Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-08
FEW SLASHES IN
APPROPRIATIONS

Continued from First PaEe.)
considered acquisitions for appropria-
tons in the annual bill amounting to
IS, 140,919. and allowed S7.645,o51. The
total amount appropriated In both
bills, therefore. was S8,482,S}6s as
compared with SS,024,705 last year.
Money for Buildings.
One of the most serious problems
with which the committee has to
deal was the demand for new build
ings made by the various lnstitu-
| tions. and appropriations for this
purpose we're granted to the amount
of $4,000 in the annual and $685.
In the supplemental, a total of S702,-
eOJ, sum which exceeded by about
S120 600 the allowance made last year
under this heading. The most nota-
bic items, under this head, were
appropriations amounting to 1858, 90,
made to the State Hospital for In
sane at Trenton, for the completion
of the House Of Detention for Crimi-
nal Insane. and new physopathic
| wards. This equipment when built
will considerably relieve the pressure
of oVer-crowding at the Morris
Plains Asylum. Appropriations
| amounting to $4,000 were made to
the Village of Epileptlcs for buildings
which, when completed, will &C
commodate many of the epileptic in
sane now kept at Morris Plains and
in the Trenton asylum. An emer-
gency appropriation of S21,500 was
| made in the supplemental bill direct
ly to the Morris Plains institution for
temporary accommodations to relieve
the present congestion. Sums ag-
gregating $4,000 will go to the
managers of the Home for Feeble
| Minded Women at Vineland for ad-
ditional buildings. An appropria-
ton of $1,000 goes to the State Re
formatory for Women for a new re-
ception cottage, and s22,50 goes for
| the erection of buildings on the
prison farm, besides $4,000 for
building at the sanitarium for tuber-
culosls.
The committee made no new
armory appropriation this year, but
did appropriate $4,000 for the COM
pet on of the armory at Camden and
S25,0)O each for the cities of Orange
and Red Bank for the completion of
their armories. The committee
| allowed $500 for the equipment of
the Asbury Park armory.
The Heaviest Budgets.
Inc TWO heaviest DOQBRLS WIN
which the committee wealt were those
relating to public education and pub
lie roads. The educational appro-
priatiQn, amounting to $S19,877, as
compared with $685. 1886 last year, APP
parently a decrease, but really an in
crease for general purposes, because
OF the fact that the appropriat on Of
last year included $4,000 for a build
ing at the Trenton Normal School,
The appropriations for public roads
in the annual bill were $6A, 300 this
year, as compared with $685. 500 last
lar although the supplemental was
cut from S24S, COO of last year to $780,
Among the new or extraordinary
appropriations may be mentioned
It ng into operation at
the State prison an equipment for
.ilas pant to employ the
convicts on work for the State insti-
buttons to take the place of the ex-
piring "prison labor" contracts. The
committee appropriated $4,000 in the
annual and $4,000 in the supplemental
for the State Board Of Children's
Guardians for the continuance of the
work under the widows pension
act" The sum of $4,000 was appro-
mated the state House Commission
for completing the park in the rear of
the State House and 100000 for the
restoration and completion of the old
barracks property, which forms
part of the park scheme.
1t may also be noted that the Incl
dental bill. dealing with the various
expenses of the Legislature, is small er
his year than for some time In the
past
The bills as drafted do not mako
allowance for any changes that may
result from the adoption of any of
he economy and efficiency" bills, the
committee deemlng 1t proper to deal
with any changes that the Leg g.
iature may make by a new supple
mental bill
Senator Hennesey introduced the
two appropriations bills this morning
and they were Immediately reported
favorably and given a second reading.
He announced he would move for the
passage of the bill under suspension
of the rules today.