thousand dollars ($12,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, payable from the canal fund.

For the salary and necessary traveling expenses of an engineer Advisory to be employed by the superintendent of public works to act in engineer. an advisory capacity, ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be paid from moneys received from the sale of bonds, pursuant to chapter one hundred fortyseven, laws of nineteen hundred three.

Eighteen

in Lock

In addition to the sum of five thousand dollars appropriated by Improving chapter four hundred sixty-six, laws of nineteen hundred eight, Mile creek for the arching over and otherwise improving that portion of the port. Eighteen Mile creek from East avenue to Pound street in the city of Lockport, to abate nuisance caused by its present unprotected condition, the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

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paving.

For reimbursing the village of Fort Plain, Montgomery county, Reimbursfor expense of paving the approaches to Main and River streets Plain for lift-bridges across the Erie canal, and paving on state property on Hancock street in said village, one thousand five hundred sixtyone dollars forty-two cents ($1,561.42), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

highway

Lawton
Station and

For repairing the highway between Lawton Station and Thomas Repairing Indian school, Iroquois, and repairing the old bridge or building between a new bridge across Clear creek, in the discretion of the intendent of public works, one thousand five hundred dollars Indian ($1,500), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

super- Thomas

School and bridge

across

Clear creek.

sidewalk

For the construction of a cement sidewalk along the easterly Cement side of Main and Elizabeth streets in the city of Oneida, upon on state lands of the state or adjacent thereto a distance of about sixteen city of hundred feet, one thousand six hundred dollars ($1,600), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For the payment of so much of the expense of paving at Van- State's devoort street in the city of North Tonawanda as may be legally paving apportioned to and assigned against the state as an abutting street, owner, one thousand dollars ($1,000), or so much thereof as may awanda. be necessary.

North Ton

Abolition of grade crossings.

Abolition

of grade crossings in Schenectady.

Abolition of grade crossings.

Salaries of additional

For the maintenance and repair of the draw bridge over Minisceongo creek, Rockland county, two hundred dollars ($200) or so much thereof as may be necessary; and for the maintenanc and repair of the drawbridge known as Drake's drawbridge, span ning Wappinger creek in the village of New Hamburg, Dutchess county, the sum of two hundred dollars ($200), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

To reimburse the superintendent of public works for money expended by him in the efforts to clear the gorge in the Niaga river of ice, the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000), or much thereof as may be necessary.

For compensation to the assistant superintendent for the wes ern division of the canals and forces employed under him i recognition of the extra services rendered in connection with clear ing the Niagara river of ice, the sum of five hundred dollar ($500), which sum shall be apportioned by the superintenden of public works as in his judgment shall be deemed proper.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, SECOND DISTRICT The sum of two hundred fifty-two thousand four hundre ninety-five dollars five cents (re. $252,495.05), being the un expended balance of an appropriation made by chapter five hun dred seventy-eight, laws of nineteen hundred seven, for the abolition of grade crossings, is hereby reappropriated for the same purpose.

The sum of seventy-five thousand dollars (re. $75,000), being the unexpended balance of an appropriation made by chapter five hundred seventy-eight, laws of nineteen hundred seven, to apply toward the abolition of grade crossings in the city of Schenectady, pursuant to chapter five hundred seventy-eight, laws of nineteen hundred seven, is hereby reappropriated for the same purpose.

The sum of three hundred thousand dollars (re. $300,000). being the unexpended balance of an appropriation made by chapter five hundred seventy-eight, laws of nineteen hundred seven, for the abolition of grade crossings, is hereby reappropriated for the same purpose.

For salaries of additional employees from June first, nineteen employces, hundred nine, to September thirtieth, nineteen hundred nine, three thousand two hundred dollars ($3,200), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

etc.

For deficiency for printing, stationery, reports of hearings and Printing. incidental expenses, six thousand dollars ($6,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

HEALTH OFFICER.

of board

For the health officer of the port of New York, for the purchase Purchase of a suitable boarding vessel, eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000), ing vessel. or so much thereof as may be necessary.

to boats.

For the health officer of the port of New York, for the expenses Repairs of extraordinary repairs to the boats at quarantine, three thousand seven hundred dollars ($3,700), or so much thereof as may be necessary, and

nance of

logical

For the maintenance of the bacteriological laboratory at the Maintequarantine station and for the immediate determination of the bacteriocharacter of suspected cases of epidemic diseases entering the laboratory. port of New York, six thousand dollars ($6,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

Hoffman's

For necessary repairs and construction at Hoffman's island, Repairs at the sum of five thousand seven hundred dollars ($5,700), or SO Island. much thereof as may be necessary.

Swinburne

For necessary repairs and construction at Swinburne island, Repairs at the sum of seven thousand one hundred dollars ($7,100), or so Island. much thereof as may be necessary.

BOARD OF STATUTORY CONSOLIDATION.

and inci

expenses.

For the board of statutory consolidation created by chapter Traveling six hundred sixty-four of the laws of nineteen hundred four, dental for deficiency in appropriation for traveling expenses and incidental office expenses including rent, postage, stationery, telephone and telegraph and other charges, three hundred ninety-six dollars twelve cents ($396.12), or so much thereof as may be necessary, and for the salaries of five employees, the sum of three hundred salaries of fifty-five dollars ($355), to be paid by the treasurer on the warrant of the comptroller on the certificate of the chairman of said board.

STATE BOARD OF TAX COMMISSIONERS.

employees.

and office

The sum of two thousand dollars (re. $2,000), or so much thereof Incidental as may be necessary, being a portion of the unexpended balance of expenses. appropriation made by chapter five hundred seventy-seven of the

Temporary

services

Additional salary of special

agent.

Traveling

special

agents.

laws of nineteen hundred seven, for traveling expenses of the commissioners, is hereby reappropriated for furniture, books, blanks, printing, stationery, messages, postage and transportation of letters, official documents and other matter sent by express or freight, including boxes or covering for same, and other incidental and necessary office expenses.

The sum of five hundred dollars (re. $500), or so much thereof as may be necessary, being a portion of the unexpended balance of appropriation made by chapter five hundred seventy-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred seven, for salaries of employees, is hereby reappropriated for temporary services.

For additional salary of special agent, six hundred dollars ($600), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

The sum of twenty-seven hundred dollars (re. $2,700), or so expenses of much thereof as may be necessary, being a portion of the unexpended balance of appropriation made by chapter five hundred seventy-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred and seven, for the actual and necessary traveling expenses of the special agents in the performance of their official duty is hereby reappropriated for the actual and necessary traveling expenses of said special agents in the performance of their official duty.

Investiga

tion of de

STATE WATER SUPPLY COMMISSION.

For continuing the investigations under chapter five hundred velopment sixty-nine, laws of nineteen hundred seven, thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

of water

powers

under state control.

Collecting statistics.

Investiga

tions.

For collecting statistics required by article two, chapter fifty-six, laws of nineteen hundred nine, being the state boards and commissions law, one thousand dollars ($1,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

For continuing the investigations under chapter seven hundred thirty-four, laws of nineteen hundred four,12 and article two, chapter fifty-six, laws of nineteen hundred nine, being the state boards and commissions law, as directed in chapter four hundred sixtysix, laws of nineteen hundred eight, fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary.

12 Superseded by L. 1909, ch. 56.

ographic

The sum of two hundred sixty-seven dollars and ninety-seven Extra stencents (re. $267.97), heretofore appropriated by chapter four work. hundred sixty-five of the laws of nineteen hundred eight, for the salary of an employee of the fifth grade, is hereby reappropriated for the purpose of paying for extra stenographic work.

DEPARTMENT OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

inspectors.

For salary of inspectors eight hundred dollars ($800), or so Salaries of much thereof as may be necessary. For expenses of exhibiting the work of the department at the Exhibition state fair at Syracuse, two hundred dollars ($200), or so much fair. thereof as may be necessary.

STATE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.

NEW YORK STATE REFORMATORY FOR WOMEN, BEDFORD.

at state

For installing a sewage disposal plant, seven thousand dollars sewage dis($7,000).

posal plant.

For installing piping for fire pressure purposes, two thousand Piping. five hundred dollars ($2,500).

For installing an additional cesspool, two hundred dollars Cesspool. ($200).

REFUNDS.

nance.

The following sums shall be paid from the money paid into the Maintetreasury of the state under section thirty-seven, chapter fiftyeight, laws of nineteen hundred nine, being the state finance law, to be expended for maintenance:

For the New York State School for the Blind at Batavia, two thousand dollars ($2,000); for the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children at Syracuse, fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000); for the New York State Reformatory at Elmira, forty thousand dollars ($40,000); for the Craig Colony for Epileptics at Sonyea, forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000).

The following sums for deficiency in maintenance for the fiscal year ending September thirtieth, nineteen hundred nine, made necessary by the increase of salaries of employees, additional cost for commodities and increase in population:

The Western House of Refuge for Women at Albion, five thousand dollars ($5,000); for the New York State School for the Blind at Batavia, one thousand dollars ($1,000); for the New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Bath, twenty-five thou