The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-08
STATE DEPARTMENT.


II o'clock, out of respect to the death
Of Capt. Josselyn, which is noticed in
our local columns.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
Charters were fled Yesterday of the
Sleepy Hollow grange company, of
BrazoS county; the Shiloh grange
store, OF Grimes county; and the T. L.
BlantOn & Co. store, of Galveston,
which is for carrying on a general
grain and commission business, the
capital stock being $4,000.
Also. charters of Uvalde male acad-
envy and Wachita homestead and saw
ingS union.
Also, charter of the Austin and Dat
manville railroad company, which is
to run from Austin, or point across
the river on the International railroad,
to Oatmanyille, six miles. The rails
will be laid by January, when the
road will be used by the capitol syn
dictate to haul rock for the new capt.
toll
CONTROLLERS DEPARTMENT.
The comptroller has furnished the
governor the following report:
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER,
Austin, Nov. 3, 1888.
His ENcellency, John Ireland, Governor Of
Texas:
Sir-As required by law, have the
honor to hand you herewith a report
from this department for the fiscal
year ending August 81, 1888, en-
bracing Il statement of the funds OF
the state, of its revenues and of the
public expenditures during the year;
also u statement setting forth the ex-
penditures to be betrayed from the
state treasury for the ensuing year,
together with an estimate of the prob
able receipts during the year, from
which these expenditures are to be
betrayed.
In determining the public expense Of
the government for the fiscal year
ending August 81, 1884, we are not
left to conjecture or mere estimates.
The information is given to the ap-
preparations made by the Eighteenth
legislature. 1t will be borne in mind
that the appropriations end on the
2Sth of February of each year and to
arr We at the amount which will be
required for the support Of the gov
eminent for the year ending August
81, 1884, it is necessary to consider a
part of two appropriations viz, that
part Of tie appropriation to February
20. 1854, which was unpaid August 81
1883, and six months of the appropria-
ton for the next year, covering the
time from February %, 1884, to Au-
gust 81, 1884, the close Of the fiscal
year.
BY reference to the accompanying
statement, giving the appropriations
male by the Eighteenth legislature,
it will be found that the amount ap-
propriated from the revenue for the
year ending February 20, 1884, is g.
OS1 ,496O0.
Referring to the table showing the
disbursements for the year, we find
that Of this appropriation there was
paid to August 81, 1883, 1870, 581. 600,
leaving unpaid at that date, $780,
$4,000, as a charge against the rev.
enue.
Further reference to the statement
giving the amount of appropriation
by the Eighteenth legislature, will
show that the appropriation for the
next year, beginning March 1, 1884,
amounts, with probable deficiency of
$4,000. in appropriations for pen
SiOnS and fees of attached witnesses,
to $1,57S,O33.OO.
One-half of this appropriation COW
ers the time from February 20, 1884,
to August 81, 1884, the close Of the
fiscal year. We thus have the de-
mands against the revenue for the
current fiscal year as follows, viz 4:
Unexpended appropriation to Feb
fudfy -, 1861, ...--....... ....--.... f,3JO,Jl5
One-h;llf OF the appropriation, be
ginning March l, 1884, cOverlngthe
time from February % to Angnst51,
1881, including deficiency. 80. 7S9,016
!ultl ,-tst.E.sr Gftt''-:.'' oz:IoS'iol
NJ ,h;oh LIQUID be added probable
expenses of the calie,. S?igL ~ +o T
legislature, say $4,000, makIn. 'o.'t =
charge against the revenue to the
close Of the fiscal year, ending August
81, 1881, of s., 1881.
To defray these expenses we must
look TO the receipts from the follow
ing sources. viz;
1. The amount of revenue on hand
at the close of the year ending Au-
gust 81, 1884.
2. The amount of the revenues of
previous years not paid into the treas
ury August 81, 1883.
3. The receipts from the revenues of
the current year ending August 81,
1884.
From these sources we have as fol-
lows, viz:
l. Revenue balance in hand August
81, 1883, as shown by the statement of
the revenue account, $345, 1923.
2. Taxes of 1928 received since
August 81, 1883, and checks in process
of collection, say SIC, 10000; taxes of
1928 yet to be paid in by collectors
say $4,000.
3. In estimating the probable re-
ceipts during the fiscal year we have
for our information and guidance the
completed transactions of. the past
year, and in giving the losses that
may be expected on the assessment
for 1883 it is assumed that they will
be at least as large dis the losses on the
assessment for 1882: and in the eSti-
mate of probable receipts the actual
losses on the assessments of 1882 are
given as the probable losses on the as
sessment of 1883.
The following may be expected as
the probable receipts for the current
fiscal year ending August 81, 1884:
TAXABLE VALUES FOR 1888.
1921, 800, COO tax at 80 cents ...... 81 ,5s2 800
Revenue Poll Tax $4,000
counties. s.. =, :..:...::........ 675,OOO
ttolIer. ......................-.. $4,000
Office Fees several departments. $4,000
Collections from redemption of prop
erty and from insOlvent lists of prior
years ........................ $4,000
Gross receipts ...................S2,6 81 500
Deduct probable losses (actual losses
of past Year, as follows:
Erroneous assessments. ........ $4,000 90
Soils for nurrant and l,rinr vanrS % 5S0 &c