Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26

next two years, which will approach
or exceed $50, 100000, standing appro
priation accounting for the difference
80, too, the two annual tax leVle
by the last legislature WI
raise but s15,0O9, BOZ, although as al
ready stated, about sS0,0OO,00O will D.
needed during the current year an
the next one; the difference VIII D.
made up by the states other revenues
or will constitute a draft upon upol
its surplus.
Expenditures Increased
Speaking in general terms, tn
moneys appropriated in the general ap
preparation bill are for the supper
and maintenance of the various stat
departments, commission
and offices, while the special appro
priations are for buildings and othe
permanent improvements, besides
certain amount for payment of claims
deficiencies, etc, so that when TN
general appropriation bill increased u
the amount of s1,400,000 it means tina
the general running expenses of th'
state government have grown to tn
extent of $500, 900 for each of the year.
covered by the appropriations. OF th'
SO, 700, 600 appropriated in the specia
bills, nearly $3,0O000O will be put int
permanent improvements.
Among the numerous acts or tn
last legislature tending to larger ex
penditures the following were amont
the most notable The standing ta1
for the benefit of the university wal
made cents on each S100 instead o
2 cents; this, on the basis of the pres
ent years assessment roll, will rais'
S230,0 900 additional revenue, which will
be devoted to the erection of new
buildings.
1.-The legislature also authorized on
new state institution, a trades school
which, though modest in its presen
demands, may become expensive. L
began regular support appropriation;
for the university farm and agricul
tural school at Davisville, which Il
going to be quite an addition to thu
university expenses. 1t made appro
priations for several new buildings, in
cluding national guard armories il
San Francisco and Los Angeles, anC
also an exposition hall in the latte
city.
State Salaries Raised
Again, this legislature revised tn,
state salary list, making a consider
able increase. This movement wal
commenced by the adoption at thu
general election of a constitutional
increasing salaries o
elected officers. following which th'
legislature made a number of statu
tory salary increases and created {
number of new positions, including
five superior Judgeships.
"Since the legislature adjourned, th'
commission In lunacy has made a gen
eral increase in official salaries in tn,
20 70 fa1e 4
tors have raised the salaries of tn,
wardens.
"All of the salary increases and new
positions add to the salary roll some
thing less than 100000 a year. Their
are on the state payroll at this time
including about 800 persons employed
by the department of engineering
some 2500 officers and employees of al
kinds.
1T sometimes happens that the leg
islation which proves to be most eff
fectiVe in creating additional take
and expenditures is that which, at tn
time of it's passage, looked most in
nocent, and a few years hence it prob
ably will be discovered that such wa
the effect of certain changes recentl
made in the school laws.
zone of these changes renders
possible to levy special school distric
taxes without a vote of the people, a.
has been required heretofore, and tha
will tend to increase a class of ex
penditure which even before this wal
growing rapidly.
Gives Cities Leeway
"AnOther change in the law was tina
which made 1t obligatory for county board
Of supervisors to levy high school taxes. an,
In lRVay 9.
city school districts, the effect OF whicl
will be that cities which heretofore hav
been compelled to include these taxes with
In the rates levied under their charter limi
tatiOns will be able hereafter to levy tn
full charter limit without including sucl
school taxes, thus Indirectly efecting a con
siderable increase in the aggregate rate o
the city and district.
"In addition to the increase of 81 400, ,0O
in the general appropriation bill, and an in
crease of 100000 in special appropriation
made by the last legislature, there wer
submitted to the people for their decision
four state bond issues-One of $4,000, ,OOi
for requirement and construction of a stat,
highway system; one of $9,00O,0O0 for con
structiOn of seawall and other improve
ments in San Francisco harbOr, a third o
81 100000 for Indian basin improvements II
The same harbOr, and fourth proposing
san Diego harbor improvements to the ex
tent of S1,500,0OO. These acts to creat
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500, 900 are by long odds the largest finan
ciaI proposition which has been set befOr
the people of this state, and DO doubt th
people will think before they vote.
Future Looms Large
independent of public undertaking:
Of magnitude to be carried through by
bond issues, it is easy to see future
large expenditures for the state loom
I
rising costs of maintenance for stats
as we'll as demands fol
new buildings and equipments, ant
again, there are constant efforts pu
forth 60 force the state into new line!
Of work. Good financial sense, com.
bined with large dose of conserva'
Lism, was never more necessary in the
conduct of state affairs than it is al
this time.
while the aggregate of state ex.
penditures has increased so largely
the proportion devoted to different pur-
poses has changed but slightly. Fol
many years nearly one-half of the
whole outlay has been made directly
Or indirectly for education. The fol
owing may aid in giving a more def
mite idea of the uses to which the
state puts it's money:
when you pay a dollar of state
taxes consider that so cents of it will
be spent for education in one form or
another; Is cents will go for the sup
port of the various wards of the state
n the five state hospitals, the home
'or feeble minded, the veterans home,
ldult blind home, and in orphan in
cents will be for the main
enance of prisons and reform schools;
cents will pay for courts; cents for
he legislature; 4 cents for executive
Ind administrative officers; 2 cents for
he national guard; cents for print
ng; cents for the state board OF
health, state dairy bureau, fish and
game commission, board of forestry