New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-03
CONTROLLERS REPORT.
Sr.rU OF NEw.YoEA: CoNTRoLLEE's OFFICE
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STATE or NEW l0LA: oNTEoLlEh oiil-L'
ALBAAY. Dee. ~, leo
u ~ Legi,lof,rs:
I'm obedience 70 the statute, which requires
Tie Controller 70 supoIiniend ard manage the fiscal.
concerns of the state; To ezlbli tie same - tie Leels
lature. ard 10 suggest phns for tie 1prolHlcAt eid
management Of the public reyenaes, lsye The honor
20 submit tie following
REPORT:
The Rebellion being hna.!y suppressed ard TIE var
ended it may be proper 10 refer to tie hnancial as Wei
AS ihe lAtsr lchclements ii tie people OF ts STATE
They have during the last four yeiIs, Gent to tho
aIm!as and to the navy nearly halt MILLION ~ meh.
They have followed them with liberal appIC CprIons to
pion ote their comfort aud to provide FOR me sex ana
ven dcd. They have paid immense suns ior tue nni,
a. tor louGties for arms. clothing equipments, ana
fur various other mllitarg purposes lu' LoHf! Fa.'
from the State Treasury. for ala these o,cs, amounts
10 over S.0C0CC00 Bonds have also been issued iof
st. larger sam, ard in the towns. ciiles aud coanuo
The money paid by tnxes ana the bonds issued prob
a1.v reach si higher lures. Ii ls moderate esil-
naie to place TIE whole amount. tAus raised IN ,he
Satc at $50 Cc0Oo0. Al tse same time tia' tesr 'ss
military cXpcru.tUres were gong on. many uloHs :"
"a Far, were raised and aid eo.dlraly expenses OK
Government for educational and Charitable pn poses'
and Or the benefit ~ al aud otier works oi IL
tcrral improvement In addition to al THIS The s1se
debt es Il exisd IA ls6o has been reduced 10 ne eh
terf OF - l7s i.J s9
Notwithstanding these heavy drsirs upon the 1reas.
my its affairs have moved on smoothly ana IN "eiicct
orii, r; every inst claim uron II has been promptly
met: and il retains ample balance In hand ioT al
demands likly 10 arse before the receipt oi teta1ts
.or the current year,
Earncs, appeals were made In all my former reports
in favor OF coniniug appropriations strictly ~ leg-
m,tc ard 10 ,essaTy cts Until tie war shoCld Do
oycr and in favor OF paying debts instead of Great
irg them. III those appeals had been heeded. liz
financial condition oi The State, would now Dc one o
entire and Independence. But saey were nos
lcedef and after the ppople have been compelled 10
pay lst amounts. which might have been ana sbonld
have been saved to them they lind themselves a. he
c'ose of the war, sudGcrly loaded with new and I'M
igeu.e debt ugder which they VIII be compelled 10
<fru r.e ~ vel 90
Lave right % demand. and i, is hoped that they VIII
enforce the demand that other public expenses IN ths
eautine be reduced 10 the lowest trac cnie amount
10 receipts into tAe Treasury during ihe hl ear eHh1s
on tie 0h September. 1905, sccount Of 81 'c ;nds
except the Cans, Fund weFe.;. I"
y. . rayul.Its . recount of all The funds
c-pi the Canal tEEd d1glns the hscsl year - -
I" ioS w. -
Balance IN the Treasury September 80 1855. -9l5's 's
IN lh- report from this office submitted TO the
Icsi.'aturc in January, 1879, tie receipts on
.h... carrrnt .csl year. were emated a,.. s'osst -
Tae pense. for tie sane year, including deli 49,. .
tecN. 0'''' =
Estimated srplls september 30. lSes.... +39lis -
Tn. .,'usl receipts from all +lls2ee -
Tie rayn.euis. including d' hcency iroin -, o, .
tie p.tN!o2s year weEf.'... '.'.''''''.'''''' i"'
Ac,1.l eee,,ency September 30 1865. sli's .. %
AZ the above date ;hcre was due fo iia ingt M -,
from the City OF New York, the sum OF $500
which II paid as il should have beer before ae 9V'
Senerber world have made the balance 10 ne tres
nv - 600 - and instead Of a deficiency ~ 10.
General Fund there wOrid have peen sufPts W
81 SIS 0i2 o. AS the above taxes "Iieh "e1e "a "a
rear are now In course o. payment aud Wli all be re-
oIas .i,h,p n sho-t t.l,e the latter ilgu!es show
nore orrectiy what was the real financial condition or
L S,o,c ~ Tho ccac OF the fiscal year The fairre 10
~, The iayes due from the City OF New.i arises
an the fsct that they are not 'oleetei nltn IN uo
rsl being nearly year later thsn in the other oor"'
t,ss The same delay occurs every year snd caul"s
sIyays an apparent deficiency when there should be
surplus, ., r, ps,.,os n, a..
pescut is year, ending Sept So 1900 are ss ,SsS
me s-m oi.....'.......;'
Estimated payments for the sam. year. irclnd' oo.e,.
ing deficiency y..............'........'''''''' "oV'V
Estimated surplns Sept 30 1885. s4'sgc IL
These estimates may vary widely fron tie sclaA re-
ults by reason OF appropriations by the Lsg'saIas
or purposes not already provided ior ty ias, aAn'
herefoTe not taken into account IN making tne ~"
mates.
THF STATE DEBT.
The funded debt Of tho State as II existed Oh 'he ""
september. 1850. was Us follows; 4so-,o, q,,.s
alsl sS,SsI y
To.s'...................' ''..., ,hor ,sss
The debt us it existed ON the jOfh sepempo'' '0O''
OF including the bounty debt, was rs 'o"s -. ,,s 40
encgal Fsnd e5;.......'''''''''''''''''''' -
4s5.7ss,s
ch;~c 4 minn,ion of the debt as IL existed Deiofv
''uv 49, Of e. NJ, as 90 But for the large Dosbv
, maia duripg the last year the state wou' WIZ"
xsrx few wears have entirely free from deo''
ne eer;ifceies issued on account oil tbaI ,et iSsh
mn 20 the 10Th DAY o; December io' .c o.co
!, , -,
~ ,Ie m Jun a., a ieneraI fund debts sb0Ve .''''
,o.. ssIoN,:ssss
Total sso An and The Canal debt erence ard