Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
APPROPRIATION BILL
IS CUT S1,3OO,OOO
Governors Pruning Knife Af-
fects All Departments of
State Government.

HARRISBURG, June 1S Governor
Brumbaugh announced today his ap.
proval of the general appropriation bill,
with cuts amounting to more than $1,000,
600.
The cuts in the general appropriation
bill are as follows:
Executive Department - Contingent. from
SI0OO to SIOOu; Executive Controller. contln-
gent and clerk hire from $4,000 to $1,000.
an STATE S .sGG6 express and
penses Of advertising constitutional amend
msnts 9nd to covsT % debts S6 Of this kind still
Gsnerl.l,s Department2C!er hire from jt S269. :
zoo to SlO6 1000; for employment Of examiners
clerks for carrying out recommendations of
efficiency commission, from S35, OOG to $4,000;
in escheats, from S25 900 to $4,000.
Department Of Internal Affairs Reduced
ing of surveys.
Treasury epartment-Reduccd $i2,5OO. ex-
ira clerks and contingent
ssa sAatdtoorney tor Generals Department-Reduced
torneys.
Banking Dcpartment-Reduced S25 900, bank
ing examiners expenses and salaries private
bank inspection. legal expenses salaries Of
employees and contingent.
Department Public Observation-Disclosures
$500 contingent, high school inspectors and
examining boards salaries: Bureau of Pro-
tessionn Education. reduced S7OOO Bureau
Sbo66 eaISS BSna IC and LcenggTs reduced
Adiutant Generals Department reduced
MO4oo contingent and for purchase Of mill
tary stores to replace old equipment sold
Insurance Department Reduced S25, 600 clerI,
hire and contingent; State Fire MargiIal Ta
dnred SuS,2oO salary Of statistcian. salary
Si SSnlei clerk, messenger clerk hire. salaries %
expenses. 9
state Library, $1,000, preservation of books.
S SS2tal9selEnn6 Enn6 mlscellaneous; State Museum, re-
Iueed 5000; Free Library reduced SiOOO:
: ttesIsihtlNe heteronce Bureau, reduced $1,000
Tor Tor the reason that bills for these expenses
We're vetoed; state Reporter. reduced $1,000
- Department Public Grounds and buildings
ReduC ed SSi, 900, salaries, supplies incidenf9Is
o state Commission OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ice '''' al DrancheS or serv-
Live Live Stock Sanitary Board-Reduced s1OG. G.OOo.
Department OF ForestTy-Reduced SIPS 500
bDepsF!ment OF Mlnes-Reduced Sill, 500.
Gcpartmtnt OF E1sheries-Reduced $23 500. !
HnLate HndnSr board OF CensoTs-Reduced $4,000.
fuced 1000; division distribution OF pubiic |
documents, reduced S1T, 600. F1'''e
state Highway Observation-Disclosures SO OOO |
Nh tnls exclusive OF the highway appropriation !
bosr99 'ilieat 5 9t Labor and Industry, various
oarSs sSmSap ana tI6 divisions workmens
Quarantine Physieian-Reduce STOOO
Health officer OF Phlladelphia-Reduced $50
state Police-Reduced $4,000 VOW
Department OF Health-Reduced in yarious
m apartments $500. dispensaries reduced S58 900
inspection IN schools reduced x35OOD |
N1ttT, supply Commission reduced SIS 5OO -
PSiFiiSS PPnPHS Sssryiise c9mmsslon-Red $4,000
snDlle CHARITIES Board-Reduced S45OO ~
supreme CouTt-Reduced $500
superior Court-Reduced $1,000
Orphans, Court-ReduCed SiOO1
ssenate-keduee approximately $4,000
nately 1000. NNeu ePProAl-
observation-disclosures sol. 600.
All reductions were made because OF in
,uIhelent state revenues. The bill when
I Leached the Governor provided for ex-
'endltures amounting to $50 1862