The sun., 1919-02-03
NO NEW JOBS RULE
STIRS LEGISLATORS
May Confer With Gov. Smith
on Order Against Adding
to Present Payrolls.
INSTITUTIONS AFFECTED
Hospital in Brooklyn Cannot
Be Opened for Lack Of
Funds to Pay Help.


ALBANY. Feb. 1.-soms Of the Repuh-
iican leaders in the Legislature are be-
ginning 10 express opposition 10 giving
Gov. Smiths Reconstruction Commits
sion tho $4,000 appropriation asked for.
II Is possible there will be q conferences
this week on this subject ana on gem
eral legislation. as the legislative lead
ers are anxious TO make UP . schedule
of big bills that are to be passed and
arrange a working Agreement with the
Governor.
Among other things to Be discussed
with him Is his order that there must
be no new State Jobs provided for In
this years budget. On this order and
the Governors expressed desire to
eliminate all counsel OF the various
State departments, combining legal busi-
ness 10 the Attorney Generars office.
appropriations of more than $1,000, 600
are involved
The Senate Finance Committee and
Assembly Ways and Means Committee
comprise the legislative budget commit
tee, and they have been eliminating
from tho tentative budget all requests
for new places, with the result that
yells arc being heard from New York
city and other parts OF the State.
Would Let Hospital stay IDLE.
Ono OF the first problems they en-
countered was IN going over the appro-
| priations for the Brooklyn State Hos
pital. A new building costing 100000
has just been completed there. capable
| Of accommodating 400 chronic Insane pa
| TENTS The Legislature was asked 10
mako provision for sixty new employees.
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patients. All OF these items have been
| stricken from the bills.
At Theils. where the Letchvsrth VII
iage institution for epileptics In located
| eight new cottages have been completed
| or soon will be and an appropriation was
asked for twenty-siN male attendants
and laborers and thirty four female at
tendants and other employees. making
total OF seventy-five new positions THESE
| too have been eliminated. -.,. -. ..
In Albany a new State laboratory cost
| ing 100000 Is completed. and requests
were made by tho State Health Depart
ment for appropriations for an engineer.
| fireman and half a dozen other en-
ployees, so the building could be put
| 10 immediate use- These requests have
been denied and unless tho ban on new
! places Is removed the building must
stand idle.
The State Health Department has
| been preparing to aid the Government In
a nationwide campaign against venerea
| diseases, and tho Government II willing
to give the State 100000 for this pur-
pose II the State will spend = similar
amount For expanding the present
| venereal disease bureau of the State
Health Department appropriations fol
thirty-three new employees. with a pay
roll Of $4,000 were asked. These havs
| been red linked with the rest.
| Lost Revenues at stake.
The state Tax Department In its last
| annual report declared that hundred:
| o. thousands OF dollars In revenues were
being lost TO localities because OF the In.
| ability OF local assessors 10 properly de.
| termlpe the amounts for which big man
ufacturing plants and their machinery
| should be taxed.
As cure for this evil II asked for ar
appropriation with which to engage two
| exper; tax appraisers who would be sent
all around the state TO aid local assoc
sors In their work. These items hav,
been stricken out.
The state Industrial Commission
| wanted four auditors 10 go about tn,
State checking payrolls Of employer,
who carry their workmens compensa
ton Insurance with the State Ineuranc.
| Fund. Al the present time the Stat,
| has 70 take the word ~ tho employer,
rs to how many employees they have
| The plan was TO check up and verify
| their statements. These four proposed
Jobs at $500 each have gone the way
OF the rest.
| In almost every State department the
ever increasing activities have led the