The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-08

to estimate just what the legislature
of 1908 has cost tAe state through the
appropriations it has made. as some
of them are indefinite and the chan
ges in the revenue cannot readily be
estimated, though there is not a large
increase in sight.
Some of the items of apprO-
priation are given below;
Celebration Lake Champlain
TercentenGry S25,O0O.OO
Soldiers Home, support 100000
Soldiers Home, repairs 100000
Paying NJ. p Davis 1900
Governors stenographer 10000
University of Vermont 100000
Middlebury College 100000
Vermont state fair 100000
Aid to town of Mendon 100000
Repairing outlet to Lake
Mercy 10000
Aid 10 town of Andover 10000
Paving G.. c. Holmes 154.55
Aid to town of Sandgate 10000
Aid to town of Woodford 100000
Aid to town of Sherbune 10000
To investigate states water
resources 100000
Aid to town Of Halifax 254.25
Refund Bratleboro school
district $500
Repairs to fish hatchery 100000
New England conference Of
governors, expenses 1881
University Of Vermont 10000
w. J. NClcy 72,45
Send Bar bridge 100000
Il. II Fowler 1000
Industrial school, repairs 100000
state prison 100000
j. c. Griffith 1900
Hospital for the insane, i'm
proyements 100000
Hunters license fees return
ed 1000
In addition to these direct appropri-
ations the sum of 81 1896 was appro-
priated to pay certain claims allowed
by the court of claims, which has been
abolished, and S2606S as compensa-
tion for certain expenses incurred by
states attorneys. There are other al
together indefinite expenses provided
for. such as the Office Of agriculture
and state forester, with a salary of
$500 and an allowance for expenses
not to exceed $4,000 the bounty on
bobcats; ventilation of the state house
estimated to cost from $4,000 to $780,
000 the printing of house and senate
journals every day; pay for members
of the National Guard attending drills
sidewalk along the state property on
College street, and expense Of dele
gates to be appointed to prison con
crosses.
The new municipal courts consti-
tute an item of expense that can be
directly estimated but as they will
turn some fees and fines into the state
treasury the net cost cannot be
known. These are the new courts:
Salary Allowance
Springfield $500 $50
Enosburg Falls 1000 loC
Winooski $50 l5C
Island Pond 300
Brattleboro salary in
creased to $1,000
IN the raising of salaries the legis
lature created a large item OF eX
pense. The increased pay of the men
bers alone amounted to $25, POS fIi
this session, and what it will reacl
in subsequent years will depend OF
the length Of the session, but the da.
of short sessions has passed, ant
Christmas instead of Thanksgiving
probably henceforth will mark thu
date when members will expect ad
journment to be taken.
The increased cost of clerical as
sistan ce allowed is estimated L
reach close to 100000
The increased cost of the court
from increasing the number of judge
and adding $1,000 a year to the salal
les will be about $4,000.
BY the increase in the salary of tn
governor and the secretary of civ
and military affairs and the authori.
alton of the employment of stent
grapher the expenses of the executiy
department have been increased 81
1850.
The sergeant at arms is to receiy
$500 more an increase well deserved
The increased clerical allowanc
for the secretary of stale and stat
treasurer will amount to $4,000 for I'll
biennial term. The increase of sala
les and allowances in the auditor
Office amounts to $4,000 The commi
sioner of state taxes Is to have sol
more a year, the commissioner
game and fisheries $500 more q yei
and $l15 annually more for clerk hir
and the superintendent of educatic
receives an annual allowance of S3l
additional for clerical assistance. III
increased cost of the railroad COL
mission, now the public service cor
mission cannot be estimated The I
tai increase of salaries amounts
Sl70J year and the salary of Il
clerk. which is fixed by the commi
sion and approved by the govemc
will be somewhat raised. The eXpe
SEES of the commission are indetni
I'm view of the added duties impos'
upon It. The bank commissioners
given a raise of salary, but that is II
TO be computed as one OF the state
nenses since his salary and allowa
ces are paid by the banks under !
charge.
Putting the sheriffs on salary |
sis is not expected to make any
crease IN that department the chan