The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-16
COST OF STATE
DEPARTMENTS IS
$O1,6O2 HIGHER
DURING THE YEAR
Greatest Increase in Attor-
ney Generals Office,
Kositzky Shows

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. I6.-The high
cost Of living hit the state of North
Dakota terrific Jolt I'm 1917. It cost
the state administration Just $751;
6O2.47 more to keep house in 1917
than it did in 1915. The total admin
istrattve expenses in 1915 were $685.
S3737, while in 1917 they were $7ls,-
939.84. These facts are shown in a
comparative statistical table prepared
by State Auditor Kositzky for sub
mission to the state legislature when
1t cOnvehes in special session a week
from today.
The governors Office shows a
slight saving, 5000 for 1917 as COM
pared with $10,577.17 in 1916. Lieu
tenant-GOvernor Kraabel spent 4
cents less in 1917 than Lieut.. Gov.
John A. Frame did in 1915. Colonel
Frame spent a cool thousand. SUI
preme court costs were cut from $685..
909.25 in 1915 to S84.3O4.3S, the bulk
OF this saving being represented in
travelling expenses, which State
Auditor Kositzky, abiding by the
Nonpartisan platform Of 1915, has
declined to pay. pending a decision
from the provisional supreme court
which tried mandamus proceedings
against him several weeks ago.
District court costs were S47,999.52,
AZ cents less than in 1917, and a
slight saving is shown for the law
library. The secretary of state spent
only $20,341.5S in 1917 as against
&21, 377.90 in 1915. The state auditor
spent $19,743.9S in 1917 as against
81, 242.01 in 1915, and he goes on rec
ord as welcoming an investigat ton
Of this expenditure and the results
attained through it.
state Treasurer Steen spent $11,-
1881 in 1917 as compared with $10,-
583.16 in 1915, and the commissioner
Of insurance spent a few hundred |
less than in 1916. The fire marshaTs !
office cost the state about $40 more |
than in 1915.
The biggest proportionate boost in |
costs is shown by the attorney gen. |
erals office, which cost the state $32,- |
724.94 under the first year Of Will |
lam u. Langers administration as |
against $13,S27.92 for THE last year |
Of Henry j. Lindes term. LANCER
during 1917 paid 1856 for clerk hire !
rs against $4,000 in 1916: $418.40 for
postage, as compared with S143.71; |
1929 for office supplies, as COM
pared with $42.21; S47T.90 for flrni-
,ure and fixtures, as compared with
S15.7S; $1,167.22 for printing, as
with S129.95; SALTS for
expense, as compared
with s2S6.sS; S2,3S6.O9 for travelling
rs against $1,475.58; $9,S78.S4 for
egal expense as compared with
S525.51; and $383.01 prior to July l,
917.
The state superintendent of public
expended $20,704.43 in
,917 as compared with 3,912.45 in
n16. pxua0sas of the commits iOnpP |
If agriculture and labor were boost
d from $11,047.06 to $12,144.92, and
he dairy commissioner from IS, 355.01
o S11, 405.97. The railway commits
ion cost the state $2O,750.47 in 1917,
Nightly over 800 more than in 1915,
nd the state land department cost
,23, 02S.45, more than $500 less than
n 1916. State Bank Examiner Waters
howed a saving Of more than $4,000
n his department which cost the
tate 2,032.77, and the tax commits
ion expenses of $20,06162 were
bout $40 less than in 1915.
Slight increases are shown by the
,oard Of control, library commission,
tate engineer, adjutant general,
historical society, state certificates
nd teachers institutes, board Of
ublic health, livestock sanitary !
oard and board of experts. The
tate board of regents cost about
4 900 less through the elimination
( it's AUTHORIZATION for travelling ex-
enses. The motor vehicle depart
lent spent $19s,13725 as compared
18th $3.50, 534.07 in 1916, and there is
harged in the increased expense
33, 705.97 for the state highway de-
artment which did not exist in 1915. 7