New-York tribune., 1922-02-14
State Puts In
$lO2,857,6l1
Expense Bill
Actual Reduction From Last
Ncar Called S9.647,17I,
Although Sum Indicates
Increase Of $1,5OO.OO
Teachers Tax Nav Go
Tunnel Constructions and
Hydro Electric Develop
mcnt May Add 10 Costs

ALBANY, Feb. 13.-Thc annual an
preparation bill. carrying $102,s5761l
tor the support Of tho state govern
mont' was introduced in the Lccis.a
turc tonight By Senator Charles j.
Hewitt chairman Of tho Senate
(inancc Committee. and Asscmblvmnu
Joseph A. WcGinuios, chairman Of thc
"aye and Means Committee Of the
lower House. This is an Increase Of
approximately S4,50o.0OO over ,aa+
years bill, but in statement accom-
pany|nS the iutroduction Of the
measure it was announced tha. il rep
resented an actual reduction of So.
ol'''1 as compared with appropria-
noN' Tor the samc purposes last year.
The apparent increase, the nitro
oucers pointed out, is due to the fnc,
that cNpen.c items which appear in
tnis years bin end add to its to,sl
'Ecrc carried in separate bnla las.
year
The exact total Of thc cost Of state
government for tho present ascal ycar
cannot yet be predicted, q statcmont
D, ~ senator Hewitt and Asscmbymso
MC|''!p'ca t"id. hey estimated. how
ever thAt Il would be somewhere be
tVccn 100000 and $500 600,
aoepcndcNt upon tho total Of aupropriu,
ts!oN3 Lcc'ssary for tho New York and
NeW Jersey tunnel aud the proposed
hydro -clcctpc development.
May End Teachers Tax
Inc statement added that !, Will
probably be possible to carry GU, the
rccommo ondation Of Govcrnor Miller in
nl5 alNuai message that tho direct ta,-
Jor sc0ooI teachers salaries be done
away with this year.
Except FOR incrcascs rnalo nocc~earv
~ fi%cd statutory charges. tho rod,.c
Ton in the total Of TIC itsms cayricd
n fNls .cAr'5 bill. as compared vith
'EaN q Jear ago, would huo been
~ 10.op", tho statcmcnt asserted
pc largest items ~ those 1Ncd rhar.,cq
are Tor tao support Of common schools
aud the debt service The rorn,or
to $705,319
Tho statement also announced tbat
proIlo'on IS made iu the bill for sg..
oUU'oOu to be employed for construction
work ID state hospitals, and males it
possible TO incrcasc The bed capacitv
o. the Kings PARK, Central Islip. Mid
alcto"n and Marcy jNsti-utions bv
1000
Provision also is made for $1,000 600
10 DC used TO increase terminal facill-
N"9 and Mabo other improvements in
tn" Barge Canal system.
State Insurance Fund
Ono o. the departures in maxine uD
tIe state budget provides that the pcy-
hona] sc-vicc cost FOR administering,
tno state insurance fund shall be paid
ironl receipts iii order TO place the
3uNd on q strictly business basis. This
item amounts to $197.54O.
me total appropriations for personal
service IN this years bill amount to
S2o,5S] 1913. A year ago tho same itcnna
rotallcd S25,27l ,427. OF this vcnr,s
total $44S,9o3 is due 70 statutory
charges for salary increases in Inc
schools. institutionol service and add
nonal state police.
Statutory charges total $3.3iS.5e5
made up Of these items:
i!ducation department. So.AlG.7S5. OF
which $2,]S5,000 is for common ecbools:
penslon retirement systems, Sto0.4T7:
&aXes on public lands. 25o,9S4, and the
ccnI service item Of ST05,379
Frof'a'ous for summer sessions a.
,nc tatc normal schoois AID FOR ro-
A&olAlerlon work in the Department of
H9ucation accounted for IN incrnoso
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