Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-16
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

teetlng care oyer u a. pg ra % aId
uas. inc STATE nIunCes atG - Z Io@,ta{ = "iau
satisfactory coHutlou anu SG PooPG {" Ia Z Ia G
Inofeu llotl @ in hnSiness srd conseGnent
dsquietude which il t; our duty not TO to ignore
and Ss'? ySf ne R9PS Rs' the
operation in the interests Of wise economy for
r. anT,5i+io- or tho sayaraI funds al the close
oftbe fiscal wear. with n brief Statement Of the
aTnonnts received and disbursed on account of
tbe
PUBLIC FINANCES, ., ...u... !,
fata and stata n aasnrer is as follows:
Che receipts into the state treasury
during The fiscal wear ending Sep
TENDER 80 1878 from all sources
81. Sol, 5J3 u
balance Sept 81, l6t1.-.-.......-.... 80, 2o4 "a
- 30 q = -
~ 1olaI: - = 49, OF %
~ - III - t--r7 - --ae "a, ne
period, Tor all purposes, Were.'Sl' 20 2S5 10
bdlalICe sept 2O' ~ HOo -
The amount on hand Sept. 30, 1878, IS credited
General mel If fund md. ..'..'. " .o''o' <7g O55 IS
school fund ......... =. ........ 5s, 623 70 /
school fund income. ............... y, 81 80
Normal school fund. 49,. .......... -, go %
RRI niReFsit 7a fund S. S45 %
- - - - '''' 1900 =, SOC 10
Delinquent tax fund. ..........-.... 3,219 g
deposit lund , if '9E -
Ioad iIesPa5s Iaha' , i"'' 'Vf %
road deposit fund g. 264 go
Sturgeon Bav and Lake Michigan
canal Iund............. ........ -. 20 03
North Wisconsin Railroad aid fund. 1,g07 Sc
Green Bay and Minnesota Rallfoau ~ a.
4la lulu. '...-'.--..-' ...'''- oS 21 q
AiotIieHI 4uHu' ....--.-----'-' ''o' o.
80, 400 40
loIal -.....-.-. ..-..-....-- S4o'' 20 -
GENERAL FUND.
The receipts into the general lund -
during the fiscal year were. 81, 10, S}1 81
Balance from previous year...-...-- O,Ol4 ~
---
or tl,is euro tbara vas derived Tron-
- .,''. 80, - se,o -, On
Direct state taxes. S9l9 20 ~ go so
Insurance companies license taxes S93 81
Miscellaneous sources .-..-.......... lob 6l
The disbursements from this fund have been
For salaries and permanent appru-
priations. including interest ON the 49,.
public debt Observation-Disclosures. $3.50, go 90
Legislative expenses ......--...-.-.. lO1, 6O5 40
Benevolent and penal institutions. 81, lao -
Miscellaneous purposes. ............ PSI, 3s8 %
----
loi"l -. -'''' o4'' $50 "
nv. 49, 1;.; 81 is o ~ -. ,7, o.. an,
iIe IoIluiaiull VI llle sc' eldt y SI ""' 'U III"
At Interest. On Hand.
School fund. So 621, S79 81 S58, 1913 20
University fund.-. 2l8, $50 e 8, 843 O3
Normal School fund. !. 1,O04, on e. 80, 290 IS
1oLai OF educaJ al luhdS S4Io9 l4I IL SII9' $50 d
The increase during the wear in the amount at
interest il SAB OG6 So. and the decrease in the
amount IN hand il 50 400 81 a not fncrpgsc of
299 5G7 ~
Dos 'o' -
~, r = - 60 q -, 4i iN i IN n' a., 7i+ &c
III january Z, loios the Dalahce 10 the circuit VI
the governor contingent 1und was Fl Subj
Inc expenditures from thls 11hd from mat GATE
10 January l. 1872 were 9S<fi<o, leaving the pal
alce 70 lhs circuit oi LhG lunu dI inc Oeglliis oi
the calendar year, 1851 81.
INDEBTEDNESS ...,
close OF the last fiscal year, and consists of:
bonds outstanding .-...-.......-.. $i4, wy W
Currency certificates. .-.-.-...-... % W
tertlhcates Oh Indebtedness 10 trust az, 600 o
funds. 2,25o, OuJ w
= -
Iotal .........:.; .....-....-. -, Z2-, Uot W
me Indebtedness OIL the counties, Clues, toWhs,
villages and school districts IN the state amounts
TO S9S3l l5S %, according 10 the returns received
by the secretary OF state. The total aScertalned
public Indebtedness OF the people OF Wisconsin
ls, therefore, Sl2 Os3,2l3. 5O-somewhat less than
TWO and 5eyentenths per Ccut. OF the total assess
ed valuation
ASSESSMENTS.
The values Of an ploDcrty in the state subject
II tayation os returned bv the assessors Tor the
pIsf two years are rs follows:
1877 1873
Personal property ST., 1862, 4SI SOC, or, POS GO
CIV ana yitlare lots 81 52f 9g2 1O3. 800, 1859 IS
Other real estate 1872. Sg5. SS1 255, S63, 904 So
---- ---
Total S35t. $50. 354 $455 34O $50 81
Assur,i,,,, trot tho soles Of rco1 estate as re-
turned hy registers Of deeds afford an approx
matey correct ratio of the assessed to the actual
value OF all property, the taNaOe property OF the
5taIe n 49, amounted 70 o'@''o'l'"<o' ana N
1873, 70 SSSI ,0Sd,'UO
IL Is TO De borne IN mlhu thdI TINS Is onIy tue
property Iepresehted upon the assessors Doors,
sessmcnt bT law. and that which is concealed
mi nnitt"d ! think # safe 10 saw. therefore,
lint tbr yoIu of ali propertv in the state of Wis
cnlsTn to-day exceeds a thousand millions of dol
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