The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-21
ADM. BOARD IN ACTON
 OVER FUNDS
General Freezing Order Is Announced Following
 Meeting Held Here

AnnOunCeQ r0llOWIng Meeting Held Here
 After considering all special and general appropriations, the Alaska Board of Administration has frozen s5 ,645, ,498 of Territorial funds uftil further notice.
 This includes $l,774.063 appF0- priated for school construction and repair, which was frozen earlier this month.
 Tn view of the critical condi- ton of the Territorial treasury" said Acting Governor Lew M. Will Hams today. 1t was necessary for the Board to cut to actual running expenses and such other monies as cannot be frozen
 FUNDS NOT FROZEN
 The so-called Walker law-Sec- ton 1922, A.CL.A. l94o-spccifics funds which cannot be frozen. These include maintenance and operation of public schools, asylums and homes: allowances to aged per- sons. relief and rescue of lost per- sons. support or relief of indigents and dependent children, payment of salaries to Territorial officials and employees. payment of neces- sary administration expenses of Territorial offices and payment of bounties.
 All other appropriations are. by law, maximum, conditional and proportionate appropriations"
 The Board of Administration has full power and authority to examine and survey the progress of reve- nues in relation to appeopriattons. and to determine which apectal ap- propriations should be honored out ot availa'sle funds.
 FROZEN FUNDS
 The total list of frozen appro- priations follows, with chapter reference to Alaska Session Laws of ls49. The school funds pre- viously mentioned are under Chap ter 60:
 Alaska Housing Authority to
 establish a housing pro-
 gram (Ch. l3) .............-.$ 250.000 Reimbursement to school
 boards for interest paid on
 money borrowed in l947-49
 biennium tCh. 52) .. 10000 Loan to Territorial Veterans
 revolving fund (Ch. 7O l,200.0sJ Community hospital con-
 struction tCh.' 81) ..... 250.O0O Territorial employees re-
 tirement system (Ch. 4) 10000 Pioneer Home for purchase
 and remodeling of adjacent
 property tCh. 55. total ap- i propriation 4500OO) ...... 10000 Rural school construction l (Cn. 6O) -....--......--............ ,O24 ,063 Construction and repairs, in-
 corporated school districts V
 tCh. sO ..........,............... 75o.ooo Fisheries Commission (Ch. 68,
 total appropriation $250.- VUU) -.----.-.---.-...-..-...-..-...- l6U, ,OOO Bus Transportation Commis- sion (Ch. 03) .................... 2.S00 Financial assistance to hos pitals (Ch. ss) .............. 5000 Territorial Building (Ch.
 lo5, .....,...... .............,........,. seoooo To establish Alaska Library Board (Ch. 107) .......... 1000 Statehood Commission (Ch.
 los) ........................., ,........ 5000 National Guard (Ch. 12o.
 total appropriation. | $75,OOO) .......-........-............ 66,000 Community fairs tCh. 124) 10000 Pure Food and Drug Act tCh. 129) ..,....,..,..........,. 10000 Purchase of typewriters
 (s. J. R. N .........,.. ......- $500 New construction, University of Alaska (Ch. IA. General Appropriations AcD e.. 100000 Vocational rehabilitation (Ch.
 llN .....:..,............................ 10000 Expenses of Superintendents'
 Advisory Commission meet
 ing, Commissioner of Edu-
 cation (Ch. 1l4) ....,...... 2,OOO Department of Mines con- struction of field offices (Ch. 114) ...-........... 100000 Hospital survey and construc-
 tion supervision (Ch. llA l5,000 SUBTOTAL ..................... S,5, ,634,063 Funds for these professional boards were likewise frozen: Optometry ...........,.................... 395 Pharmacy ....,...... ...................... 5000 Medical Examiners .................... l.2OO CosmetoiOgy .-.....---.-...-.-...---.-..--- l,ooO Chiropractic Examiners . 800 Dental Examiners ................ ~ 2.500 Basic sciences ............,.............. l.090 I