Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-01-15
GENERAL FUND.


salaries ANA other permanent appro
priailons .......................,..... l09023 O.
legislative expenses ..........,.-..,". S4S0l
Benevolent and penal institutions =. 37S SIS n
miscellaneous purposes .,............ 252 or 81
Total slo55ll2 81
The disbursements from this fund which
represent the actual expenses of the state,
has been for several years past as follows
In 1879 @ sl,o76,443 o6 In 1876 .... 81 la7.7ss 65
In 1878 ,.... 1871 ,966 lla 1877 ..... 204 300 40
Ia 1871 l0SS.7o3 81 IN 1873 .,... 1O4!,7e6 %
In lS'J l,26O,l6S 30 In 1879 ...-. 1856 l2 81
TRUST FUNDS.
The condition of the several educational
trust funds al the close Of the fiscal year, was
as follows:
At INTEREST ON nAvD
Gsrieataial college fund 22sS7i % aSI4s q
Normal School fund lO29,929 50 20 9iS %
Total...........,...... 81, i57 o36 65 Sl00.4u 81
The increase, during the year, in the
amount At interest Is $67 1875 40, and the de-
crease in the amount on hand, Sl2, S52. 02, a
net increase OF S55,043.44.
CONTINGENT FUND.
January /, 1879, the balance to the credit
Of the Governors contingent fund was
S3si.Ql. The appropriation to that fund last
year was 100000 and the expenditures
therefrom 1892 10, leaving balance to tae
credit Of that fund at the beginning OF the
calendar J-ear of S959.Sl. ge
INDEBTEDNESS.
The aggregate Indebtedness Of the state re-
mains as at the close Of the last fiscal yea,
aud consists Of
War bonds outstanding ..........,...,.. II 600 %
Certificates of indebtedness to trust
funds ..................,.. 22il,00o 90
Currency certificates ...................... 81 90
Total ...........................,. s!,252,o57 GO
The Indebtedness of the counties, cities,
towns, villages and school districts in the
state amounts 70 $l0,ll5,S9S.l9 according
TO The returns made 10 the Secretary Of State.
More than usual efforts have been made du-
ring the past year to secure accuracy in
these returns and II is believed they are es~
seu,ially correct. The total public indebted
ness Of the people of Wisconsin is, therefore,
Sl2,36l ,955.l9, or at the rate of about eight
and one hat dollars per capita Of estimated
population and three and one-tbird per cent
Of the assessed valuation.
ASSESSMENTS.
The values Of all the property 10 the state
subject 20 taxation as returned by the asses.
sors for the past two years are a. follows:
IN 1875 IL 1879.
Personal property Soa,o77,2os COL sss,i27 so 90
ci,y and village lots lOj3aa sG9 col S5,545 7i6 so
Other real estais 255, So. 1904 57 252 629 49s 90
Mota ........... $4j5,s40.5S2 sci s4o8, 1856 90
This shows an apparent decrease in valua-
ton Of $40 ,0S7, S97.82 and is an indication of
the zeal with which communities seek to
avoid the payment Of their Just proportion of
the public expenditures. 1t is evident that
the value OF taxable property in Wisconsin
has not decreased since TIE assessment of
1878. Indeed we all know that it has M
terially increased and that the assessment
ought TO show It. / do not attribute the
blame for these under valuations solely 20
assessors. They cannot be expected to do
otherwise than reflect the public sentiment.
They are the agents and the servants Of the
people by whom they are elected. Never
theless, it is much to be regretted that as
sessments cannot be obtained, as the law
requires, upon the basis OF actual value, and
thus show the real ratio Of taxation. The
question, also, as TO the policy or right of the
State 80 exempt any except public property
from taxation is being agitated in various
sections Of the State, and the arguments ad !
dressed in favor of making every class Of
property contribute equally to the sunnert of
the government which protects i, are worthy
Of your most considerate attention. shall
very cheerfully cooperate with YOU in any
measures looking to the correction Of the
evils incident to the present system ofassess~
ments.
~,,rs
The total taxes levied in the State for the
year iote amounted to 81 o9,ss59oo, which
is sol''o' 10 less toan the total taxes for the
previous year, ana was n me rate OF sl.9S
on eS'h one nuhdfea collars OF tue state
"Ss -. !, lo' 'hat year. lae purposes ior
N''el euess taAcs were leFled, the
'eSl'eN''fe ""Uuu's anu raves are Is lolioWs :;
state tax ....,,.,.,.S 6Sl,5S9. rate l65
County taX.....,.... I770,4Sl DO ,4S0
Town tax ...- $3.50. 2,42s,99T Do 5ST
So h0ol tax. QQS -4o 1D Asa