The New York herald., 1922-04-03
STATES COST CUT
S2,5OO,OOO IN YEAR
Governor Signs Appropriation
Bill and Tells Of Savings
Effected.
ALL EXPENSES REDUCED
Legislative Needs and I'm
provements Provided For
Tax Drop Now in Sight.

spectaI Dispatch to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, April 2.
In spite of provision for extraordinary
public improvements and other require
ments costing $4,000, 900. and the neces-
sary Increase In the cost Of government
of s4.73s.228. Gov Miller announced to-
day in signing the supplementary ap-
preparation bill that a net reduction in
State expenses OF s2,5oo,ooO has been
effected this year. as compared with
with 1920
The supplementary bill aggregates
a.229.142. including $765,000 for ad-
justed canal and other claims against
the State, bringing the total appropria-
tons for this year up to $133 3,142.S07.
THE tctal appropriations carried in
this BILL the general bill, appropriating
S102,S57,610, and special bills, approp-
Rating s19.167,5S7. mainly for highway
construction. are $123,254.340," said the
Governor. THAT sum fairly represents
the amount to which the regular ex-
penses of the State have been reduced"
Some Minor Demands.
To this is added the s9.OOo.ooo for
extraordinary demands. and several
minor appropriations. making the total
$133.142,S07 The extraordinary de-
nnands referred to by the Governor in
clude S5.500.0O0, to complete the States
share of the construction Of the New
York-NAw Jersey vehicular Tunnel !;
S1,500.000 to acquire land necessary for
the Improvement Of the Harlem River,
needed both for barge canal shipping
and to relieve conditions In New York
Harbor; s1,0o0.000 to utilize the sur
plus canal waters at Visschers Ferry
and Crescent Dam for power. and ST.
100000 to give prompt temporary relief
70 disabled veterans of the world war.
1.-THE result" said the Governor, "is
especially gratifying in view of the
drastic cut of s70.000.0c0 In round num-
bers from the budget requests last
year and of the further fact that there
are annual increases in fixed charges
and expenses of government which can
not be avoided. Some Of the increases
In the requirements of this over last
year are as follows:
debt service, $705. .37S57: highways.
under the Lowman act and to supple
rnent Federal aid, $506, ,4S3.72; fixed
charges in education department. S2.416.-
765; pension retirement system, s10O,477
tax on public lands, s55.9Si.1S; tubercu-
lur cattle, S3S2,6lS.39; opening or Marcy
DIVISION Utica State Hospital. $297 .67S;
statutory increases in salaries In insti-
tutions, sl91. .399.9s: statutory increases in
salaries for normal schools. S72,670:
State police. sS.774; total, s4.73S, ,22s.4.
States Needs Cared For.
.'rhe Legislature has not been parsi-
monious. The legitimate needs of the
State and needful public improvements
have been adequately provided for. II
Is now for the administrative depart
ments of thes government to make ef-
ficient and economical use of the funds
provided and to discharge their sew
erai functions within the appropriations
allowed them. To do that 1t will only
be necessary to maintain the spirit OF
cooperation and the will constantly to
improve methods of administration
which have been exhibited in marked
fashion In the last year
The Governor also signed the bill I'M
posing direct tax of one-half of a
mill for teachers salaries and a little
less than eight-tenths of mill for debt
service.
"That will result I'm total reduction
In direct State taxes of SIS. 5.065.79O. as
compared with 1920, and unless abb
sorbed in increases in local taxation
will cause substantial tax reductions
in every county," Gov. Miller said.