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REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 167
Commission to sell land in Louisa county; approve liquor store leases at
Osceola and Elgin; Tax Commission authorized to sign contract with
Lewis System; resolution adopted relative to trust certificates issued by
Security Savings Bank, Eagle Grove.
November 13—Authorize payment to County Treasurer, Adel, for special
real estate tax; bids for purchase of carbon paper and typewriter
ribbons accepted; Tax Commission to purchase three King size attachments
for Pitney-Bowes cigarette stamping machines; State Board of
Education to sell real estate in Jasper, Kossuth, Clay, Buchanan, Butler,
Lyon and Iowa counties.
November 27—Board of Canvassers met and opened returns of general
election.
November 27—Authorize Department of History and Archives to
print 5,000 leaflets; lease building" at 301 S. W. 8th Street for Civil Air
Patrol Office; authorize an appropriation of $15,000.00 to rebuild a
dairy barn at School for Deaf, Council Bluffs; Tax Commission to accept
compromise offer of delinquent income tax; Board of Education to
sell real estate in Lyon, Johnson and Montgomery counties.
November 30—Board of Canvassers signed certificates of election.
December 12—Authorize State Land Office to print 1,000 copies
"Laws and Instructions Relating: to State Owned Land"; Board of
Education to sell real estate in Warren county; approve purchase of
property in Iowa City for University of Iowa; claim for special paving
tax at Iowa City rejected.
December 18—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marsh authorized to operate cafeteria
during session of 51st General Assembly; adopt resolution relative
to payment of final dividend on trust certificates in First National
Bank, Prairie City; accept compromise offer in settlement of state's
claim—Citizens' Bank, Lake City.
December 28—Authorize an increase of deposits in Alburnett State
Bank, Alburnett, and Lohrville Savings Bank, Lohrville; Okey-Vernon
National Bank at Corning designated as depository for state funds;
Highway Commission to sell land in Story county; authorize issuance
of correction patent to Edwin R. Clapp, Polk county; issuance of patent
to W. H. Hall, Allamakee county.
TAX STUDY COMMITTEE
The Fifty-first General Assembly created a committee for the study
of Iowa's tax system. It was given broad powers of investigation and
instructed to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor
by November 15, 1946. The members are as follows:
Legislative Members: Senators Frank Byers of Cedar Rapids; Robert
Keir of Spencer; Fred Cromwell of Burlington. Representatives Arch
W. McFarlane of Waterloo; Harry Cox of Fort Dodge; A. G. Redman of
Sac City.
Appointed by Governor: Ira Lane of Des Moines, representing labor;
Arthur Johnson of Clarinda, representing cities and towns; H. J.
Schimitz of Eldora, representing counties; Clyde McFarlin of Montezuma,
representing schools; L. P. Boudreaux of Cedar Rapids, representing
industry.
An appropriation of $30,000 was made to finance the work and
activity of the committee.