The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-17
LEGISLATURE VOTES OVER -FOUR
MILLION DOLLARS APPROPRIATIONS

The legislature which adjourned
last Friday at Juneau after an all
night session when the clocks were
stopped five minutes before mid
night voted a total appropriation OF
.s4.307.390 for the coming biennium
the largest appropriation ever ap-
proved by the Territory. OF this sum
the general appropriation bill called
for expenditure of S3.507.390 and
a separate road appropriation which
has always heretofore been part Of
the general appropriation bill was
voted at 100000.
Final major operations performed
by a conference committee from each
house in the early morning hours
are listed by the Juneau Empire as
follows;
Striking of the $4,000 for carry
ing the criminal Identification bill
into effect striking Of $4,000 for
vocational education and $4,000 for
correspondence courees; raising the
appropriation for the employment
service from the $4,000 to which
it had been cut by the Senate to
100000 bobbing of S11,S00 for the
Department of Public Welfare ap-.
preparation and striking OF the $4.-I
600 item which the Senate had
tackled on the measure for the Ter
ritorial Chamber of Commerce.
An item for salaries of Associate
Mining Engineers under the Com
missioner Of Mines was restored to-
$4,000 from the $4,000 to which
the Senate had slashed it.
Reinserted at insistenee of the
House conference committee was an
appropriation of $4,000 for indus
trial and agricultural fairs, which
had been stricken by the Senate.
As finally enacted, the appropria-
tons for the biennium beginning
April l, 1899 are as follows.
Office of the Governor
Additional salary of Secretary to-
Governor, 1920 per annum, s1,440;
salary of Assistant to the Secretary
to Governor, $4,000 per annum,
$500; salary of two stenographers,
$2,1O0 per annum, $8,400; addition
al special service. $500; contingent
office expense, including dissemin-
alton of information about Alaska
and publication and circulation of
pamphlets and booklets, under di-
rection of the Governor, $4,000; re-
pairing and furnishing Governors
house and upkeep of grounds, ST.
900; entertainment at Governor
house, $4,000; total, s23,540.
Office of Attorney General
Salary of Attorney General, SOL
600 per annum, $4,000; salary of
Clerk, $1,000 per annum, $1,000;
extra clerical expenses. $4,000;
court costs, $4,000; contingent Of
flee expense, $500; additional law
books, $500; total, s21,800.
Office of the Auditor
Salary OF the Auditor, $4,000 peri
annum, $4,000; salary of Chief
Clerk. $4,000 per annum, $1,000;
salary of Accountant, $1,000 per
annum, $1,000; salary of Assistant
additional clerical assistance, ST.
400; contingent office expense, ST.
000 payment to U. S. Commissioners
of recording fees for vital statistics,
including printing and binding re-
cords, $10,5O0; printing session laws
in sheet form, $3.50; printing Aud
itors report and report of Board of
Budget, $500; carrying into effect
provisions of insurance laws includ
ing travel expenses, hearings, re-
ports, $4,000; audit accounts of Al
aska University and Pioneers Home
$4,000; total s52,850.
Territorial Treasurer
Salary of Territorial Treasurer,
$4,000 per annum, $4,000; salary
of Assistant to Treasurer, $500 per
annum. 1920; salary of Chief
Clerk, $1,000 per annum, $5,400;
salary of two stenographers. s2,100I
per annum, s8,400; premium on
Treasurer's surety company bonds,
two bonds for 10000 each, $4,000;
premium on surety company bond
of Chief Clerk and tax collector
clerks, $500; carrying into effect
School Tax Act, $500; carrying in
to effect Automobile License Law,
$4,000; printing, postage, office
supplies and equipment and neces-
sary travel and contingent expenses
$4,000; salaries of tax collection
clerks and necessary travel expenses,
s17,600; audit of Territorial ac-
counts, $1,000 total, s61,5OO.
Support of Schools
(Biennium ending June 80, 1941)
Schools within incorporated towns
and incorporated school districts,
$3.50, 900; schools outside incorpor-
ated towns and incorporated school
districts, $515,0O0; special school
facilities, $4,000; payment of tut
ton to incorporated towns, etc.,
s32, 900; clerk hire necessary ex-
penses and salaries. Board of Edu-
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