Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-08

StructlOn, i recommend tnat the pTO-
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. u# ~
etats Institution. "
The State Board of Control Ii re-
commencing an increase totaling 81,
782,767 for the activities under its
supervision. At the present time .
large portion of the inmates OF our
institutions have relatives who are
amply able to provide for them and
1t L. claimed that there are many who
could safely be taken care OF In homes
and in private institutions and thus
relieve some of the congestion. Under
all circumstances, believe 1t 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 for
each of the next two fiscal years.
Public Health.
For public health work the State
Board of Health requests an increase
Of $206,352 and the Advisory Commits
sion asks for an increase OF 1856, 400.
The latter Is for the construction and
maintenance OF county sanitoria.
am fully convinced that larger appro-
priations than those now allowed for
the public health work would be
money we'll spent, but to secure the
most efficient use of the monies appro-
priated reorganization of this depart
ment should be effected, Is ! have
heretofore recommended. II this reor-
ganization is made, would favor an
appropriation to this department OF
$350.o0o year. Ne
e Administrative Departments.
It is not my desire to repeat here
what was said I'M my inaugural address
relative to appropriations for the ad-
ministrative departments, but the re-
quests Of many of these should, Of
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 recommended.
Details Submitted to the Finance and
Appropriation Committees.
The blanks submitted to the state
| departments and 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 1t.
Total Reductions Recommended.
The total appropriations asked for
BY all departments for the next two
fiscal years amount as aforesaid to
$27, 003,1S2. The eliminations sug.
gested in the revision hereto appended
amount to approximately $7,500,000.
II 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
careful study and detailed considers
ton that I should have desired. In
making the revision of the estimates
submitted to me, 1t Is not my pur
pose to do any injustice to any dc
partment or institution. Your finan
cial committees, with their large mem
berships divided into many sub-com
mittees, with the opportunity for d.
voting several months to investiga
tions, together with their facilitie.
for the distr button of the work, arr
enabled to acquire detailed informa
ton of facts which it would be i'm
possible for any one individual to oh
tain in the brief time allowed the Gov
ernor for that purpose. Under sucl
conditions changes will undoubtedl,
be made by you and if the same arr
justified by the facts they will be ap
proved by me. II on the other hand
shall be satisfied from additional
information coming to my attention
during the session that the revision
herewith submitted, or as later mad,
by you, has not eliminated unneces
sary items, I shall exercise my RICH
Of vetoing them.
]. A. A. BURNQUIST,
Governor.
Auditor Estimates Receipts.
The printed budget includes a de
p tailed estimate from State Auditor
A. o. Preus. of probable receipts 70
the next two years from special taxes
, He estimates for the year 1918 receipt
of $s.423,l0o, the larges on record. an
, including an estimate of 81 SOC. 900 70
inheritance tax receipts, compare
. with $500, 600 for the current year. TIL
, estimate Of special receipts for 191
is $7.3a3. 200. including only $780,
for Inheritance taxes, making a tots
of $I5,746,30o for the two years. Thi
| leaves about 100000 of the COVE
! nor's budget to be raised by direct Ia,