The sun., 1916-01-06
Whitman Asks Legislature
for a Me4v Budget System,
Would Abolish Two Port Officers and Fiscal Supervisor
as Economical Move-Opposes Building of
Two Charitable Institutions
REARRANGEMENT OF THE SINKING FUNDS

connection with those two institutions
stopped.
TO meet the problem Of relieving the
congestion In the insane hospitals In the
metropolitan district I recommend the
construction OF buildings for the care Of
the aged insanse. of which there are a
large number in our State hospitals, first
at Midtown. and elsewhere as the
| necessity presents Itself.
II am assured that accommodations
for 1000 such patients can be pro-
vided nj Middlstown for 100000. II
The existing appropriation for Mohansic
Of 100000 is rescinded and an appro-
priation OF the Same amount granted 10
Middietown the construction Of buildings
of this type can DO started without in
creasing the present obligations Of the
State. additional appropriations can
be made later 10 complete the proposed
buildings.
Awaits Legislative Action.
Il have not included In the tentative
budget PROPOSAL for Middletown an ap-
preparation for this purpose as such an
allowance must depend upon the policy
adopted by the Legislature with regard
to the Mohansic situation.
when the budget conference was or
ganized ] had hoped to include In the
recommendations 0f the tentative appro-
priation figures the results OF the work
Of the Senate Civil Service Committee,
which has been making "A scientific study
Of the personal service of the State. with
visw 10 wedding out unnecessary 20
sitions. suggesting departmental reor-
ganizations where economies could he ef-
fected without injury to the service and
placing all State employees upon basis
vi compensation which would give the
State a fair return for salaries paid.
Unfortunately. the work OF the COM
inittee had not advanced far enough to
Justify It's members in Incorporating
their recommendations in specific budget
item form. In consequence the budget
conference In the tentative budget pro-
posal. In Difference 20 the future recon-
inendations of the Civil Service Commit
tee, has proposed no changee either Of
increase or decrease, In the rates OF COM
pensation TO I've paid for the different
classes of State service. nor has II pro-
posed reorganizations which. while In
many cases apparently necessary, could
not be expressed In budget form except
after careful and exhaustive study Of de-
partmental functions and operation.
Sees Reduction in Expenses.
The application to the budget by the
present Legislature of the results Of the
work Of the Senate Ciyil Service Com
mittee along the lines indicated / believe
will result In very large reductions In the
expenses of the State. below the levels
Indicated by the tentative budget pro-
posae. II is my earnest recommended
ton that the Legislature make this An
important part of their budget plan dur
ing the present session.
'1n the Department Of Education, the
Department of Health and in the pro-
visions for the proper housing Of the
wards OF the State in the various hos
pitfalls and charitable institutions, ! have
suggested increased allowances. as cur
tailmert OF these activities. IL seems 10
me. would not be along the lines OF real
oConomy. In the case of the Department
OF Education. however. through the CO.
operation OF the Commissioner OF Edu-
cation. the increase for that Department
has been limited practically to the
amount required by law TO be added to
the fixed annual contributions OF the
State to the common schools and acade-
mics.
"In the Department Of highways the
proposed reduction below the Level of the
appropriations for 1915 Is approximately
100000.
I'm the Depa rtinent Of Public Works
although the gradual taking over of the
new Barge Canal with its complex and
expensive operating machinery neces-
ssrily means a larger unit cost In all its
activities. the proposed appropriation has
been kept below the level OF last year on
an expenditure basis and more than
sj50.000 below the appropriation for
1915.
sinking Funds Inflated.
zone of the features Of the cost OF