The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-25
Nation Has Started
 War On High Costs
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rom FuBe
 stock traded (thus doubling the
 old tax). Republican legislative leaders
 will attempt to lower the proposed
 budget by $20,O0O,O00. Governor Roosevelt has recommended a mor-
 atorium on statutory increases in
 school teachers salaries to save
 between $5,000,00O and $6,0O0, 0,0G0.
 Mayor Marvin of Syracuse literally
 has forced salary reductions on all city employees.
 New Jersey-qovernor A. Harry
 Moore recommended more than 100 departments be consolidated
 into 12 departments; abolition of 35 commissions; two year recess in road building; return of $16,500,- 900 to the municipalities from the road building fund; temporary
 postponement of institutional con- struction. We must be ruthless, the frills and furbelows must go and budgets must be cut to the
 bone,' he told the legislature. Connecticut-Governor Cross an- | nounced projects not regarded as immediately necessary must be postponed, including the $10,000,- 900 Merritt highway program. Maine-Governor William Tudor Gardiner said state employees will have salary reductions on a sliding scale of to 15 per cent and the code bill. recently endorsed by partments at saving of $300,- 900 annually.
 Massachusetts Governor Jo- seph E. Ely recommended salaries of all employees earning more than
 $2,000 annually be reduced 10 per cent; that administrative expenses
 be cut; that state departments re- duce their expenses per cent
 The proposed unemployment ap- propriation this year is $4O0,0OO
 against $20,0O0,00O last year last years covering two year period. Mayor Curley of Boston is expected to cut city expense by $5,- 100000.
 New mpshire-Budget esti- mates for 1931-1932 cut from $4,- 113,001 to $3,61S,161 and the bud- get estimates for 1932-1933 cut from $4,297,778 to $3,795,523. The legislature meets only every two years. Spending for the first six months of this fiscal year (running from July 1 to June 30) has been cut $200,0O0 under the appropria- ations. Savings included reduction in mileage on state motor vehicles, issuance of a new contract for state gasoline and new state printing contracts.
 Rhode Island--Finance Com missioner Frederick $. Peck an- nounced expenses must be reduced by more than $1,000,000 and Gov Norman $. Case said: we must not impose new taxes" Many cities curtailing expenses and Felix A. Toupin of Woonstocket said i've have stopped the system of foolish borrowing"
 Vermont-Numerous minor and unnecessary expenses eliminated from state departments; cost of state institutions reduced mainly through more economic buying and more efficient management. Pennsylyania-Governor Pinchot claims the state faces huge deficit and Treasurer Edwin Martin con- tends there will be $10,000,000 III lhc Clllo yCdI . Many organizations demanding curtailment of governmental ex- penditures and elimination of high
 salaried officials. Governor Pin chot said he had reduced the num- ! that studes were underway for
 further reductions. He is opposed
 to salary reductions. "Slovenly
 housekeeping pyramids the cost
 prodigiously." he said. Delaware-Economy is the watch
 word but no Suts have been or
 dered and the Nstate is floating a $1,OOO,0OO road bond issue; has undertaken construction of state
 buildings costing $750,000; has in- creased the franchise tax permit ting rebate of 50 per cent on in- come taxes. Governor Buck urged the rebate be used for aid- ing the unemployed. Wilmington, Del, is constructing three new schools at about $1,200,000 cost and one outside Wilmington at cost og $300.0O0.
 Maryland-Governo Albert C.. Ritchie advised heads of state bu- reaus that $2,O00,O00 must be saved in 1892 or there will be an appro- priation cut next year and pos- sibly a decrease in personnel "I do not want any construc- tion curtailed or anything done that will add to the unemployment situation," he said. We must get down to necessities now" Balti- more's annual collection of tax rev. enues shows 94 per cent collec- tion of tax revenues, Mayor Howard Jackson has ordered extreme econ- omy with the budget more. than $3,- OO0,O0 reduced.