The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-03
TEE States FINANCES.
Figures from the State
TTeasurer's Annual
Report.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
What Each Source Of the States
Income Yields and What
Each Department Costs.

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TRENTON, Dec 9. 1se0.--state Treasurer
Iotey today. for the last time, submitted
his annual statemens TO the Joint Com
mittee Of the Legislature.
The receipts of the State Fund amount
ed to 1850 e07. This. added to the bal
ance on hand Of s24t. .99s As, gives a total
OF s2.072. .so3.s4 The disbursements were
s1.6S9, 1897.
The receipts Of the School Fund are
sl,sl4051, large increase over tbs
amount Of 1889. which was s473.ol5. The
disbursements of the School Fund
amounted to se4i. $50 They were only
SAG, ,546 last year, but many new invest
meuts have been made The bank bal
anee amounts 10 s662, ,025. Ga
Inc state school rax fund disbrrsed
>ls s5s.z5o- The tax from railroad corpor-
ations increases from sg3s. .5f5.se 10 a.
OoO.4o4. From miscellaneous corporn-
tions 81, 1910 was taken fu rqaiust
s<z2. .lS7 10 collected Last year
net increase Of s70.0Sl07. The fees for
filing certificates returned by the Secre-
tary OF State amounts to 500 359 ". q large
Increase over the returns OF last year.
when the amount was s43. .4s3 20 The tax
from foreign insurance companies was
$3.50. The total received from all the
corporations. other than railroads, WAS
s396, ,e47. 60.
STATE PRISON RECEIPTS FALL orr.
The State Prison receipts fell off some
what Last year they were so4, 267. and
this year they are SD. 197. 62. The official
fees amount 70 81, SIS, an increase OF Less
than 5000 The judicial fees are less by
about 81 900, the receipts being sl2. 90.
the fines and forfeited recocnizances
amount to 81, ,675, an increase.
The Morris and Essex Arbitration
brought $235, 900 TO the treasury. There
are other minor items which bring the
grand total OF receipts mp 81, $50 ,907 50.
061. AZ of last year.
The disbursements show that the court
expenses have grown materially.
Last year they were $146. g3s O6. but this
year they are s15l, o3. Then there Is
the militia making a jump of over
the state sI4s, SIG Al for the Current wear
against sl24.6s3 in 1889. Then the Leris-
.lature made record for extrav-
agance. The session cost SIS, 4S9. Al. The
session prior pulled through on Ssz. 400
There Is also notable increase in State
Prison salaries The report Of 1889 shows
S1z, ,521 paid out for salaries and this wear
1t IS so. l05.S5. The modest sum Of
sl05, ,O54.4 was spent in advertising
against only $50. l23. IS last year
TIE NEW ELECTION Law.
There WAS big increase of printing
bills. partly due to the Ballot Reform
law The account Of 1889 shows 80 .eo4.
while that OF 1s81 goes NJ to S67 $50 2e
There have been many pretty and
Substantial improvements made
around the State House, but
they, came high. The amount ex-
pended was GA s4Z5s. The legal expenses
Were Kept down TO s14, l0S al last year,
but this report shows that they cost
So, ,04I during the year Just closed The
State salaries are slightly increased the
amount being 81, ,865 As; clerical services.
81 .4s3 The state Board Of Assessors spent
So, ,OS3- 81 against ST., 500 last year There
is an increase of S, 600 IN the expense of
the fisheries. the amount being sll, ,921;
about the same in the cost OF labor in
spection-
The new tax commission have spent
sob 80, but all the bills are not In.
Smiths history cost the State 81 PCS and
the school fluid s.. CPS The State lunaffc
asylums cost $50, ,929. a slight decrease The
County LunaIlc Asylum iumped from SIS.
522 TO Sl0z, Cos. Reform school. increases
to s63, ,209, Blind and Feeble Minded fu-
creases to s54, AIS from 81, 100: Industrial
School decreases 20 81. .437; State Board Of
Health. S6, 800; Bureau of Statistics, s.. ia;
Law and Equity Reports decrease TO
a, 090. The expenses of Governor Abbert's
inauguration was 81 7774L
The total amount disbursed during tha
year " as el.OoS, l4< ~, against 81 44u, Uuol ~
last year. The receipts over dlsburse-
ments was s1gl. .764.31
THE REPORT IN TABLE
The following shows the aggregate
amount OF money received ana dis
bursed-
Disbursements. Recefpfs.
State Fund $, ,ess, ,laa u SIS s0z Is
State Fund
Balance IN bank 1850. 433. .r60 81
School Fund. szl $50 IS lQ-451 e
School Fund
Balanee in bank 1890. 662 oz5 81
State school tax. J. 93a. .2s5 90 ls7Qcr5 90
Agricultural College. 6Se0 70 $3.50 90
Balance in bank Oc-
tober 81, 1Ss9.-.-. 57L90l 80
sa67s,o54 60 ss,e7s054 ss
The riparian leases held by the Treas
T7rar arnount 10 <Q7S 245 Qs. arnoruf ~