The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
ATTY GENERAL
GETS A RAISE
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the miscellaneous expense reduced from
$3.50 to $500, and provision is made
for taking up $3.50 deficiency. The
total appropriation for the department
is increased from $20,400 to $20,700.
For the supreme court the $500 sug-
is reduced to $50; the stenographers
appropriation is reduced from $4,000 to
1920; the office supplies item from
$500 to $500; furniture and fixtures
from $500 to $500; printing from 81,
500 to 5000; and the miscellaneous
expense from $425 to $3.50, leaving the
total appropriation for the supreme
court, including salaries. etc.. at $74,-
500 instead Of $77,625, as carried in
the printed bill.
The state law library appropriation
Is reduced from 1926, as carried in
the printed bill. to $3.50. 1t is ac-
complshed by eliminating, the librar-
ian's salary, that work to be carried
on by the assistant clerk of court.
The printing item is reduced from
$500 to $50. The book purchasing ap-
preparation is reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000. and the miscellaneous from
$50 to SIS.
The total appropriation for the Sec
OI SldIC1 oS Dy
the appropriations committee of the
senate, is $50,040 instead Of $56,740,
carried in the bill. 1t is accomplished
by reducing the postage account from
$4,000 TO $4,000; Office supplies p from
$500 to $3.50; furniture and fixtures
from $1,000 to $1000;s vault and vault
fixtures from $500 to $3.50, and
printing and autographed legal blanks
from $4,000 to $4,000.
In the state auditors department
only one change is made from the
printed bill. A clerk in that Office is
allowed $1,000 a year instead OF $1,000,
increasing the appropriation from
SIS, 700 to $26,100.
No change is made in the state
treasurer's Office, being carried at
$22.400.
For the commissioner OF insurance
a reduction from $4,000 to $21, 500
carried. The actuary examiner ex-
pense item is cut from $4,000 to 5000:
plies from $500 to $500; furniture and
fixtures from $1,000 to $500; printing
from $4,000 to $500; and miscellaneous
from $1,000 to $500.
For the state fire marshal the budget
carries $16, 135. as 1t passed the senate,
as against $16,585 in the original bill.
The change is effected by reducing the
postage account from $500 to $500;
printing from $500 to 5000, and fees
paid the fire chiefs from $500 to 5000.
The biggest change in any depart
ment is in that of the attorney gem
eraI where the total appropriations Is
increased from $28,650 to 1000.
For the superintendent of public in
struction the request for $46,600 is re-
duced to $3S,7O0. Under the item Of
clerk hire the two years salary for
the deputy Is reduced from the re-
quested $4,000 to $4,000; the requested
$4,000 for the assistant to $4,000; the
requested $4,000 for the chief clerk from
$4,000 to $1,000; the requested $2400
for a clerk to $780, and the requested
$3.50 to $1,000 for clerk; travelling
expense item is cut from $4,000 to ST.
0O0 The appropriation for pamph-
lets and manuals. etc, is cut from
$4,000 to $4,000 and the list of text
books from $500 TO $500. The present
item OF $4,000 for blanks for distribu-
ton for school officers may be elimin-
ated from the bill. il proposed legisla-
ton affecting this feature Is passed.
Should such legislation be passed 1t
would remove the necessity for this
particular item.
For the commissioner Of agriculture
and labor the appropriation Is chang