Arizona republican., 1920-01-26
SAVING S164,000 LIN INSTITUTIONS IN FISCAL YEAR
State Institutions Not Cost ing as Much as Appropri- ated; Will Save $164,3 of Taxpayers Money

IS saving up nice little pot or Slb4,- 312.72 to return to the taxpayers at the conclusion of the fiscal year, June 30, 1920, according to a report just sub mitted by Andrew Baumert Jr., secre- tary of the board of directors for state institutions. The report was received Saturday by F. k. Mines, secretary to the governor.
 Secretary Baumert submits lengthy and itemized statement of eX- penditures in which he shows that for the first six months of the present fiscal year he has used up less than half of the annual appropriation, and that all the heavier purchases for win ter clothing and other winter items have been met. In his summary, he states that the expenditures for the second six months will be less. and that the board expects to operate the state institutions during the present fiscal year for just $164,312 less than was required during the fiscal year from July l, 1918. to June 30, 1919. The secretary's report is the first of it's kind to be made by the republican administration that succeeded the democrats Secretary Baumerts letter ill part and his report, in part, fol- low:
 Dear Sir: For your information, am submitting herewith a comparative statement, showing the yearly eXpen- ditures from July ], 191S to June 30, 1919, and the expenditures for the first six months of the fiscal year. com mencing July l, 1919, for the follow ing institutions:
 Arizona State Hospital for the Insane Maintenance fund: Operating expenses for the
 fiscal year, July 1, 1918, to
 June 30, 1919, amounted to SIP, ,039.71 Operating expenses for. the
 first half of this fiscal year.
 July l. 1919, to December
 31, 1919, amounted to-. 6S,717.90 The Commission of State Institutions (Board of Directors of State Institu- tions since July l, 1919.)
 Maintenance fund: Operating expenses for the
 fiscal year, July 1, 1918.
 to June 30, 1919. amounted to S1,10O-44 Operating expenses for the
 first half of this fiscal
 year, July 1. 1919. to De- cember 31 1919, amounted to ......... .....-... 11,s2s.22
 Free Employment Office Maintenance fund: Operating expenses for the fiscal year. July l, 1918, to June 30. 1919, amounted to. s2.s51.S2 Operating expenses for the first half of this fiscal
 year. July 1. 1919. to De- cember 31, 1919, amounted
 to ..............-....... 1.123.Oo
 Arizona Pioneer Home
 Maintenance fund: Operating expenses for the fiscal year, July 1. 1918. to June 30, 1919, amounted to s36Ss42S | Operating expenses for the first half of this fiscal
 year, July l, 1919, to De
 cember 31, 1919. amounted
 to ........ 12.s67cs
 Arizona State Prison Maintenance fund: Operating expenses for the
 fiscal year. July l. 1918. to
 June 30, 1919, amounted to s16132313 | Operating expenses for the
 first half of this fiscal year, July l, 1919, to De-
 cember 31, 1919, amounted
 to -.... 67.32313
 The State Industrial School Maintenance fund: Operating expenses for the
 fiscal year. July l. 1918, to
 June 30, 1919. amounted
 to -................... sS5,410.40 Operating expenses for the
 first half of this fiscal
 year, July 1. 1919 to De-
 cember 31, 1919, amounted
 to ................. 21,77s.74 The total expenditures for
 the fiscal year. July l,
 1918. to June 30, 1919, amounted to ......-.... .s52s.5so.76 The total expenditures for
 the first half of this fiscal year July l. 1919. to De- cember 31, 1919. amounted
 to 1S2,639.02