Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-05-13
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has been thought best to make some in
quiry as to their amount and Of what
they consist.
The governor and Mr.. Dover esti-
mated that they amounted to $780,
O0O. 90, and the governor asked that the
Legislature should provide such sum
for the,purpose of discharging them.
An investigation of the official rec
ords Of the state, as April first shows
that. including the appropriations made
! by the 1915 legislature for the fiscal
year of 1915. (whichexpires June S0th)
next; the unexpended appropriations
amouted to 81, 642. 220. 90. ThatIwould
be a pretty goodly sum considered
either as balance in the treasury or q
deficit there, necesitating the raising
of money to repay.
But, surely it will not be held that
the sum of s., 900 appropriated by the
legislature of 1918. to apply IS salary
for q Mining Instructor at the Mont
gomery Preparatory school, is 1la-
bility calling for the raising of ''addit-
ional revenue to pay, when no such
instructor was employed and the
appropriation never called for.
Or,
Wilt be contended that the sum of
81, 64O.61 appropriated for the expenses
of the 1918 Senate and the sum of $4,'
468. 90 appropriated for the expenses of
the 1918 House of Delegates, both of
which sums actually remain unexpend-
ed because more was appropriated than
was required, are liabilities against the
treasury for the payment of which the
1915 legislature should have taxed the
people?
i Or,
That upward of 81, 700. 90 appropriate
ed for the purchase of books for the
convenience of the Supreme Court at
Charles Town, should be counted La
bility against the treasury, after the
sessions of the court at Charles Town
| have been abandoned and that sum re-
mains en- the record asan 'unexpended
appropriation
Or.
That, $4,000 in actual tax money
should be raised to cover for the ex-
o ense of department of hor ticulture
and trucking at Storer College, whe n
no such department was ever instituted,
or if instituted there has been no de-
mand made upon this appropriation?
| Or,
That the people should be taxed to
raise the sum Of So, 673. SO to pay to
certain items Of contemplated expen-
1 ditures in the department of Archives
and History for the years 1918 IA, after
those years have long since passed ard
/ this department had more han adequate
funds to defray all of its expenses?
| Or,
That new sources Of taxation should
| be licked into shane in order to raise
| the sum of 81. 352. Sd which is the
amount of the 1918 appropriation for
Expenses of Bribery Committee, :"
and which remains unexpended, after
every charge against the fund has
been met and paid ? The Bribery Com
mittee is long since out of existence.
| There is no possible wav that this
appropriation can legitimately be
drawn upon.
Or,
That the screws of taxation should
be pressed little tighter in order to
squeeze out real money to cover for the
1913 appropriation for Mt. Pleasant
monument amounting to SIS, 600. 90 when
the contemplated object of the approp-
ration has not been carried out and
there are no drafts upon the approp-
\ ration?
Or,
That the sum Of Sc, 875. 90 appropiat
ed in 1913 for the Rumseyan Society
SHOULD be considered liability against
the treasury, to raise the money for
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taxation should be devised when, as
matter of fact, there have never been
any drafts against it, its object either
abandoned or other wise amply provided
for? 1t NAV be noted that a similar
appropriation made by the legislature
of 1911 expired by limitation of law
without single draft being made upon
| it,
Or,
That the amount left in the appro-
priation for the semicentennial cele-
bration of the formation of West Vir.
ginia, amounting to SIS, 0O6. 90, is La
bility against the treasury. since the.
object of the appropriation is now ex-
tinct and matter of history, and there
can be no further demand upon the
treasury on that account? (The last
draft on this fund was for fifty cents,
in February
Or
That the sum of $50, 995 90 which will
expire unexpended, being Gums appro--
priated for State Aid to High Schools,
should be listed as state liabiIity?
As an explanation as to why this large
sum remaing unexpended, it is recalled
that the original appropriation was
made year in advance of the operation
Of the law, and there has always re-
manned in the fund a large balance.
The law relating to this subject was
changed at the last session of the leg:
islature and the appropriation as it
now stands will lapse. unexpended.
Is liability calling for the raising of
actual money To discharge.