Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-01-17

$2,951 .513.31. The balance on hand
} at that date, (including $500, 900 u.
S. bonds,) was $2,057 ,933.21.
The bonded debt of the State was
1888, 1000 Understanding bonds, and
81, 1897 non-intercst bearing bonds.
Ddring the past two years the bonded
debt has been reduced $4,000. There
is in the State treasury money suffi-
cient to pay all the bonds when they
become due.
The State has in its possession S4,-
: 032, 867.11 as a trust fund for the ben
eft of the various schools, on which
she pays interest of from six to seven
per cent.
The revenues of the State are de-
rived from: /. The sale of public
lands granted to the State for educa-
tional purposes, by the United States.
2. From taxes assessed upon the tax
able property of the State, denomin-
ated State taxes. 3. From specific
taxes collected from corporations.
The specific taxes in 1882 amount
ed to 1924, 98262. In 1881 the rail
roads contributed 1915, 936.88.
The amount of swamp lands in the
lower peninsula on Sept, 3Oth, 1882,
was 1868 acres. At subsequent
meeting of the Board of Control, APP
preparations were made aggregating
1880 acres, leaving 1858 acres at
date. 1t is estimated by competent
authority that when all the lands re-
served on contracts and under specific
appropriations are selected, the re-
mainder will be of little or no value.
He agrees with the Board Of Control,
that it is inexpedient to make further
appropriations until selection of lands
to satisfy all outstanding contracts
and appropriations be made, and the
remainder of the lands be examined
as to value.
On the LIST Of October, 1882, there
were TAO patients at the Michigan
Asylum. The receipts for the two
years, for the support of the patients,
were $346,064.66, and the disburse-
ments for the same period were $780,
110,80,-leaving a balance in the
treasury, on Sept. 3Oth, 1882, of $780,
954.06. In the Eastern Asylum, the
number of patients at the close of
November, 1882, was SIT. The aver
age cost of the patients for the two
years past, was 1894 per week each.
The number of insane criminals is
sixty-eight.
The Institute for the Deaf and
Dumb has 26O pupils receiving liter
airy instruction, learning the art of
communicating with others, and being
taught mechanical pursuits. The
appropriations for 1881 and 1882,
amounted to $S3,717.S9, and for the
years 1883 and 1884, the amount
asked for is $95,650.
In the Michigan school for the
blind, there has been 76 pupils during
the two years ending June 22d, 1882.
For the support of this school for the
next two years $4,000 is asked for.
The State public school has cost
100000 for building, land and i'm
provements. The appropriation for
past two years was $4,000, and for
the coming two years sSS, 400 is asked
for. The school has room for 300
children. The farm contains ~ acres.
The State library has been increased
BY 1882 volumes during last two Z
years, and $4,000 is wanted to buy
books during next two years.
The attendance of pupils at the
Michigan University at the end of ,
September, 1882, was: Department
IF Literature, Science and Arts, 513;
Medicine and Surgery, $50; Homeo-
pathics, II; dentists, IS; pharmacy,
100; law, 1916; making 1854 stu
tents, of which 1874 are ladies. For
educating the doctors, lawyers, den
lists, ETC., ETC., for the next two years,
The sum of 100000 is asked for.
The Agricultural college has cost, :
from 1857 to 1882, the sum of $685.
)8S.53, and the amount asked for, to
keep the school going the next two
years, is $59,822. The number of
graduates up to the close of last year
was 272.
Eighty-two diplomas were granted
TO pupils in the State Normal school
during 1882, and $4,000 is the {
needed for the next two years. s
The State Reform school is full of
boys, and $3.50, 900 are needed during
the next two years. In the Reform
school for girls there are IS inmates,
and this institution has already cost
$3.50, 430, and s86,755.40 is desired
for the coming two years.
The average attendance at the COM
pulsory college, known as the Ionia
House of Correction, during the year
1881 was 372, and the average for
1882 was $40. The Governor says
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