Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-02-09
Report OF the Auditor or State.

A. Elliott, is one of the best officials 9
Commonwealth was ever blessed with
This Is a spontaneous exclamation
which forces itself into the indention OF
this article, after careful examination
of his Report to the General Assembly
of the business transacted in his office
during two years past, beginning Nov
j I'd, 1868, and ending Nov. 4th, 1865. Nc
one can have followed his career as one
of our State officials who is not altogeth-
er free to endorse our exclamation. Sys-
tenn and promptness are essential requi-
sites to the faithful performance of the
duties of his responsible office, and these
he possesses in an eminent degree. We
have observed his administration some
what closer, perhaps, than that of any
other officer, from the fact that he be-
longs to the north part of the State, and
we enjoy degree of local pride in the
contemplation that our section success
fully brought forward so good man for
the position he popularity fills.
1t was not our intention to give lau-
datory article upon the Auditor, but our
object was rather to run over his Report
and select few items of interest to the
general reader.
The Report contains so much of in
terest, showing go concisely and clearly
the condition of State affairs, that we
hardly know what selections to make
in filling the limited space allowed us.
.a3 We will start off with "Total Amount
of Receipts and Disbursements, and the
Actual Amount Remaining in Treas
ury." IL aal .|5 d
Nov. 2, 1888. Balance In the Treasury
OF state revenue, 40,75f 10
Nov. 4, 1865. Amount received on &C.
count of State revenue during the
Amount received on account of tho 800 ~
r.- War and Defense Fund during the
two years, 55,asi 80
Total receipts, ss77,Sa 10
. 49, DISBURSEMENTS.
Nov. 4. 1855 Amount paid out for re-
I'll demptiOn of Warrants, and inter-
est and apportionmrnt of railroad &.
tax on account of state revenue, 27f5,i72 SO
Amopnt paid out for redemption Of
warrants and pay ment of interest
Fund, 2o7,266 IS
81 Total disbursements, sg52, Il
Leaving balance in Treasury of state
- Revenue, Nov. 4, 1865 s25,os7 6S
. f7.. -. RESOURCES OF THE STATE.
Balance ofrevenue in state Treasury,S 25,0s7 IS
p - OF state rev. duo from counties, 2s6,l72 IS
- :" of insane Hospital dues $3.50 %
Amount due from Council Bluffs Bank, l,oi2 70
Tax Of 1865, based on valuation, 43O, 1875 50
Tax Of ls66, estimated. at mills, $4,000 90
Bal, Of Federal tax due from counties, 1892 10
Railroad pStiTpntp ed lSlti & fND
Estimated balance duo from L. -. Gov. 100000 90
Total resources, sl,6ll ,OO2 81
....H... STATE INDEBTEDNESS.
s The actual total Indebtedness of the
State is 1922, 295 IS. A levy Of three
mills for one year, on our present as
sessment, would liquidate the entire
amount. .f ~ a~. r.-. -" ..t
STATE PENITENTIARY.
l The appropriations for improvements
to the State Penitentiary amount to
S2s,7lo so. -
gE.t-- HOSPITAL FOR INSANE. .-.E
la The current expenses of the insane
Asylum for the two years amount to an
even 100000. The Improvements fig
ure up Si2, 900.
BLIND ASYLUM.
81 During the period the Report covers,
the amount of So, 900 has been expended
for improvements on this institution.
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES.
The Auditor estimates the expendi
lures for the coming two years at S!94,-
92S 65.
u s@ DUES FROM COUNTIES.
The total amount of State and Fede-
raj Revenue and Insane Hospital dues
standing against the several counties is
1915, 735 So.
SCHOOL FUND.
The total receipts of Permanent School
Fund were $99, 450 81. The full amount
= was disbursed. The total amount OF
this fund in the counties is S2,0l6,Sl9 So.
The total amount of this furd is 81, $751;
CAT 10. 1t appears that SIG, 652 81 of
this fund is now in the hands of County
Treasurers, not loaned and consequent
ly drawing no interest. The Auditor
estimates the loss in interest at Sl2,S24
q SO. He asks for the passage of a law re-
d. qulring a prompt remittance of this
fund to the State Treasurer, to be in
vested by him in United States Bonds
= or in our own State Bonds.
TIE Dubuque Herald occasionally
has flashes of sense. 1t is so just as to
put down Hon. l.. ID. Tracy, Represen-
tative of Butler and Grundy counties,
among the leading members of the low
er branch Of the Iowa Legislature, be-
ing at the same time fully aware that
Tracy hates the Herald, and all Copper
heads, as he hates the devil, and that's
good deal of hate, for he is Methodist
clergyman.
IT appears by the Census Returns for
1865, that there are in Iowa los weekly
papers, II dailies, 2 semi-weeklies, 2 tri-
weeltlies, semi-monthly, and l quar-
terly. OF these 10 are Democratic, l
literary, ] agricultural, / educational,
and without classification. The bal
anee, SO, are Republican. The Temper
ance Platform, and some other papers
tnat we can thlnk OF, are not III the list.
e, a Convention for the purpose of adj
yisement in regard to the improvement
of the rapids On the Mississippi River
has been called to meet at Dubuque on |
the l4th inst. The Dubuque u Sioux !
City and Dubuque Southwestern Rail
roads will carry passengers at half fare.
WE learn from the Ph9nic that the
new Congregational Church at Waveriy |
was dedicated last Sabbath. Rev. Ly-
man Whiting, of Dubuque, preached
the sermon OH the OCCASION.
THE new Methodist Church at James
vile will be dedicated on Sabbath next,
at l01 A. NJ. Rev. 4. j. Kynett will
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