New-York tribune., 1922-12-31
Miller Submits
Financial Plan
To Help State
Retiring Governor for First
Time Sends Complete
Budget Of Appropriations
for Year TO Legislature
Finances in Fine Shape
Estimates $4,000, 900 Sur
plus Fund in Public
Treasury as Of July /, '2S

AIRANY. Dee. 3d. Governor Miller,
a.. eb,irnar of the Board Of Estimate
sra Control. closed bis adminisiIa'ion
fo.dzv BIZ submitting 20 the Legs
isfs-e for the FIRST time in the history
~ Ire state q formal complete hnaneiAi
plan for The ensuing hscal year.
This budget sets forth program
nrooosing appropriation FOR az ppr-
eogrs FOR which the state spenos
money, excepting only capital ou.lay
Projects. and correlates the recon-
rcrded appropriation with the
-cgeras means Of fnanring them.
This balanced budrst sets forth a
rrorram proposing Appropriation loi
current expenses Of the state govern
r-ert md balancing them against the
fce0urces for such expenses, IN the way
Il a surplus and estimated revenues
Taxes Cut sz5oOo.OOo
That the state rs in an enviable hnan-
,i,l rosition Is Indicated b. this budget.
a svrplue. estimated as Of July ], 1873.
N rrarlv $50 900 900 is shown, and the
eefinaied revenues are over Sl26O0V,-
so0 resources In excess of Si6ZOOO,-
rn0 for the financial requirements OF
fbo reyi fiscal year. This condition Is
.tpeeiall- notable IN view OF the fact
nos during the last two fscal years the
si~ect and indirect taxes have been
c27 coo 600 less each year than similar
t.~es collected two years ago.
Tfo board made no recommendations
for INV general salary changes or new
norffious. The reason given was that
no zach changes should be allowec
nrtgi she employment or sob analysis
.ts3v nov being made is completed,
"a V'bieh time salaries viii be stand
ardized and fair and proper salaries
for an positions determined.
In the state hospitals and prisons,
however. positions and salaries have
been standardized, and under spe-
eiai conditions amounting pTaeti-
..ailv 10 an emergency increases nave
heen recommended and provided for
Ir fact. the increases IN salaries Tor
hospifsl employees constitute one Of
me- largest items IN the increase OF
ne hospital budget over the appropria-
lions Of last year.
No Salary Raise Urged
ON no case has salary increase
toen recommended says the report
Tor position logical 20 be included
tbat few increases have been recon-
incnded for those In the clerical group
receiving less than $500 annually"
In preparing the FIRST balanced bud:
set In the states history the Board Of
Ertimate and Control confined Itself 70
rcouirements FOR current operating eH-
Denses Of the state and fixed charges,
md did not pass on or consider re-
quests FOR construction or other cap
ital outlay purposes. appropriations
FOR the latter are always matters Of
legislative policy and the board did
not desire 10 anticipate the action Of
IRE Legislature. The budget shows
that. after reserving $26,OO0,00O Of the
cash cftimated 10 be In the treasury
on July /, 1923, for such purposes as
completing the New lork-New Jersey
Vchicular Tunnel. and other construc-
zion projects. S2s 100000 is available
lor new capital outlay ventures. This
should be q valuable guide In the for
ration Of a financial policy.
Personal Service Operation