAN SAM WELL 1 SPOSE OL! MATOR FIRED Na, 46 county employes. Elimination of personal fees for county auditor for hunting and fish- ing and other licenses and compelling auditor to turn these into county treasury. ! Eliminating special fees to county attorney as president of the board of health and to the county superin- tendent as vice president of the board while attending board of health meetings. | AT THE MOVIES | Capitol Picture Is Romantic Spectacle i 1 On the screen of the Capitol thea- ter there lives today a mighty spec-: tacle of hope and romance, adven- | ture and history. It is the ambitious RKO-Radio . Production, “The Conquerors,” co- ‘starring Richard Dix and Ann Hard- ing which opened yesterday. A sweeping story of the United! States, from 1873 to 1932, “The Con- querors” brings an inspiring and en- couraging message to every man and woman and child in Bismarck. So tremendous and overwhelming is the theme of this timely motion picture, that one emerges from the theater with a courage to face any task; an ambition to surmount any barrier and a faith to conquer any problem. The film-makers have taken ao gteat expanse of canvas and there- on painted a stirring story of believ- able human beings whose vision founded banks, built railroads, creat- ed phonographs, harnessed electrici- ty, discovered the use of steam, in- vented flying machines and submar- ines and the many other miracles of science that have made our civil- ization the most advanced in the world. One can not attempt to analyze this film product in the category of @ motion picture. It is much bigger yee” 80 many thousands of feet ©! . 14-Year-Old Will Won Riding Contest Will Rogers confesses that he made his first public appearance when he was fourteen years old. He competed in a riding contest at Oklahoma and won it. This marked the turning point in his career, says Rogers. Had he been gefeated, it is more than likely that he would still be a cow-hand some- where, or maybe he'd be a preacher as his mother wanted him to. Winning the contest stimulated him to go on, and it led to “wild west” shows and finally to the stage and to pictures. His advice to movie struck folks is to buy a good twelve-foot rope and Practice with it. “If they don’t suc- ceed it'll be easy to stretch it over @ nearby tree with one end around their neck and let Nature take its course.” Rogers portrays the star role in “Too Busy To Work,” his latest Fox picture now playing at the Paramount Theatre. Marian Nixon and Dick Powell sustained the love interest and others in the cast are Frederick Bur- ton, Douglas Cosgrove, Constantine Romanoff, Louise Beavers and Jack O'Hara. 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