Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-13
PRISON Maintenance
FUND CUT $3l,262
Ways And Means Also Sliced
Big Margin OFF Military AZ
fairs Request.

Warden Stevens, of the Oregon State
Penitentiary was cut $S1 ,262 in the
amount that he asked Of the joint ways
and means committee for maintaining
the pen the coming two years. hss rig
ures were $324,040 and the committee
allowed $292,782.
Two years ago the Legislators a:pro-
priated $2S9,705 but it developed that
the population of Oregon S famous re-
sort is gradually becoming smaller until
the number of broarders today is about
800. 1t was also developed that it costs
the state of Oregon just & tritie over
one dollar day per capita to keep its
convicts. The overhead expense is es-
timated at 20 per cent and food and
such 80 cents on eGch dollar.
The raise of salary for the warden
was not touched by the joint committce
as it decided to not take into considera
tion salary raises in placing its figures
for the coming budget. The 5000 year
for chaplains came in for some criti-
csm. Ii is understood that Warden
Stevens would rather use this amount
is having prominent speakers come to
the pen and deliver addresses a-he Ii
brary, music and amusement fund is
estimated at $500 year.
A letter from the governor was read,
recommending that the ways and means
committee appropriate $4,000 for the
purchase Of additional lands for the
penitentiary 1t is understood that the
farm Of Mrs. Fannie Hubbard, with 201
acres, is considered, at 5000 an acre, An
other tract costing much less per acre
is also under consideration.
The State Industrial School for girls
was allowed $500 extra to build hog
house, $3.50 for sheds, 5000 for cement
walks and $3.50 to repsir the barn. In
stead Of buying new auto, the commit
tee figured that the Ford now on hand
could be turned in o new Ford and
$500 extra wss allowed.
For this institution $52,820 was asked
but the committee cut it down to $S9,-
206.
The amount asked for the supreme
court, $97050, was allowed with no dis
cussion The state printing department
was given the amount it asked for, $ll,'
400.
The Patton Home for the Friendless
in Portland, asked for $4,000 and was
given $4,000
! The Board of Control asked for $18,-
900 and $4,000 was allowed. The gov
ernor wrote a letter to the committee
asking that the salary of R.. B. Gooun
| secretary of the board Of control, be
raised from 5000 month to $3.50. Nc
action was taken on the recommenda
tion as the committee had decided not
to act on any salary raises, awaiting
action of the house and senate.
The Predetermined Institute was al
lowed $4,000 to build two dormitories
and Mr.. Smith was instructed to take
$1,000 out of the maintenance Lund tC
buy an auto The institution asked fol
$345,70O for the coming two years and
got 1887 500. The maintenance esti
mate was made last October on wal
basis. The figure was cut as the com
mittee believes living costs will gradu
ally become lower.
The deepest slash made by the ways
and means committee was for military
affairs, $298,205 was asked for and tht
committee allowed only 100000. Fol
the naval militis $3O,710 was asked OIL
war basis and $4,000 allowed.
The office Of the state engineer wal
allowed the amount asked for and thu
state water board was trested like
wise. The exhibit Of Oregon product
in the Oregon building at Portland, wa
given $4,000, while $l5,157 was asked
i The Albany Creamery association
representing about 1000 dairymen, ha
voted to join the Oregon Dairy council