Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-01-20
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
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VI Clle DIdJe, ISlSTTeu W INC IuduuSI I'D
which floating debt against the State
had been gradually accommodating for
several years, by over estimates Of the
revenues, and underestimate of expen.
SEES from year to year by the secretaries
Of State. That officer, in his estimates
for the year ending September sOth,
1858, showed deficit of $7O,34O,b6,
and assumed in order to reduce the in
debtednesS of the State to that sum,
that the taxes for the fiscal year ending
September 30th, 1853, would all be paid
and that the amount of $32, 258,54 due
from Edward H. Jansen, former State
Treasurer, would also be paid during
the year The State taxes were not all
paid that year. The secretary's report
states that on the 30th of September,
1858, the arrearages due from counties,
! for delinquent taxes, amounted to the
sum of $78,766, 54-thus showing an &C
tual deficit, assuming the secretary'S es-
innate Of the year before to be correct,
$l8l, 3G1 ga.
The secretary estimates the expenses
to be betrayed from the treasury, at the
sum of S448, 754, 90, for the year ending
September 3oth, 1859. This estimate
includes salaries and permanent appro
priations, 500, OPS Legislative expenses,
$50, $50, and miscellaneous, embracing
stationery, postage, compensation of
clerks, contingent expenses and repairs,
laborers, county agricultural societies,
benevolent institutions, State prison,
wood, gas, and lights, interest on State
loan and exchange, revised statutes and
town laws, sundry expenses in finishing
and furnishing the new wing of the cap
itOl, and claims not yet presented,
amount due individual, and over pay
ments from state treasury, $333,570,87.
The resources Of the State to meet this
| Indebtedness and these expenses, much
of which should have been paid long
ago, are estimated at 1864 ,4l2,39 lcav-
| ING an estimated balance in the treasury
Of $215, GG9,41. This sum may decreas-
ed by the ordinary failure of some coun-
ties to pay their taxes, and by the GER
tain failure Of Jansen to pay what he
owes the State. Some portion of the
revenues for the current fiscal year,
have already been paid, since the sec
retary's report was made, and some por-
tiOn Of the expenses and Indebtedness
of the State paid and cancelled.
I have obtained from the treasurer a
statement in relation to the actual con-
dition Of the general fund on the lst Of
January, A. D., 1859, bringing down
the statement of that officer to that
point, so as to include the transactions
of the year 1853 From his figures and
estimates it appears that the amount for
which the State was liable, including
appropriations and audited accounts,
balance for capitol enlargement ($3, 075,-
l8); revised statutes (S16, 400; balance
for town laws 1850; over payments
from general fund, salaries due January
lst, 1859, and all other liabilities was
1882, 896,74.
The total resources Of the State, prior
to the time when the State tax is due
and payable, are given by the same Off
GERS as follows:
Arrearagcs from counties, State taxi S42,562 10
Railroad tax from RIA sine & Mississippi
| Railroad 2,oS6 81
Balance of Bank tax, due Jan 1St, 1859,
remaining unpaid, 4,o49 80
s48, 497 80
Showing that the amount of past in
debtedness remaining to be paid from
the incoming tax, supposing that all ar
rearages due the State are realized, is
$84, 399,92.
The total receipts into the general
fund during the calendar year 1858, eX-
Guiding the amount of bank tax due
January lst, 1859, which, though near
ly all paid a short time in advance OF
that date, properly belongs to the reve-
nue. of 1859, were $358,o58, IL, being
largely below the amount estimated by
the secretary of State in his last annual
report, as the resources of the year.
The total disburs ements from the gen
eral fund for the calendar year 1853,
were $44O, 273,16.
In order that a just idea may be form
ed Of the actual and legitimate expenses
of the State government, it is proper
that the items which make up this last
aggregate should be analized, and ]
have therefore obtained from the treas
urer a statement, which is embodied in
the following tables:
Paid in 1858 the following appropria'
lions made in 1858:
For Insane hospital $50, 446 OF
| " House of refuge, $4,000 OK
Capitol enlargement 26,924 8;
4" State prison., 1890 A;
- Blind asylum, l0,l4l 2.
Deaf and dumb asylum 1880 OF
500, $50 5
Paid on appropriation of 1858.
Insane hospital, SIS, 900 o.
Blind asylum, IL, $50 7!
Deaf and dumb, 10000 o.