New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-18

Of expenditures for the various institutions and
departments because before the enactment of
the so-called Higgins law of 1899, chapter $50
they We're allowed to hold their receipts. and
the appropriations made by the legislature were
in addition TO these sums Under the Higgins
law, however, they are covered into the treas
ury and are only available upon appropriations
so that for the purpose of comparison it is but
fair to take out the refunds which cover the
pavments into the banking insurance and rail-
road 6epartments and the earnings of institu-
tons to properly charge up what the legislature
in the matter of appropriation is responsible for
and are therefore not direct appropriations OIL
the State. What is known as refunds also in
cludes the taxes paid by the various counties
outside the city of New-York over and above
the sum of 81 200 allowed by the State for sal
aries of the Supreme Court judges residing in
such districts.
That this work may be compared with the ad-
ninistration covering the years 1S93-94, the
following figures submitted:
Appropriations for 1901. 500 .307 COS .
Appropria tons for 1902. 21,954, 5ll 4o
Appropriations for 1873. 81 365 ,335 9S
Appropria tons for 1894. ......-.. 15,113,5lS 20
Total S33 $50 GA is
The refunds exclusive of board for inmates
of asyluns and prisons. for farm products, etc.
during 1S93-'94 amounted to S1S4 $50 30. The
total net appropriation therefore under Gov
ernor Flowers administration was S32296
263 As, in addition to the receipts from asyums.
etc, which did not pass through the State
Treasurer's hands.
All receipts from asylums and other sources
during the present administration amounted to
81, 041 327 Is. which. deducted from the total
appropriation of S44 262 120 IS leaves the actual
appropriation payable from taxes raised Of ST.
go 1913 %. apparent difference of S9924,-
529 81 over the years 1893 "a.
1t may be claimed that this difference as be-
tween the deductions account Of refunds is
too large, but when take into consideration
that the board of inmates amounting to S25O,OOO
n1erly included in the appropriation bills, but
We're supplemental thereto. and only since 1899
have been made absolute appropriations. and
when we also understand that the judiciary has
increased its expenses S4S0,033 E3 in 1902 over
1894, or a total of $500 101 46 in the two years
under consideration, the most Of which is re-
funded to the State by the localities affected.
and that the balance comes from railroads, IN
surance companies and banking institutions.
and is made necessary by the increased work
placed upon these departments, this difference
is very well explained. 1t is understood. how
ever, that it does not enter into the tax rate.
and could not under any circumstances be
part Of the tax levy.
But that the difference in the total approprfa-
tons subject to tax levy is only apparent Is
shown by the following statement:
The insane population Of the State has grown
from Sill in 1894 to % $50 in 1902, and the
number Of inmates in the State charitable insti-
tutionS has increased from 1854 in 1894 TO 6,6J1
in 1902, and large percentage Of the increase
in this population shown by present statistics
formerly a charge against the localities.
With this knowledge a study of the compare
tive table of appropriations here submitted is
interesting: