Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-11

in the Ststs.itind on the 30th
day Of Sep:enber, 1888 of......s IL 81 IL
twill he Jssa from the Auditors report
that 1t was rsesssary fcE the State ID bor-
row the SUM of 200 bOr she fisca wear
ending Sc p. ,s.ber 30, ] 3sl, tomect Esasual
deficit in tho Treasury for that year,s of
which sum $4,000 haJ, been REPAID with
interest sud that for. the year ending
September 20, 1892 il brcame necessary 10
borrow th ptuTther sum Of Sil0.cAD. show.
ing mn aggwgste Of loIVn for thsse, years I'M.
paid oI ssht.WO.
Your a.svntion is i,aited to tb>ssti mates
furrisheI q by the Autlitor Of the legislature
for these wears. IL NH be seea that Tor
The iiscs year eud itx September ~, lasl.
bis estimates OF re9spis were. ..-Eib5 $50 %
The sc.sal receipts Ssre..........- 3'I, ,3H 90
i sount Of recerp's above the
ystimaies for 1881 .........--.-.t l.s2I %
For lbe fiscal y, ~ ending September 30,
1882
Est dated receipis were. .Sj&S.5aO 90
The actual receipts were",.-..... Fo802 8l
Excess Of roseipts over esti.
mates swest..........,.,-.."...ySI NIT 8l
rhis increase over the estimates for the
l ysar was maialy due 10 the faet that
| r,Ach. larger amount Was paid into the
treasury for coanty anCldistrict taxes due
| rom railroads, and for sOunty aud district
axes due upoa dcliBq asnt lands redeemed
1t the Auditcss office, than was expected.
The amount a. these taxes actuafiy
Tbe amt. amt eIrscted 10 Z. received was GoS %
Excess softbesstaIeSpaid over aI'oye. -.
- ~
The actual receips st the tseasury wers.
but little in excess Of the estimates, yot the.
| appropria:ioDs for ZACH year were largelE
in excess II the eIhmates.
During the psst year. chsrges a miS
management oi the fuarpea base been
| rosde, and also oiia misapp licAtion. OF the
school l1Dds Of the Stale. 4 beg ieaye- 70
submit the following statement:
By reference to the report Of Auditor
Thomas Bogg0ss. made TO the Legislatnrs
in Jsnusry, h1l. il appears that on the
first 5ay Of October, 1874 there should have
been in the treasury, rsge fac of his re-
port, ss folisHs:
Tot ereast Of the asscral aSnool -
To.lsa cretsCoftse isreiaeibiss@hooi :
Snd-.-...--.--. -'''s, S''"' "
fOlI-- .,.-SsSsss' "
Amoups actually In tIs Treasury os :.
thasdas ,,,r,,...,-- zis.iS -
Deficiency -,...--s,--. o',RS -
!. II ziIl tbus b seen that tkS entire rsys
.ues Of the StaAs fos The fiscal year ending
September 30. 1870, sppliosbls 10 paS sp.
| appropriations. had been exhausted. and
\ So 652a 81 Of the school funds bad heen. -
ken 20 pay eenefsi charges on the Irsasn
Nv. OF ihis sum the Auditor says ~; ;I6Sf u
! Was Of the general school fund, and 70:
) | SCOTT was OF the irreaneible school fund
The Auditor further says. Tho saif
sum OF go. .52S - was used TO meet he ex
traordipayy appropriations ma4s .at she iax
session OF the Legislature. which exceeds
the Auditors estimate by more han slD'
OC0"
This use OF the irreducibis school fund
was in direct violation Of the trst sestios
Of Article 10 of the Csnstitasion o. ie6s
ttiie Constitution then in fovce.1 vbieh re
uujred said fund 10 be Invested usdel
such regulations ss may be provided b,
law in the interesA beAstBg secaIsties o
a | the United States Or Of this Stats
BY reference to tbs report of Audito
Bennett, (vho sseossdsd Auditor boggsse,
made to the LsgislatAfe in Ianaary. 1871
on page Z of his rspcst. the Auditor ssys
n iTbe snpual report OF the AUDITOR foe th
10 war 1870, exhibited The fact that the esr
t ersl State fund was indebted 10 the schos
finds in the sum Of $6k32s "a, which gre,
ont Of the uss OF said funds IN the psv
: ,nent of the ord;Dsry appropriation.
. ,h'ch shonld 10 paid oat OF Che fuu(