The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-18
AUDITORS REP0n
A Review of the Financial Co
dition Of the State.
THE TAX RATE MUST BE Doust
Statement ef sAe Dsss. ssares< ef rse~~sI
and Expenditures for she 1<<m
Enaing September 80. ssss.

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OtxMrfA, Dec. I-.--Tka Ifnnssusnre r.
memhers of the legislators ID in4fn " #
finsncaal condition of the stata will np< N
relieved until copies ok ehe hlennial rep1 &
of the late territorial andls0r Murphef. &&1 n
laid upon their tables. Many effzrss h4VG
heen made 20 secnre copies IL ihls ~ >1<
both by members and newspapers hat III q
have been eatirely unav&liAg. Il i u ~
hands es Tacoma printers and VII pr6&
bly, nos BE available 90 msmoers n pf<n4 Is
or other form until after the holidays Is
single copy OF the adTance sheets ~ GiE
day obtained BY the Pesz gSrxkzfaxHe Z
correspondent. and the features o[ t1e xaL5
port which cover the period from oe1cl<lH
4. iSS7. 50 September ". lssSa, are hereUi1E r
presented. The tabulased statemonk1 NH
preceded hy the following; IS
The Honorable LegiSsssivc ASSEMBLY a 16E
TERRITORY 81 Masklngtan -ssentlsmtas IN 601 E]
pisanee with The prnvsssaax Of sse1ioe ~ q e
the code. reQaising the territorial A43lfa< q &
psspare and sabsnlta reroft % he iexiz<&<l<< IS
assembly at TIE soxinntng OF each bicnu<4 -
sion. hes leave 70 submit the 1ulaoHIn< ~
hibit oI fhe nnanSlal tr&assctioas q th> t<x1 4!
ending september 50 iSsa. eznbr&r4n9:
l. A detailed sta1ement of tho eoadlfze& <]
TIE revenues ana agnoans ok expenGiznfM 11I
the fiscal term n
!. 4 aesmslesa statement al tho nnblir deks n
s Estimates IL tha revenues and exn4pztE&11t /;
for fAe next Legislative year. Il
1 sneh plans a. are deemed expz<Ef1Et <oR t&1(
support OF fAe ptlsile credit fnr fessNninx p1l8<
expenses. Tor using the p0blic money ~ al
best advantage Tor piumoftng tregxlizx az1I;
ecoEemg in public affairs and for Enprx pefl<a
understanding OF the inAnesai 311zz< g ~
s ! tasu,ar s,a.nr,nn, ss,axtr : sensr.t.lx Ill
amounts af moaey tecosvcd INTO The tf46xE14E
from asl soarcex In the pFeeekhAR EspA t<xu14 1E
an0nns received from each noEnty and xk(k]
source Of revenue IN cash eoRnay 2 Il
II II matter OF regret shat fepHr<s mnl4 N
this Office are uot such a. VIII Hnkesf Ia ~ Il
coantsnx officer 60 Esye anyshiaE ntefe <hex 1 Il
approximate estimate of tlsa exsr< eqz11IzaH |E
the territorial fnanceA II seems nfce<<Y tHG Is
sshle % balance accounts with mAnx = y l[
counties. from q fsliare ol the of.Ieeu = n<5L 8
resaFns VI sneh orssits as by iau tae{ So ~ IS
tilted q. 81 E
Ia msny cases tho aggregate smoun< a ~ f
collected il returned, less the c0nfaizs5ee4 1'E
without claim foF that credit at ofi1es t{5414 {k
fuii amount n returned snd tnA ssxHsu161 - b
darss his rercentARe from 4he Aub<equea$ f1.1 N
tances As the fun amounto al the t9fritor<4E <xE
charged upon che assessment i6 AkwNf4 HfWI4E n
iahed ~ the amount that resnAsnt delieeeafQ n
ami this IA only 20 be credited after tfo u4@4 E
sseps have been taSen for eoitezica ~ &&f
sheriff. Il IL appareat that discrepancies m%4t
arise, and In many INSTANCES aee9unf9 uilz ffp
Balance from emission To claim sfsdis< ellpe8E
by law. Il seems propef a. Tie bez-nnte& is
the state government that new hpeE<s saouId = Is
opened. and ths auditor authorised % ruAkelk
personal snspection Of sha booka saa zft<lsm11 B
with the county tFeasMrerM Ii
TemGEGE CORPORATIONS. /.
woui6 most earnestly empha3iEn 1n0 fSoc1He
nasndatien at my predecessor thar s0iae rk~<1k
sioa Be made tag an adrQu&is retafH IT, 1&f
privileges and legal rIkhss iarzsxa eoftql \
enjoy in shls commonwealth, Thf1 1&[lk
hithefte paid % tsxex Into tf1e <1o11&<E r. E
go sntiest onlT - : npsatnsz ~
seef1EEfv 81 The Ierrltory i1r fis<1< <I
cosy 81 their chsftar and nffiefa1 Q< +
alton. and they have been allowed ~ f
privileges and afforded the ssrao D<z1 E
accorded 20 lhn local lustltnEians - - s
tory Ia the same bus3neHA An exnalEE IS
whereby the revenue OF The feznfoxy x1 e
hsva been Increased frum 41ap~ K
4aDn0e rer annHsm resAaN ta4
kouse OF ths Iaai &msmhly. ne< M &
defeated sn conaeai by a close Fpts. JHk= \
source 81 TevenHe that seorss 30 - Ft3<& << &
bic from the fact that Is eannof bT eMf pe1 n
igy alIeui TIE pockets Of the peonia. ksIAf51 I
foreign earporssiens doing business n 81 +.
fers fer The pssf twe years ffoE eet<u5< a 4 B
hare been only partial. maH1 lhaf 41E s
blanks sent oas for sniistsEent 80 tI<S<ka r
HOfAt10HH Uu3HE HAsfUetA III t4st$ tHtI**< Is
deuFly fFo1n the faas that no dE1fa MHA<Hf< &[Ik
aenee was furnished them "a their exIakE4<Gk h
coanfy assessors were probably aff~isR< to 8E&E
daty u snakine returns from khe fAft Ao< III
sneued 10 BE- OF no practical services y e1t&Gk h
terrItoxy OF county aud were NOS eseee1Hllt kf
auised todo % by Law.
DEsseSArxD Furp. Il
Under this head the andIinf meoN1Qk
that the receipts Of the territory ~ 0E
elustsa IA two designated funds. eeu4<
ana military. There wss. however. ftl
from TIE gross esrnsngs isg which Nao III
peaied January Is. 1855. OF ffs8lax tA1Gt
remains Y6t to be collected f.1a9. - 611k
from Yakima county
a0rRrKa on REcxgFxz. lN
Under existing laws. tha raeeipsa "A fAe 1te<1| \
ury are derived from four suvFsee~.H<n
fhe territorial tax az ~ sHills on zez<ea64 -
anle pssperty of terfitarys frusa - pek eeG& &
license t4xes. as pFosssed ~ aes ii fexsettf1 )
approved February = fsss: frHss sot &ae96l +
psslsla s9x of ons afib ek one AiiII urua ~ t1zk
allie property ~ proyidsd - tbs xazxzf<E<4k
section ~ fhe militia ack. approved fAH4HfY Xk
isss and s7esn the ale % enses Ann ta<<ze4t
LAYS received b the aadisof sb BIH ar4<ax HF
/ mppsnsed exhibsis. whiea neFsf pgfs<As II ts1,
years froka 0efubaF I, tsss % AepfNns1ex q. 81 X
In statement II tine Rndisnr shows ~
! mwrre gate receipts irufn AL 11nFcea A7k
nuAllv from October l. fSa7s ~ Sepsxu51
/ u, lsss. Thcy are
Receipts ffazn OetnbeF 4 ts8T. - EAsr E
seaab1r. - tsss inciasGse~-...-....... 81 = - 3
! Rereipss fFum ottooer : issss - sep
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