The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-05-04
OSBORN IS STILL
WELDING HIS AK
OSBORN ELIMINATES $2t3,e53 OUT
OF THE STATE GENERAL
BUDGET.
GOOD ROADS BILL APPROVED
This Measure Provides for Six Differ
ent Kinds OF State Reward Roads,
Rewards Running From $3.50
to $1,000.

Lansing.-Against the indignant pro-
tests of the various state institutions
Governor Osborn continues to use his
veto power to lop off all special appro
priations for new buildings or improve.
ments. and his term of office promises
to be memorable in that regard.
He cut S213,953 out of the general
budget as allowed by the legislature,
making his total reductions to date
about $4,000. AS near as can be fig
ured the legislative budget totaled
about $12 100000, and if his ak does
not get dull before next week he has
expectations of reducing the budget to
| 81, 100000, which will be $S00,0
more than the amount allowed by the
legislature two years ago.
However, 1t must be remembered
that there is $1,000000 included in the
present budget to take care of the de-
| ficiency in the state treasury and TO
provide a working balance of $780, 900
so that the state will not become bank
rupt again.
To secure the reduction the gov
ernor is following an arbitrary rule of
vetoing all special appropriations
whether for the expansion or repairing
OF the present institutions. He con-
coded that this is hardship but holds
that under existing conditions economy
must be the first consideration.
The biggest item cut was one of
$150,000 for library and auditorium
at the agricultural college. Every
other appropriation bill presented to
the governor also suffered. The main
tenance fund for the Marquette Nor
NAL, which was fixed at 100000 a year
by the legislature, was reduced to
$4,000 a year, but whether this will
stand depend on whether the supreme
court will uphold the governors con
tention that he can reduce the amount
of specific item without vetoing II al
together.
The highway department wanted
$4,000 year for Office expenses and
1t was cut to $4,000.
The Michigan College of Mines
wanted $500 for heating and venti-
lating plant, which was cut out alto
gether, and the state public school at
Coldwater will lose 1888, made up of
numerous items for repairs, new furni-
ture and a greenhouse. An item OF
$4,000 was cut from the appropriation
Of the Industrial School for Boys for
furnishing and heating the chapel,
while Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Wright lost out on an $500 job
which the legislature had allowed him
for an auditor of school districts.
Representative Jeromes bill appro-
priating $4,000 year to be appor-
toned among the dependent families
of convicts was also sent to the dump
heap To console those who were
frantic to get this allowed the gov
ernor will say In his veto message that
the project is worthy one, but the
states finances will not permit any
thing to be done along this line at the
present time. He will also suggest that
some method should be devised so
that the money earned by convicts
for overtime work can be sent directly
by the convicts to their families.
For a final touch the governor We
toed an item.of $4,000 for a physical
training school building at the Mt.
Pleasant Normal school.
In response to the urgent request of
men interested in the canning indus
try the governor also vetoed bill to
prevent fraud and deception In the
sale of fruits and vegetables. 1t was
the purpose of the bill to regulate the
closed packages, but in some way the
word fresh" was left out and the can
ners were afraid that they might be
interfered with, SO their wishes were
acceded to m the matter
The governor also approved num-
Shiawassee county from the expenses
of the state troops during the Grand
Trunk strike and to provide that here
after the state shall pay the expenses
of the militia when ordered out on
riot duty. Other bills that met his
approval were as follows:
Allowing the Kent circuit another
Judge; allowing cities of under 10000
to vote on the proposition of establish
Ing free public Libraries, when petit
toned for by so voters, the tax not to
exceed one mill on the dollar; pro-
viding that the Judge of probate, coun-
ty clerk and county treasurer shall
constitute the election commission in
each county Of the state except Kent
and Wayne; appropriating s62.500
each for Marquette and Jackson