Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1892 — A LARGE SUM OF MONEY. [ARTICLE]

A LARGE SUM OF MONEY.

The Appropriations at Ma Legislators of I*9l Aggregate eA755,8*1.41. The appropriations made by the last Legislature having been repeatedly called for, they are given below as taken from the acts of the General Assembly of 1891. with the page of the volume where they are made: Pago. - ~ ■ ~ ■ V Expenses of the regular session 0(1891 $105,000 00 19 Salary Secretary State Board of Heelth and expenses 5,000 00 C... 80 Reimburse med. superintendent of Northern Hospital.... 11,503 00 28 To pay claim of “Warren-Sehorf Asphalt laving Company.’’... 8,033 31 85 Caaim of William MoeUering for “ i0teri5irr.:.;................. i,moo 80 Com pie tlo. of Southern Hosplsalfoi .mane : 45,535 93 88 Laundr* lor . l&lnfleld Reform School C.OOO 00 88 Cosos for battle flags of State of Indiana 457 30 99 For relief of Perry County 2,387 03 1M Expenses of school book bids... 1,000 00 800 Claim of Augustus Bruner 3,010 16 311 Claim of L'uakznan & Scherrer paving sidewalks 1,550 95 £77 Judgement In favor of Henry 840 For institution f r Education of blind V; 340 Furnishing n< w building.... 8,000 00 3*o New oakery end removal of 01d,,.,....... - 1,00000 340 New boiler house and remodeling old 2,500 00 340 Plumbing steam and gas fixtures. 2.500 00 340 Equipping the gymnasium.. 840 ■ Paving walks abou L building.. 300 00 440 Furniture for old buildingiT.. 500 00 841' Soldiers’ sad ailors’ tnonu- —- i&C,; 30,000 00 346 Claim of Fred Luakmasffor paving at StaWsHousef. 2.096 €0 353 Balance due in castern an i soutba hospitals.. 7,934 53 860 Governor, soreta clerk, messengers'saiar 8,230 00 850 Salary Adjutao General and olork ’. 1,920 00 850 Quartermaster aerel 600 00 v. Governor's offlet pense 600 00 H'J) (ovemor’s civil itingent fund 1,000 00 Governor’s mill y contingent fund 2,000 00 553 Salary fit Lieutenant Governor.. 1,000 00 855 Hal ary of Seoretary of State, deputy, and c1erk............ 4,300 00 237 Distribution of reports of Bupreme Court. ............... 1 200 00 357 Messenger of Secretary of 5tate......................... 300 00 .157 Clerk of bureau of printing... 1.. 1,200 00 657 Office expenses of Secretary of State - 650 00 857 Destruction of laws and documents by Secretary of State.. 250 00 557 Salary of Auditor of State and clerks .......... 0,800 00 357 Office expenses erf Auditor of State * 1,000 00 357 Salary of Treasurer of State and clerks,etc 6,420 00 ’337 Salary of Attorney General, deputy, eto 4,300 00 337 Attorney General’s office expenses 600 00 So 7 Salary of Superintendent of Public Instruction and clerks. 5,300 00 657 Traveling and office expenses.... 1,000 00 557 Salary of State Librarian and assistants 3,500 00 $53 Office expenses and distribution of documents 600 00 358 Books and binding 2,000 00 358 Salary of janitor of State Library 600 00 358 Deficiency in salary of M. J. O’Brien 120 00 358 Expenses of Bure m of Statistics 11,000 00 ,-358 Salary of Supreme judges....... 20,000 00 T6B Salary of Law Librarian 1,600 00 868 Salary of Sheriff and messenger of Supreme Court 1,408 00 858 Office and chamber expenses... 2,000 00 868 Purchase of books for library... 2,000 00 368 To pay for volumes of Supreme Court reports... 8,000 00 3SB Salary of Circuit judges 160,000 00 868 Salary of prosecuting attorneys 30,000 00 358 Sauries of Superior Court judges 7,000 00 •68 Salaries of Appellate Court judges 17,600 00 368 Office and chamber expenses of Appellate Court 2,000 00 168 Sheriff of Appellate Court 600 00 868 MUsge of Sheriff in conveying prisoners , 26,000 00 K 8 Central Hospital for Insane 200,000 00 •69 Central Hospital clothing 12,000 00 869 Central Hospital current repairs of premises 15,000 00 169 Central Hoepital electric light plimt . it *«1<« 35,000 00 •60 Central Hospital wash house,. 111,000 00 tel Central Hospital tunne1......... 7,000 00 869 Northern Hospital, maintenance bs.ooooo 869 Eastern Hospital, maintenance and repairs... 86,000 00 869 Bouthern Hospital, maintenance and repairs 85,000 00 359 Maintenance of Blind Institution... 80,000 00 869 Current expenses and repairs... 8,000 00 369 Maintenance of Dekf sad Dumb Institution.*. 66,00(100 859 Current expenses and repairs... 3,000 00 360 Maintenance School tor Feebleminded 72,000 00 399 Salaries of officers and trustees same... 4,600 00 359 Current incidental expenses same 2.00000 369 Erection of school (or boys some. 20,000 80 J 69 Erection of building for Industrial department 11.000 00 '9BO Soldiers and Sailors' Orphan Home 05,000 00 360 Current repairs end incidental expenses of same. 2,000 00 360 Salaries of officers and trustees. 3,600 00 300 Library and reading room for •Aue 900 00 180 State University at Bloomington 80,000 00 )00 New library building 6,000 00 WO Purdue University 30,000 00 M 0 State Normal School at Terra „ Haute 10,000 00 360 State Board of Health 6,000 00 380 tlshary Commission 1,000 00 360 Purdue University new buildings 12.000 00 360 State Prison South 00,000 00 361 State Prison North. 100,000 00 861 Reform school , 70,000 00 861 Reformltory tor women and girls 40.000 00 * 4.W.00 BQ2 StSSe Geologist salary 2,000 00 MS Salary of Mine Inspector and adjutant ............... 2,900 00 362 Expenses of Mine Inspector.... 600 00 862 Salary of Natural Gas lunpect'r 1,500 00 362 Expenses of Dep tof Ge010gy..5,700 00 862 Interest in School bonds 275,000 Oo 803 To pay the Interest on 10an..... 340,000 09 362 state Horticultural Society 1,000-00 862 Public printing, advertising and stationery 30,000 00 ta> daJaryoiHtataTax Commission- •*» * Clg X >,(UpQ 00 | BgrttsacSs as s avttssrr.'. 1,300 00 Ml Salary of engineer 1,500 00 HI Salary of assistant custodians. janitors, et 0.... 11,000 00 862 Salary of engineer’s assistants., 5,000 00 102 Vot State House enginfer for repute 2.500 00 801 l’or St-to House engineer for heating.. ! .r...\ 7,600 00 862 Water for R ate’louse 2.300 00 86 Mlumitt hr; Htava otme Si.flna 49 * • $$ W i. ’■ •.’•v ' ;«-v,-o ef.Ute" fc to. - md*. ’ *;.TO.. itaMfi 603 Repair o. OOf c l i tote House'-'.. J.OOQ 0U M BkpppiibriodisuvlegUiu ;,,, .‘s.aooeS flu Tp Wurrtin tn-huri Atpbult RevlugCo;. U 82290 Sfudgmout of Charles J. Gsrdner 1.004 17 Titan., m, of i. Booth Packing -t — -iflonw-rr*., .j. 880 00 S ndgnq- f.’tiu. r-- . ~mK wx’.rk r iws ..»• -■! Utl, ' b|S w 1 >4

is snaaSfe , "-4s&-. Mg* 401 Industrial Education of Deaf and Dumb 8,000 00 401 Industrial Education of the Blind ...l 3,000 00 401 Industrial Education of the Feeble-Minded 2,000 00 407 Soldiers’ sad Bailor*’ Orphans . Home rTTTTrt 407 To construct chappel, etc........ 18,000 80 407 Extension of Hospital..,.., 8.000 00 407 Six additional 05tta*L........ i , JS,OUO 00 607 Additional work shops «.oW<s 407 Additional school rooms 6,000 00 407 Repair of Farm 00ttage...,,..... jto 00 4OT Upper story of dining hall.. L«» 00 407 Wells and apparatus . nTTHTTm 2,008 00 407 Extend ana improve eleotria Htfrtvystom LOOO 00 407 New water closets 8,800 00 407 lunrovement of grounds, etc... 1,500 00 4oi Maintenance of library and Reading r00m,... .......... -... „*»<*> 607 Current repairs. 2,000 00 82,786,827 41 Chapter 132 of the acts of 1891, pass 333, is an act authorizing ttys borrowing, if found necessary, to meet the appropriation made by the last session, the snm of $1,400,000. Why is It that the claim of William JKVGansberg for 81,804,50 should be provided for twice? Why should It cost $41,000.00 per annum to care for the State House? Why should $11,000.00 be appropriated and paid assistant custodian, janitors, sweepers and watchmen at the State House? in the foregoing list ■ .