Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-11
NAMES BALANCE SHEET.
The Commissioner Of The Treasury Dea,
In Big Figures,
But They are on the Right Side and a
Easily Understood.
Abstract OF Mr.. Beais Report for 1899


The report of Hon Geo l.. Beal, Commits
soner of the Treasury, Is somewhat uniqu'
from the fact that since the State Govern
ment was organized in 1920, there have been
hut two previous instances in which the an
nual report has ever emenated from such an
officer. instead of from q State Treasure r.
The first was in 1885. when, by the resigna-
ton Of Asa Redir on, Jr the late Daniel
Williams of this city was appointed a Com
missioner of the Treasury, which office he
continued to hold for two years without al
election. The second was in 1856, VIII n, by
the appointment of State Treasurer Woo =
bury DAVIS of Belfast to position on the
Supreme Bench, Joseph A. Sanborn of
ke adteld was appointed Commissioner of
the Treasury which Office he held but few
months, the late Hon. Isaac Reed having
been elected Treasurer by the coalition
Wing Democratic Legislature of 1856. Hon.
Edwin C. Burleigh, having resigned the office
of State Treasurer, Hon. Geo. l.. Beal took
possession of the Office as commissioner,
July 10, 1885 At this date a committee
previously appointed by Gov. Marble to e1-
anime the accounts of Treasurer Burleigh,
having found them correct, passed the same
over TO Mr.. Beal, and his report embraces
the transactions of the entire year of 1888
GENERAL SUMMARY.
The following table gives a scedule, in
brief, of the total receipts and disbursements
Of the Office for the year -
RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury January L. 1858, s3i2 ,2ss U3
Total receipts for the year 1855, los ,Sss ~
Total, si.3ys,s76 IS
EXPENDITURES.
To, al nd far he .
Cash in treasury, December 81, lsss, ~, M 81
Total, sl,3vy,676 "
IumIzed statements of the sources of re-
ceipts. and also itimized expenditure ac-
counts embraced in the above named sums
total, fill several pages of the report.
The estimated receipts for the year 1889
are given as 81 337 $3.50; the estimated
expenditures AS Sl.l65, lUl So. The re-
sources of the STATE, Jan. |, 1889, are 81
2s9 073 So. Liza ,iIities on the same date,
IS 1851 SOP 90. Of this last named amount
81 48, 900 is war loan bonds due Jan. |,
1883; and 80, 1877 400 is bonds of loan for
the assumption of municipal war debts, due
Oct. |, 1889. Expenditures under the diff
ferent departments of the State, have ex-
ceeded the appropriations by total of Sl04,
025.62.
The fifty six savings banks in the State
have paid a State tax of S272 l2e AZ the
different railroads of sI09, 100 Ct, the tele-
graph companies of S6.360 90 ::
the telephone companies of sl,3S7 so;
the express companies of 81 2y3 co.
and the insurance companies of $22 ss3 81
making a total from these sources of S4l2,
SOB 10.
Ten or dozen pages are given to detail
ed statement Of tie school fund al mil tax
as apportioned TO the several towns and cities
in the State, due ard payable Jan. l 1889.
The summaries give total of q ,96S schol
ars: he school mill tax amounts 10 1872 :
103 SO, and the s ate tax for 1883 is S649,-
4y7,ll. The condition of the
SINKING FUND
of the State is shown by the following de-
tailed exhibit:
CIR.
By halarce January |, Isse, ts4q, go a
Amount r e-iyeu lvr int.res' on funds
INV, strd IN securities OUTSIDE the
s,ate Of Maine, 1000 90
Total, sueV, so 81
DR..
To amount State Of Maine bonds purchased
during the year 1898. and cancelled in ac-