The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
Recommended Appropriations
Total Five and a Half Mil
lion For 1920
THE TAX LEVY IS
NINE AND HALF MILLS
Original Estimates Called For
More Than Seven Million Doll
lars

ing appropriations for the operation
Of the State government for 1879
amounting to approximately FIVE and
one-half million dollars, an increase OF
nearly q million and a-half oyer the
appropriations OF 1918, calling fpr
levy of nine and a-haH mills Il all
back taxes from last year can be col
Iected. or possibly eleven mills with
out collection of all back taxes, and
making certain very strong recon-
mendations as to State finances, the
report OF the State budget commits
sion was laid: on the desks OF the leg.
islators Tuesday night, at the first
session Of the general assembly for
the week.
One Of the recommendations of5th
budget commission is no appropriati ton:
ct all for the Confederate Home Col
lege in Charleston. Last year two
thousand dollars was appropriated.
The appropriation for the governors
office is s9s,450, nearly double what k
was last year. The budget comnss:-
sion suggests $73,752 for the .ad3u-,;;
tant generals Office, which is less than
half OF what that Office requested. but
nearly three times the appropriation
Of last year:
| The budget recommends an appro-
pration Of $4,000 for the University.
| as compared: with s1S6, ,S00.last year.
though the University requested for
this year $27l,139. This provides for
an increase in professors salaries by
sixteen and two-thirds. per cent: The
budget also allows $4,000 for the
erection Of new buildings at the tni-
/ versity and :instructs the trustees TO
! borrow money for the erection OF ni,e
/ professors residences. .Ss::.:@z.ass.:s
+ For the. Citadel the budget rec6ndt
!, mends total appropriations OF 49,
1850, as compared with appropriations
last year Of $169,619 and expenditures
Of over 100000. The Citadel request,
ed this year $222,s4o. The budget cuts
out Eve thousand dollar item for
barracks equipment and q i've thou
sand dollars contingent fee. Nc In
mended, because quarters are fur
! nished without cost. says the report.
Winthrop asked fort $430;900 aaa
gets s40S,524 as compared with
$4,000 last year. W;nthrop.s re-
quest for printing press and Other
equipment, to cost s9,993, her request
for $4,000 for training school DOR
mitory are rejected. though the coi-
lege gets $4,000 for a dornitery, ten
thousand for students building.
twenty thousand for teachers DOR
rnitory. s7,4s0 for completion Of the
training school and twelve thousand
for a propagation house. Winthrop
requested $500 for its farm. which
was $10,500 less than appropriated
for this purpose last year The
budget sets down $4,000 for the farm,
more than four times the amount
asked.
The Medical: College of South Caro-
l:na asked the appropriation of s39.-
067. an increase of s39,3S0 oyer last
years appropriations. The budget
fixed the amount at si7,932. The
biggest item refused was the re-
quest Of $4,000 for building ,sre-
pairs This was cut to two thousand.
Four and a-half thousand for. supplies
and a thousand for contingent fund
were items cut out
The budget gives se21,s7o to-.the
department of education, whereas the
request was for s1,0e1.530, or $317,-
1872 more than last years approprfa
tons: The budget allows $12,520 for
examination and ratification Of teach
ers. where there was no appropriation
for this last year.
The budget allows ss3s,7se for the
State Hospital for the insane. The.in-
stitution requested n million sixty
thousand. Last year it got $595,482
but there was a deficit at the end OF
the year Of about one hundred thou
sand dollars.
The total appropriations for all
State purposes. as put down in the
budget are s5.466,631. The total
amount requested by various depart
ments for the year was s7,171.00i.
These recommendations will serve
as the basis of the work of the finance
committees in making 1920 appropria
tions.