The sun., 1894-05-12
BILLS SIGNED mr. THE sorERSoR.
An u. m In the Appropriation MN watch
WIZ Kr.nIt tn n Lnrae Annual SAVING.

an ~ m tn thr Apprcprtnft0U Ht1t which
VIII R~-uit tn n Isnrue A"nust Saving.
ALBANY. MAY 11.-Gov. Flower to-day signed
the Annual Appropriation bill and filed the
following menoranduu, Herewith. calling at
tention to the paragraph requiring statements
OF tho accounts Of the charitable and reforma-
tory institutions other than the State prisons.
State hospitals for the insane and the Oneida
State Custodial Asylum. He says:
while this 10 general legislation, Il ts par
ticularly appropriate In this bill for every ap-
propriation bill which Ia properly constructed
must have In II reasonable safeguards Rovern-
inc the audit OF accounts and the ex pen nditurs
OF public money. This particular provision
was inserted at my request and Ia intended to
extend to charitable and reformatory institu-
tions the system Of state audit which was 50
successfully applied year ago to tho State
hospitals for tho insane. with tho result Of
probably saving to tho State In the adminis-
tration OF these hospitals at least 5000 900 q
year The institutions which will thus
be brought under busine.slike system OF OK
ann snd vsr Saa 1 arSonnts are EN-
per CAPITA. It Is expected thatth average
coat can he greatly reduced bv n careful State
supervision OF the expenditure Of moneys for
maintenance. and IL is conservstive!y esti-
i""s; siGol| ye@r. iftHese seek Expectations S
are realized the net annual saving to the state
Oy tUe h1Optlou OF tno SyStem OF STATE huNit
for the iLsane hospitals and the charitable and
reformatory institutions receiving public
mOnsys will be S3bO.tUu"
Among the other bills signed to- day were the
following:
Mr Bsrry's bin amending the Port Chester charter
MI frescotts hill making it mlsd give
newsPNper insn Information which. u published.
would be . libel
The Amendments To the Game Code prepared By the
Assembly Fish ami Game Com sgiOn
Authorizing the Assembly clerk to distribute copies
OF the GkIne law.
Ponibing the construction OF electric railroads 90
certain streets in New Rochelle.
MaSiER II misieneanor for persons to give victs
wnrsinR on highways Intoxicating liquor.
Allowing the state Forest ComInis issIou to reinvsss
receipts from state forest lands in purcGas,ng addt
tional iands IN the state park.
Autho iZnR the de-truron by heat nrs o. garbage
Authorizing loca authorities to contract puri-
ncAtion at water and sewerage
senator korer'snns bill ndhs the PeekskIil viz
lAet charter rrE"rng the comp nsati)n OF Improve
mrnt commissioners
Authorizing New York city TO sxp-nd s75ooo In the
Pa wuh CITY Island, IN the county OF Wes'rh.
Authorizing agricultural societies TO leass their
grounds
Releasing to CaiskI the state. interest In certain
lands under the water. o' hnds"n Bver
sionAry convention OF the StAle
Mr. NAcher0n> hIl proyid M that Boards Of super
viHnTE nN the wil'h at tires Of wagons use on
Afahnmlyst rOa 10 IN PAGES where the pail for
improve ements III r0un'iss exceeds S5tD.OH.
As-emhiymnn lIIHhes hih for repcalinv ,hs law
rSIng the uniform width vrhi.e- the towns of
East Hampton an SDntlIh npton
Allowing -rriiic light aud power corporations to 10
come rAllToad CO poratIOns.