Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-12-28
AN EVEN BALANCE.
Expenses and Receipts of the State In
crease in the Same Ratio.
Biennial Report Of Secretary Timme.
Cost of Compiling War Records-Uni
yersity BuildingS-Ra Railroad
License Tax-StatiStics-
County Taxes-B0nded
Indebtedness.

MADISON, Wis, Dec. 26.-Ghe report of
Secretary of State rlmme for the bien-
niaI period ending September 80, 1888,
has jQst been issued. It shows that the
cost of compiling the war records for
1887 was $24 64640; for 1888, S25, ,761 10.
The farmers institutes have cost the
state $4,000 for the Two years. The
total cost of printing for the two years
ending Sep. 80, 1886, wes SS6, ,53S Sc; for
like period eEolng III 1888, was S1l4
273 20, an increase OF $27, ,734 "a.
In the two years $500 has been ex
pended for the construction OF buil iinps
st the state public school. The oost of the
various state pei a. and charitable institu-
tions in 1885 and 1886 was 1868, 1852:
iu 1887 and 1888, SS10,113.97, an increase
of SAG, 39S Is or % psr Cent. The insane
in county hospitals cost in 81 first BIZ
enuiai period, S173,607 OS; in the second,
$274 ,662 IL, an increase OF $1O1 ,O55 03 or
SO per cent.
The fish culture of the state cost
S24,O00.
The railroad license tax for the years
1856 was S1,4S1, ,066.56. For ISS7-SS
81, ,S32, 627.52, an increase of 1851 $50 So.
This demonstrates that although the ex-
have decreased proportionately, conse-
qnently since 1888 not one dollar of tax
has beer directly raised in the state
for general state expenses.
Daring the last six years 1896 QUO has
been used by the university. The state
public school has cost $4,000 so far for
construction only. In the entire state
$2,654 800 80 was raised by school dis
Ri
poses in 1887. The total received by the
state for district schools, high schools,
aormal schools and the state university
amounted to S1O77,S32 70, making a
grand total OF So, 932, 202.71.
Secretary Timme says: "Uniess ex-
treordlnary appropriations are made by
the coming Legislature there will be 20
nee 5ssity of levyiDg a tax for general
purposes during the ensuing two years.
But should the legislature make extra
ordinary appropriations l would suggest
that the same be made payable during
the year 1890, after the next levy of
state TAX, and that clause be incorpor-
ated in the laws making such appropria-
tions directing the secretary of state to
make such levy"
The following items of interest are
Number horses in the state, 4O4 O36: ca
tie, 1,236 452; mules 6 POS; sheep, 1913 639;
swine, $40 23I; wagons, carriages and
sleighs, 237 ,552; watches, 30,730; pianos,
etc, 81, ,2G5; shares of bank stock, A 10:
acres Of land, 29, ,603, ,642.
The taxes of ali tne counties outside of
the charges levied by the state, iu 1887,
were as follows: For general purposes,
S0 26O ID. f,,r schCpI tax Gk19 OcS
for county uperintendents' salaries, $50
742 50. The town, city ar village taxes
were as follows: For current expenses,
S2,4S7 ,S74 46; school purposes, s., 49,
561SS; support of poor, Sl03, ,958.47; roads
and bridges, 81 ,682, ,901 "a; ogher purpos-
es, 1929, ,692 80. The total town, CITY
and village taxes amount TO S7,749 999.74.
The total taxes of counties, outside of
state charges, aggregate $1O,647, ,l56 81.
OF the county tax expended in the several
counties for 1887, there were paid for
county officers, $419,711.93; for cornty
buildings, $213,765 for court expenses,
S25I,72I.O1.
The bonded Indebtedness of towns,
cities, etc, is itemized as follows: Rail
road aid, $1,7S7, 1O8.lG; bridges. S356,-
S79.19; ofher purposes. IS III, 1913. 80;
interest unpaid, 1925, ,622 26; school dis
tricts, SS44, ,ll2 %; all other purposes,
$215,S92G6. The bonded Indebtedness
of the several counties is made up as fol
lows: Railroad aio, $767, ,44O Al; roads
ana bridges, $25 00O; interest unpaid,
$11 933; other purposes, $612, ,O26 &C. TIE
Indebtedness not bonded aggregates
$1Ol 12S 60.
The report deals with farm products of
every description. 1t shows that the
number of bushels of wheat grown in
the state in 1887 was 9,943 487 bushels
corn, % 041 OIL bushels; oats, 81, ,662 ,901
bushels; barley, 8,749772 bushels; rye.
2,760,470 bushels; potatoes, 1905, ,OO4
bushels; root crops, 1,244, ,401 bushels;
cranoerriea, 62, 1877 busheIs; apples, 452,
458 bushels; clover and timothy seed,
40 538 bushels; fax, 291, 40 pounds; hops,
299,710 pounds: tobacco, 1l,4S6 519
pounds; grasses, 1893, ,452 tons. There
were also produced 29,657 .213 pounds of
butter and 33,899,O57 pounds of cheese.
In the two years 1,175 articles of asso-
citation were filed, an increase of 449 over
the corresponding preceding period.
There were recorded in 1856 and 1887
28, 260 marriages, 44.OI8 bir his ard Il, 1886
deaths.