Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-31
APPROPRIATIONS BILL
CUT TO THE BONE
Various Departments and State lnsti-
buttons Suffer More or Less.

| 700 Close lOT cOnilolt IL nut loi iSaith'
The attorney generals department Is
the greatest sufferer, only half the
amount thought necessary by the leg
islature being allowed.
Other items vetoed are as follows:
Executive Department Salary of
stenographer and bookkeeper for the
board of pardon advisers, $l1OO for the
fiscal years ending August 81, 1912
and 1913; also item of $500 for each
fiscal year for the expenses of the
board in visiting the penitentiaries.
Both are unnecessary.
Department of State-Salaries of
two stenographers, $4,000 for each fis-
cal year, ON the ground that it is not
necessary $500 for the first fiscal
year for furniture, files, etc.; an item
of $500 for file cases for the, second
fiscal year
Public Buildings and Grounds
Chemicals for fire extinguishers, $500:
an item of $4,000 for the fiscal year
ending August 81, 1918, for the i'm
proving, maintenance and care of the
San Jacinto battlefield park. The
item of $4,000 for the first year for
this purpose is allowed to stand. The
governor declares he thinks that that
amount is sufficient.
Texas Library and Historical Com
mission-Salary of stenographer and
jcopyist, $1,000 for each year; travelling
expenses for state librarian, 500 for
each year; item of scooter collecting
and disseminating information about
public libraries for each year; item
for shelving for books, newspapers,
manuscripts, etc. $4,000
State Purchasing Agent-Salary of
bookkeeper and auditor, $500 for each
fiscal year. 1t is not necessary.
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Horse allowance, $50 per month for
twenty-five inspectors, $s2S6 for each
of the fiscal years.
State Mining Board-Traveling ex-
penses of board, 5000 for each fiscal
year.
Treasury Department-Salary of de-
positary, file and bond clerk, $1,000 to
be used for the two years; also that
provision which authorizes suit to be
brought against the state and the pa,-
ment of certain claims by certain par
ties, disapproval on the ground that
it was not embraced in the governors
call.
Comptrollers Salary
of corresponding clerk, $1,000 for each
year; salary of one unorganized coun-
ty tax clerk, $1100 for each salary
of mailing and file clerk, S1100 for
each year; salary of assistant mailing
and file clerk, $1100 for each year;
for enforcement of the liquor laws,
$500; salary of four assistant clerks,
$1100 each; for cleaning up basement,
indexing records, ETC., $4,000; one cleo
trio adding machine, $3.50
General Land Office Salary of as
sistant chief clerk, $1400 for each
year; salary to employ extra help
when necessary, $1,000 for each year;
typewriting machines, etc. $1,000 for
two years; surveying lands for two
years, $500: repairs to building to
be expended in two years, $4,000.
University of TeXas-Additiona sal
aries, equipment and supplies, $751;
545 for first fiscal year. The governor
says he regrets to make this cut, but
the appropriations are much in excess
of those heretofore made.
Agricultural and Mechanical Col.
lege-For central heating 81 stem.
$4,000: addition to steam heating
plant, $4,000 item for division of
rural highway engineering, $5O0O
item for animal husbandry building.
$4,000.
Girls Industrial College -For erect
ing dormitory, $4,000.
Sam Houston Normal Institute
Central heating plant and equipment,
$25 ,00c.
North Texas Normal-For equip
ment of library building, heating plant, |
$500. |
Southwest Texas Normal School
For land for teaching agriculture and
athletic field, $4,000.
West Texas Normal-For biological
and agricultural departments. $6125
for first year and $1,000 for second; !
for model school department, $1,000
Supreme Court-Salary of stenog-
rapher to assistant court reporter,
$500 each year.
Court of Civil Appeals, Third Dis
trict-Books for library and consulta- |
ton rooms, $500.
Confederate Home-Horse and sur
rey for superintendent, $500; one
steam cooker and range, $500.
Blind Asylum-For recovering with |
metal old building, 5000.
Deaf and Dumb Asylum-To install
new boilers and add to storeroom,
$4,000; for purchase of printing press,
$1,000.
Epileptic Colony-For transporta-
ion, $500.
State Lunatic Asylum-For addi-
.ional machinery for new laundry. |
$500; for enlarging and equipping (
boiler house, $4,000
Southwestern Insane Asylum-Pipe |
coverings, $1,000: cottage for outside
employees, $1,000; fuel and oil storage
lepot, $4,000.
North Texas Insane Asylum-Over
lauling steam Dlant $4,000