The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-28

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 S800.000 to $600,000. Commissioner Of Mines. eliminate s2,400 for drafts man and S750 for special filing cases Assay Office, eliminate $500 travel expense; rescue and relief of lost persons. from S15000 to $l2,5O0; eliminate 10000 bounty on eagles; Fisheries Experimental Commission, from s2O 900 to Sl3,000; eliminate S25,- GOO for cleaning salmon streams Ctrout bounty); Aeronautics and Communications Commission, from S7O.OOO to sl5.0OO; Board of Chiro- practic Examiners, from $500 to s35C.
 Million Deficit Seen
 Estimated revenues for the con- Ing biennium are set at S3,846, 500 which falls more than million dol lars short of the estimated expendl- lures of s4,92l ,383.20.
 Item by item the appropriations Tn which increases are recommended by the Budget Board for 194l-43 tshow- ing the 1939-41 total and the new sum asked are as follows: enter tainment at Governors House, from s2,000 to $4.00O premium on surety company bond of Assistant to Ter ritorial Treasurer and on bonds of Tax Collection Clerks from S400 to $500; carrying into effect automobile license law, from $2,500 to s3,000; treasurer printing, postage. etc, from 5000 to S7,500 Territorial Banking Board expenses, new item of $2,500; schools within incorporated towns and districts, from $730000 to $780, GOO; tuition to towns, S32,000 to $35,- GOO; vocational education, new item of $50 ,000; salary of Deputy Commits soner of Education, from S5,400 to S7,2O0; travelling expenses of Com missioner of Education. from $3,000 to $5,0OO Textbook Commissioner, new item of $500; University of Alas ka experimental work cooperative with Federal Acts, from $10,000 to $30,O00; University extension work cooperative with Federal Acts, from $17,0OO to $24,000; University admin istration and maintenance, from $169,400 to $199,050. "e
 University Building
 A total of $386, 800 requested by the University for new building including a School of Mines Building, Mems Dormitory Eielson Building, infirm- ary, rifle ranges and equipment, was neither recommended nor disapprov- ed by the Board of Budget, which explains that the matter is one for the Legislature
 Commissioner of Mines, salary of clerk, from $4,860 to $5,40O; travel and field expenses, $10,000 to $12,500; temporary field assistants, new item of $5,000; salary of stenographer clerk, new item of $4,2O0; contingent expenses, from $3,60O to $5,000 (in- cluding for first time maintenance of branch offices at Anchorage and Fairbanks) Assay Office contingent expenses, 2,200 to $2,300; equip mellt and supplies, $4,300 to S4,7O0
 Wickersham Purchase?
 Alaska Museum acquisition of rare books, curios, etc, from $200 to $5,000; salary of Commissioner of Health, $500 to $4,776; salary of secretary, $3,600 to S4,200; clerical assistants, new item of $7,800; contingent quar- antine expenses, $8,0O0 to $l5,OOO; travel expenses of Commissioner and assistants, s1,000 to s2,OO0; office ex- pense, $500 to S2,O00, rent, $3,600 to $6.600 tincluding for first time a branch laboratory at Anchorage) i; light, power and telephone, $500 to $2.000; care of crippled children, $20,000 to $30,000; veneral disease control in cooperation with Armed Forces and U. s. Public Health Service, new item of $10000
 Pioneers Home general mainte- nance, $156,9O0 to S176,200; salary of superintendent, $7,200 to S8, 400; God dard maintenance, $20,OO0 to $32,6O0; bounty on hair seals, S60,000 to $80,000; weights and measures, $500 to s2,500: Unemployment Compensa- tion Commission service account, $20,000 to s25,000; Alaska Planning Council, $20,000 to S25,OOO.
 Territorial Boards
 Board of Optometry, $500 to S340; Board of Pharmacy, $500 to $500; Beard of Medical Examiners, new item of $l,000 for emergency fund Board of Accountancy, s200 to S250; Board of Cosmetology, $700 to $500; Department of Public Welfare, S59,- 565.57 to $69.9772 tof which $23,- 337.20 is Territory's sfare) old age assistance, $500 ,000 to $660, 900; moth- CTS allowances, S66.000 to $70,0OO; Board of Dental Examiners, new item of $500
 An amended estimate of the De- pertinent of Public Welfare increas- ing the total to $87005 tbut cutting the TerritOry's share to S20, ,205) and increasing mothers allowances an additional s2,00O was received by the Board too late to be included in the general total
 Members of the Territorial Board of Budget are Gov. Ernest Gruening Treasurer Oscar G. Olson and Audi tor Frank A. Boyle