Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-22
BUDGET OF STATE
IS NOW COMPLETE

The final budget, showing the estim-
ated expenditures for the state of Ore
gon for the biennial period of 1917 and
1918, was completed and made public by
Secretary of State Olcott last evening
and an estimate of the total require
ments for all activities as shown by 9TH
er statements filed with the secretary of
state is $9,3l7, ,52S.46
| In the general summary the secre-
tary of state also furnishes suggestions
as to possibilities under the 6 per cent
limitation amendment. 1t is shown that
the levy for 1917 under the amendment
is $2,636,750, with the possible maxi
mum levy for 1918 of $2,794,955. In ad-
dition, estimated receipts of 1917, ,SO0.S2
are set out, making a possible maxi
mum total which may be raised under
the amendment of $6,309,5O5.S2, or in
dicating that if all of the state expendi-
lures as estimated were to be allowed
there would be shortage of $7l5,3S2,-
%, as compared to the estimated maxi
mum which might be raised under the
provisions of the amendment.
Recapitulation is Shown.
Under recapitulation, the estimat-
ed grand total of moneys to be covered
by appropriations of moneys from the
public treasury is $7024,SS79l, while
the estimated amount to be provided
for by appropriations from the pub
lie treasury general fund.- is placed at
$4,1Sl, 1881. This lattcr amount is
especially applicable to the estimates
that cover the appropriations contem-
plated by the next legislative assem-
bly,.
In taking these latter figures. the
explanation is offered by the secretary
of state that they are entirely based
on estimates. All state officers, heads
of departments or proper Officers,
boards, commissions or trustees in
charge of any institution, except as
enumerated, were called upon, as pro-
vided by law, to prepare statements
showing the amounts required for the
proper support and maintenance, extern
sion or improvement of the department,
Or state activity in question, together
with an estimate of the probable reve-
Eues from all sources, for the coming
biennial period.
The state fish and game commission
failed to respond, but, with the ex-
ceptlon of one or two other minor com
missloners, or heads, the estimate as fl
nally prepared has a showing for all
state activities, with the exceptions
noted.
The budget this year is the most com
ptete ever attempted, containing 40
pages, including an index, setting out
in complete detail. every item asked
for or covered by the various boards,
institutions or state activities.
The summary, in addition to figures
given above, shows that the estimated
amounts provided for by fees, etc, ap-
pllcable only to the payment of claims
incurred in carrying out specific OBJ.
jectS total $+l9, 9,572.l3; that the esti-
mated amounts provided for by funds
or contributions paid into the state
treasury wherein the state acts only in
the capacity of trustee or disbursino
agent total 1875, ,S2320, and the esti-
mated amounts provided by receipts
and contributions from sundry sources
not paid into the state treasury total
1907 ,24522.
The estimated amount provided for
by existing laws authorizing the an
NAL appropriations of moneys from
the public treasury general fund.-
reaches the total of $441, $780,; the
estimated amount provided for by ex-
listing laws authorizing the appropria-
tions of moneys from the public treas
Try general fund.-, which appropria-
tions are based on annual miilage
levy upon the taxable property of the
state, shows a total of 1881, ,759,
while, as before stated, the amount
estimated to be provided for by ap-
preparations of the legislative as
sembly from the public treasury (gen
eral fund.- as shown by statements
filed with the secretary of state ag-
gregate $4,7Sl, 1851, or the total of
$7,O54, ,SS79l, as an estimate of the total
amount to be covered by appropriation
of money from the public treasury.
1t will be noted that the grand total
just specified includes not only APP
lpropriations contemplated to be made
by the next assembly by appropriation
bills, but includes also millage tax ap-
preparations and annual appropriations
already provided for in existing laws
passed by previous legislatures.
Totals Equal 191S-1914 Budget.
That total may be compared with the
total of appropriations made by the last
legislature, which was $6,310,54S.67
and for 1884 was $702l, ,499.67, the
comparison differing in one resneru
that the appropriations made include
those not connected with some stat,
activity, such as for payment of claims
for deaths or injuries, or appropriation;
of similar nature which arise from
particular bills introduced by various
members of the legislature and not