The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-20
AS the [ Legislature Provided No
Money for Their payment
bytne State.

Money for heir Pay h1ent
blythe State. d.
CHARLESTON, Mar. 20.While
there Is today good sum OF money
in the state treasury, practically all of
it belongs to counties. or funds other
than the state fund /, from which salar-
les and the general expensesso of con
Quoting the state government, the
criminal expenses. etc, are paid.
State Auditor Darstzis returning to
the counties more than two and one
half million dollars that belong to the
counties. All this comes out OF the
state fund. i5
Not only will the state officials and
attaches Of the various departments
have to get along without their pay
clerks from the state. but SO will
many Of the institutions. No con
structfon work or repair work Of any
kind can be continued
Penitentiary Not Efecleu.
Presiden Lakin. OF the state board
of control, says:
The salaries of officers. teachers
and employees Of all schools and the
current expenses OF all schools and.
the current expenses of all state insti-.
tut1ons. except the penitentiary, will
be held up at least temporarily and
perhaps permanently
The penitentiary Is self-support-
ing institution. The expenses Of con
ductng the asylums and Charitable
institutions are paid out of the state
fund, as are the salaries of the state
officials and attaches about the state
capitol. The same applies TO tbs
criminal expenses. In the latter I'M
stance the empty state fund will be
.1elt In every sect lonSo the state.
Must Pay Loan.
inquiries as TO what will be done
With the money that is constantly
coming into the state fund is me.
with the declaration that the hun
Gre. thousand dollars borrowed from
the Workm en- s compensation fund
by the time all m oneys due the sever
al counties is returnd, it, is commended
the state fund will be empty.
Salaries Held Up.
State Auditor Darst states that he
will pay the claims in the order they
are filed. That means that the bills
amounting to many thousands OF d OIL
lars now III the hands OF the state au-t
d1tor viii be paid before issuing war
"a nts on the state treasurer for the
of the state officials and th..
attaches for the mont til of March. 1,
feilef Is prevalent. however. that suf-I
t.clent money will be available early
n April to mi Get the March pay ron
b1ult I hlsts not:borne out by the sta to- /
nentss Of Chief Accountant Il. Al. Dow
er, who figures that the. state fund
Will be getting further behind until
E ulnc1ent revenue is provided for 10 |
rect the actual needs.
improvements Held Up.
4ts In a list OF improvements alreaoyl
started or provided fora the severa1 |
state institutions. President Lakir. Of
he state board Of control, gives the
cost as $4S 0,U71.49. Some of these
structures are partly construct
others plans greed upon. These ar.
up as theSresult3 or the failure.
O. The legisature to provide the need
ed revenue ilrter making the appro-
priations.
The Institutions to Suffer
IN the way of improvements in addi-
t1onto waiting. in the opinion Of. some
ofSthe members of the board OF, pub
lie works. until January next for the !!
last Of their salary earned between
now and July first, are the foil owing
taken from a letter addressed BY
President Lakin to Auditor. Darst.:s
West Virginia asylum. erection of
a building for children. greatly need
ed. cost $4,000; only preliminary
sketches have been drawn. t
Second hospital for insane, for
building Of sun porches. material or
ldered. cost 2..207 Is
West Virginia Hospital for IN
sane. ton OF building for dining
hall. kitchen and cold storage, greatly
needed; only preliminary sketches
drawn; cost. S 1850.
West Virginia penitentiary, re-
building for hospital and
erection OF farm house, plans for hos
pita1 prepared cost. $500 (ThisFI
amount, is not an appropriation. but |
will be e1pended out of the balance
to the credit Of the penftentiary.
est fVirg inia ndustrial- school
for boys, erection of cottage for col
ored boys. greatly needed cost, $27,-I
543.50 n only preliminary sketches
drawn. ss GsS If isss
West Virginia Co1ored Orphans
home. erection Of barn. silo, etc, cost,
Only preliminary sketches
drawn: no barn or silo on farm OF |
100 acres.
Miners hospital 40. building
cement reservoir and pipe line. cost
$3IG1.T9. This. institution has been
supplied with water from mountain
stream stored In two wooden tanks. l
one of which burst last summer and
.f1, &c. Il