Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-24
IN MONEY REVIEW,
CONTINUED from Pace Or

that he felt that the Council sh..,.
not take unto itself the power -,
appropriatinc body.
The departmental and institu,i,,
heads assured the Governor tho,
would conform to his plans, and =.
result in most cases has been s.,,.
factory. in the past there has be-.
q tendency for departments and -
situations to use up the last do,,a, -
their appropriations given them ~,
the t.egislatu but Governor Rax,.
believes that strict economy sbo,,.
he exercised in State affairs ins,
in private affairs He is of tho o.
ion that if it appears that a hsIs,o.
Is to be left in an appropriation ~.
expenditures Of that departme,,
should he carefully watched so ,ha,
that balance may he saved and usSd
for some other proper purpose ca,
ernor Baxter does not want his "a
ministration to have q deficiency. hin
which the next Legislature wonla
have to pay. In other words ubo.
the Legislature DEGREES that = So
amount of money is To be ann,
priated from the State treasury fl, .
given purpose. the matter should end
there: that is, all that should :,
spent for that purpose unless a ye,l
emergency arises after the Legisl..
ture adjourns.
Governor Baxter informed ,hs,
heads of the State departments ana
institutions that he planned TO tste
the public into his confidence and
give them an account of his stevard.
ship for the first months period =,
of his administration. The follovirs
figures show what has been an
complished. A statement that the
auditor prepared at the request q,
the Governor shows that aS3 sonar.
ate appropriations We're made by the
leg isla ture for the first six months
of the year 1921. Tn, total sppro.
priations made by the 1921 Legisls.
ture amounted to S2,50I512l7 Tbs
total amount of actual overdrafts
during the six months nerins
amounted to s41.6S9S7. In this over
draft item is included sos. 40 for
pensions TO retired employees as pro-
vided by law and for which no an.
preparation was made by the I.eris.
lature: $122.l7 for the special emery
ency railroad rate investigations and
$l$2lS6 for completing tho Blaine
Memorial which was begun II 1870
and which had been only partially
completed. After dcductinc these
three items there is left an actual
overdraft Of s3a.44@35 for which the
departments and institutions Of this
administra ton are responsible To
meet this overdraft money will No
taken from the state contingent fund
which is made up Of lapses that az
cumulate from such appropriations
as have not been fully expended
The departments and institutions
that exceeded the appropriation
which the Legislature made for them
are as follows:
Finance Statement
Adiutant Generals Dept.
bflCc Expenses ts9l0
Attorney Generals Office
salaries, and Clerk Hire. ISIS
General Office Expenses. 5s1it
Inheritance Taxes. SALARY
and Expenses. 1885,
Board of Prison Comm ssioncrS
State Probation Officer 2s5sz
Blaine Memorial - To com
pietc work begun In 1920
and left unfinished 3etk
commissioner of Agriculture
salary aud Clerk Hire. 1Nii
Executive Department
Education of the Blind illA
Employees Pensions t\o
appropriation by .egisla ture1. 20Sls
Railroad Investigation
Especial. an emergency. 7s2li
Hospital Trustees
Expenses, 6t9aI
Live stock Sanitary Commi ssion-
CQpdemned Animals tOth-
or bills outstanding, not
included hcrep. fS,s92i'
Northern Maine Sanatorium
Pressure Isles Maintenance. 5S5t5s
Public Utilities commits SION
Steamboat inspectors. 1892
Sea and shore Fisheries
Office Expenses, tssA5
Pay and Expenses of
WardenS $751;
state Reformatory for Men
South Windham
Maintenance. 1885
state Board of Charities and
Corrections
Board and care Of Neglected
Children. e3sS,t1
Supreme Judicial and Superior
Courts Expenses Of Justics. ea3I
Expenses. ''''> 25feS
Treasurer of State
once Expenses, 2f"
Total s4f6S9G
These figures show the people Of
Maine how their financial afalrs
have been conducted during the nrsl
six months of 1921. 1t is matter Of
importa nce for the people 70 stuh!
these figures 50 they will understah'
the States financial condition. Inc
total amount of overdrafts Of Al-
$685. herein shown arc more than
Offset ny savings that have oeeh
made in the appropriations OF othe'
departments and institutions 'ha'
have not been expended in tull. In'
total appropriations made by ny
Legislature amounted to S2,50toI-l''
OF this appropriation S5oS.3loS6 nav
not been spent. After deduclng uF
uverdraft of s41.6S9s7 from the IN
spent appropriation il appears ths'
net saving Of si76620.99 for the hrs'
six months OF 1921 has been made n'
this administration. There are a.
ways some bills that come in late an"
have to be takeg care Of but IN )"
far as there is any record Of ou'-
standing obligations all bills nave
been included in the within S'a'
ment. The present administrators
however, has been called upon to TAI"
the sum of sI44.419.4O from the con.