Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-03-30
APPROP OPRIATIONS
CUT HALF MILLION
Governor Alexander Used the
Pruning Knife Freely-Road
Bill and Orofno Asylum
Escape Unharnei.

Boise, March 21.-Approxi-
mately a half million dollars was
vetoed from bills Eassed by the
recent Idaho legislature by Gov
ernor Alexander when he COM
pleted his task today. The heav-
lest cuts were made in the state
educational, penal and charitable
institution bills, from which $203-
600 was carved. These institu-
tions, all told will, however, have
$237, 600 for permanent improve
ments and 81, ,39O,462 for main
tenance during the next two
years. Exclusive of the 81, 900, :
600 good roads bonds which he
approved, and the money appro-
priated to offset the federal in
come for the various institutions,
the total appropriation for all
purposes left by the governor is
$2,600,000. All told the vetoed
items reached a total of $422,-
282.98.
The governor announced that
because of his ability to reduce
the appropriations to such an ex-
tent the extra session of the legis-
lature which he felt confident he
would have to convene, will not
be necessary.
The University of Idaho receives
$648, 800 for maintenance, instead
of STOP, ,086, for $4,000 was We
toed in the bill. This is made up
of SIS, 900 for cooperative min
ing and metallurgy work; $15,-
600 contingent salary; $4,000 for
sundry supplies; $500 for trav-
cling expenses; $4,000 for adver-
tising; $500 for experimental
station; $4500 for repairs for the
administration building; $1,000 for
repairs to Liszt hall; $5400 for re-
pairs for the heating plant. The
univeri y is allowed SIP, 900 for
permanent improvements, this
item not having been cut.
The Lewiston Normal school is
allowed $189, 100 for maintenance,
$4,000 having been vetoed from
the original item, which was
$194, 490. The items vetoed are
$250O for library maintenance
and $500 for laboratory and
classroom supplies. For i'm
provements, the normal is given
$40, 900, SIS, 900 haYing been We
toed from the original item of
s55, 900. or 5000 for alterations
to buildings and $4,000 for build
ings and betterments.
The Albion Normal is given
$4,000 for maintenance, $4,000
having been vetoed, or 5000 for a
new dormitory and 300 for cam
pus improvements. A total of
$4,000 is allowed for improve
ments, the original item of 65,-
600 having been cut $1,000.
Of the 168, 172 for maintenance
of the Idaho Technical institute
at Pocatello, 1000 was vetoed.
For improvements the &c, 900 car
ried by the bill was cut to 40, 900.
The Industrial Training school
at St. Anthony is given 142, $40
for maintenance, 5000 having
been vetoed.
The Deaf and Blind school at
Gooding is given $1,000 for main
tenance, the item not being re-
duced, but the IS, 900 for build
ings and improvements.
The Soldiers Home appropria-
ton is cut from 10000 to 80, $50;
the Blackfoot asylum's mainten-
ance is allowed to stand at co.
$50, but 1000 is vetoed for re-
modelling the present buildings;
300 is cut from the penitentiary
appropriation and 600 from that
of the Children's Home Finding
and Aid society. The Orofino
asylum appropriation was not cut,
1O2,6OO for maintenance being
allowed to stand and $500 for