The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-08
HUGE BUDGET
BITE MADE BY
ECONOMY AK
Grand Total of as Millions
Set for Biennial Period
of 1933-35.
SLASH IS 18 MILLIONS
State Institutions to Get
Heavy Reduction in
Appropriations.

Indiana's state government for the
biennial period 1933-35 will cost the
taxpayers $21, 961 166, a decrease of
54,000,160 from the 1881 biennial
budget as modified by the special
session.
These figures were made public
today when the budget bill was in
troduced in the house Of representa-
tives.
In addition to the direct levy, in
dependent funds are set forth in the
budget bill as totaling S23,310,000,
making the grand total of proposed
expenditures $45,c71 ,166.
Under the 1881 biennial budget, as
modified by special session cuts, the
grand total was $64 143,685, the new
budget thus representing 4 total esti-
mated decrease in expenditures from
all sources of S16,872,519.
Many Millions Cut
The budget, as prepared by the
state budget committee and APP
proved by McNutt, is based on the
present departmental setup.
Institution total is set out in the
new budget at S15,644,310, of which
$7,120,000 goes to the four state
schools.
The departmental total is $6,316,-
1856.
The state highway commission,
which comes under independent
funds and not from direct tax, was
cut from the special session budget
of $36,600,000 to $21, 100000 for the
two years.
McNutt pointed out that he took
the lead in slashing his own budget
by $10,478. This, however, is not
disclosed by the budget BILL since
expenditures budgeted by Governor
McNutt were paid by former Gov
ernor Harry G. Leslie from his
emergency fund
Architect is Dropped
Major items dropped include the
$40 per diem consulting architect,
who cost $1,000 for the last fiscal
year, and an institutional investi-
gator at 1920.
On the grounds that his two sec
retaries are going to handle more
work, he gave each a raise.
Pleas Greenlee will get $4,000 a
year, where L. o. Chasey, Leslie's
secretary, got $3,56O; Wayne Coy
will get $4,000, where Gaylord Nor
ton got S2,745.
Under the McNutt budget, Indi-
ana university will receive $780,
900 and Purdue university $780,
900. The special session gave Pur-
due $3,377,750 and 1. U. $3,230,000
State Teachers college, Terre Haute,
was cut from $685. to $640 900
and Ball State Teachers college,
Muncie, from $4,000 to 100000.
Funds Are Combined
McNutts emergency and military
funds are combined in the budget
at $125,000 a year. The sum was
set with the idea of emergency con-
Struction at state institutions, since
all construction appropriations were
stricken from the DILL.
The Governors salary remains
at $4,000 year and his mansion
maintenance fund at $4,000. The
maintenance figure was set by the
state budget committee, without
recommendation" the Governor
said.
Major departmental Slashes in
clude all the offices under Secre-
tary of State Frank Mayr Jr., the
total being reduced from $627, $40
to $547, 500.
The health department was cut
from S671,775 to S562,28O conser-
walton from $566,377 to 1851 400 and
public instruction from SSO3 ,665 to
S492 900.
Reductions in penal institution
budgets follow:
Indiana state prison from S1.118.-
$50 to S1,008,650; reformatory, s918-
500 to $743,000; penal farm, S4O9 900
to S356,300; and women's prison.
S108,200 to $86,70O
Other institutional reductions in
cluded the Central state hospital
here. from $1,158,8O to 100000. and
the Fl. Wayne school and colony.
81 063 400 tn 1874 0OO