The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-17
CUT Them DOWN.
Auditor Nation Uses Axe on
Charitable Institutions.
In His Official Capacity He Must
Be Stern.
UP TO LEGISLATURE.
To Consider Cut of $711, $50 On
Original Estimates.
P TO LEGISLATURE.
That Body VIII Cut More in
Some Places and Fill in Others.

State Auditor J. NJ. Nation has
pared approximately $75O,00O off of
the appropriations recommended for
the state charitable institutions by the
state board of control The amount
pared off the appropriations for seven
of the nine charitable institutions is
$711,S50. In his official capacity Mr..
Nation makes up the estimates for the
Legislature after the recommendations
have been made to him.
I'm the estimates for charitable in
stitutions,'' said Mr.. Nation, II have
included everything that in my judg
comfort and welfare of the wards of
the state. Some of the institutions are
asking for an increase in salaries and
wages in order to raise the salaries of
superintendent. These men are pro-
vided a home and maintenance for
themselves and families at the expense
of the state and this, in my Judgment,
puts them among our highest salaried
employees, receiving greater compen-
satiOn than most of the state officials.
''All of the institutions are asking
for large expenditures for buildings.
Many of them are not needed. If
there is an imperative demand for
more room or if the comfort of the
states UnfOrtunates is thereby pro-
NOTED, then the construction of a new
building is a necessity, but If it IS
mere question of convenience, or ap-
pearance, or experim entation, or senti
ment. then the legislature ought to be
careful.
''The question with the legislature is
not whether these estimates can be in
creased without inviting a protest from
the people, but whether there is any
real and actual necessity for an in
crease. I think there is no such neces-
sity. I am not sure that they can not
be reduced"
Following are the amounts recon-
mended. also the amounts disallowed:
Topeka state hospital: Recommended
$4,000 for reception hospital for men,
cottage for women and two homes for
nurses; disallowed-s55, 900 for dairy
barn. addition to bakery and kitchen
and cottage for domestic help.
Osawatomie state hospital: Recon-
mended-$133, 900 for heating system,
two cottages for nurses, refrigerator
plant painting and reception hospital
for women. Disallowed- 900 for
improved water system, additional
land, store building, amusement fund.
musical instruments.
State hospital at Parsons: Recon-
mended-s57, 500 for cottage for boys,
cottage for men, laundry improve
ments. and barn and silos. Disallowed
1888 for hospital building, school
building, lighting plant, ice plant,
greenhouse, paving and iron fence.
Recommended-S3, 900 for porch and
stairway. Nothing disallowed.
Atchison state orphans home: Rec
ommerded-$11,0 900 for horses, engine.
harness, repairs and COW barn. Disal-
lowed-$3. 500 for refrigerating plant,
cement floors and conveyance
Olathe deaf school: recommended
$500 for general repairs, improved wa
ter supply. sanitation. new engine and
library. Disallowed-$250 900 for hcspi-
tai athletic field, cement walks, con-
| crete porches. steel ceilings, cement
| floors and printing press.
Kansas City school for blind: Recon-
| mended-$2S, 600 for heating and plumb
| irg, laundry machinery, painting, mus
! zeal instruments, school room supplies
and library. Disallowed-$4O 900 for
| fence, vegetable cellar, gym equipment
| and remOdeling.
| Topeka industrial school for boys:
| Recommended-$25 700 for repairs, books
| and periodicals, boilers, additional LAND,
vegetable cellar, stock and tools, awards
| and premiums. parole agent ard farm
! implements Disallowed. nothing.
/ BeIoit industrial school for girls: Rec
; ommended-$24. 800 for laundry building
and equipment, implement barn, re-
pairs, books. DisaIlowed- 900 for
dairy barn, auditorium, store room,
| land and remodeling.