The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-26

The State Reformatory is left without
any appropriation, though the Commits
sioners asked for $500, GOO. hi centre
building and one wing are about complet-
ed with s175,00O, which has already been
appropriated, but they are useless unless
they are equipped. The cost of this equip
raent is estimated at $500. DOC. The entire
cost of the R~eformatory, in accordance
with the plans, is estimated to be $780,
900. Without any appropriation this year
the institution will have to stand idle.
The Morris Plains Asylum wanted $780,
COO, but the committee CAV them moth
ing. They have expended about 500. 900
Of the $125, 900 appropriated last year and
erected and the centre building. They
want the additional amount to complete
the buildings.
The Newark Armory bill is still pend
appropriation. Should it go through the
bill will have $4,000 added to it for next
years allowance for this appropriation,
The greatest triumph of this part of the
State is the allowance of $4,000 for the
ventilating system at the State Schools.
The following changes were made from
the law fer the current fiscal year.-Ad-
ditional clerical service, Comptroller,s
office, $500; a reduction of $225 in the State
~Treasurer's office for incidental ex-
penses; an Increase of $500 for clerical
service, ONCE SCdte Board OF ASSGSSOrS,
an increase of S120 for assistants, State
Board of Taxation; an increase of So, 900
for a ARCHAEOLOGICAL laboratory for the
State Board of Health; $500 for the Com
mission of the State Insane. A new item
is inserted to defray the expenses of the
office of Clerk of the Supreme Court I'M
der the new law, $22,S0O. An increase of
$500 in the office in Clerk Of Chancery;
an increase of $500 for Judges of the
Court of Errors and Appeals; an Increase
of $500 for the publication of the Chanc-
cry reports, and 81, 900 for the law reports.
"A decrease of 5000 for companies of the
National Guard; 1900 for camp n gar
riSon e~quipage; S., 900 for new uniforms;
Sc, 600 for pay of officers and men in camp,
and an addition of 5000 for maintenance
of armories, $4,000 for Insurance and $500
for u. S. Army officer. The net cut for
the National Guard amounts to $500.
In the Adjutslnt Generals Department
~apDpropriation for the soldiers Home is
reduced from $4,000 to Sic, 900. The State
Hospital at Trenton will receive $l.000 less
for insane c~onyicts and will be allowed
| $500 for INDECENT patients. The Morris
Plains Asylum gets $1,000 less for county
patients and $500 additional for insane
convicts, and receives an increase for in
digent patients from 2 Zoo to $4,000.
There is quite a change in the appro-
priations for county lunatic asylums. The
| Essex Asylum gets $1,000 more than last
year. Hudson $4,000, Camden $500, Glou-
cester $500, n Atlantic $40, while Bur
lington receives $500 less and Cumberland
$400.
The State Prison, for maintenance Of
! convicts, gets $1,000 of an increase and
| the Keeper is allowed, for discharged con-
victs, 81 900 additional.
The State Normal School gets an in
crease Of IS, 900 for it's support, besides a
special appropriation of $4,000 for a sys-
tenn of ventilation.
The following are the items allowed in
the supplemental or deficiency bill
Constitutional Amendments-For news
noncrG 5pcipnatpd fn nIrhljch the nrpnoSaI
constitutional amendments of 1896, $14,-
301.
Escheats-For expenses incurred In the
matter of the escheat of n to the