Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21
new BUILDINGS
AT UNIVERSITY
PROVIDED FOR
Few Salary Increases Ar
ranged For and Several
Cuts Scheduled.
Bill Must Be Passed by Sen
ate by Wednesday to Be
Sent to House.
(By Staff Correspondent

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 21.-Appro-
priations totalling SS,463,22S.03 for
the coming two years are recommend
cd in the report of the appropriations
committee of the North Dakota SEN
ate on the regular budget appropria
ton bill presented today.
The bill must be passed by the SEN
ate not later than Wednesday in Or
der to be messaged to the house. and
will probably be taken up either this
afternoon or Tuesday. The bulge,
bill as presented to the senate IN
cudes an appropriation of s150,00l
for new buildings at the state uni
versity at Grand Forks. This is eX-
pected to cover the beginning expense
dormitory, and additions to the uni
versity power plant, it is understood.
This is in addition to the amount for
the university recommended in the
report of the budget board.
State University.
The maintenance fund for all de-
partments of the university is ss32,-
$50 for the two years. and there is
$265,600 for improvements. Repairs
and other miscellaneous items the
hew building appropriation IS includ-
ed in this last item.
In addition to these items is an ap-
preparation of $76,610 to cover the
deficit incurred by the university
during the last two years. =.
These are appropriations Of $1O,-
900 each for the state fair at Grand
Forks in 1921 and at Fargo in 1922.
Some Salary Cuts.
Very few salary increases are in
cluded in the appropriations as, rec
olnilsl,de cd shss tthes the Committee. In SONS
Va1 vNfi
rotahls in flse. 81: Me- s ss.,s stenog-
raphsts employed ~ the various state
departments whose 4 alaries are cut
from 500 to 1920 per year. It is
thought likely that there may be fur
ther cuts made on the floor Of both
the senate and the house. Members
of the state railway commission are
increases, their pay being raised
from $4,000 to $4,000 per year. This
has been scheduled for some time.
however. as under the new law the
commissioners give all their time to
the work OF the commission while
previously it has been only a part
time job.
The bill as recommended for pas
sage by the appropriations committee
of the senate cuts the budget recon-
mended by the budget committee on
, which the bills based by $44.566.42.
1t is likely that further cuts may be
made on the floor of the house and
senate. One of the interesting fea-
lures Of the measure as recommended
for passage is that it would give the
state university $4,000 more than
was recommended IN the report OF
the budget board, and the state agri-
cultural college $4,000 less.
Agricultural College.
The agricultural college proper is
recommended for an appropriation
of $3SS,500 for the two years. No new
buildings Of any Importance are in
cluded. There is $4,000 appropriat.
ed for marketing and organization
on work but nothing else that is new
Agricultural departmental work is
covered in separate items. The ap.
propriation recommended for the reg.
uiatory division of the agricultural
college is $4,000. The experiment
station connected with the Fargo in.
stitution is down for an appropriation
OF $333,950. This includes $4,000 fol
of cereals, and $4,000 for the state
pure seed laboratory. Another $l52,
900 is to be available for the extension
division. There is $4,000 to cover Z
deficit at the college.
No appropriation Is sought for thu
immigration department for which al
attempt was made to appropriate
funds in the house and which meas
ure was defeated.
The budget calls for an appropria
ton of $9l 900 for the attorney gen
erals department.. around which ther'
has. been a hot fight on requests To-
deficiencies and $4,000 10 sough
to tide the department over to Jul.
/, 1921, when the next biennium be
gins.
Appropriations are provided for tn
state normal schools at Mayville ant
Ellendale and the state school of sci
ence at Wahpeton, which some bill
introduced in the house would aban
don.
The reform school at Mandan woul'
receive $113,650 for the two years
including $4,000 for a little boys
building and new furnishing and fur
niture to the extent of about $500
for the cottages and $4,000 is provid
cd for the purchase of land.
Other Appropriations.
The Missouri Slope Agriculture an
Fair association at Mandan will re
tceivc $4,000 each year and the farm
crs' institutes held all over the stat
are given $4,000. The Mandan fai
h given $2,5oo to care for de
ficiency. The depositors' guarant
the two year period. The war his
tory commission is given $4,880. Their
Is $4,000 for the state contingenc
fund. One appropriation calls TO
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