The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-12-14
GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
Budget for North Carolina Including
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Estimates of the treasury depart
ment for running the governemnt DUR
ing the next fiscal year, submitted to
congress a day or SO ago. contemplate
81, 283, 921.4S, as compared with the
amount appropriated for the fiscal
year 1911-12 The total amount esti-
mated for all expenses OF government
is $745, SS4,563. This amount does not
include the appropriations for the post
office department which is expected to
be self-supporting The appropriations
made by congress for the present fsal
year aggregated $751; ,21S, 435.
Economy of government expense
proposed is shown to be greatest in the
estimates for public works, which are
cut from $122.040,060 to $100,716, 701, a
decrease of s21,323,356. More than
half of this decrease is accounted for in
plan of the treasury department for
handling appropriations for public
buildings and grounds throughout the
country by means of a lump appropri- /
alton, a departure from the old custom
which may not be adopted by congress.
The secretary of the treasury has ask
ed for this purpose $3,000,000, to ex-
pended at his discretion.
Accompanying the estimate for pub
lie buildings and grounds is a note ex-
planning that to care properly for pub
lie buildings already authorized by
| specific appropriations, further appro-
priations of $13,O00,OOO would be nee
essary. The secretary of the treasury
does not include this sum in his esti-
mate. AS members of congress usual
~ are careful to secure more definite
assurance that buildings in their re-
| spective districts are to be provided
for, the probability is that the $13,0O0,--
! 900 viii lbe included in the appropria-
ton bill finally passed, which would
cut down the apparent saving consid-
erably.
| North CarOlinaa Appropriations.
| The estimates call for 100000 with
which to complete the remodeling of
| Charlotte postof1ce For commencing
or completing buildings already au-
thorized by law these amounts are
named as necessary in North Carolina:
Gastonia, $4,000; Greenville, $29. 900;
Hendersonville, $4,000; Hickory, $32,-
900: Oxford, $4,000; Raleigh, $780,
900; Washington, $4,000; Whining
ton, 100000, and Winston Salem,
! $4,000
1t is also recommended that the fol-
lowing appropriations be made for
rental of buildings pending repairs:
Raleigh, $4,000; Reidsville, $500, and
Winston Salem, $1,000.
For the maintenance and remodeling
1 of buildings of the Cherokee Indian
school an appropriation of $36,650 is.
asked.
| For Rivers and HarbOrs.
| For river and harbor work the secre-
tary of the treasury estimates coincide
with those made by Chief of Engineers
BixbQ in his annual report 1t is set
| forth that $4,000 is needed to apply
on the work Of Improvement by the
construction Of locks and dams on
Cape Fear river above Wilmington.
For maintenance of improvement of
inland water route from Norfolk, Va,
to Albemarle Sound, $4,000. Improv-
ing harbor at Beaufort and for main
tenance $4,000 Improving Beau fort
inlet and maintenance, $1,000. I'm
proving harbor at Morekead City and
for maintenance, $1,000. Improving
ShalIowback Bay and for maintenance,
$1,000. Waterway from Pamlico
Sound to Beaufort Inlet and for main
tenance, $4,000. Improving Bay river
and for maintenance, $1,000. Improv-
ing Contentnea creek and for main
tenance, $4,000. Improving Fishing
creek and for maintenance, 1900. I'm
proving Neuse and Trent rivers and
for maintenance, 100000 Improving
New river and of inland waterways
and maintenance of Improvement of
New river and of inland waterways be-
land waterways between Beaufort har-
Dor and New River and between New
river and Swansboro, $780, For
maintenance of improvement of North
east and Black rivers and Cape Fear
river above Wilmington, $4,000. I'm
.. proving Pamlico and Tar rivers and
for maintenance, $4,000. Improving
Scuppernong river and for mainten-
ance, $4,000. Improving Swift creek
and for maintenance, $500. Improving
Waccamaw river and Little PeeDee
rivers and continuing improments and
for maintenance of Waccamaw river
$25, 900.