Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-01-15

m0rf.nR es and hIOch Investments
That Exceed fuo Bonded IndeDtr d.
ne's ny a COmfprtAb. q Har.In
| Special orresnoldenc. of GRzstte and journal
DOVER, Jan The report Of State TT
urer John NJ. Houston, ,wbirh ,siIl be preeen., d
TO the Legislature on Monday, is as follow
TREAsUREn's OFFICE, STATE OF DELA.
| WARE, Dover, December 26th, Is54.-lI,a
EScellency, Charles O Stockey, Govern + n
Delaware Dear Sir: In obedience 10 TIE
| laws OF the State, have the honor herewith
TO submit to your excellency biennial re port
Of the transactions Of this department. for
| the years ending respectively in January, 1884
| and in January 1886 with a more detailed
account OF my receipts and disbursements
since my settlement with the legislative COM
mittee in January last.
At the beginning of my second year Term
IN this department in January, 1884, the State
debt amounted to the sum OF 1854 $50 AZ
follows.
Outstanding bonds bearing per cent
School fund bonds, bearing per cent O''OO'V
Indebtedness 70 Delaware COLLEGE. i0o'0u"
opeI s.s....-....,.................. 63OOuOO
AMOUNT Of State debt December 2sth,
Cal for bonds january ist. is SSSS S%SV
Amount of tate debt after January LIST,
S3975cO
IQ0ahffd.
ness the state has semi. annual interest bear
mortgage on tbs I'm Innction = a ssrsas4 - ''h'"s
railroad Is, now known az ne f6hEIora 6eawors
One Thousand two hundred and seyeniy.S oooVO
rll shares q FsTnleTs Bank stock. at SSe es75cOo
aware al sIs5. u Na'iolal bank Of Del oooo
The State alao has invastn,a,,., e. s''.v..o ~.
benefit of ina free schooIs as foIin,1. ior inc
10 iodo"S
rive YET thoussnd Q. s1i shares Farmers Bank
TWO thousand four hundred and tbiritvS iSooooo
nine shares Farmers Bank stock. II
1aIa6oN
smyrna BSnk stocR saS affsr1een ~ Rse shares s,
Thirty seven shares Nationai bank Of ''O''"
Ie DeiaSaTe ssoeA at s46o 17,a60O
Union National Bank stocE AZ sss saAres etuc
School Fund bond. Ib675000
LOAN 70 sussex county ......."...... 5,oO0OO
Total. al -Iss ZOO IA
Total debt after january ist, IBs5...,,. ssls5aGI
Assets in excess of findebtednesa. a no o.ooo
IL piII no oaa,, that -.
ttas, ~. go sSen Una. our ASSETS are greater
Snau au oui hauepteuness ana tnat II our total
oeDt was deducted from our total assets Il
would leave our assets in excess of our debit
1926, ,049 with prospective reoeipts on Jannsrv
LIST, 1886 as followa
Interest from Delaware, Maryland &
1ptsTss5 IA fSiIsosd in1sas6sn; T.. l2oOaoo
general ~ 40: 22325o
hhpua COZ Oh infontnioub IOr Denent OF
m s9noOl innu .s........................ 499l.50
ih1 from fnuAuetpniA wilmington a
batmoie railroa lroad................... 676QO0
~. . from State Superintendent OF
tfee Schools. .......................... 4,76l,8
,
Total amount Of prospective receipts
January LIST, 1885,. 1883
Whilst reporting this matter it might be
we'll to add that Iinder an act ~ tho Ra,so.I
Assembly passed Al Dover, Anril Sth 1881
have paid out for school books, the sum OF
trass,1., ,os anJ ~ nASo reserved Dack INTO the
,rh;ot, ioo,oa =; AZ sHo L INC sun oI piioOO,
;ntendant sor hooia nanus i.i ~ tne nlate super
tbe STATE ~ a. gei 20 An'enieo oaaanoe que
'- Tha sooa;,,.a " - 70 IA. ,
January i7tb 1ss9 tba s ~ aePsment " . @ since
ment with the leoislative comn;tIsa ,,',5s- A.
"a acts to raise revenue, and from all
otner sources belonging TO the general fund
nave amounted 10 the sum OF S123, 620. .98, as
From clerx NJ tba nsaoa =, Ma
Castle comfy q fo9 ipcsnsas Resoe u ,s.ysI SeT
Erom c,arL ~ tha ,ean, lung; t 0o,zoOT
cnIIntv for ncanaas issred Hens I
amouit of school f1nd ooueu' io00 ssooo,
From CLARK AZ tha nasra ~ sn... s,s.,.. ''ooeoi
county for ucanaas fssna5 5o
schooI fnnd ooH'oo iesueu' iess
onortera ~. o,4ILB
q eWiin,tnSo+c,, a in pois, III MnilAu.e5Ipnia'
taS from Pb;iadn,.t1. EaIohu. zhoVOU
~ & q, railIoad 100000
from hanks o 9eJ 1eJ 81 81
nfssast 1n srnS,I 9,O
Virginil railroad. ',,.,. o4roooo
Tax from fire insurance companies
less sonooi tund;.::. 5000
recosdas '"A rum register ana ono
of state for fees. 1'SG5n1
Tax on brandy. .........,,,,,,, 'I02xS
state superintendent of free schools l5OOO0
Total amount of receipts. sI2s S9Sas
There has been disburssd from the oenaroI
'und since January Nth. 1884 fhe 3sfa ~
ny last settlement, 10 paw the interest on tha
public debt, TO redeem bonds, and TO nav tha
expenses OF State guvernmenf the
nm OF $l27,5lS.43, az follows.
Exeou,ive ........ o n oo,oo
aoiciary,. ~. '''''''.'''e SSiS9
salaries Of other State officers....... T4s9 50
eeisIatiys commityee' ' and ,i'.;,... siio,. oS15o
ances ...............,...,,,.. 3.344oo
interest on State bonds aud bonds
redeemed. .........u................ 100000
nteIese iite on school fnna bonds;..:.... g,40l0U
ibanc i,ot, or uSoS yoS,1 70 Dsia"Are NoheRe zapW
'yintins and bipStne far iiSsssi '''''''' 5:Vvy
3oard OF Health ith......,,,.-..... SlGl
fish Commissioner. 1885
Adlutant General appropriation. 10000
AoJ ,tsnt SjeneraIs salary, ,......... 2000O
pr prst 70 70 atee
;nhnoI hosEa W o"iorou scnoolS'''' o999.I o09g99.I
Immigration commissionars.' '''''' Vs6 a.
q press bill. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SIS
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