The sun., 1916-10-28
GOVERNOR WHITMAN AND THE Fl.
NANCES OF THE STATE.
Comptroller Prendersasts Fifth Aricle-Governor Gi,nns Statement
Examined Further.

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Canal construction deficiency ....ta.,s, o',
State Engineer and surveyor VIII.
Jams, who came into office on January
I, 1915. found that unless funds w,ro
provided by the Legislature Il, liz
regular session in 1918 work upon the
new barge canal would have to ic
stopped. This meant great DELAY In
this important enterprise.
and involved heavy damages for con.
tractors whose work would have leon
interfered with. The situation was
substantially as follows:
ta) Moneys earned by contractor.
shown by the State Engineer au,,..s o..
February j. 1915. but unpaid on N,s.H
according to the state C~umr'..e,
books. representing mostly retained 7e..
centagcs, Si,6Oi .2o2 Sc.
OBJ Amount required to oomI'.'. ,,,.
tracts In force a. shown ~ the s,,,
Engineers analysis. S,:oT,lis
tc) Amounts other than ed IN# -o.' .a
carry on the existing contract. vtn.s,
cancellation. estimated by the sta" hug
rear. February /. 1915. to I"u4uay l.
1916. as follows;
Engineering ............... g..,Utu 90
Special examiners d~erartu'u. 'I.tr.H
Comptroller '.''
Claim agent 5000.
superintendent Public Work.
general, -'..'
y.o.,
Amount paid thereon to Mach
/, 1915. Observation-Disclosures. ,.,.t
Balance to he paid after MARI
!, ~
ine ,n,a' u aooN' ''''"N
~
,n.,Iunr ann,n. vh,.b &C., -,
ha mado valiant. on, of r...,., 90.
Of y5.72e.ssieo so. showed a dcH...... o.
3t.O5t.3ti II as Of Mach l. l''-
The state Engineer Informed w" %; a..
time mat becauS" OF the "iN"n.'l .fr
OF 'he contracts IN i"f'" ana "' '"' -"
'""ou"' " ,."'.," rI.'"',R', use
an. q, ~, on, ..
,ouh, h,ya -, 40 mo- 90 ,. t.t.. .
ruary !, 1915 and tina, A ,or, r.-r. go.
cen,age o. this total would nt,, Oh. .
paid gu, bcfor. tho end % 49,.
II" a'So stated that = IL" So. ."
appropriation was nos mai" o'"I.. IL
wou'd "e "o'is"d 70 ''h''' a."
~ - y" a''"
,-a a"nIn -. 49,,
oy.iinht. v,rch TO-.
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~ -, '
49, no"' -
w. w 90
onn ono :" 80
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70 " 80
nto' "o"', .
NV. "'ou' r uu,
Lrcu, mo un,,d h,vo ., c.r,.i .-' .,-.
.a =. - o. =,
80" 81 W. """' - . ~
"ha"'c 10 So ""'r' !u"us WEI
10 d" round during l9l". lh'' ~ 80
alternative course for the l.,-.-.h' rr
unless IL wished To stop constitution
ON the barge canal for q wear, with g
~,onscouor, ,uorm,us losses ia dnlr. d.
n,iop idlr c,ni,al and d,n,,ra
IN, ,.o roai.,,,,,, No., a,I,. -
- ' ~ 20
apP''P''a''o'. va '''''''''" W ','''. .
the WORK. TINS pe!Eg inc Wl'''i"'t
moun required. but II ais" voted r
referendum Of S21 600, 900 to y. . De
mittcd To- the people last fall. IT,
referendum provided that If rprr
rho amount NJ a. 81 Ooo ,,nu'i s. --
turned Ia tho general fun ~ III. So.
The referendum was arproycl l.'.,
did no, and could not rc!icv, G,..-,
Whi,man's 1918 appropriations .,
great sum of s361iOO0. for VII. p
mo saw AGAR, he WAS In not T., et t.
est degree responsible, cNe.p'
sense OF public duty moved ban @.
ccpt thu responsibilities.
Governor Glynn has said ,r '
subject:
Furthermore h. f-c..r,.,r .r-
u this ar,isl.I resort. =, ...
pod.rn, q adding ~" narr, ..,
p~riatlAn 60 tn" Appropriations .ft
ent Administrator D" "r."r
S,''FlnF '''hrt'iH'i' N'l ''
u 49,, ""," ~ ''
=, -,
am n, los. :, ,rt.,.,.,.
holds a responsible rvn., .,
Inject INTO /, discussion - IS.
fairs o.. tho present year , -.
the appropriations '"- tr' nov
over "h'ch my N'n' Ira.
l."'.'' anu VIZ "" :"
90, w.
s,o,s,s,o TO- 81,
y..., ri. ~
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.. 49,
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,nri Tin i''
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