Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-28

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STATE OE WISCONSIN, J
TREASURER OFFICE,
Madison, October Is, 1875.
Hon. G. G. Washburn
DEAR SIR I'm compliance to the
information desired in your written re-
quest of the 18th inst, / beg to sub
NIT herewith statement of the expenses
for the State government for each of
the years 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875.
In explanation to the expenditures
for 1875. [ beg to remark that large
amount of special appropriations has
been made for permanent Improvements
and other purposes, Of which l would
| name
For the Wisconsin Hospital for the
| Insane, for building addition, boil
For Northern Hospital, for south '''''''
wing and furniture. ............... s117.7594S
For Institute for the Blind for erect
ing building Observation-Disclosures. 6l.oOo0O
For Industrial School for Boys, for
building addition. 100000
For taking Census: ............... 81 5000
To Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway Co., reiunding tax on their
elevator property ............. 81 ,322.1S
Legal services In railroad suits and
various other appropriations,
/ remain, sir very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
FERD KEUHN,
State Treasurer.
Accompanying this was a tabular
statement showing that the total ex-
penses for the last four years were as.
follows:
For 1872. 81 076 442 96
For 1873. Observation-Disclosures. 1l9l .966,0l
For Ia1t........' '...............-.. O5S. .O534
sor 1aI1-.--.. 100 1889
[ put the question direct, "Do not,
your reports show that instead of
saving to the people of $500 a day
that the expenses of the last two years,
exceeded, by many thousands of dol
lars, the two preceding years?" To
thatqnestion, which [ endeavored to.
make rather pointed, he failed to re-
spond at ali, but the table furnished
fully answers the question. If l do
not show what [ have stated is true
in regard to the comparative cost of
Republican and Reform rule, then go
and vote for Taylor. (Voices. No sir;
as If there were too many SINS laid to-
his charge outside of the general is
sue.")
A just comparison of the two years
will be as follows:
Expense of Republican administra-
uon 1or ..sl,GIo,44Z.So
improvements. .................. 1s5.ooo.oO
Leaving current expenses. 6S1 ,442 ,96
ton for 1873 1,1sO 1850
Less appropriations for permanent
Improvements ................ 290,1o6.37
Leaving current expenses 9Ol,s5s.e4
Total expense Of Republican admin
istratiOn, for two years, exclu sive
of appropriations for public i'm
proVements. 81 1913 3oZ.eO
for iS74 - 81 Oss 7osa4
Less appropriations for public build
ings............. .................. 89,2s6.e7
Leaving current expenses........S 9t9, 1861
Expense of Reform administration
Tor tlo 81 ,ZoU,loo.os
Less appropriations for public build
ngs, as shown by letter Of Treas
Leaving current expenses 81. 6s7, 1895
Total expense of state government
for two years by RefOrmers, exclu-
sive of public improvements. -. 81 'soo'oio.oo-
There expended In the last year ,o,o
the census. o''1oo'@i
There was a tax refunded to the c.,
NJ. Il st. P. K. r.. 'l''Z%.'o
Total extraordinary expenses. 6s,752so
Giving the Reformers credit for all
that,
The current expenses of the Reform
administration for two years are. sl,9l8,O e3.37
Against current expenses of Republ-
can administration for two preVi-
l.,
Difference against Refornsers. S 13i,760.77