The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-20

agency.
 Proposed Reductions
 The contemplated reductions were: $111 ,000 in the public works depart- ment; $101 900, motor vehicle de- partment; $24,000, controllers of flee; $18,000, park and forest com- mission; $16,000, insurance depart- ment; $13,000, banking department; $11 ,000, health department; $10,000, welfare department; $l0O00, state treasurer's office, and amounts vary- ing from $1,0OO to $3,500 each in the budget division, auditors of public accounts, state library, judiciary, secretary of state, commission for ests and wild life, athletic commis- sioner, liquor control commission, department of agriculture and statute revision commissioners of- | flee.
 These savings were expected to total more than $350000. The governor estimated income for the biennium would amount to $48,- GAG, 100 in the general fund-$24,- 060, 100 in 1939-41, and $24,580,00 in 1940-41.
 Inherited Deficit An inherited deficit from the last administration, attributable to rev. enue shrinkage, increased relief ap- propriations and hurricane rehabili- tation, he said, would aggregate $l,- 500,000 Gin spite of policies in force to curtail expenditures" , aIAtkiay.aI h,x~lax. c6n,,l5araA by the state, he said, was $l,600, 900 year for interest and retirement of a $25, 1000 900 bond issue for fund.- ing and new construction and an in- crease of several hundred thousand dollars a year because of continu- ance of the 54-hour week law for state employees. Maintenance of new buildings also will require an ad- ditional expenditure of nearly $2,- 100000.
 Drastic Cut Tn Estimates
 To arrive at balanced budget, the governor said, 1t was necessary to drastically pare departmental budget estimates which originally stood at more than $80 1000, ,0c0 and dip into the building fund to take care of necessary expenditures All estimated appropriations, he said, were boned to minimum without affecting efficiency of essential serv- ices.
 Without practicing the severest economies, the executive asserted, 1t would have been necessary to bor- row $10,000,000 to meet the depart mental demands.
 The governor found n approxi- mate $1,800,0o0 unallocated balance in the building fund which, he said, will be used in whole or in part to wipe out the deficit.
 Major proposals of his budget mes- sage, which will go to the appro- priations committee for approval and possible revision, were:
 Pauper Relief Slashed
 Reduction from $2,000,000 to $l,- 250,0 ,000 @ year in the reimbursement by the state to towns for pauper relief, because of anticipated better ment in business conditions during the biennium.
 That all of the estimated $$1 ,873,- 900 needed for the state police be taken from the highway fund which now contributes only $325, 900 to this agency. "The use for activities di- rectly beneficial to motor vehicle users of all receipts of the state from the registrations and operators H. censes," he said, land from gasoline taxes, carries with 1t the implica- ton that all such services should be financed from these receipts which now go to the highway fund.
 Resources of the highway fund, however, he said, should include re- ceipts derived from fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed by courts for motor vehicles violations
 Recommendation that the build- ing fund, rather than the general fund, provide for additional con- struction work, hurricane rehabili- tation and cost of architectural, erl- ! gineering and inspectional services on the institutional building pro- gram.
 Old Age Assistance
 A suggestion that there is an urgent need of careful and thor ough examination of the present methods and procedures of finance ing old age assistance" Complete segregation of the old age assistance fund was recommended. It now totals $1,700,000 or about S900, 900 in excess of estimated benefits expen- ditures and administrative costs for the next two years.
 Establishment of q state farm for inebriates.
 Abandonment of teachers colleg- es at Willimantic and New Haven and concentration of training work at the remaining colleges at New Britain and Danbury.
 Discontinuance of state trade schools at Middletown and Man. chester. students now attending these schools" the governor said, "can receive e better training ct Hartford and Meriden." No Compensation Increases
 Elimination of all compensation increases for state employees. Funds were provided for major repairs and replacements to state plants only where urgently needed" Other re- quests were reduced to compare with expenditures during the cur. rent biennium.
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