The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-27
NEXT LEGISLATURE
HAS MILLION ON HAND
Budget Committee Report Shows
State Has Surplus TO Meet
APPROPRIATIONS.


of the committee on budget has pre-
pared for publication the biennial re.
port OF the committee which IS sent
to each member e ect CT the legisla-
ture in advance of their coming to
Montpelier, and furnishes the mem.
bers somewhat complete statement
Of the finances of the State, showing
the amount Of revenue received for
the two fiscal years past and the
amount expected for the biennial per
iod ending June 80, 1923. 1t also fur.
nishes statement CT the appropril-
tions asked for by the var Gus depart
ments and institutions and the
recommendation made by the Budget
Committee, The statement shows that
there will be a surplus Of cash of ST..
100,O00e0 that will be available 20
meet appropriations made by the
next legislature The estimate Of cx.
pected general revenue for the bienni-
al period ending June 80, 1923 is $4,-
250,950O0, making total Of $3.50
$4,000 available funds tc meet the ex-
penses OF the next biennial period.
This is shown by part l.
The report is divided into four parts.
The second part gives the annual ex-
pense Of about ninety State activit es
for the fiscal years 1919 and 1920 the
> current appropriations for these ac.
tivities; estimates Of the annual costs
Of each of their activities for the is-
cal years 1922 and 1928 and finally
shcws the recommendation for each
OF the activities made by The Budget
Committee from its fndings.
The total Of the estimates of these
various activities for the fiscal year
ending June 80 1922 as shown BY he
report, Is $3,39794612 ana for the
fiscal year ending June 30.t92} is So
425,9ll12, total Of $6,S2}.S572i for
the biennial period. The amount
recommended by the budget commit.
tee fer the biennial period is S61lC..
$4,000, or about $700,00000 less than
requested by the var. Gus departments.
commissions and institutions repre-
sentng these activities.
The committee recommend the ev.
nenditure OF $5S9. 10000 in special az
Pre- pr ations, as shown by part ILL., for
the construction of a new dormi,ory
at the school for feeble minded at
Brandon; the completion and equip.
ment OF the dormitory in process of
construction at the school, and the
install alton OF steam service In all
OF the buildings; the completion and
equipment Of the woman's d)fmitcry
at Windsor; receiving wa:d, coustruc-
lion Of refrigerator plant ana cNngro-
gate dining rooE and repairs on kit
chen at the stat hospital az Wlter.
bury; completion Of Smugglers Notch
h.thway; to provide for tho care AMI
preparation for use Government con-
signment of trucks and machinery 70
be used on h ghways; and to provide
for an Insurance sinking fund. II fur
ther recommends the establishment Of
a small printing plant CT an addition
to the outfit which the State is now
operating at a cost not to exceed
$5,00C00
Part ~ gives a general summary Of
revenue and expenses showing the ap-
propriatlons recommended by the bud.
get committee for the general operat.
ing expenses OF the government fer
the two years ending June 30, 1928
and the special appropr ations to the
amount of 6,7O6,47S.O0. and the
revenue to be $5,35O,95OoO, covering
the same period, which includes the
surplus OF S1.100,00O.0O The state.
ment shows that there VIII be a deficit.
OF S1355,52S 90 IL al of the apprcprl-
ationS recommended by the commit.
tee on budget are provided for by the
next Legislature. The report includes
a statement showing the oYercrowded
conditions at the school fer feeble
m nded and of the urgent need OF
more adequate facilities for taking
care of the feeble minded boys and
girls that are there and that ought to
be there 1t states the need of
changes that ought to be made at the
state hospital at Waterbury, and the
construction of receiving ward. The
report shows that owing to the in,
NltaNt III tut NhSN VI uulluluN uldltiidl
the wcmans dormitory at the prison
, could not be completed with the ap
proprlation provided fer by the last
Legislature and recommends an ap
, preparation Of $lS,00OO0 to complete
{ and equip the same
z In recommending the appropriat on
to increase the insurance hiking fund
Y established by the Legislature Of last
s session the budget committee cite To,
e amount Of premiums paid during tn,
last year and a half and that SUI
icient appropriation ought to b,
; made to complete fund OF S200,000.0O
VIII ch should be properly invested anC
r would, in the judgment of the com
mttee, be sufficient to establish
p adequate protection against future
losses at less cost to the state. Th'
q report cites the action Of the bulge
=. committee in making provision las
f. year for the care and preparation 70
s use Of the trucks and machinery con
h signed to the ghway department b.
the federal government for use II
t highway construction and recommend
e an appropriation Of S10O,O00O0 t
T. meet the continuing expenses Of thi
IS particular activity Of the highway d,
paWment