New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-04
MANY APPROPRIATIONS.
THEY MUST BE CURTAILED IF THE STATE
Is TO HAVE A Low TAX RATE

FOR THE GENEsEE STORAGE RESERVOIR
\ GREAT DEMAND FOR ARMoRIEs
IRON InE sEorLAs CORRESPONDENT OF TIE rnrB'vn
Albany Feb. Ex-Governor Morton will have to
exercise all his undoubted skill as fnancier in
order to keep down the State tax rate the frs;
year OF his Administration. That is becoming
more and more evident from the large number
Of appropriation bills offered in the Legislature,
the continued depressed condition OF the State
finances and the large demands made upon the
State Treasury by the cities Of New-york and
Brooklyn. The indirect taxes OF the State fell
on S.6Oo,oo0 in the last fiscal year: and since
the business done by the corporations OF the
state shows little appreciate improvement az
yet, one source nj the indirect revenue. the cor
poration tax. apparently will not turn into the
state Treasury any more money than II did last
year The other chief source. the inheritance
tax, shows yet no improvement for the cur
rent fiscal year
With the State finances in this unfortunate
condition, the city OF Brooklyn has presented her
self with a petition that the State assume the
care of her INDECENT insane. az provided by the
state Care act the authorities Of Brooklyn cs;i-
mate that the expense Of maintaining its insane
will be fully 100000 yearly. This week the State
Commission in Lunacy will bs i'm Brooklyn 70
make an estimate to the value Of the buildings
now used by Kings County for the care OF THESE
unfortunates. The State must buy these build
ngs. and this. for the first year al least. will
increase the cost considerably
II is reported that Mayor Strong soon as the
Power Of Removal bill becomes a law. and he
has had chance to dismiss from Office the
Tammany Hall men now in charge of the De-
rartment Of Charities and Correction and to
-. 1cly
his appointe,s to make an Application for the
transfer " NETWORKS INDECENT insane to the
care Of the State. This application will I'M
doubtedy no made and the plan hurried IN a
contamination before the Legislature adjourns.
in order that the necessary appropriations may
be made II Is estimated that this transfer will
impose upon the State Treasury annual ex-
pensc Of 81. 100000 Besides this year there must
be added to this amount the cost Of the city's
asylum buildings on Wards Island Two years
ago the State agreed TO sell the portion OF
Wards Island which 1t owned to New-York for
81 900 ODO hut this did not include any buildings.
Possibly the land and buildings Of the city upon
the island are worth between 100000 and 3d.
Goa 900 Il do not believe" said Goodwin Brown.
one Of the State Commission In Lunacy. last
week. that the Legislature can be persuaded 10
pay the city OF New-York any such large sum
as 81 0On o00 for the Wards Island property. The
wisest course FOR the city authorities to take IL
r,r them 10 accent nominal sum from the
State for the property. and consider that New
York CITY receives an ample return in the fact
that the State assumes a yearly burden Of over
81 100000 in taking upon Itself the care OF the
citv's INDECENT insane" Probably Mayor Strong
and his associates will look upon the bargain In
this broad spirit.
II the State thus assumes sloOooOO additional
expcnse. with the deficit Of slsoOOOo in the indl-
rect tax receipts It Is obvious that the Leglslat-
ure and Governor Morton will have a difficult
task In keeping down the state tax rate Here IL
difference. In all OF s3iOOOOO in the condition OF
the State Treasury now and year ago.
THE GENEsEE DAM JOB
There is evidence In the files OF bills introduced
in tn, Legislature tnat many members II the
LEGISLATURE are not yet aware that the state IS
poor has 4 deficit In us treasury. ana cannot ar
ford various cxtrayagances which are proposed IN
thcgo appropriation bills. Thus senator Parsons
has introduced that gigantic piece of Joboery. the
Gcncscc River Storage Dam bill. which would
take $4,000 out OF The state Treasury this year
and - 10000 In future wears People are saying
that this project should be submitted to the voters
Tor their sanction. just As much as the proposal
ln another bill 90 eNpend Ssooo0'0 for canal I'M
provcments will be laid beior" them 80 the poliS'
II A. passes the Legislature. Senator'S however
think that the storage dam project IL sure TO be-
come law because 1t Is supported by George w
Aldridse. the new superintendent OF PUBIC
Works. and no Senator. they declare. would dare
10 opposc the measure In view Of his support OF
fl. Upon Governor Morton. then. VIII deVoiVe me
duty Of vetoing the act.
Among the appropriation bills calling TOT money
FOR new projects chiefly, introduced IN 'he NJ
sembly are the following: