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THE HASSAU POST, FEEEPOHT, H. Y., FSIBAT, APWL U, 1916.
QoTeenor for review and be can recommend cuts or increases if he deems proper.
Thereupon, the entire budget goes before the entire Iveglalature to be conHldered in open session item by Item if desired. '
Every member of the Legislature will Icnow just what he is voting for and whether or not his vote Is going to necessitate the Imposition of a di¬ rect tax. It wlll not be possible for any member to say that he did not know what he was voting for.
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FKIDAY, AFRIL 14, 1910.
THE SAOE BUDGET LAW.
When he signed the Sage l)udg«;t bill Governor Whitman completed an important reform that has been un¬ der way for several years.
In 1U13, Assemblyman Hinman, leader of the Republican minority and Asseniblynian Adler, now major¬ ity leader In the lower house, col¬ laborated on a resolution for the joint- action of the lliiauclal commit¬ tees of the two houses throughout the year in tlie preparation of a budget to include all appropriations. The Legislature was Democratic in both branches and instead of adopt¬ ing the Hinnian-Adler budget plan it passed a bill creating tlie depart¬ ment of ellieiency and economy with functions overlapping several depart¬ ments and costing ten times as much as the Hinman-Adler proposal.
In I'J 15, .\.s8enil)Iyman Adler, then chairman of the ways and means com¬ mittee, introduced a budget bill but it failed of enactment.
The budget plan, liowever, was re- ceiTlng careful consideration all the time and, this year. Governor Whit¬ man brought it up with a recom¬ mendation for an executive budget. It was found that the plan outlined by the Governor could be made oper¬ ative only tlirough an amendment to the constitution which would require two years. After conferences be- tvv'fn tlio Covernor and the legisla¬ tive leadera a plan was worked out that could be made operative at once and the Sage bill was the result.
The new budget law is simple in operation, it is inexpensive, it pro¬ vides for the fullest publicity regard¬ ing appropriations and definitely fixes responslbWity therefor.
It secures the service-^ of tlu inem¬ bers of the two factional cominittees throughout the year at no cost ex¬ cept their necessary expenses when traveling. The principal cost is the clerks of tlie committees and the stenographers. The total cost ts $2 l.¬ OOO a year. The cost of the depart¬ ment of efliciency and economy cre¬ ated in 19111 lo do similar work was $203,000 during its first year which was ae long as it lasted.
The new law requires the Governor to submit to the Legislature a state¬ ment of appropriations desired with such recommendations as he deems proper.
The two flnancial committees, ways and means and finance, are required to submit to the Legislature not later than March 15, a budget containing complete and detailed statements of appropriations and tbe state's esti¬ mated revenue accompanied by a bill making the appropriations.
This bill goes Immediately to the order of second reading In both houses where It remains for five full legisla¬ tive days and shall be the special order of the day during that time. That means that the bill le before the entire membership of both houses during all the time of its considera¬ tion and while there any member of the Legislature or any head of a de¬ partment may examine It Item by item and be heard on It, or the Leg¬ islature may summon any department head to "be interrogated as to items pertaining to his department. Dur¬ ing this consideration of the bill. In open public session, amendments may be made increasing, reducing or elim¬ inating items.
After the bill has been advanced to third reading, it again becoin«s the special order of the day for at least three full legislative days in open ses¬ sion and then no amendments shall bo mad« except to reduce or eliminate an item unless by unanimous consent.
To summarize the operations of the new law;
During six months of the year, the clerical force of the two financial com¬ mittees is investigating the needs of departments and institutions and oompiling information for the use of the committees in preparing the bud¬ get.
Tben the de(>artment8 pass their requests for ftppropriatlons before tbe
OOOD WORK.
During the year 1915, the total amount of money recovered for the State by the Attorney General was »186,258.18. Of this amount $110,- 727.17 was recovered for the State hospitals, $8,577.3.') under the conser¬ vation law, $50,940.61 for violations of the agricultural and pure food law and $16,013.05 through miscellan- L'ous actions.
The amount of money recovered by tbe Attorney General represents nearly half the mure cost of the de- p.irtment of the State.
During the year, the number of claims against the State tried by the Attorney General was 830 ot which L'U were dismissed. The amount of money involved in the cases dismissed was $1,448,778 or nearly four times the entire co.'^t of the departnient to the State.
lly discontinuing tlie policy of em¬ ploying special counsel and handling all of the State's legal business in his own ofllce. Attorney General Wood¬ bury saved the State $75,000.
These are facts worthy of the care¬ ful consideration of every taxpayer who is Interested in knowing how the business of the State is tran¬ sacted.
The volume of tlie State's legal business is tnonnoiis. ,The .\ttorney General's oiflce is handling over 8,000 cases involving in money and prop¬ erty values over $200,000,000. It has cas(!H in all tlie Stale courts and in the Ignited States Supreme Court. Of 2'.', cases taken to the Court of /\ p- peals, tlie^fate won 10, lost five and two are undecided. In the Appellate the State won 1 0 I out of 1 3 1 and lost 2."> witli two undecided.
There were pending against tlie State on December 31, 191."), 1.97,') clainis aggregating $50,147,726, the bulk of them resulting from the build¬ ing of the harge canal. The awards upon these claims, when made, will draw Interest from the date of filing at tho rate of six per cent, a year. If the awards made in these claims sliould average one-third of the amount claimed, the interest would amount to about a million dollars a year. As the State has funds avail¬ able for the payment q# the awards, the .\ttorncy General recommends that the State hasten by every legiti¬ mate means the determination of these claims in order that it may save the difference between six per cent and a trifle leas than four per cent, which it is paying on the bonds from the proceeds of whicii the awards will be paid.
Increasing the capacity of llie Court of Claims by the addition of another temporary judge in the method sug¬ gested for the speedy determination of this great mass of claims and on this point the Attorney General saya in his annual roport:
'The law under whicli the Court of Claims operates may well be so amended as to provide for at least six judges Instead of flve, thc terms of offlce of three to be limited to and In¬ cluding the 3lst of March, 1920. At least three of the judges of the Court of Claims might by law be required to devote all of their time to the deter¬ mination of appropriation cases. The remaining judges should be available for the trial of appropriation cases whenever the demands of the liti¬ gants Interested In other classes of cases do not require their attention. In other worde, the interest of the State requires that every effort pos¬ sible should be made to determine the amount due to land owners whose lands have heen talqen, and such ainount should be paid promptly to such claimants in order that the bur¬ densome interest charge may be elim¬ inated at the earliest possible date."
The record of accompllehment of the office during the flrst year of At¬ torney General Woodbury's term is a good guarantee of the soundness of the recommendation.
ROOSEVELT CITIZENS HAVE BUILDED A ORAND MONUMENT
The Sohooi District of Roosevelt has just completed a grand monu¬ ment. It Is a monument, not to the dead, but for the living. It has been builded, not with tears and lamenta¬ tion, buf with love and joy in the building thereof.
It will not commemorate dead and fallen heroes, but will help the living to be worthy of all the heritage that such heroic men and women have bequeathed to them.
It must be—It is—a school houae. No other building can fulfllt tn wid¬
est measure, the facts set forth above. Therefore, so salth the card.
The Board of Education, Roose¬ velt, N. Y., requests tne pleasure ot your attendance at the exercises in connection with the opening of the new Schoolhouse, Saturday, April 15, 1916, at 3 p. m.
The Orand Army men will be there. They will bring something that they love better than their lives—The Flag—and present it to the school. And may Flag and School march on. side by side, so
"That this nation, under God, Shall have a new birth ot freedom; And that government ot the people. By the people, and for the people Shall not perish from the earth."
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ON OUARD!
"Peace itself should not so dull
a kingdom. Though war nor no known quar¬ rel were In question. But that defences, musters, pre¬ parations. Should be maintained, assem¬ bled and collected As were a war In expectation. "
—SHAKESPEARE. Read Shakespeare on Preparedness in the New York Herald. Sunday, April 16. An -American newspaper for American people.
CMcKerut-mum FEATHERED BIRDS!
FRERPORT POBT OFFICE. Oraitamry aad Resvlar MalU
From 7 a. m. to 8 D. m.
VIEWS OF STATE EDITORS.
But while Mr. Osborn may relire, we feeL that there sliould be and can be no foundation for the report that it Is settled that Mr. Harris is to suc¬ ceed to this important post. We have looked over many Democratic papers and huve seen no evidence ot any de¬ mand on the part of these papers or on tiie part of Democrats whom these papers may be taken to represent, that .Mr. Harris he chosen for thi.^ place. Kingston Leadei- (I)eiii). * 4 *
.Advices from Albany indicate a lower State tax this year. Senator Sage declares that the direct tax will not be moie than $3,5O0,0<io, a much smaller sum than last year, meaning a coiresDonding reduction in the State and county tax rate for Tompkins. The people of this county this year have helped lo pay the bills of the Glynn adniinistration and these bills came high. Hy careful pruning of appro- priati(U)s and more eflicienuy gener¬ ally tlie presenl administration will provide for all the legitimate needs of government without a hig tax.- Ithaca Journal.
Kor some time the impression has been growing more prevalent that this will prove a Republican year. There is a feeling ot dissatisfaction with the administration at Washing¬ ton, and many evidences are seen that the people want a change and are only waiting until the November elec¬ tion to bring it about. Tue.sday's lo¬ cal elections here in Westchester serve to strengthen the impression that the Republican party, upon which the nation has found it can rely In crises, will be called back to power by an overwhelming majority.
White Plains Record.
PROPOSAL FOR HIDS .\.NI) KSTlMATi:
FOU THK .ST.ATIO OF NKW Yf)RI>;.
NOTICK TO CONTKACTOHS.
Rtiit.' of New York, Offlci' of llu- .^lai.
ConimlHHloiivr of Hintiway.s, .Mbany,
N. Y.
I'ursuimt to Ihc proviHions of ('liapter 20, r.iiWH of U(0!i, a.s Miiicndiil l)y Clhap- ler «ir,, iMwn ot lilll. and Chapter 80. Ijaw.s of l!>i:!. sealed proposals will he received hy the undersltrned at ihiir office. .\o. .'i." Lani'aster Streei, .Vlbany. N. Y,. at 1 o'cioek p. m.. on Friday. Ihi- :JStli day of April, 1916. f..r lhe repair of the following? hlKhwavs:
N.A.SSAT' <'OI'NTY Iteji. Con. No. :i2!l. Class of worl;: Ciniinl concrete |>iiveineM(, re.surfac- iu^j;, no KUarantet. Koad .N'o. .1,1015. Name. Little Neck. Westbury. P. T. 1 Town. Norlh Hcnipstiad.
.Maps, plans, specilications and esll- maies mav he seen and iiroposal forms obtained ut Ihe office ot the Commis¬ sioner in Alhanv. N. Y.. and also at tlo' office of nivisloii Kt!j;ineir 11. H. Walt. Columbus Institute. 11 Wasliln;rtoti .Street, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
The especial attention ot bkldi'rs Is called to "General Information for Bid¬ ders," In the itemized proposal speclfi- eations and contract agreement.
I'roposals for each road or contract must be presented in a separate sealed envelope endorsed on the outside with the name and number of the road or contract for which the proposal is made. Ka^i i>roposal must be acromi)anled by cash or a certified check, payable to th>' order of the Slate Commissioner of Highways for an ainount ei|ual Io at least .5 pir eent. of th" amount of the proposal which such cash or check ac¬ companies. This cash or check will be held by the Commissioner until thc con¬ tract and bond are duly executed. The successful bidder will be reiiuired to give a performance bond for 50 per cent, of the contract and a maintenance bond covering the wearing surface of all roads except water-bound Macadam and cemenl concrete pavement for 20 per cent, of the ccmtract prio- of the Items which comprise the wearing surface, such bonds to be executed by a surety company to be approved hy the Com¬ mission: or a bond secured by the de¬ posit and collateral securities to be approved by the Commission.
The right Is reserved to ri'ject any or all bids.
KOWIN niTFFY, Commissioner I. .1. MORRIS.
Secretary.
A. £. MILLER'S Jewelry Store
48 Sotith Main Street Freeport Opposite Postofflce.
"Experience be a Jewel"
wrote Shakespeare, and he was a philosopher as well as playwright. Your experiences in purchasing anything in our Une will be jewels. Onr wares are exactly what they are represented to be.
A DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED BY THE CHICEEN EDITOR.
Chickens are no longer mere far¬ mer's barnyard accessory. Neither are they conflned (in laige numbers) to the merchant who makes a business ot chicken farming. Residents In every town, as well as many who reside in the cities, have of recent years manifested an Interest in the fowl which produces the luscious shelled fruit, called eggs. And it halt the other people lyho seemingly care nothing for the live meat which they pay so dearly for when ordered at their fll vorlte restaurant, only knew of the specially Interesting features connected with raising chickens, they too would get busy building coops and pens to house this ever-hungry, scratching domestic fowl.
As a rule, women are more suc¬ cessful with this feathered specie. Why? Because it is their nature to be more gentle, kind, and consider¬ ate in their treatment than are men. "Pshaw,"' somebody says, "what does a chicken care about how you treat them?" And right here is where many a failure in this business has had its Inception, and where the very
principle of siicces.s finds iit^ begin ning.
"My chickens told me they .< anted to go out In the yard and have a run," said a woman to the writer, whose flock had been penned up iiulte a while on account of tin- snow ;ind bad weather. She said, "1 told liiem no, they would have to watt a while, and they said, 'All right, then, but we want to go just the same.' " This may sound silly to some, but this woman has the name of getting more eggs from a given number ot chickens than any other one in that neighbor¬ hood, and It is all because she thinks enough of her brood to treat them kindly, and never goes into the chick¬ en yard with her hands or apron up, saying, "shew," with wild gestures enough to scare a savage dog.
This Is enough for this issue, but wc are going to tell the readers of this paper more about the peculiar¬ ities of these feathered birds in fol¬ lowing numbers, and we want you lo write and ask as many (guestions as you desire about your troubles or other matters pertaining to your chickens, and we will try to answer thom. If you gel any specially notice¬ able results from your flock, tell ue about it. Other jj^ople would like to hear it. Send your letters lo tke Chicken Editor, in care ot this paper.
MERRICK PERSONALS
The day school classmaiori of Mas¬ ter George Otto gave him a surprise last week. The youngsters indulged in all sorts of games and had a rol¬ licking good time, followed by re¬ freshments. .Miss Church, the teacher of the primary classes, assisted in en¬ tertaining tbe children. Among those piesent were Misses Jennie Midmer, Gladys Greenwald, Pearl (lunzenliau- ser, Beatrice Sendler and Barbara Lul/, and Haiold Gunzenhauser. Wal¬ ter Wood and Robeit Greavc.s.
Mrs. Cleorge Carpenter of .Merrick avenue enicrtained the ladles of the Larkin Club yesterday with a delight¬ ful s[)reail. Those present were: ^Mrs. William \\'arneke and -Mi's. Kmil Schledorn of llic Camp Grounds, .Mrs. Edwanl .Vnijcl, .Miss Hessle .\ngcl, .Mrs. Charles Otto, .Mrs. Cbarles Hayes and he, niothcr. ,Mis. Bolz. and .Mrs. Rohert Dewar of .Merrick, and .Mrs. Kdward of Baldwin.
The Merrick boys will give a dance on May 7, in the Fire Hall. Hfniey's Colored Band of Kreeport will fur- iiisji the music.
.Martin .Alihene of Court street is iniilding a liouse on Brooklyn ave¬ nue. He is hecoiiiing a prominent fig¬ ure in real, estate operations in .Mer¬ rick, havinj; erected several attrac¬ tive cottages recently.
Arthur Hewlett of .Merrick road re¬ cently returned from an extended visit to his sist(T, .Mr.s. Beotliuiu, of Balti¬ more.
Mr. and .Mrs. Wcndt and daughter, .Mrs. .Mellof, and lur husband, have returned from Brooklyn to their cot¬ tage on .Miller slreet. which tliey now expect fo occupy all year round. Baby .Mellor is as preity and cuhbby a rep¬ resentative of Babyland as one would want to see.
The spring meeting of the Men's Cilll) was held at the parish hotise on .\pril 10. President Anthony presid-
; od over a well attended meeting. The evening was devoted to discussion of plans for the summer's sport.«, In- I eluding baseball and tennis, and the I idea of laying out a "putting green" 'was favored by all. Refreshments : were served under the supervision of Aithur Hewlett, the oflicial chef.
Mr. H. Schuyler Camman of Mer¬ rick road has just returned for the season.
Mr. and JJrs. D. C. Harvey of .Mer¬ rick avenue have returned to enjoy Iheil- pretty cottage near the bay.
A new system of Bible teaching has been estahlished in thc Sunday .-chool to stimulate the inteiest of hoth pupils and teachers. The sup¬ erintendent. .Mr. Littlebi-aiuit, will tirst take up the subject for the day with the enlire school, and tRen the teachers will discuss it inilividuaily witb the pupils.
.Mr. Daniel Lrindau recently pur¬ chased a house in .Merrick which he 'will occupy with his neice. .Mr. Ed- ' ward Landau and his bride are occu- :pyiii.i; lhe liouse on Loincs avenue in ' which tlie lirothers had been living.
.Miss Klorence Bohc. whn has been 'finite seriously ill foi- s.'voial weeks. is eoinalescing. .Miss Iiol/. is well land popularly known in Merrick and hcr host of friends will lie ;.;la(l to know of her recovery. ! Troop No. 1. Boy Scoiiis of .\meri- j ca. localed at Merrick. L. I . anticipat¬ ing the pleasure, a.-^ w(>ii as ;)cncflts. of a two weeks' ouiing. arc considering the a<l visaliilily of inaii;';ural ing a •¦(•lean up' of .Merrick, beginning with 'the collection of contriuhted and dis- , Carded rags, from the sale of which to start a fund to he used for that pur- I pose. The boys are not only good hoys, and iiniong the firsl in our liiiul. but have Higli (Ililll ideals which, I it is hoped, will be attained to the e.\- ; tent, at least of securing; tlicm a vaca¬ tion at the beach i,i that name. Rev i W. 11. IJttlehrandl is scoutmaster, a I teacher and leader of no mean degree. I and the boys, under sucb a faithful I guide, will. ii,i doubt, mature the Iiroposltion.
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NORTH MAIN AND DEAN STREETS Telephone 474-'W
FREEPORT
We are here to please and satisfy. Our goods are right and our service piompt and courteous.
FRANK E. CORWIN, Proprietor.
J. M. HEWLrETT
Hay« Feed. Bundle Wood
Market and Oarden Seeds. Seed Poutoes. Fertilizer, Dried Grains COR. CHURCH STREET AND NEW BOULEVARD. FREEPORT, N. Y. Will close at 1 F. M. on Saturdays .during July, Angast and September
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TO OUK CUSTOMERS:
STOP in front of uUi wtn^Jow, LOOK at the Aluminum Double
Boiler on display; LISTEN to our story of how to get one tor your own house. We have made arrangements with the well known manufacturers. The Quak¬ er Oats Company, whereby theae cookers will be delivered to oar customers at lese than it costs to make them today. You spend your money with ua—we, in turn, are always on the lookout for a "good thing" for you, and we hare found one in this cooker. See our adrer- tisement on page three, this issue. Get one while the gettlng's good. QUAKER OATS MERCHANTS.
REAL ESTATE
FORSALE ,„ Smithville Soath ^M
FOR SALE OR TO LET—Six-room house on plot. 50x156; plenty of fruit. Price, $1,350.
FOR SALE—Five room house, large bam, plenty fruit. Plot 50x293.
FOR SALE—Seven-room house, bath, steam heat, running •water, on
plot 100x600: chicken house: small fruit. $2,500 ca*h; $2,800
on mortgage.
FOR SALE—Eleven-room house, piped for gas; bam and chiiAea
run; about five acres. Price, $7,200; cash, $4,000. Tel. 29 Wantagh. W. F, KRAFTS MARKET, Smithville South
Unnecessary Telephone Attachments
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A ll of theae attachments are unnecessary. Many of them get the lines and instruments into trouble, cause a deterioration in the transmission and lessen the conve¬ nience of using your telephone. They cost you money and only degrade your service.
The telephone instrument provided and maintained by this company is the result of nearly forty years of care¬ ful scientific experimentation. It is designed to produce the best resuhs possible and it will give the highest quality of service if used just as it stands.
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