New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-13
STATE APPROPRIATIONS.
Governor Signs Bills for S2,45S, R59
IncredSe-DTect Tar the Same.
Inr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. !


Albany. May 12.-Governor OdelI to-day signed
the General Appropriation bill and other financial
measures. providing for the State appropriation of
$25oH2 90 2S and at the time disapproved
items amounting g. 25 S23 80. The amount OF an
nual appropriation shows an increase OF s.. 49,
252 % but the direct tax remains at .13 MILL and
the Governor. in his memorandum. estimates that
there will be a surplus OF 100000 in the State
Treasury. The most important increases In appro-
priatiOn as follows For good roads. $500 coo:
fo- schools, sos 5is; for prisons due to the failure
OF appropriation last year. S2 21s 81: for the
Adirondack Park $250O00. and similar sum for tho
Agricultural College at Cornell. Appropria-
lions for the National Guard. the Supreme Court
and tho Commission IN Lunacy show aggregate
increase OF SSH.15s 81.
In signing the various appropriation bills the
Governor annexed a long statement explaining his
action in disalowng the various items disap-
proved. These items were distributed in the follow
ing manner: In the Appropriation bill the Governor
disallowed S20oo in the Supply BILL $3.50 07S: in the
Supplemental Supply bill $4s6s: In appropriation,
FOR State institutions. $562 $50 and in special bills
carrying appropriations $S72,S5s making total Of
$3255,32S
Among tho important Items disalowed arc $40 7es
for deficiency in last years appropriation for the
Lunacy Commission and Sl57.275 for compensation
of employees in the State hospitals under the new
salary schedules, $4,000 for excise rebates S274sss
Of the appropriation for abolition of grade crossing,
Qeaving $l500oo this years appropriation for
that purpose). 81 494 for the Rochester paving
claims. $4e9Il for road maintenance and S5OODo FOR
deepening the Erie Basin in Buffalo
Many OF the local public works improvements
provided for are disapproved. The Governor also
disapproved items in the special bills making a.,
preparations for minor Improvements at state in
sttutions
To the Tax Rate bill the Governor apuenss =
memorandum reviewing the work of the Iesislatnra
and the administration. After explaining the in
crease in appropriation. as shown above. he saws.
In the care os STATE charitable irs+;.v...
lums for the blind. 1t will be that expIana ri
Is given for necessary increases which more 1bsn
onset the greater appropTiat tons alluded TO Wjrb
the expenditures have come greater efficiency bat
ter discipline and more satisfactory results In sys
department OF the State. Nor are these The onIy,
results secured. There will remain in the Stats
treasury, by estimate OF the Controller SIS 400 OSl
after al! appropriations provided for. This will
make certain with the same care which has hssr
exercised by the legislature OF the last threA vears
the continuance of the policy of relying up6n in
direct revenues for the ordinary expenses OF gov
eminent. S''-
This record is of itself worthy o. the commerda-
the record or the legislature OF 1901 Its acts NOR
OF so general character those of its immeSiatS
predecessors, are still OF such character as 70 bs
worthy or approval The uniiication OF the schooI
system, enlargement of home rule provisions exfen-
sion or state and in good road building and tba
preparation for the abolition of dangerous srsrjs
crossings, are all i'm the interests OF the nsorIs
No interest has been neglected nor has epJ rgSt
been disturbed. With this record 1 am sure thar
the Individual members deserve aud thsI. M
dou6tedy VIII receive, the approval Of the 1eonIs
of the State " F0'P'O