Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-10
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 PHOENIX, March ,. The gen eral appropriations bill has come from the printer and IS ready for consider ation of the lower house as soon as the mine tax fight has been dis. posed of.
 The bill is voluminous and devotes a separate paragraph to each appro- priation.
 The first 20 pages are devoted to fixed salary charges and expenses in cident to the conduct of the various state departments and commissions and totaling approximately $705,S50
 Miscellaneous appropriations for the two years include the sum of $37,000 for the maintenance and up keep of the capitol building and grounds; $7,OO0 for the care of date palm orchards at Tempe and Yuma; $4,0OO for horticultural investigations; $1S,000 for the Salt River valley ex- perimental farm and improvements thereon; $55,OOO for the state indus trial school; $3O,65O for improvements at said school; $750 to pay the car. fare and necessary incidental ex- penses of the Arizona commission for the promotion of uniformity in legis- lation in the United States.
 For the maintenance of the asylum for the insane Sl7OOOO is appropriated and S25,OOO additional for improve ments and repairs.
 The Northern Arizona Normal school gets $105,9S4 and $41, ,48425 ad ditional for improvements and inci dentals.
 The Pioneers home gets $32,OOt and the state prison $l87, 200 together with several minor appropriations for repairs and improvements and . special appropriation of $40,OO0 for the purchase of a prison farm and $10,0OO for the purchase of teams farm implements and other necessary equipment.
 For the maintenance of the Tempo Normal school $18O,OOO is appropri ated with $20,00O additional for gen eral repairs and improvements to be spent under the direction of the board of education of the said institution
 To maintain the University of Ari zona, SPA, 4,156.80 is appropriated, to gether with $30,000 additional for re pairs, renewals and replacements $5,OOO for the purpose of purchasing additional land adjoining the campus $l5.0O0 for the care and education oi defective students in the deaf ant dumb department; $25,0O0 for the uni versity farm, and $20,000 for the Uni versity extension.
 For the maintenance of the Nation al Guard $66,56O is appropriated and for the purpose of erecting armorie' and other buildings for military pur poses $1300O
 The Arizona State Fair association is given. in addition to all other sum' appropriated, $4O,OO0 to be expended for such repairs, improvements. bet terments and incidental expenses o the grounds and buildings as the com mission may deem expedient.
 In addition to the foregoing $4OOt is appropriated for the purpose oi meeting the contingent expenses oI the state fair from February l, 1915 to June 30, 1915.
 Five thousand dollars is appropri- ated to pay the deficit in the treasury of the Northern Arizona fair and tc meet contingent expenses.
 For the purpose of constructing ana furnishing one dormitory at the Northern Arizona Normal school $40, GOO is appropriated and for the pur- pose of constructing and furnishing an addition to the main building O. the Northern Arizona school, $60,0N Is appropriated
 Tempe Normal is not forgotten in the special appropriation, $40,000 be ing set aside for the erection of a mems dormitory and for the construc- lIOl LII CClllCll Wdllos iOdd hiu hllNH repairs and the leveling of the grounds about the buildings $20,O0O is appropriated while, for the purpose of building and furnishing girls dor mitory, hospital building and for re pairs of the grounds $37, 600 is appro- priated to be expended during the year 1917.
 For the purpose of constructing. furnishing and equipping a heating plant at the University of Arizona, $48,000 is appropriated.
 For the purpose of purchasing the necessary ground adjacent to the cap itol building and for the construction thereon of fire proof building to be used for the preservation of public