The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-10
Increase of S214,33S Is Recon-
mended in Committee.
Appropriation of More Than
$1,SOO,OOO for 1883.
HALF MILLION FOR Topeka
But No New Buildings Are AL
lowed the Hospital.
Larned and Norton Are Given
Only New Buildings.

Appropriations for state charitable
institutions for 191S-19 will be in
creased $214,33S over the 1915 appro-
prfations for 1861 if the legislature
adopts the recommendation contained
in appropriation bills by the house
ways and means committee. The bills
calls for charity appropriations of
s1,S03,765 for the two years as against
$1,5S9,327 two years ago. Recon-
mendations by the legislative commit
tee are $4,000 below those of the
state auditor.
Larned state hospital and Norton
tuberculosis sanitarium are the only
state charitable institutions which re-
ceive new buildings under the bills
recommended by the house committee.
The house bills have been approved
by the joint ways and means commit
tee of the two houses and will prob
ably be called up for consideration
within the next two weeks. Appfo-
priations for Topeka, Osawatomie and
Larned state hospitals and Norton
sanitarium were increased Snght re
auctions were made in the approprla-
tons of 1915 for the Parsons and Win
field hospitals and the state orphans
home a Atchison. s
Topeka's Share.
Topeka state hospital will receive
exactly a half million dollars for all
purposes during the years 191S-19,
under the provisions of the committee
bill No new buildings were allowed
An increase of S5S.000 was made over
appropriations of two years ago. Most
of the increase went to maintenance
The Topeka institution was the only
state charity which receives more
money under the committee bill than
cd in
pared by w. E. Davis, former state
auditor. Davis recommended $4,000
for Topeka, or $1,000 less than the
amount contained in the committee
bill Two years ago the legislature
gave the Topeka institution SAP, 600.
Osawatomie state hospital receives
the second heaviest Apr priation
Under the committee bill it will re-
ceive $4,000 as against 100000 ap-
propriated in 1915 for the years 1916
II. The bill allows an increase OF
$4,000.
New Building at Larned.
Larned draws an appropriation for
a new state building. The building
will cost about $4,000. Appropria-
tons for the new western hospital are
S17,931 in excess of those OF two
years ago.
Appropriations for Parsons were re-
duced S7.750 over those of 1915. The
house committee has recommended
S266, 500 for the Labette county lnSC-
tutions as against appropriations of
$274,25O in 1915.
Winfield's hospital will receive ST.
500 less than two years ago. The ap-
preparations recommended by the
committee total 100000.
Atchison's orphans home also takes
a slight slump, regardless of Senator
Bale P. Waggener's loud protests over
the small appropriations of two years
ago Under the house bill, the home
will receive $113,125 for all purposes
during 1918-19.
Norton receives the greatest in
crease in appropriations. The COM
mittee recommends $153,940 as
against appropriations of S61,308 in
1915, or an increase of 1872, 1872. Sew
eral small buildings will be erected
to meet the increasing demands on the
new Norton institutions. These build
ings will cost about $4,000.
The total of s1.SO3,S65 for the two
years includes deficiency appropria-
tons and funds for all purposes, as did
the total appropriations of 81, 5S9, 327
in 1915, when the legislature dead
locked for several weeks over the
pork barrel appropriation policies OF
the senate.