Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-18
TELLS Of WORK
OF BANK DEPT.
Commissioner Medill Says
Revenue Far Exceeded
Expenses
$40, 900 ASKED FOR
TUBERCULOSIS WORK
stan Correspondent.


STATE HOUSE, DOVER. Del,
Jan. is.-Revenue from the State
Banking Department last year
amounted TO about $4,000 in taxes
on banks. fees and other changes
under the act, State Bank Commits
sioner George L. Medin told the leg
islative budget committee at a hear
ing this afternoon. The amount of
revenue will probably be increased
to about sac 900 this year Mr.. Me-
/ dill, stated. This amount far ex-
ceeds the expense OF conducting the
Department
Mr.. Medill said the travelling ex-
I penses Of himself. his deputy and
clerk from their homes to the
Dover Office are paid out Of his con-
tingent funds. He explained that
monthly tickets are bought and as
they can be used often when on Of
fetal duty It is really little or no ex-
pense to the State over what the ex-
pense would be should they charge
for trips from the office to places on
official business where the monthly
tickets are used.
He is asking s17,935 for 1923 and
s1s,035 for 1924. and explained the
increase saying it provided for con-
templated salary increase but the
Governor in his budget eliminated
the amount for salary increases and
cut the bank examiners budget to
S15,SS5 for 1924 and S15,935 for
1925. The bank commissioner Is
paid $500 a year, Mr. Medill said. |
and his deputy gets $4,000 a year. |!
and he Is allowed $500 for clerk |
hire. He and his force work joint !
ly with the Federal examiners in |
the Federal reserve banks and there !
by save the State money Mr.. Medill /
explained the operations of his office /
and how expensive it is TO get as
sistants because OF the high class
employees necessary. lie said he is I
not asking for a salary increase for /
himself or his deputy but recon- |
mends that his clerk, who is really /
an examiner, should be increased /
from $500 to $500 a year. but
to do that will require a legislature
act.
DR.. Albert Robin. executive secre-
tary of the State Tuberculosis Com
mission. told the budget committee
this afternoon tina, il the State can
not afford to give this commission
any more than $4,000 a year. the
entire commission will be dlsorgan-
lied and It may as well give up the
work Il has been doing and he
could show the committee why this
was so. The commission has asked
for $40, 900 a year for the next two
years, and the Governor in his
budget reduced the yearly appro-
priation to $4,000. Asked by SEN
ator Viven why he made this re-
duction, Governor Denney said
simply TO keep the appropriation
with the revenues OF the State and
in accordance. with his policy Of pay
as you go.
DR.. Robin admitted TO the COM
mittee his salary is $4,000 year as &.
secretary, and that this is fixed not
bv law but by the commission. The
office secretary is paid $500 year.
and the stenographer 1920 year.
He said the commission is now car
ing for a total of % patients, 20 at
Hone Farm and two outside the
state. Last year they spent SIS,
1882 for maintenance of white pa
tents and about $4,000 for mainte-
nance of Negro patients. In reply
10 a question from Chairman Col
.ins DR.. Robin said tuberculosis Is
vice as prevalent among Negroes as
among whites. This year they ask
for ss5. 900 for maintenance OF white
patients. ~
David snellenburg, president OF
the commission, told the committee
that to cut the appropriation S4O,OoO
would greatly handicap the work OF
the commission. He said the over ,
head OF the commission, that or ,
running the executive office. was
costing but s per cent He told how ,
A. the start they hired an outside ex-
pert at $4,000 a year TO take charge !
NJ the work and after six months II ,
was decided to work out their PROD +
Iern right at home without any out
side experts, and DR.. Robin was Sc
cured to take charge at H'ZoO
year. Or. Robin. ne said. is recog-
nized as an expert and the work has
been advancing satisfactorily uhoer
his lead. Two physicians were Sc 7
cured in each county at $500 year :
n look after the work in those coun- n
les. Mr.. Snellenburg said the COM
mission was building up Its own
home efficient staff.
In conclusion he said IL the ap-
is cut as suggested there
would he many who would have TO
walk the streets with tuberculosis
md that would, in his estimation
be a crime.
The committee not only handles
.ases that come to the clinics, ne
aid. but also goes out and hunts for
ubercular cases to care for.
Dr. Dwight. of Smyrna. one OF the
Kent county physicians employed by
he commission, told Of the work ne
$ doing. He conducts a small clinic
It his home. he said.
Representatives OF the Levy Courts
Il the three counties and the State
board OF Health will also he heard
his afternoon relative to apprOpria-