The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
SMALL INCREASE
TO INSTITUTIONS
STATE EPILEPTIC COLONY ONLY
ONE THAT GETS LARGE
APPROPRIATION.
BILL REPORTED EARLY
CONVICT ROAD FORCE WILL BE
GIVEN ADDITIONAL $751;
900 FOR SECOND
YEAR.
BILL REPORTED EARL

deaf, dumb. blind and insane, who
lars in increased appropriations for
the nsSt two years, Jared badly al
the band of The joint House and
Senate Finance Committees. which
Saturday reported the general APP
money was allowed for new build
! ings and annnities were Increased
! in few instances.
| State normal schools and public
! schools received slightly larger ap-
propriatiors than given by the Leg
} islature OF 1910.
The appropriations bill was report
J ed this session earlier than for years.
This came aboat largely as o result
| OF resolution Introduced at the first
of the session, by Mr.. FOXES. of
Richmond. calling upon all institu-
tons to have estimates before the
Finance Committees within ten days.
The bin will be on the desks of MEM
/ bers Tuesday aid will be taken up
I IN both tts Senate and HOUSE Wed
| nesday.
| The COMMITTEES did not withhold
1 Fl ettrotrrs-tttrrsrs asked-ty schools md
| colleges becniis, they did not think
money was needed Actual operating
expenses of the State. members said.
Z viii swallow up almost all of the
| revenues.
The total amount appropriated for
! 1914 Is use, 1851. FOR tyt3 IT
J is s6,4s2.Ssi11. The Senate bill
I carries an additional $4,000 for the
/ Harrlsonburg Normal School.
Convict Labor Appropriation.
The total appropriation for the
convict road force and the peuitcn-
tiary Is changed little for the nrst
J year Seventy-five thousand dollars
! additional is provided for the sec
! ond year when the Lesner convict
/ bills will have gone into effect ami
800 addition prisoners will have been
I pitt e.4-t+fe- highways .-
The nancy aid for the first year
is cut from 100000 to $3.50, 00U. rho
penitentiary appropriation Is re iuce.l
! $1,000 which rs transferred To the
road forces.
The State aid fund for the second
year Is placed again at $4,000. To
the road free appropriation Is added
$4,000 to estab. ish new camps. TO
| take care Of an increased number
/ OF prisoners For the maintenance q
the new men for the second year
| $4,000 Is put aside. The approprlu-
uon for the State penitentiary Is cut.
Increases in Salary.
| There are number of salary In
ereases. Four department heads Will
receive more pay and many of the
| clerk will get raises. The commits
sioner OF agriculture lis allowed $500
instead OF So 500. The superintendent
OF public printing is increased from
! $1,000 to $2,25o. The commissioner OF
labor will be paid $4,000 instead of
| $1,000. The register OF the land Of
: "a 10 FRI,
For the Office Of the auditor OF pub
lie accounts an additional 81. 100 Is
| allowed. In the otfc e OF State treas
ttrer an additional SO 900 is given for
salaries Of Clerks.
/ Others clerks and messengers, in
Guiding ianitors and wafchmeu in the
! capitol and State library building are
allowed salary increases.
bureau OF Confederate records is
established In the Office Of adiutant
general with Colonel i. V. Bidgood
as head. A clerk and IN assistant
are permitted. Salaries and expenses
will he paid from the general mill
tary fund
i The stenographer of the Supreme
Court Is allowed an increased salary.
The State farm surgeon is given 5000
year instead of 5000 The Joint aud
iting committee Is givep $1,000 in
crease.
The State epileptic colony at Lynch
bur- which asked for larger appro-
priation than any institution IN the
I State. receives a generous share OF
the general fund.
1t will receive s22. 500 for the first
years support With $4,000 for hight
in" plant. For the completion of a
water system $4,000 Is given. In the
second wear II receives $29,500 for
support and $4,000 for new build
Ing. The total is sl27 900 The large
! appropriation to the -epileptic colony
liz one OF the reasons State insane
asylums did not receive inc. eased APP
preparations. 4.s... .
| The Fredericksburg normal school
u receives an increased $4,000 for ns
support. The Harrisonburg normal
school receives $4,000 for improve
| inents.
The Virginia Militay Institute Is
given $4,000 for improvements VII
liam and Mary is allowed $4,000 for
a deficit. The Farr1viIle Normal school
gets $4,000 for new building. and
the colored deaf and dumb school Is
given $4,000 for buildings.
4 The Halted Agricultural Bnarts In
| given 81 {, coo for demonstration work,
/ Other increases are to the Univer-
| sity of Virginia. which receives S.
| 900 increase for the support OF its
hospital, and $4,000 Increase for the
4; CatawEa sanatorium.
|