The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-18

CHARLESTON, Jan. l7.-Thc state
budget bill. drafted by tho stat" buoEcI
commission, under tn" PROVISIONS 81 me
recently ratified constitutional am"nu-
mcnt and transmitted today by III" conf
mission 70 tn" Legislature. proposes cN-'
prnditurl.S for the years 1929 ana l?:l
II approximately s150.1"H III excess 81
the expenditures for 1870. SGT ny IN"
commission rs maximum unit i"r Wy:
LEGISLATURE aggregate S3.L" '.'N". as
'rnmrarrd with tn" appropriately 81 NJ
?.l 7ni.ni for the fiscal scar 81 i'l''
The appropriations proposed for W. lag
Gr"Gatc S3.6l5. 40.
In the letter of tran"'nission It 10 Sc,
forth hy tho commission that us r'p'rA
- made in Two documents, one IN" nun
70, showing tn" actual receipts huJ. 6lH-
hursrn"nts for year ending June ~
1918 and estimated rcc"iplS ana Ill
hursrIn"nIS for tn" year ending June 50;
1919. with same estimates for ~" anu
ignL 1t also shows IN" actual ana Ha-
linat"i conditions "f III" state treasury
nj each Of these periods.
THU. is expected To form the basis on
wh,ch tn" ilnrnr" "ommIttc"s Of tn" leg
, islatur" shul mnk" their findings as
they TAKE up lhr several items IN tn"
budget hill.
Rr!ahIng 10 III" financial prospects OF
| the state frp M next TWO years. II Is
, ro!nt"d out tina, with ten cent direct
levy and with half OF The surplus III
;hr state war fund" applied 10 the next
rxu Appropriation years. me E"H"T'i
revenues VI tho state Will exceed me APP
I urnpr,atinns carried hy tho budget BIZ
! 10y SIS. 20 for tn" year 1920. and S?'.-
! o56O for tho year 1921. This is without
| reducing In. present surplus OF approx
| imatcly sl.00Q.060 which would be car
! risd over.
"Rur slight Increases arc made IN the
APPROXIMATIONS for til" several stat" DC
! 49,, all having been maze
for small salary increases in most OIL
the offices The largest in other appro-
prIations arc for tho department or
iagricul,ur". about So 100000 over thosc
! Of last year. and enforcing inc Prohlul.
iion law Of $500 over those IT cost
! las, year.
/ The greater part Of the increases IN
| the npproprat proposed 1or the next
: two Gears. after lhoS" or this ana ilS1
wear are to h. found in the cost OF build
; ings and ground and the increased COST
of maintaining the state institutions.
! The Figures.
! Appropriations for IN" several state
. institutions ar" provided for as follows
| for III" two wars:
Huntington state hospital. current
and gcn"rnl expenses sI2O.O0O each
! year, repairs and improvements st.5eo
each year: buildings and lands 2O.9o0
ca"h year.
Spencer State hospital. currcn, gen.
rral sr"nsrs sl2",n0h caCn year; re'
! nairs ard improvements $500 each year.
| weston state hospital. current gem
/ cral expenses Si45,h0 each y"ar: re-
pairs and improvements $25.nno each
; year: buildings and lands 5000 each
! Wtlr! hospital NO J. cUrrcn; general
expenses. 81. 900 Zach year; rcp4irs and
! improvements. $".oho each year.
Mckondrrc hospital No. .. current and
! general expenses. So. moo zach year; re-
pairs and improvements. $4,000 for
! 1870 and s. 400 for 1871.
Tajrmont hospital No. ?, current gen
! crnl .IDcnSr So 600 each year; repairs
and .mrrnv"m"nrs. 81 500 cnch, year.
STATE tuberculosis snnirar!um. current
general expenses, $4,000 each year: re-
pairs ana improvements. sl5.O00 each
| year. ,
State colorcd tuberculosis sanitar!um
! rurrrn, grr"rnI expenses $4,000 for
1870 and SIS. ono for I9ol: repairs and
i,nnrnvcrnrnts 81 400 each year.
West Virginia school for deaf and
| blind. officers. teachers and employees
$40. 600 each year; current general e2,
prnsc, $4,000 each year; repairs and
! ;nes and land s3U0o0 each GEAR.
W'cs, Virginia industrial school lol
bows: rurren, general expense. s65.0o(
Zach year: repairs and improvements
s. 500 each year.
Wrst Virginia Industrial home toi
girls. current general expenses, S25.out
Zach year: repairs and improvements
400 each year.
: W"Sr Virginia colorcd orphans homo
current general Expense, Sl2.500 cacf
year. repairs ard improvements, $500
each year: buildings and improvements
s. ,nh "H"h year.
! West Virginia chiIdrHn's home cur