The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-08

" HE general appropriation bill. re-
viscd and corrected, was intro
duced in the house of represen-
Il tatives by the state legislature
Tuesday afternoon. The bin pro
Nides an appropriation OF s2.l9i, ,0SI. 10
FOR the maintenance of the various state
institutions. the state offices nUd L. sat
isfy claims and 10 provide for other eX-
penses OF the state government for the
ensuing two years.
The bill Is kept as near within the
revenues OF the state as the memoirs Of
the appropriations committee of both
houses thought possible. The measure is
Sl36,03Gl In excess Of the estimated
revenues of tho state available for the
purposes enumerated in the appropria
tionS bill. However. this excess is not
fatal. Tho money appropriated to The
hsh and game department. approximately
$4,000. comes from other sources than
the general revenue OF the state, so that
this may he deducted from the excess
leaving about S56.0o0 as the excess. This
may n further reduced through the fact
that there are several conditional appro-
priations which are contingent on the
revenue of the state being sufficient 10
meet them.
Eight Mills for State.
Under the constitution. q tax levy OF
> mllis IS availabl for all purposes OF
the state. OF this. mills goes 70 the
general school fund and ] mill 10 the
high school fund. OF the remaining 1 IS
mills. IS per cent is set aside under q
law which has Just been aligned by the
governor for permanent maintenance
fund for the University of Utah, the Ag-
ricultural college and the branch normal
school
Although the assessed valuation of the
state Is greater and the total estimated
revenue larger than ever before. the
amount actually available for miscel-
laneous state purposes is less than hither-
10, because Of the amounts designated
EnnHinf.
Under the terms OF the bill. small con-
ditonal appropriations are made TO the
State university and The branch normal.
and $4,000 is given tho Agricultural coll
lege Tor a new gymnasium. For the gen.
eral maintenance OF these institutions.
the general maintenance fund has been
provided and the items for the support
OF these institutions hitherto included in
the budget have been eliminated
The bill appropriated S55 900 TO the
state road commission for road construc-
the usual appropriations for specific roads
and bridges In various sections OF the
state. bill providing for bond issue
or S26o.OOO Tor the purpose OF the corr
the senate and is expected 10 pass the
house. From this fund VIII come the
money for the construction OF various
roads and bridges throue hort the state
Provision is made in the bill for the
payment OF the interest on tho university
and road bonds and for haf OF the state
capitol bonds.
Use Pruning Knife Freely.
The amounts asked for by the various
Institutions have been trimmed consider
ably by the appropriations committees OF
both houses and some OF the approprin-
tons arc made conditional on the rev.
enue of the state.
The bill as Introduced was drawn by
Benjamin Bachmau, docket clerk OF the
senate. who has drafted the appropria-
tions bills for the last half dozen assem-
olies. 1t was drawn after the appropra-
tlons committee had passed uDon the
various appropriations asked for and aft
or consultation with the governor the
state auditor and the attorney general
relative 10 the estimated revenue for the
coming two years.
In some items changes will he made by
both houses and laws which may be
passed may carry appropriations that
VIII have to be included in the bill How
ever, II is believed that the total amount
provided for In the bill will not be ma
terlally changed by the amendments
which may be made.
The appropriations carried in the bill
follow;
State Officers.
To the governor
For salary 1911 and 1912. 5000 90
Salary OF private secretary. 5000 90
Salary OF stenographer. 1.s00 90
Contingent and other expenses $500. 90
Capture or determination of
outlaws ...":....;.......... 1.5oo 90
Extraditlon of fugltives from
justice ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 1900 90
Expenses in connection with
governors conferences ...,. 500 90
To the secretary OF state
For salary 1911 and 1912 5000 90
Salary OF deputy secretary OF
state -.:....-....,-,-... 1900 90
Necessary clerical assistance :. 1900 90
contingent expenses .:......... 5000 90
Contingent expenses. clerical as
siStance and other expenses
In the collection of the annu-
al state corporation tax. 1000 90
Necessary records. blanks, seals
for automobiles and badges
for chauTeurs ........,-....,.. 1000 90
Publication OF delinquent corpo-
ration taxes ..,.,.......... 1000 90
To the state auditor
For salary 1910 and 1911. . 4 0o0 On
Salary OF chief deputy auditor. 3o00 60
Salary OF special deputy auditor 5000 90
Necessary clerical assistance 1900 90
Lontihsent expenses .....-....- 1000 90
Contingent travelling and other
expenses of deputy auditors. 1900 90
Purchase of filing cases, type
writer and desk .......... 500 on
To tho bureau OF Statistics
FOR salary OF commissioner 1910
and 1911 ............ $500 90
Necessary clerical assistance 1000 on
Contingent expenses. printing,
gathering data ta,.,....s....... 1900 90
To the state treasurer
Mo lor salary 1919 and 1911 ;..:;.- 5000 90
Necessary contingent and other
expenses ....s....-....,.,... 900 90
To the attorney general
gor salary 1910 and l91i....... 1000 90
erals 49,. .:..,,,....... $500 90
s,,ecssShry cleiica assistance. 1000 90
Contingent and other expenses . 000 m
10 the state coal mine in
Spcctor--
For salary of Inspector 1871 and
i'iG '.s's-..--.... ......... 1 n00 nn
Travelling and othcr contingent