The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12
S9SO,OOO MOREIS
Topped OFF BUDGET
Governor Cuts Into ApprOpria.
tons for Many State
Institutions.
MAY SAVE S2,OOO.OO0

Albany. May II. Gov Whitman
welded the pruning knife on the APP
preparation bills again to-day and the
sum total OF items cut out wa. about
1890, o0o. Yesterday he cut out items
asgregating 81 900
For more than ten hours he went over
the appropriations OF the institutions
under the Fiscal Supervisors Bureau,
looping IN all unnecessary items. At
the present rate the Governor should
he able to cut down the appropriation
bills by more than 81. 600 00o.
The Governor at times found It n
rather difficult task to lop on items. for
the institution heads had placed them
in the bill in bulk Tho Governor In
without the power to cut down or in
crease a single bulk item His duty Is
closely defined. veto entirely or leave
intact.
He discovered an item for 1905, 900
'in bulk for the House Of Refuge on
RAndslrs Island, which was SIS. 900
more than was needed last year. n he
cut out the whole item II would seri-
ously affect the institution. but he made
| II plain that he was not leaving It in
tact because he felt this sum was
needed He thercupon vetoed items ar
grega,ing 100000 in the supply. reap
preparation and construction bills. In
which provision had been made for this
institution.
In another case the Governor found
items agrresating $4,000 for an out
building al the Rome Custodian Asylum
| and he cut down the amout nv $500
I There was another item, IN the sppro-
] priation hill for tho purchts" Of land n,
/ the Elmirs Reformatorv ON investiga-
I ton the executive found that he land
| proposed to he bought by the state for
! $3.50 was assessed at $4,000. The
/ Governor killed the item.
An item for $1,000 for heating the
New York state Hospital for Crippled
and Defective children was cut ont az
ter The Governor discovered resolu.
I tipn adopted ny the board OF managers
declaring the heating apparatus unnec'
e.sary
3 Robert W Iiebherd. secretary to the
state Roard ~ Charities. told the Gov.
/ eruor that II vas very likely trio aims
houses would he filled to capacity with
! alien poor hecaus" the Legislature re.
duced from si5.0Oo 10 $40. ooo tho item
for the removal OF alien insane from
tho state The Governor observed Al
this point that although New York city
was howling AZ tho expense NJ STATE
government about 80 per cent ~ alter
poor moneys was spent directly nn New
York city.
An item for g.. ooo for maintenance
4, the state Industrial Farm colony =
paeknlan was eliminated because IN.
Institution has not been completed Al
get
Among ihe large cuts made nv III
Governor during the hearing ver'
these
Craig Colony for Ertleptics. sl1o. 500
Newark Custodal ASYLUM. S2s 31o
Raybrook Consumptive Hospital $40.
ass Elmra Rsformatory. sSisss
Randalrs Island HOUSE of Refuge
sao.oo0. Lrtchworth village. SIS 900
Hath soldiers and sailors HON,
sllioO: Roys' School ~ Industry
sl.3s7 Syracuse Institute for Feebl
Minded. sl7.s?7. Yorktown Height
Training school for Boy. s64,i $50 Hud
ION Refornatory for Girls. 1895
Albion Housr Of Refuge for Womer
s4a.on0. oxford Home for Womer
sll.tal Napanoch Refrmatry, si3,50'