The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-01-22

Excess 81 receipts over ais
hur>cmrnts, .... j.I 1O' ~
AvAiI.AHLE SCHOOL FUND
The comptroller makes the follow
ing condensed statement:
Balance Al. 81. lN~7.... 3.141G3
Balance i~>G ... 10 $50 %!
Balance I~>j....... 4e4354 "a
"rhe small balance" says the
comptroller, in the state treas
ury, August 81, 1857, does
not represent the true cond-
ton of this find There were out
standing st that date registered war
rants drawn against the available
school fund, amounting in round
numbers to 5000 600 This you Will lind
that The beginning OF each fiscal year
finds the.availabl9 school fund get
ting farther behind. Thus is due in
some measure to the fact that q large
portion of the receipts from the inter
est on laud notes, and from leases of
school lands, does not reach the state
treasury within the wear for which
such resources are spportioned. This
is especially true of the es innate of
receipts for tho past year 1t occurs
TO TIE EAXMINER that the lap-over
estimates and receipts would equalize
the years transactions, aud that the
reas Gus given by the comptroller fail
TO show the tue cause of the falling
oil.
PERM ANENr SCHOOL FUND
The report shows ttaf tine total IN
tereet bearing securities held, IS
IS, 9lS,7 57, representing state, county
and railroad bonds.
OCCUPATION TAXES
During the year ending June 30,
1887, occupation licenses were issued
rs follows:
l,3ll retail liquor dealers, at $500
each ,....,..... ,......,....... S305, 700 90
3l2 quart at 200 each ......-.. $1,000 90
"a wholesale at $500 each. 10000 90
Nv beer dealers ~ 800 each ...., 1890 90
All other rupationN ....,.. ... 1874, gO4 50
fatal .,............... s6fS.554 so
Amount collected during the year
ending January 80, 1856. ~ 1864. qIO 40
Increase for the year ISL. s 1854 40
From special occupations made
payable directly to the comptroller's
office, the sum of SS2 1928 % was COL
lected, Other special taxes direc "
payable to this department swell this
amount to S2il l00l9,
TAXABLE VALUES.
The assessed values OF the entire
state, given i'll detail on the taxable
property OF each county, is as follows:
Total values for lSs7,.... $3.50 4l1 4OI
Total values for 1856 $50. 525, l23
Increase ..., ,.... .......s l9,Ss127s
The report shows that this little ill.,
crease comes mainly from lands, town
and city lots and railroads, As per the
following table:
Increase in lands ....,..... tlGO7L7l4
Increase IN town and c', ... N,432, 19i
Increase III railroads, ....... 4.2+S, l9N
For 1887, 7,lS7 7-l0 miles Of railroad
were assessed, An increa SO of 1854 40
miles over 1886.
The compro Ter remarks that while
here has been this advance in the to-
al taxable values of the state, the |
hrin Ksge in cattle values amount to
81, Si4, 3SS, notwithstanding an III or, o |
n numbers of 1852 head
The gratifying statement is made
hat all the tax rolls, for the first time !
II many years, were completed and
lied III time for this annual report |
or which the tax assessors should be |
oumended tor their diligence and |
,romptness.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Let it be borne ia mind that the
i,csl year now ends August 81. The
eceipts for this fiscal year, ending 81
Augu,t, 1883, are given thus,
'otal receipt, Tor hey year ending
August 81 l>N,, with balance
on hand, August 81, lSs7..s2,q73,S 73 %
otAl expenditures 10 Augusta,
1873 ...,,-. ..........,..,... l,7s6, 2O3. 20
slsnce on hand 81, August
1888, ',.,,,..,,.....,..... 81, 1890. 03
Thus 1t will be seen that notwlth-
land ng the loss Of nearly slC, 10000