Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-11
Demand For
Funds Exceed
Visible Coin
Appropriation Bills
Swell Total To Be
Raised Far Beyond
Original Sum

II ItEFfth IN 1JfiA anu g7Gsltttu tlO0 II u
the biennial prune fest Thursda,
night il found itself confronted noi
merely with the original badge
Representing demands approx.
mateIy $500 900 in excess of tho
states available funds but with
additional special appropriation
bills aggregating approximately
$1.700,000. In brief the size of Tho
committees Job had grown from
The original 100000 prune to one
reDresentinG approximately $2,-
10000.
While the demands upon the
state treasury have increased from
the original 0,350.63 as set
forth in the original budget estl-
mate to Approximately $lf,5OO,OO0
through the revision upwards Of
The Estimated needs OF various state
departments and the introduction
pr the numerous special appropria
tion bills the visible supply Of mon
ey has of necessity remained sta
tionafy at $S 990.9r4 It is up to
the committee, meeting in eXecu-
live session the greater part of ev-
cry night during the remainder of
the session to trim these dcma nds
down some $2,50O,000 until they
shall fit into the funds available
under the per cent limitation.
Some relief will be forthcoming
Through the payment OF the $225,-
900 deficiency in the soldiers cdu-
cationnl aid fund from monies col
5ected under the special millayc
tax and there are also certain du-
plieattons represented in the spe-
cial Appropriation bills which viii
materially reduce the strain ut.-.i
the treasury department. For in
stance, If the legislature approves
the Ritner- Patterson bill covering
the state institution building pre-
gram and directing the present
gram and diyerting the present
one-fourth mill road tax--appro,i-
mating $525 900 for the blennium-
to the construction of the buildings
contemplated under this progra m
there viii be no occasion for the
passage of senate bill 1873 by Pat
terson aDpropria $500 600 for a
new building foy the state training
school for boys which Is included
under the Ritncr- Patterson bill,
This will lop another $500 .00Ol
from the financial strain. But even
at that there yet remains plenty OIL
pruning to keep the committeeman
burning the midnight Juice for sev-
eral nights to come.
Included in the list of special nm
preparation bills which must be
provided for by the committee i'm
addition to the regular budget are
the following:
81 b. i23-New building
for boys training
school ........... -...........S 90. 900. 90
3. Il. 165-Equlping en-
" ployment institution
for adult blind ........ 10000 90 |
$. y. 1S6--Ilnion live
STOCK show .,-....-.-..---- 100000
s. =. S-Hydroelectrlc
N commission . Of. O0O onl
S. -. 27l--State build
ing program including
boys school, girls
school, eastern Ore
gon h0snital and
feeble minded fnstitu-
ton ...,.............. .--.-... $4,000. 90
8 y. 277--Administra
tion of child welfare
act .,..:,.-.......... ....,...--. 10000. 90
y. y. 274---For bounties
on pests and wild ami
mails ....--...-.-...... .-..-... 1ss,ss725
s, y. 2s7 - Albertina
Kerr nursery ........-, 100000
3. II. 269-Hood River
experiment. station . 5000, 90
s. b. 309--Special elec-
ton --.....-... .,..-....-..-- 100000
increases In salaries of
state officials aggre-
eating approximate
ly ..--.......,..-.. ..,....-..~. ls.soO.oOI
IL. B. 81 - Improve
ments at Sodaville. SoO.OOl
III. u. 52-Expenses of
legislative session ..... AOUGO.OO!
III. B, 91-Industry at
state prison .......-....... 3O.O01.OOl
III. p. 1O7--Completing II
dormitory at feeble
minded institution 1t.3sT.SEi
III. Il. 156--Fish ladders
on Deschutes and
ther streams ........ S.5OO.pO ,
III. II. $50. A. c. ex-
pertinent station ........ 10000. 90
IL, r, 209 9-Deschutes
county fair .........,,- a,OOo.OOI'
II. Il. 210-Investigating
cattle diseases .......- $4,000 90
II. b. S2-Eradicating
predatory animals ...... $4,000. 90 I
H. Il. 2i7-Survev Of
owyhee irrigation pro c
Ject ------.-,--- ...-.-..-----.-- 100000
II. l.. 269-Topographic
and water surveys. 100000 =
II. +. 2T0 - Malheur 1
county fair -.....,...-...- 100000
II. r. 2Tl-Improving n
mouth of Hood River a
ana Lost Lake in c
Hood River county. 100000
n. b. 274-Hatchery on .
Necanieum river ..-...-. 100000 !,
n. b. 275 Feeding
ponds at clatskanie
hatchery .-.......... .......- 10 00o 90 :
H. b. 277-CompletIng
water supply at SAN
tlam hatchery ............ S.OOO.O 90 {
4. B. 2ss-Fish hatch n
cry near oak Ridge. 100000
l. b. 2a0 - salmon
feding ponds wallowa
river -. -. lo.oOO.Oo
I. B, 2et-Fish ladders
IN Deschutes river. i5.OVq.oeI
I. D. 2es-Investigat-
ing crop pests ......-.-.-. e0,c00.09l n
L B. 2Ss = Expenses n
incident to disbar-
ment proceedings --.-. a.oOo.Oe q
I B. I65 - Veterans
burial plot. Mt. Scott =
oen,afar,, Is Goo "a C