Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-03
LEGIsLATUBE WILL NEED TO
PRUNE Down APPROPRIATIONS

rene January 5, will be asked to appFe=
pirate approximately 40,00e,OOe foF
maintenance of state departments and in
situations. new construction ahdt special
welfare appropriations, This figure was
intimated by the state board Of fRRnee,
which estimated that the requests fer
legislative appropriations would probably
exceed by 100 percent, the $20,7s1,000
which is the boards estimate of the net
revenue ia sight fer the coming biennial
perior.
OFFICIAL figures given out by the state
board of finance indicate the effect of
the increased cost Of maintenance Of
state Institutions requested total Of
1921, 93.Sz.s1 of the state board of fR<
ance and the board, according to the state.
ment given out, will recommend to- the
legislature that s25,2ss.6ls be apprepri-
ated fer state maintenance, alone. In ad-
aition to the maintenance appropriation
requests the board was alEe asked for
conssruetien apprePristieRs agsrsgatiHs
| s10,e9e,S43.6S. No Recommendations are
| made by the board however.
Ne.Chanee for New PFsjsets
According to the board, its recon-
mended budget for maintenaaes does
| not include any of the various new pro-
| iects which are being agitated through
the public press" Some of these new
projects" as indicated by the board and
the estimated cost of each are the follow
| ing:
/. Soldiers bonus bill, which if passed
would entail an expenditure of approx
Hlately s5,5ae,eae.
+ 2. Child Welfare program at an esti.
mated cost Of s16o,eae.
8. State constabulary at anSestimatee
cost of f3se.eee:
T.. Continuation Of the average at
tendance grant and increasing the gran
for each pupil from So to 81 at an est
mated cost Of $l,5se,Ooe, Is.
Current Deaeit s1.7se,ss5.ss
The boards budget report, which i
now in the hands of the printer an,
which will be. ready for the iegislaturi
in about TIVE weeks, shows that the defci
that, will be incurred during the curren
biennial period which closes June so i
e1,756, 225.86. It is possible that the def
cit, which was caused BY increased main
tenance cost since, the budget was adopte
in 1921 may be met by an issue Of bond,
or short term notes, a matter has no
yet been determined.
s5,eee,ece Increase in Nsipteaance.
The boards recommendation Of a SIS
2S3,6ls maintenance budget, in its reis
ton to the increased activities and hig
cost of maintenance, is signifed whe
, compared with the see, ASSOC which til
Ilegisla ture appropriated for nnaintepanc
ta 1919 for the two naFs which besa
July l, 1919. The maintenanee spprt
friation plus the appropriation for COZ
struction work in1s1s aIKregated a Ii
he more than t32, 0e0 600,
$ In view Of the fact that the state boar
e Of finance has not recommended any col
!, struetion OF new project appropriations,
I p believed that warm fight will |
! eTaged in the legislature for appropri,
tons. The state board Of finance h:
e Peel in session several mepths, holdir
i FeaFlngs on aepaFtmsRtal and institution
e estimates While the beard was
D session fFequsnt rsqqests fer addition
: appropriations and transfers we're MAJ
+ Of tbs state board Of control by warrior
J. departments because of the inability
+ the current appreTnaieE to neet the d
: hands Of the departments.
r s4,ooe.oeo Rsacit Is Indicated
With oRly see, 7S1,sa0 in net reven,
: Y sight for the biennial period hegianiI
z July |, the state board Of finance poin
= put q deficit at the state of s4,512,s1S.
II 3 apparent heFeFer, that determin,
t. kHort is to be maze to aequaipt i
. legislators when they convene of the ii
5 speial esFditisns eeafFsRtjaE the stat
OWING to the increased expenditures al
7. It is expected that q careful prunin
appropriations VIII be undertaken BY Ii
3 eglslatNe appropriations committees.
II NeEf Taxes VIII be NEEDED
T In his annual rsnert recently sulbm
! led to the governor State Treasurer
2 Harold Gilpatric has indicated the dang
, Of an increased approximation budget 3,
2 pg to the fact that the means Tor
e eFeasing the revenue Of the state we
Y few in sight. Treasurer Gilpatric has i
somnended that either expenditures
2 eFuRed OF that reg forms d. akafian
ls devised. 1t is possible, he believes tn
- goth mea sures may have to be resort
y TO- As possible ways of raising more r.
d snue ne mas suggested 2 tax es banks a
er q personal income tax =