The Tomahawk., 1917-02-08
BURN0U|ST SENDS MESSAGE ON FINANCES

lack of knowledge as to the policies
Of the next president and because
of it's acquisition Of SO many new
buildings during recent years 1t would.
in my opinion, be advisable to defer
the proposed erection of additional
structures It is certainly, at this
time, much more necessary to have
a larger number of highly qualified
instructors because Of the large in
crease in attendance than it is to
have an increase in the number OF
buildings. For these reasons and be-
cause Of the present high cost OF con-
struction, I recommend that the pro-
posed increase for buildings, equip
ment and supplies be reduced by the
elimination of one million three hun
dred thousand dollars for this bien-
mum.
State Institution.
The State Board of Control is re-
commencing an increase totallng 81
782,767 for the activities under It's
At the present time q
large portion of the inmates OF our
institutions have relatives who are
amply able to provide for them and
it is claimed that there are many VINO
could safely be taken care of in homes
and in private institutions and thus
relieve some Of the congestion. Under
all circumstances, l believe it is pos
sible for the state to get along for
the next two years without so many
proposed new buildings and have there
fore revised the estimate of the Board
of Control so as to reduce the amount
requested by one million dollars Tor
each of the next two fiscal years.
Public Health. o
For public health work the State
Board of Health requests an increase
of s20S,352 and the Advisory Commits
sion asks for an increase Of $356,46O.
The latter is for the construction and
of county sanitorla.
am fully convinced that larger appro-
priations than those now allowed for
the public health work would be
money we'll spent, but to seizure the
most efficient use Of the monies appro-
priated a reorganization of this depart
ment should be effected, as ! have
recommended. II this reor-
is made, I would favor an
appropriation to this department OF
$35O,0O0 year.
Administrative Departments.
It is not my desire to repeat here
what was said in my inaugural address
relative to appropriations for the adj
departments, but the re-
quests of many of these should, III
course, be considered in connection
with the pending bills for the reorgan-
ization of state departments and the
requests of others can be taken care
of by the creation Of an emergency
fund as herein recomm ended.
Details Submitted to the Finance and
Appropriation Comm ittees.
The blanks submitted to the state
departments end institutions under
the budget law require them to go
into considerable detail as to how
they expended money appropriated at
the last session and the purposes for
which they are now asking funds. It
is impossible to include in the mes
sage all this information, but the data
received by me will be transmitted
to your finance and appropriation COM
mittees, where all of you can have
access to it.
Total Reductions Recommended.
The total appropriations asked for
by all departments for the next two
fiscal years amount as aforesaid to
$27, OO3.132. The examinations sug-
gested in the revision hereto appended
amount to approximately $7,500,000.
If the proposed reductions are made,
the revenue fund tax rate for the next
biennium will be about the same as
for the present biennium.
Possible Changes.
AS stated at the outset, it has been
impossible within the short time al
lotted by law to give the budget the
car aful study and detailed considera-
ton that I should have desired. In
making the revision Of the estimates
submitted to, me, it is not my pur-
pOSc W w dHy lllJuotlCS W any uC-
partment or institution. Your finan-
cial committees, with their large men,
be=stips divided into many sub-com-
mittees, with the opportunity for de
voting several months to investiga-
lions, together with their facilities
for the distr button of the work, are
enabled to acquire detailed informa-
ton of facts which it would be i'm
possible for any one individual to OBJ
tain in the brief time allowed the Gov
ernor for that purpose. Under such
conditions changes will undoubtedly
be made by you and if the same are
justified by the facts they will be ap-
proved by me. If on tine other hand,
shall be satisfied from additional
information coming to my attention
during the session that the revision
herewith submitted, or as later made
by you, has not eliminated unneces-
sary items, shall exercise my right
of yetoing them.
J. A. A. BURNQUIST,