Evening star., 1960-02-03
MARYLAND
Continued From First Pag

S1z mllIl0n OF the surplus Tor
future needs. Gov. Tawes told
the General Assembly that
"this money, as see it. belongs
to all the people for future
use and not to one or more
special groups, no matter how
vocal they may prove to be-"
End Of Surplus in '62 Seen
The Governor said the Sl2
million probably viii be needed
to balance the 1862 budget,
since revenues for that fiscal
year are estimated at $40 mil
lion below the probable size
Of the budget. At that time all
the surplus would be used and
the State may face the pros
pect of raising taxes.
1T was not my intention to
present an austere program"
Gov. Tawes saidA "Overindul-
gence in budget cutting can
lead to false economics. On the
other hand, I stand committed
TO the elimination of waste,
duplication of services and ex-
travagance Of any kind"
In arriving at his $232.8 mil
lion general fund figure, the
Governor cut $12.7 million from
departmental requests. Still
he left sizeable increase for
most functions.
Z. The biggest increase $l2.8
million went for educational
and related purposes. This in
cludes the teacher pay increase.
The educational expenditures
from the general fund total
$l06.4 million.
Health and Hospital pro-
grams went up $4.4 million:
employees retirement and social
security up $2.5 million; public
welfare, training schools and
camps, up Sl.8 million; mental
hygene up 81 million.
The budget calls for increas-
Ing slightly the payments for
all types Of welfare aid. The
biggest increase in the health
budget is for medical care
under the hospital impatient
program. The biggest jump for
mental care is at Rosewood
State Training School where
" additional employees are al
lowed.
Seek 661 New Employees
The budget. calls for add
ing 66l employees to the State
government at a cost of SIS
million. This is in addition to
the cost of providing pay raises
Tor veteran employees.
Gov. Tawes proposes to add
40 more State troopers to bring
the force to sol by the end of
the fiscal year. This is still un-
der the 685 desired ito ade-
quately control the highways
OF our State"
: The Governor proposes ex-
pansion of the new department
of economic development which
was set up last year to attract
new industry. More funds also
are proposed for Tidewater
Flsherles, primarily for oyster
propagation and new personnel.
University Budget Increased
The University of Maryland
budget proposed totals $31.5
million. an increase of S2.8
million. The increase is pri-
marlly for faculty and classi-
fed employe salary raises and
increased cost of maintaining
the physical plant.
Gov. Tawes recommended a
$l3,54l, 100 capital improve
ments program, cut of $14.2
million from departmental re-
quests.
The University of Maryland
Is scheduled to get $3.8 mil
lion worth of capital improve
mentS. The biggest share is
for expanding facilities at the
Baltimore campus.
At College Park, the Cover
nor's program contemplates
spending $1.587, 900, which in
cludes construction of a new
wing and remodeling Talia-
Terra Hall, equipping a new
dormitory- dining hall for men,
an additional floor for the
physics building, expansion of
fire training facilities and i'm
provements of public utility
facilities.
The department of mental
hygiene would get $3.7 million
for new facilities, including a
$l.3 million central service
building and three 100-bed
units at Spring Grove State
Hospital and a 200-bed in
i1rmary at Spring Grove.