New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
GOVERNORS BIG SAVING
CUT APPROPRIATIONS By
MILLIONS.
States ErpeHses Only S464O00
More than IN 1908, Instead Of
about Nine Millions.
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Albany NAV Ex-Governor Hughes finished
consideration Of the financial bills before him
at midnight last night From the various ap-
propriations he pared total Of S44SSSS6 %
Moreover, he indicated in statement explain
ing his action on the bills that probably only
the fact that no item may be reduced, but either
must be approved or cut out entirely saved
various appropriations from rough handling
As il was the Governor reduced total OF
appropriations exceeding last years. by over
S9OOOO 600 to a total allowed by him only S46+.-
OOO larger than the total allowed by him last
wear The Imperative need for economy in state
expenditures. which the Governor points out N
his statement and which was emphasized far
more pointedly by the fact that the Legislature
had to pass a special act reducing the amount
10 be set aside for the canal debt sinking fund
so that money might he available for current D.
expenses must be held generally 70 justify us
course.
The Governor cut unsparingIy and without ap-
parentIy caring particularly what the item vas
provided the expenditure was not imperative
There was considerable pork I'm the shape OF
increases for certain departments. travelling eX-
penses and the like. SO put into the appropTid-
tions bill that he could not cut it out without
killing entire appropriations for departments
LEGISLATURES WAS GENEROUS
Detached pieces. though, were not spared
even though the object was entirely praise
worthy. state fair appropriations. local inn
provements and money for some charities went
along with an increase of salary for James =
WhfppIe State Forestry. Fish and Game COM
missioner: an item of 5000 for investigation OF
forestry methods lin other Jurisdictions when
was understood generally To include a trip 70
Europe: a salary for the head Of the Prison
Commission and $1,000 to the Pots lam Red
Sandstone Company to settle up very involved
transaction and litigation in which Assembly,
man Edwin \. Merritt, jr, chairman or the
Ways and Means Committee. was interested
As the Legislature had been unusually geneT-
GUS considering the states somewhat thin purse
the Governor had To be unusually severe He
Topped an even &1.tsOOOO of the appropriations
for the State Educational Building, he cut out
an appropriation Of $i3t 900 for a state training
school for boys TO replace the RaudaIIs Island
institution: he cut S226OO from the general ap-
propriatOns for insane asyIums. took a S1Jo
OOO chunk from the amount forsthe new state
prison on the Baker farm at Comstock. wiped
out the S15OOOO for a new armory in this city.
and S2S5.OOO for the 4Ith Regiment Armory N
Brooklyn and SiI50O0 for a new Capitol power
house-aH praiseworthy expenditures. but not
imperative this year
The Governor aid not hesitate 70 take out
$1,000 appropriated for the expenses Of him
self. staff and legislative committee TO visit
the Alaska Yukon Exposition If he goes he
viii go without any elaborate escort and viii
pay his own travelling expenses
GOVERNORS STATEMENT.
This statement was given out at the Executive
Mansion:
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