The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-07

amounting to more than seven million
dollars in the budget estimates Of
state institutions, departments and
boards are recommended in a special
message transmitted to the legislature
with the printed budget, containing
the original estimates.
The Governors address in full is as
follows:
Gentlemen of the Senate and House of
Representatives:
Pursuant to Chapter 356, Session
Laws of 1915, I am herewith trans
hitting to you the estimates of the ap-
preparations asked for by the various
state departments, boards, institutions
and activities for the period from
August 1, 1917, to July 81, 1919, to-
gether with my revision of the same.
A Suggested Change in the Present
Law.
The present law provides that the
estimates shall be submitted to the
Governor not later than December first
preceding the session of the Legisla-
true and that the Governor shall as
semble the estimates and in consulta-
t1on with the chief executive officers,
not later than December thirty first,
make final revision thereof, causing
the budget to be printed and submitted
to the Legislature not later than Feb
ruary first. Several departments were
unable to submit estimates on the date
specified making it impossible to CON-
plete the required accounting work un-
til December twenty-ninth, on which
day conference of the chief executive
officers of the state was held at the
office of the Governor. At this and
subsequent conferences, said officers
were unanimously of the opinion that
the giving of hearings upon the es.
Inmates to those interested therein
and the ascertaining of all the facts
in connection Herewith would be i'm.
possible in the short time allotted to
them for this work. l therefore re.
commend that the date for submitting
the estimates be changed from Deem
Der first to August fifteenth This
would allow each department two
weeks after the end of the fiscal year
for the preparation of it's estimate
and give the Governor a reasonable
length of time before the session for
an examination into each and every
item requested. Under the conditions
which exist this year it has been i'm
| possible for me to go into such detail
and make such investigation as I had
hoped would be possible, but l wish
| to submit for your consideration the
following recommendation and the re
vision of the estimates as hereto an
pended.
Total Appropriations Requested.
If the reductions herein recommend
ed are not made, the appropriations
to the various departments and insti
tutions for the year ending July 81
1918, would total approximately $12
S64,901 and for the year ending July
81, 1919, $14,138,2S1, making the tota
for the biennium the sum of s27.O03
1872. The original estimates of expen
ditures as submitted by various off
Gals to the Governor for the two
year period ending July 81, 1919, are
therefore $9,307, $50 higher than thu
appropriations for the current bien
mum, but if the examinations herein
after suggested are adopted by tn,
Legislature there will scarcely be an,
increase in the tax rate for the mex
biennium, as the state auditors es
Inmates, herewith submitted to you
show that receipts for the next tw,
fiscal years will be somewhat highe
than for the present biennium. TIL,
receipts from railroad taxes and othe
indirect sources for 1918 are estimate,
at SS,423,100 and for 1919 at $7,323, 200
Emergency Fund.
In the enrolling of appropriation
bills, errors are sometimes discovere,
after the Legislature adjourns where
by items are omitted with no one au
thoriZed to correct Mistakes Their
are also times when the Legislature
is not in session that emergencie
arise which necessitate special apprC
priations. Heretofore certain sum
have been appropriated to various dc
| partments for such emergency pun
poses. It is my opinion that all O
such appropriations should be place,
in one fund under the control Of tn
officers Of the state to be expended
only for such purposes and in ,suc]
amounts as may be agreed upon b,
i them.
Board Of Control Should Be Pu,
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