The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
CASH SURPLUS
is 100000
State of Vermont Has That
Amount to Start Fiscal
Year
BUDGET CALLS
FOR $685. 57.24
For the Next Two Years
the Laying Out of Work
Is Told About

The secretary of the committee on
budget for the state of Vermont has
prepared for publication the biennial
report of the committee which is sent
to each member ELECT of the legisla-
ture in advance of their coming to
Montpelier. and furnishes the members
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 period end
| ing June 80, 1923. 1t also furnishes
statement of the appropriations
asked for by the various departments
and institutions and the recommended
tons made by the budget committee.
| The statement shows that there will
be surplus of cash of 81, 100000 that
| will be available to meet appropra-
tions made by the next legislature
The estimate of expected general reve-
nue. for the biennial period ending June
30, 1923, is $4,250,o50, making total
of $5,350,950 available funds to meet
the expenses of the next biennial pc
Rod This is shown by part |.
This report is divided into four
sparts. The second part gives the an
nual expense of about ninety state
activities for the fiscal years 1919 and
1920; the current appropriations for
these activities; estimates of the
annual costs of each of their activi-
ties for the fiscal years 1922 and 1923,
and finally shows the recommendations
for each of the activities made by the
budget committee from its findings.
The total of the estimates of these
various activities for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1922. as shown by the
report, is 1897 ,946.l2, and for the ifs
cal year ending June 80, 1923, is 49,,
425,9ll.l2. a total of S6,S23 1924 for
the biennial period. The amount rec
commended by the budget committee
for the biennial period is So. 1880, or
about 100000 less than requested by
the various departments, commissions
and institutions representing these ac-
tivities.
The committee recommends the ex-
penditure of $5S9,00O in special appro-
priations, as shown by part 3, for the
construction of a new dormitory at the
school for feeble minded at Brandon; |
the completion and equipment of the |
dormitory in process of construction |
at the school, and the installation of |
steam service in all of the buildings; !
the completion and equipment of the |
woman's dormitory at Windsor; re-
Giving ward construction of refriger |
ator plant and congregate dining room,
and repairs on kitchen at the state |
hospital at Waterbury; completion of |
Smugglers Notch highway; TO provide |
for the care and preparation for use
government consignment of trucks and |
machinery to be used on highways;
and to provide for an insurance sink
ing fund. 1t further recommends the
establishment of small printing plant |
or an addition to the outfit which the
state is now operating at a cost not |
TO exceed 5000.
Part gives a general summary of !
revenue and expenses, showing the APP
recommended by the bud
get committee for the general operat-
ing expenses of the government for the
two years ending June 30, 1923, and
the special appropriations TO the
amount Of S6.706,4Is, and the revenue
to he s5,350950, covering the same
period, which includes the surplus of
81 100000 The statement shows that
there will be deficit of 81 .355,52s II
all of the appropriations recommended
by the committee on budget are pro-
vided for by the next Legislature.
The report includes a statement
showing the overcrowded conditions at
he school for feeble minded and Of the
urgent need of more adequate facili-
lies for taking care of the feeble mind
ID boys and girls that are there and
hat ought to be there. II states the
need of changes that ought TO be made
1t the state hospital at Waterbury,,
md the construction of receiving
ward. The report shows that owing
% the increase in the cost of building