The New York herald., 1921-03-15
.$3,OOO,OOO SAVED
|. STATE IN JOBS TO
GOOD FELLOWS
1000 Political Sinecures
Topped Off by Miller's
Economy Axe.
BUDGET is S133,481,61O
Estimate Is S11,733,2 ,295
Less Than Total Expendi-
lures Last Year.
ALL OBLIGATIONS NET
Appropriation Bill Is $685.
498, ,115, Including Bonus
and Sinking Fund.
ALL OBLIGATIONS NET
Special Despatch to THE NEW yoRK HERALD.

| Spectoi DeSpotch 70 The NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, March IL.
Nearly 100000 is the price New
York State has been paying to political
lob holders who will end their public
| career on or before July /. There are
1000 of them and they will have to
seek other work the beginning of the
next fiscal year, because Gov. Miller
insisted on carrying out his economy
pledges. They are the State employees
who held their positions merely be-
cause they were good fellows and had
the Endorsement of some political boss.
These figures were made known to-
night by Senator Charles J. Hewitt
and Assemblyman Joseph A. McGinness,
chairmen OF the Senate and Assembly
finance committees, In d Joint state
rnent issued on the Introduction OF the
annual appropriation bill. The budget
Is estimated at Si33.4Sl,Gl0, or s11,-
73S.295 less than the total state ex-
pendltures last year and about $50, ,00O,-
900 less than the departments and in
situtions asked. The appropriation bill
iteelf totals sss.49s.115. including be-
sides the fixed items for the support
Of the Government the amount neces-
sary for the sinking fund and for the
oldiers bonus bonds.
Senator Hewitt said the reelection was
accomplished IN spite OF the fact that
the budget makers were confronted with
the necessity Of meeting increased and
unusual expenditures approximating
S16,Oo0.o .o0o," which had to be taken care
OF either because OF court actions.
the New York and New Jersey tunnel,
or obligations incurred urder laws
passed BY our own Legislature
But we have provided Tor all these, :
said the statement of the finance chair
men, ''aud still reduced the total APP
propriations BY approximately $4,000
900. This result. OF course. could have
been accomplished only Ly the most
drastic action. but BY taking Il We do
not believe there has been any impair
ment OF the States service. In fact We
believe time will show that II has been
vastly improved.
"One of the first things we did was
70 inform every department head that we
proposed absolutely TO ignore their re-
quests where they called for increases
over last years appropria tons. We
told them we were looking for decreases
and that they must find them and II they
didn't we would We have abolished
whole departments. the aggregate OF the
appropriations for which in 1920 were
s9sl.532. by consolidation in other de-
partments and by wedding out employees
in others and reducing the operating ex-
penses we cut out $4,000 600"
The appropriations for construction
aggregate s12.s2s.7is. a decrease OF
s3.ss3,334 over last year. They include
s5.000.000 for the New York and New
Jersey vehicuiar tunnel, $4,000 for
Sing Sing prison and s2s0,5l0 for charit-
able institutions. Gov. Miller already
has signed an emergency deficiency bill
for s7.225.s30. and there as yet to be
passed the highway bills. which win
total ,f7.o99.6l6. Appropriations ncces-
sary for the reorganlzed tax department,
the public service commission. the transit
commission. the Industrial commission
and the extra troops for the state police
ore not included In the annual appropria-
tion bill. although they are figured IA
hekbudget estimate. The total ls "a. s6S-
$40