PUBLIC DOCUMENT No. 25. 5 



into two classes, Class A and Class B, based on the com- 

 parative cost of patrolling their districts, those covering districts 

 where trolley lines and railroads were few being given larger 

 operating expenses. The deputies in each class were given a 

 fixed allowance for operating expenses which they were not 

 permitted to exceed unless having first obtained authorization 

 from the central office so to do. Applications for extra allow- 

 ance must be made on a blank form furnished, and must state 

 the amount desired and reasons for the request. When an 

 emergency arises the deputy may meet it if it involves extra 

 expense, but he must immediately thereafter report the facts 

 and the extra amount expended. These overdrafts are met out 

 of the reserve fund. If during a given month a deputy does 

 not use up all of his allowance, the balance is credited to the 

 reserve fund. This system gives us complete control over the 

 appropriation at all times, - - something we have never had 

 before. 



Hatcheries and Game Farms. - - Prior to the filing of the 

 annual budget, each superintendent of the fish hatcheries and 

 bird farms was required to submit an estimate of the cost of 

 operating his station for the coming year, based on an itemized 

 schedule form covering each month, supplied from the central 

 office. 



At the beginning of the year, from the sum available for this 

 division (being the amount expended during the preceding 

 year), were deducted certain sums which the Commissioners 

 considered advisable to set aside for specific purposes; also a 

 reserve fund to meet contingencies. The balance was then 

 divided among the several stations in proportion as their esti- 

 mates bore to the total sum available. The superintendents 

 have not as yet been required to conform exactly to the items 

 estimated on in each month's schedule, so long as they do not 

 exceed the sum total allowed for each month. But in no 

 instance are they permitted to exceed the monthly allowance 

 without having first obtained written authorization from the 

 central office so to do. A blank form of application for extra 

 allowance is furnished, which requires that the exact amount 

 and detailed reasons be given for the request. Such extra 

 allowances are met out of the reserve fund. Any unexpended 



