Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-16
COMPTROLLER GENERALS RE-
PORT.
AN Interesting Statement OF 1he
States Affairs-The Increase I'm
Georgia PrOpertV-The Asylum for
Ihe Insane, Etc.

States Affairs-The Increase su
Georgia PrOpertF-The Asylum for
the Insane. Etc.
The report Of the Comptroller General of
the State, just Issued, shows some very i'm
portsnt as well as gratifying things concern
ing the increase of the taxable value of
property In the State. It covers III pages.
and is principally composed of tabulated
statements, which it is impossible to repro--
duce here. The statement of receipts and
disbursements shows that the balance in the
Treasury October 9TH, 1881, was $794, 547 81.
and the reeeiptsi to September sob, 1889,
were 81, 500, 432 10, making a total to be
accounted for OF s., 403, 979 81. The smount
paid out by warrants from October 6sh,
IS5l, to september Both, 1882, was 81, ,713,-
500 40. leaving balance in tie Treasury of
$500, Az Is. This is not all cash. but repre-
sents cash alues ith the exception of
the money still due from the broken State
repositories, the Citizens Bank and Bank
OF Rome. The actual cash is 1910. .O47 Al.
The increase In the value of property is
very marked. It amounts In actual figures
to sic, ,255, SIS. The total value of pronertv
iu 1881 was $270, ,99S. .SS8. So that tire value
OF the taxable property in 1892 is $2S7 24g.-
4O3. The increase In cotton manufactures
10 a iA"'iC ONCA q III Improved lNn0S.
50, $50, ,395 city and town property, $4,S31,-
1856, aud railroads 8, ,98S, ,169. In speaking
OF the States revenue, Mr.. Wright says that
for the next two years so rapidly are we re-
gaining our former wealth there will be no
necessity for an increase In the rate of taxa
ton in order to meet the demands of the
State. The increase for 1899, added
to the increase for 1881, shows
an increase for the two years amount
ing to thirty five millions two hundred
and thtrty-two thousand seven hundred and
sixty-one dollars. At the present rate of
taxation the revenue has been increased in
the sum OF one hundred and five thousand
six hundred and ninety-eight dollars. This
state OF affairs is not merely spasmodic, but
is the outcome of the progressive fpirit
with which the people are becoming i'm
bued, the natural advantages that Georgia
Is blessed with as a State and the wise ad-
mlnistratioa OF "home govern m ent," and
VIII doubtless increase so rapidly in the next
few years that the States Indebtedness can
and will be met at even a less rate of taxs-
tion than that which is now being levied.
THE SCHOOL FUND.
The present school fund is derived as fol-
lowe: One-half the rental of the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, the dividends from
the STOCK owned by the State in the Georgia
eAO hCb 1uCOmC QSrlVG0 from hire
OF conv1cts, and net amount of fees arising
from the inspection Of fertilizers, the spe@
cial taxes imposed on shows and liouor
dealers. From these sources the school fund
Ito be spportfo1ed by the State School Com
missioner) in the Treasury on the lat of
July last, the dav of spportionment fixed
By law, was $272,474 81, and derived as
follows:
From one-hslf rental Western and Allan
tic Railroad, $3.50 900; from dividends Gsor--
gia Railroad stock, ST, l16; from net hire of
convlets, Sl9, 1872; from fees Of inspc ctors OF
fertilizers, $50 1913 SO; from tax on shows.
70 194 20; from tax on liquor dealers. S44 :
767 IL. From this, after deductin9 the war
rsnts chargeable under the law to the fund.
amounting to 81 494 As, leaves a balance to
be spportioned of $272, ,574 81.
THE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
The increase in premiums from fire insur-
ance over the year 1881 is 1924. .I76 SO, and
the increase of tax and fees during the
same period is $1,199 S5. During the mast
year $l1S, ,04S 1857 has been carried bv insur.
apce against t1re at cost of 81 ,I07. 1863 "a
or less than an average rate of l per cent.
per annum. The business has not been re.
m1unerative, mn as the losses amount to $99I,-
5SS 90 The two destructive fires In the
business portion of Atlanta contributed
about 100000 to this loss. The reports of
regular life insurance companies show a
falling off OF the matrimonial associations
Mr.. Wright says; ga new and rather anoma-
lous co cooperative association has made its
appearance within a year or two. It
IS the marriage endowment plan, which
mas nothiog but its name to recommend
1t to the public. 1t has beceme. as I learn.
within the short period OF its existence
almost entirely speculative IN it's Character
Ii young person, male or female, is ex-
pected Cd be married, hundreds of policies
are taken out by persons not having the
slightest interest In either OF the parties
II they are to be allowed to- do business In
the State, would suggest that law be go
framed that the claimant should furnish
PROOF OF interest. This OF least would re-
lleve them OF their most Objectionable
feature, ana no doubt close the business,
have uniformly declined to admit FIRE in
surAnce companies claiming to be assess-
ment companies. Such might ha made
successful as strictly local companies, but
could not do general business. There "a
still good deal OF clandestfne Insurance
In the State.n
THE LUNATIC ASYLUM,
The report Of the trustees and Superin.
tendent of the lunatic asylum IA very in
teresting. The report states there are now
In the institution 97a patients, fully 100. IL
not l79, more than should be therein, TO in
sure them proper care and treatment The
Superintendent estimates that for the wear
1888 there will be an average of l 200 ma
tlents ID the asylum, and for 1884, when all
the projected new buildings will be com
pieted and occupied, 1,400 patients, for
I hese the trustees ask an appFopriation for
1888 Of $l60, 900; and for 1854. OF S19O 0O0.
being at the rate of a5 cents per patienr'
each day, and including the payment of ali
expenses OF every kind, viz: Salaries of
officers, employees, clothing, wages, subsis-
tence, fuel and transportation, Ordinary and
extraordinary repairs, aud improvements
Of all the buildings, and other
property OF the State, medical sup
plies, and various contingencies.
l5 seems that there Is NO insurance on the
property ana that fact is brought to the as
Lention OF the Governor. A large balance is
brought forward, but 1t ia explained bv The
statement that tao trustees feared the anpro-
prtstions might not be sufficient for the er.
penses OF the year, and necessary Improve
ments ana repairs were posponed until the
end OF the year, when 1t would be posilivelV
known whether the money would be IN hand
20 40 the work. 1t has been found that the
institution has gone Though the wear and
lsld up money eneugh to pay for the i'm
proVeReAts ana repairs, and they have been
APOHs ~ LlH WA0lQ
work. - 'Hie
% TUB DEATHS AT THE ASYLUM.
The deaths at the asylum have been as
follows during the year; T~enty-one from
general chronic exhaustion, seventeen from
epilepsy, eight from old age, eight from pa.
-aly sis, four from diarrhea, five from con-
sumption, two from dysentery. two from sp-
)pleXy, one from QenaFal debility efx from
narasmus, one from heart disease, one from
shusiop of heart and lHugs, one acute con-
Esstion OF the lungs, one pneumonia, one
of the bowels, one carbuncles.
There have been received 144 chronic cases
and 1l3 acute. Fifty nine have been re.
seived In q very feeble aD@mic condition
rem chronic and acute disease, some SO
feeble they could not walk without as.
listance, and some almost exhausted nv
III. trip TO the institution, helpless
lnd hopeless cases OF paralysis and
emile imbecility with all the indIeatiors
u mental and physical decays nothing
o justify hope that they could live hnt :
hH.@N l.