Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-26
Leaders of Legislature This
Session Set Appropriations
Mark at 300, 900
TRY TO KEEP EXPENSES DOWN
II Was Figured, However, That if
Appropriations Do Not Exceed Above
Amount No Increase Beyond Three
Mills, in the Tax Levy, VIII be Ne
cessitated = The Total Agreed Upon.

Special to Times Republican
Des Moines, March 26.-The appro-
prlations of the legislature will hardly
reach the two million mark for the BIZ
ennial period. A serious effort Is be-
ing made to keep them down below this
stated sum. The tendency has been
to increase them from session TO SEES
sion and this is in keeping with the
expansion of the state. The mark set
by the leaders of both houses this
session was s1,S00,000. 1t was figured
out that the appropriations might safe
ly run to that mark, without necessi-
tating any increase in the tax levy bs-
yond mills. On the basis of the
present assessment there would nos
be quite that much money for the state,
but there will be two new sessments
of most of the property and in view
of the fact that there was such, sharp
criticism of the state officers last year
for their low assessment of railroad
property, the assessment of railroad
property Will have to be given another.
boost. Hence it is figured that the
legislature can spend $1,S00.000 in eN-
traordinary appropriations and the levy
not go above 3 mills. 1t is not an easy
matter, however for the committees
TO keep the expenses down to that fig
ure II the legislature should appro
pirate all that lis actually needed ana
all that the members will agree unani
mously ought to be appropriated TO
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to follow up the expansion laid out
some years ago. the appropriations
would foot up to double the sum.
st is to be noted" said Professor
Frank l. Herriott, of the chair Of
political economy at Drake University.
a close observer of state affairs. that
every legislature sets a mark, or dead
line In the matter OF appropriations
above which ii refuses to go, and it
is remarkable how we'll they keep
within the mark set and thltt without
any formal action indicating It. The
leaders seem always 10 ge. together
and agree on about how mucll they will
spend and they stick to the agreement.
But 1t is also noticeable that legisla-
tors are much more nervous over the
question of appropriations than are
the people at home. They always
seem very much afraid they VIII APP
propriate too much; yet they are never
criticised fer SO doing unless they
spend the money fooiishly.'
The fact that the state has had some
disastrous fires in recent years ans
thar there is vet a great deal to do In
getting the various state Institutions
1xf
makes 1t certain that the sums spent
will all be needed.
The total OF appropriations agreed
upon for the state institutions of char
liable, penal and correctional nature.
is S6a3,390 This Is the total as figured
out by the. Two appropriations COM
mittees. Ii is subject to some mater
ial change by reason of the failure thus
far to agree ON exactly what should be
lone for the rebuilding of the deaf
school at Council Bluffs. Now that
Ill thought Of removal has been dissi
pated. the appropriations for that place
will be disposed of. Some of the larger
Items to be found in the budget relating
10 the state institutions are as follows
Cottage for insane at Cherokee, $65.-
900; water supply at Cherokee, $50,
100;. Glenwood engine house, boilers,
etc, $4,000: E,ldora water system.
$500. independence water supply.
$4,000, Clarinda cottage, 100000; old
peoples building at Marsfaltown, SIS
800; Anamosa cell bank Of north cell
house, $4,000; Anamosa galleries, Law
atories, and salaries of 'oremen, $39,-
300; Vinton hospital, $4,000; land ri
Home. $1,000.
The budget in its relation to the state
institutions and other
matters is not yet completed.
The details of the appropriation
,greed upon for the Soldiers Home at
are as follows: Kitchen
md addition to dining room for hos
oital. $4,000; barn, $4,000; green house, |
1000: water supply. floors, furniture
Ire escapes. etc, $1,000; operating |
ooms and equipment $1,000; ola |
3eople's building. $4,000; gate house
md grounds. s1.400; land, $1,000.
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