The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-03-09
LEGISLATIVE
APPROPRIATIONS
Highest Figures Reached At
the Last Sessions.
UNExPENDED BALANCES ON HAND

UNExPENDED BALANCES ON HAND
Comparison Of Amounts Named BY
Last Two General Assembly,
Difference Of Over one-Third
of Million.
Charleston. Here are presented
some figures on the appropriation bills
as passed at the session of the legis-
lature just ended and some compare
sons with the appropriations of two
years ago. The figures as they relate
to two years ago were based on the
tables printed in the journals of that
session
The general appropriation bill as
passed at the present session and the
amounts appropriated by bills and not
included in the appropriation bill is
as follows:
General appropriation bill,
1911 ....... III sos $685. az
Senate legislative and con-
tingent ............. 100000
House legislative and con-
tingent .............. 30,295.oo
Salary appropriation bill. 158,500.0o
$1,873.261.s2
General appropriation bill,
1912 ................. 81, 61O $4,000
Salary appropriation bill. 158,500. 90
Tuberculosis sanitarium 100000
Concord Normal School.
Athens ..........t.:... 100000
Total for 1911 and 1912. 1912 GIL 80
Total for 1909 and 1910. SO, 79I ,637 "a
But of this amount there
remained in the treas
ury Oct !, 1910, for the
year 1909 .........$ 128,20099
OF the appropriation for
1910 ................. .447 ,42722
Or a total of the two years
appropriation ..........$ 75,62S.21
OF this amount about $150,00O has
been used, leaving a balance for the
years 1909 and 1910, which, however,
includes the savings of over 100000
by the state board of control i'm the
management of the state institutions,
of about 100000, which, deducted
from the s3,791 ,637S4 the amount car
ried in the appropriation bills and by
acts, would leave the net amount used
about 1881 900.
II the entire appropriations are used
there will be a saving in 1909 over
1911 OF 1881, 611.S2.
Salaries Raised.
Two state officials were granted in
creases in salaries by the legislature,
which just closed. Chief John Laing,
of the department. of mines, was rails
ed from $1,000 to $4,000, while State
Labor Commissioner /. V. Barton was
raised from $1,000 to $500.
After the present year the twelve
per month, instead of $3.50 as at pres
emit. An appropriation was included
for the purchase of oxygen helmets to
the amount OF 1901.
The department of Labor is also
given an assistant commissioner at
81 900 per year, while the clerk hire
Is increased from $1,000 to $1,000 and
the sum of $1,000 a year is appropri-
ated to maintaif a free public EN-
ployment bureau.
Howl From Farmers.
The farming interests contend that
the present assessment year did them
an injustice as it caught them at a
time when their granaries were full
TO overlooking, their winter supply Of
grain held for their stock was taxed.
Salary Appropriations.
Following are the annual items in
the state officers salary appropriation
pill:
Governor, $4,000; auditor, $4,000;
treasurer, $4,000; attorney general.
$4,000; superintendent of free schools,
5000; secretary of state, $4,000; adju-
tant-general, $500; state librarian,
81 200; tax commissioner, $40n0; com
of banking, $4,000; chief de-
partment of mines, $4,000; commission
sr of labor, 81 800; forestry, game and
fish warden, $1,000; three members of
state board of control, each, $4,000;
four members of state board of re-
gents, each, $1,000; five judges of SUI
preme court of appeals, each, $500; 1
twenty one circuit judges, each. $1,000;
keeper OF rolls, $500; chief janitor,
$500.
Gov. Glasscock vetoed the bill rela-
tive to fees of clerks of county and
circuit courts. After a careful consid-
GRAFTON, the executive found a trick
rider In the bill which in effect would
have destroyed the county officers sal
airy bill enacted in 1908, which has
saved the counties about 100000 an
nually.
That Gov. Glasscock won't veto any
more bills is the opinion expressed.
Eight bills are on the governors desk
awaiting his action. Among them the
pool room bill, the bill abolishing the
: ate department OF reads. the bill Gre
ating the Office of commissioner Of
agriculture, and a bill leaving the APP
pointment of county roads engineers
optional with county courts.
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