Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-01
CAUSED BY TaE GROWTH or
APPROPRIATIONS OF 1893.

APPROPRIATIONS OF 1888.
The general appropriation bill passed
by the legislature of 1893 carried appro-
priations for general state expenses
(uot including expenses of the manage
ment of trust funds for which no taxa.
tion is required), amounting to $l,449,-
1872 20. which may be divided as follows:
For buildings, land, repairs
and improvements ---$304, ,265. 90
For aid of institutions not
formerly aided by the state 100000
For purchase of stoye foun-
dry at penltentiary -------- 65,000.00
For payment of deficiencies
on account of the expenses
of 1891 and 1892 --------- 1873, 1874 rs
For all other general expenses 926, ,3l2.53
There was also appropriated by spe-
cial acts of the legislature of 1893, S602,-
O9900, including such items as the jute
mill, the Eastern Insane asylum, the
Soldiers Home, ETC., etc.
APPROPRIATIONS OF 1891.
The general appropriation bill of 1891
carried appropriations amounting, lex
elusive of trust fuuds) to $1,Ol4, ,332.53.
This total may be divided as follows:
For buildings, land, repairs, and inn
prOVementS tS---- -------------$ -$lZS, ,Z02. 10
For payment of deficiencies
in former appropriations --$105, ,634. .83
For aid of institutions not
formerly aided by the state 100000
For all other general expenses TIT, 1851
There were also passed by the legisla-
ture of 1891, separate acts appropriat-
ing $1S6, 6,O04.63.
All citizens who have interest in our
state institutions will note that the in
crease in appropriations of 1893 over
those of 1891 is caused chiefly by pro-
visions for new institutions. aud for
improvements and repairs of the build
ings in which the defective and GRIM
inal classes are kept.
We have freely criticised some of the
special appropriations as unnecessary,
while we have recognized that others
were actually necessary.
Returning to the comparison of the
general appropriation bills of 1891 and
1893, we find that deducting from each
bill the sums appropriated for the debts
of preceding years and for improve
ments, repairs, and similar items, the
appropriations for the year 1891 and
1892 for general expenses were about
1925, 900 90, and those for the year 1893
and 1894, were about $777 1851.
In making this comparison, the fore
going subdivisions of the two appropria
tion bills must be understood to be
only approximate, as it is impossible to
make an absolute comparison owing to
the fact that the items of the different
bills are not always the same. We
have endeavored, however, 80 to group
the appropriations, under different
headings, as to make fair compare
tive statement.
There is an apparent increase for gen.
eral expenses of about $3.50, 100000,
which increase is certainly not too
large to make adequate provision for
the increase in the number of inmates
of the states charitable and penal In-
stitutions, and for increased work in
other departments. These apPropria-
tions were made according to carefully
prepared estimates, based on the actual
expenses of each institution, though at |
"a reduced allowance per capita in
almost every case.
We are glad, on behalf of the tax
payers, to present some statistics show
ing that the last appropriation for our
principal state institution is less per
capita than the actual per capita ex-
pense at any previous period ia the his
tory Of the state.
STATE INSANE ASYLUM.
The appropriation for the general ex-
penses Of the state insane asylum for
the years of 1898, aud 1894, is $275, 900.
Estimated average number Of patients
daily mine hundred and seventy.
four.
Appropriation per capita per month
gl2lO.
Expense per capita per month
ll2l6 4.l0 for preceding term (the
lowest ever reached up 10 the said
tate.l
The following table taken from the
last report Of the superintendent. shows
The average cost per capita per month j