New Britain herald., 1923-04-17
CONN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ASKS
 ASSEMBLY TO PRACTICE ECONOMY

or other purposes which arc befor
 the committees of the general assem
 bly or which may he presented bo
 fore tho end of the session.
 It will be seon that the amour
 necessary for the maintenance of thu
 various departments and institution
 of the state practically equals tho cs
 timated income of the state. The
 burden of taxation should not bo in
 creased and all possible means mus
 be considered of reducing the cost oI the state government, There Is q 1 definite limit--and that limit must bs recognized sooner or later----to tho amount of money the state can cy. ! pend. This is true even when the l present basis of taxation, made up as it is of numerous sources, Is taken into consideration. The proponents Of new or extra appropriations out side of the items of the budget sub mitted to the general assembly owe it to the citizens of the state of Con- nectieut to consider the revenues of the state and the sources from which the money may be derived to pay for the projects which they are advo- eating.
 The Connecticut Chamber of Com- mcrce is urged to use whenever pos sibe every available agency to make the following recommendations ef- fcctive. In stating these, the commit tee takes occasion to reiterate either in whole or in part certain recom- mendations presented to you two years ago by the committee on sur vey of state finances.
 1. The state and every agency within it's control, should practice the strictest economy in all expenditures, and every effort be made to have our state, as such, live within it's income.
 2. Every state commission, insti- tution and board should keep strictly within the law creating them and limiting the scope of their activities. The determination of the scope of policy and it is urged that this be one of contraction and strict adher- ence to the original purpose of their creation, rather than one of expan- sion.
 g. All state organizations of what ever. nature should keep strictly with in the statute in expending appro- priations granted them, and their dis bursements should be limited only to those funds made available by the general assembly.
 4. Instead of creating new boards and commissions to take care of new matters, no matter how essential, these added duties should be placed upon existing appropriate bodies
 5. The matter of the advisability of creating a three-headed highway commission or of adhering to the existing practice of having a high way commissioner in charge of the highway department was referred to this committee for consideration. After a thorough discussion of the merits of these proposals it was the opinion of the committee that sin l commission is the more for the following req sons:
 (a) The state of Connecticut is of such size that it has been proven that the territory and the work can be effectively covered by one man.
 tb) A three headed commission would invite pressure for the favor | ing of particular localities.
 (c) It would inevitably facilitate | and promote Hog rolling" in the | placing of contracts.
 (d) It would tend to undermine the independence and efficiency of high grade engineer.
 (e) It would divide responsibility. |
 6. In the matter of the increase and improvement of facilities for the