White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-02-04
The Figurea.

Ihe Figures.
examination Of the Governors Mes
sage. and . casting up Of tbs various
sums there recommended to be ssppropri-
atsd. or asked for by various oticSs and
institutions, will show why our taxes
ere heavy. and increasing yearly. and
will dispsl any surprise that may have
exisssd ct the unsatisfactory condition
Of oar State finances. Let Us wade
through the document, and see bow many
snug little items we run against:
The Stats debt is about 81 400. 900.
and resources about s400, 600. principsl-
ly in the shape Of delinquent taxes. AL
lowing aIl this IS collsctabls. there is
still debt of over 81 .0O0. 900. or more
thsu the Limitation 6xed by the Oonsti-
tution. But it is discovered that sl70.-
900 Of this is 10 shape that lodges the
Oesstitutional Limitation. leaving still
soms s75. 900. to which amouut the Leg
i&sturs msy chug iu farewell batch Of
bouds. So We have el 600, 900 debt to
start on.
About 100000 is needed to psy the
expenses Of the militia battalion raised
for the Indian service; sad then. on the
Recommendation of the Adjutsnt General.
the raising Of two regiments of Volun-
tsers is advised. to ko paid. equippepd.
etc.. by the State. There is no limi. to
the am mount involved by this rscommen
dstion. When anything psrtaking oI
military is gone into. there is not pub.
lie treasury in existence that can hold ou'
sg.iust il. The Adjutant General also
advises that SUN OF money be squsndered
n sepdiDg some one who is thoroughly
posted. (mesniug himself, to Washing
tos. 10 look sfter elsius against the Gov
srBment.
The State Capitol Building wantl
$780, 900 to prosecute the work.
The Psnitentiary is s26. 900 in arrears
and wants some S55. 900 for the comm,
years expenses. and $4,000 for build
ing purposss-iotsl, s128. 900.
The Insane Asylum 10 behind -hsnt
$4,000. and wsnts SIS. 600 to disburss t.
the various individuals who sre suckinl
that test-totsl, 1924. 900.
The Deaf and Dumb Asylum is 10 or
rears over 81 900. and its hangers on pu
in their request for 81 1000 for the pres
ent year-totsl. SIG. 900.
The Blind Asylum scattered over $40.
600, last year. on 13 pupils: bat it
modest, this year. and asks only slS 00O
Then. money is wanted for printin,
Dutch and Scsndinsvisn documents
and the annual call for appropriations @
from $4,000 to So. 900 each to the Col
lsges and Schools. Then. the Stat
Government, snd the Legislature, AM
innumerable ct ceteras must te looked af
ter, adding on several hundred thous sn,
dollars more.
. The Legislature has sgitsted the in
quiry whether the appropriations to th
Colleges cannot be dispensed with. an
those to the public institutions cut down
Had this been done several years sgo
II might have been better.
Our present debt. end the expenses tbs
are contemplated for thisyear, will closel
hug e2.000.000 Some men are insist
ing that tax be levied at once sufficieu
to wipe this out. Suppose this is done
calculate q large increase of County an
nunicipal taxes, to meet obligations en-
tered into, and add to the tail end th
other usual Necessary taxss-then contem
plate the total amountl A rate of taxa
Of 81 to $40 on each 800 would
pleasant to take!