The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-01-09
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THE. G0YERNoR,s MESSAGE.

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The Message of Governor Bedle, presented
10 the Legislature yesterday, is an excellent
document, and shows the affairs Of our State
to. be in an excellent condition. We have not
room for it entire, and can only give our read
: ers an outline of it's contents.
II The GoverDor treats as first in order of i'm
portance the public school system Of tho
STATE He regards the two mill tax as per-
fnanent school revenue. The amount raised
from this source last year was $i,225, 462. 1s.
The financial outlook is better than it has
been for several years past The State tax
of one and a half mills produces about $o0O,-
600. Prior to 1878 this tax was one mill, but
the Morristown Asylum project necessitated
the imposition of an additional half mill =
The Governor says the half mill may now be
dropped, which would effect q saving Of about
three hundred thousand dollars q year to the
taxpayers The half mill tax has yielded in
five years about $1,5000OO, while there has
been expended on the Morristown Asylum,
in the same period, nearly two million dollars.
Tho Governor refers with pride to the light
i ness of 3ha taxes imposed s..- State Ps-Po~es
in New Jersey. They only amount Outside
Of the school tax to one dollar and half on
u thousand, and 1t is now proposed to take
off the half dollar And out of this light tax
We have built, equipped and paid for the
magnificent Asylum at Monistown, enlarged
the State Prison, built reformatory institutions
ard carried on all the mutiform affairs of the
Ssato government, while at the Same time
steadily reducing some forms of State indebt-
edness. The Governor in view of these facts,
pertinently says: "The conclusion is ire
sistable that the burthens of which the pub
lie complains are nearer home than the State
treasury" And he urgently advises lesisla.
ton in the interest of economy ahd retrench-
ment.
The following arc the disbursements for
the year: War Debt, SIN, $40 81 Educa-
tiona, si,404,o40 46; Scientific, S20,s20 10
benevolent, Charitable and Patriotic, iuclud-
iag appropriations for Morrstown Asylum,
S4l9,3G2 is Preservation of the peace, $751;
100000; State Prison Extension--Special,
$4,000 600 !. Criminal, Penal and Reiorma-
tory, $212, 800 90; Legislature and Judicial,
$1582S7 ~; Printing, Advertising, &C., $780,,
437 "a; Military, s3s,204 81; Miscellaneous,
st74,644 40. ~. esn ,n.s
: On the Centennial Stock the State has re-
ceiyed $19,ss3 80, vs..
The School Fund is steadily increasing and
now amounting to $s,sle,26a 10.
Tho Sinking Eupd.--The report OF the
Commissioners shows assets amounting, DC.
tJber3l, 1877, to 81, 49,, oil 90.
The War Debt--towards the payment of
which this fund is set apart---is 80, 106, 3O0.--
500, 900 of the bonds mature each year up |
to 1891. From that time to 1902 the matur- |
ing amounts vary, moi. exceeding 100000 |
any year. 49, ~
The Agricultural College Fund is invested |
in bonds of our State the principal being
$4,000. The income of $4,000 is paid |
towards the salaries oE professors in the Scien-
tiac School of Rutgers College. aF
The business results oftheyear at tho Stats
Prison have been very gratifying, considers
ing the low prices to which the State has been
obliged to submit in making contracts for Ia
bor.s The,earnings and income peculiar to
the year were SIS. CLIO (ths' actualyearningsi
being, $75, 405, 95l, aud the expense $l33. 49,
10, leaving balance against the State of $57,
536,79. which is s84, 50s.44 less than that of
hHpreeeding year. The earnings exceed the
cost of maintenance SIC. 1892 .,a ID
The Reform School for Boys cost S87,500
'oE the yearssl The average. number present
or the .year was !230.a The Industrial School
q, e iris nun bers2S., The Home for Disabled
sqdisrs COST So 748.27.,g IS as<ss &:
The GoHsrses secemmeDdst that the Nation
4 Gaard ls lept atjts present nunshersr Hes
theiro action during sthe railroads.
'iestA apl reeQA eendEan additional approprisJ
itipp 70 pay them. Increased ALLOWANCE for
heir lime of serviee.d ga " ~
The. cost to the, Skate. of tie maintenance of
he military during the riots was $53. sJ529
0thermattersdofo no genoml interest are
apehed apon,s to which il is unnecessary to re-
'er.
$3.50 i -------r
.Frapcs sNnrphg, theapastlr oftemperance.f
sas aglead 10 60 .fegrhtiy into sire lsctuye
sassssnset iais irfis,,,aeesnens=of d.s}ak90a hi
ean. Il is ihsac1t Ell va o. siia ssEa~ass.. *
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