Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-12

lions through this budget, to lac paiti
out 81 the general fund of Iii. state
treasury. amount to S2G.S5O.579. which
Is !i2,'ld.i0J IN excess Of tn. total
appropriations recommended The
'otal requests for appropriations two
years ago amounted to s25,Jsi.OG5.
Compared with this amount. the re-.
quests for lo22-lc2i are nearly IS per
cent greatcr than for the l92O-l222
bicnnium.
1tcNcnucs.
The Auditor Of Public Accounts cs-
Inmates that tho revenue available
for general appropriations FOR the
year ending Fcoruar:" IS. 1928. will
amount to Si!.2Ga.553.oG. and for the
year ending February %. 1925. 70 sll.-
10000.
The special receipts Of the ,rcas-
ury segregated by Law IT, roads.
schools and tuberculosis ar. cs,i-
mated by IN. Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts a, s7.43i.25s.s5 for tho frs,
year and at s7.s3O.ooU FOR the second
year OF the i:22-i:ci bienuium, dl-
vidod as follows:
Certain OF the state departments
estimate special treasury receipts
amounting To s2.6a3.i72.52 for 1899
1923. ana to s2.Gc7.iss.3s for 1879
1924. which VIII be available for their
respective departmental expenses.
In the preparation Of this budget.
as In the first budget departmental
and institutional revenues, which are
not paid into the State treasury, have
been taken into account and allow
ance made for them in arriving a, the
amount OF appropriations recon-
incndeG. For the next bicnnium
these revenues az" estimated at SO c3i-
i33.l7 FOR the yea rcnding February
IS, 1923. and a, s3.253.s3Si7 for the
car ending February -. 1924
Receipts and Expenditures.
rho halnu0o in the gccuTiI fund OF
IA" state treasury on March /. 1872.
is estimated - The auditor II i'ublic
Account. AT s355.5i7.2i. AIDING the
estimated revenues available for gen
'ra! appropriations rut thc year end
'is February -. 1919. and those from
tho special aggregated :uuhs which Il
.s proposed 10 CONVEX, into the gen
Grail fund of the sat" treasury. and
d"du ting tho appropriations recon-
mcn9'G 20 be mad" on; Of the general
iund Tor the frst year. the balance IN
til" general fund ~ the State treas
ury on March j. 1923. will amount TO
$i2.lsT.4o.
Taxing this estimated balance on
March J. 1923. as the basis for the sec
"nd Ecnr. and making the same calcu-
latlonE. ia" estimated balance In the
general 'Hnd 81 the State treasury
al IN" end II IN" hicnniun on March
/ 1874, vii! be si2r 332.ol.
state Debt.
Tho funded deb, of tho Common
wealth outstanding October !. 1921.
az reported hy tho second Auditor Of
virginia. amounted to soie:s.43s.si.
This indicates that the states funded
lrbt has h"cn reduced during the las,
,r" years by S2S2.717.oi This bulge,
contains an 't"m OF $4,000 year for
Tho payment OF interest on the state
debt
There was a balance standing To
the credit OF She sinking fund on DC.
t"h"r /, 1921. amounting to {s77.-
ji3.ll.
Pensions.
IN Increase in the annual appro-
2riat!ons for Confederate pensions !.
made in this budget amounting TO
FiO'ooO for tho b!cnn.um. The
mount for pensions is increased
from $4,000 10 sS5O.0Oo for each
year. This increase will make IL
possible. according to the estimates
81 the Auditor Of Public Accounts to
pay the ii3i totally disabled soldiers
from $40 10 .l25. whore they now
only receive 800. and to pay the sol
partially disabled soldiers 400 who
now receive s75.
IT is estimated that there are So
hl!nd soldiers and i.+S7 widows who
VIII benefit under these appropria-
ions. Each blind soldier will CON
ttnuc 10 receive 5000: and each widow
OF the May l. 1875. eligible class will
receive 500. as provided in the last
budget. An allowance Of S25 towards
the funeral expenses Of each deceased
pchsioncr also is provided fer.
Public Free Schools.
an increase OF 81 per cent over the
appropriations for l320-l922 is car
ried In this budget for tho public
schools. This is an increase for
ls22-l92i over l920-lo22 OF sl.s03.74s.
ne increase returns from the scgre-
gated property taxes. and the in
crease in the capitation assessments
resulting from the enfranchiscmcnt
or women. have made possible those
larger appropriations for the public
schools.
appropriations recommended for
payment out of the general fund in.
crude $4,000 a year especially for
inc rural elementary schools. an in
crease or $4,000 over the 1920
i'22 bic mum: while. In addition
among Ter items. 81 Loo. 600 a year
IL recoIn.& ended for the support of
inc public free schools. s20O.0o n
year for the high schools. sac. oo0 3,
year for the agricultural high
schools. $4,000 Il year for phTsica,
education, and $4,000 a wear for
teachers pensions ana retirement
salaries.
Provision Is made in this budget for
an increase for roads OF more than n
million and quarter dollars over the
appropriations for the past two wears.
The combined appropriations recon-
mended for the State Highway De-
partment. including the State High
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