The sun., 1899-01-29
4 DEFICIENCY OF $4,000.
-,s1oy ADMITS MS DEPARTMENT
TIIL BE SNORT THAT SUM

,.n .n, penciencyEn Caused by tn,
hca,,Inc Down of His Estimates 500. .OOC
ID saddIIng on His Department About
s.s 600 Unexpected Items of Expense,
,,o,xy Jan. 2S-There is not sufficient
,o the credit Of the State Department OF
p,hlIc Buildings to pay It's employees, includ-
IN ouards and elevator men In the Capitol
u'',J,rg nS for two months. while the Legisla-
~. sunposed il had appropriated sufficient
.o.v 10 nay such expenses up TO Oct. /. The
t.o s,sts Superintendent Of Public Buildings,
n..rv II Bender Of Albany whb Is TO super
IL m Wednesday next Frederick Easton OF
Imanv has for the past ten days been
..ouaintng himself with the affairs OF the
p,hlic Buildings Department. Mr.. Bender had
-, nroceedcd far in his inquiries before he
,..,red that there would be big deficiency in
A.. department for the current fiscal year
.ndinp Sent 30 Mr.. Bender to-day declared
,S.t not until next Wednesday would he be
W. NJ make statement concerning tho flnan-
,,l condition Of the department.
Major Totten. Republican League Club
..r,nizer who in September last materially
.,Sod in eecting Superintendent Easton as
prn.ident Of the so-caled State League. of
p,nnblican Clubs. has been an employee In the
month. being classed as "laborer" so as
,onvoid the Civil Service law. Major Totten
,lso aided Mr. Easton in his herculean efforts
n behalf Of the denomination OF Frank s.
pl,cl for Governor Such employees as Mr.
To,ten. and there are more of them. will be
dronped from the payrolls OF the department
os soon as Mr.. Bender assumes office.
superintendcnt Easton said to-day that he
Lrev nothing Of deficiency OF 100000. He
dd know, however, of IA deficiency of at least
s7bOO0. and should have asked q deficiency
,nnrorriation of this Legislature had he re-
NAMED in Office,
"Thero is n deficiency in my department"
,sid Mr. Easton. which no superintendent on
.arth could have prevented. In my report to
The legislature last year | asked for 100000
with which 10 run the department for the cur
rent wear The reform movement had struck
the trustees and the appropriation was cut
down to Sl5O.0OO. although | had figured as
closely as pos iblc aud hoped to keep the eN-
penditures down to within the 100000 asked
for When demonstrated with the leEis .atve
oommitteo against the cut | was told that
ppy necessary deficiency would be made up by
adeaccncy appropriation this year; The det-
cheney occurred ~ had expected, and had |
remained in ttire should have been. forced
IN ask for $4,000 Perhaps | should say
word as 10 why the deficiency did occur |
was cut down $4,000 from the amount had
figured il would require to run the department.
That made deficiency to that amount prob
abe at once But, along about last July
or August Capitol Commissioner Perry
threw on to me. entirely Unexpectedly and
unarranged for, 5000 electric lights at 81
per light year, , wh en- male VA ,oO4 to come
spanish spy scare came on and the Comptroller
authorized an expenditure Tor extra guards OF
AUUQ so much more to come out OF my meag gre
nnnrnrriAflDn Then cufup along ~
unexpected items OF expense which had not
work done in ami about the Capitol. which was
thrown ou1 Of my account was atterward ac-
eepted by rho committee which Investigated
the expenditures on the Capitol. and my ap-
preparation WAS dwindl"d down Sl9.525. untilit
became mathematical impossiblity, to meet
these regular expenses. which | had figured
for an appropriation OF $2OO.OOO. This is why
there is ueilciency. and have only about
$4,000 on hand TO MAINTAIN the Capitol and
other public buildings up to Oct. ! next; Ac-
eorlng to my figures, | can see then deficit
ot$15.OOO or thereahouts. which deem to be
slegitimate deic .ency. arising from eXpcndi-
lures which could not curtail in any way.
lean see, Eerhaps some slight foundation
Tor the story published in The Sun OF this
should figure out that there will lie deficiency
o. about 100000 in the department. He can
dot on the, strength of his own request. as
outlined in h.s, year appropriation bin for tho
expenses OF the coming year. He asks for |
$225.OOO TO do Just the same work as | have |
been forced to attempt to do on Sl5O.UOO. Why, |
theh should a deficiency Of S75, 900 in my de- |
partmcpt alarm him To me il seems most log |
ical, 10 view OF his request. that l should have
found 1t impossible to get along on what was |
given ne Tor the department. Perhaps the |
100000 deficiency is based on something
Akc tht following estimates which. If correct. !
might make such a deficiency. There inter- |
Vene between now and Oct. |. the end of the |
current year. eight months. | have on hand |
SZOVD with winch 10 meet the expenses for |
TBH Ia. ftrlf E,t,sh shaHi
remaining Of the current fiscal year. at ) = 300 |
q mon h. would readily mean an expenditure |
9lSlgO.pO ior thut item TO light the public |
buildings and pay the lighting bills as yet unpaid
Wouid, rerhaI- take Sbl 600 more. Coal might |
be nguled at $4,000 and repairs at > 800. To |
hls might he added IN" January bills out
Handing. about SjOUO; the water rent |
ss55'yV' ana the regular monthly bills at |
fElWD Der month for cIgut months would leave !
etqtai ol ahout Sl!'SOOD From this is TO be
ueducted the >2O'OO on hand. and il will be-
gone apparent at once that on the basis Of Mr..
pehuei srruu"st tor another year there should
sl'olN. but Oh his sam" plan of estimating
I uehclrhcy Mr, Bender might Just as wcll |
nave nave asked Tor million for next year and
maho my alleged deficiency correspond
ngutes apd estimate, that the deficiency
announced Is based. can see no other way
"a Ir Which such deficiency can be figured out
az az .nT nlls lcould lay have been paid There
which are not settled NJ. like the lighting bills.
ksicn krnicn can pay II ! wanted to. as the trustees
nave nave ildut no contract under which to nay the
nIe' Sane' ana me regular January bills are not
s"o s"u, pthti IHah rms there are no utStandng
aSSroahts az T., ana have "A balance on hand as stat
a., su, ol s-uocU. Tho deficiency, Of whatever
sn!ouht u may be. - only that nccessitated for
iIuniHs me department between now and Oct.