The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-01-21
library, 5000; other sources, 5000; to

tai, 81 ,O5s ri g.
The undrawn appropriations for the cul
rent fiscal year amount to Sc. 023 q; est
mated deficiencies, 5000; estimated legi.
lative expenses, 100000: raid coupons to b
paid, !36 900; total, SIT, g23l3. Leaving q
estimated balance of such fund in the treas
ury June 90 1891, 81, 25as3
This statement is based upon an estimate
collection of fifty per cent of the State take
for $780, to be paid into the treasury durn
the current fiscal year, and upon receipt
from penitentary and other sources bein
the same as during the corresponding ST
months of the preceding fiscal year. 1t ha
been carefully made for your information
In the consideration of appropriations 10
| the balance of this fiscal year. There are n,
| sources from which an increase of this bal
| ance may be anticipated. ], therefore, earn
estly urge the exercise of rigid economy il
all appropriations for the current fiscal year
SO that this estimated unexpended ba,anc,
| may be as far as possible preserved, and tn,
rate per cent. of taxation for the next yeal
| prOportionately decreased.
| PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND.
| Included in the aggregate of receipts fol
| the two fiscal years 1889 and 1870, are the fol
lowing amounts received by me from the
General Government, tran sferred to the State
| Treasurer, and placed to the credit of the
| permanent school fund November 3d. 1885
$16, 700 30: February g. 1859, So, e53.ss: March
%, 1883, $50, 335Oi; July 30 1889 s4s 1902: Au-
gust Il, 1883, SI3s, 80; June 5, $780, 500 80 30
Since the close of the last fiscal year. re-
ceived from the General Government and
on the 25th day of November, 1850, transferred
| to the State Treasurer, $50 ,O61.5i, which has
been credited to this fund. This, added to
the amounts named, makes a total of S513,-
$50 addition to this fund from the General
Government during the last two and a half
school fnflh he
slst of December, 1890, amounted to $3.50.
639.S3, of which S5,514, 1873 is invested n
bonds, leaving an uninveSted balance of only
$l9,Ell0 The school fund commissioners
upon whom devOlves the duty of investing
this fund, have shown cOmmendable care
and good judgment in keeping it securely
and closely invested.
VETERINARY FUND.
Referring to the report of the State Auditor,
find a balance, in what is named the vet
Urinary fund" OF SIS 22b10 In this connec-
ton desire to call your attention to the
provisions of section 6.7Ss, General Statutes
OF 1889. Therein it is made obligatory on the
Governor by and with the consent and ad-
vice OF the Senate, to appoint a veterinary
surgeon. 1 made the appointment during
the session of the Legislature of 1885, which
was promptly confirmed by the Senate. The
salary of the veterinary surgeon is fixed by
law at 81 500 per annum The Legislature,
however, failed to make an appropriation to
meet this salary, and ever since June 30, 1881,
the veterinarian has devoted his time and
borne his own expenses, in the performance
of the duties OF the position, and is equtably
entitled to the compensation provided by
law. recommend that an appropriation be
made for this purpose out of the veterinary
fund"
STATE DEBT.
The aggregate bonded debt of the State
tn nf wi ch
due in 1894, $500 in 1895, $40 900 in 1885, $780,
in 1897 $4,000 in 1885, $3.50 900 in 1899 SIS 900 in
1903, and 200 in 1909.
The Auditors report shows that s536. 900 of
this amount is owned by the permanent
school fund, and 5000 by the State univers-
ity fund, leaving amounts of bonds owned,
outside of the State funds, S2o6,OOO.
Under an act of the Legislature of 1887
the State assumed the payment of
certain guerrilla raid claims, certificates of
the principal of which aggre- |
gates 1852 1891, have been issued by the |
Auditor of State. This. less the first Install |
Incnt of :35, 2963 80 paid, with the bonds before
mentioned. constitute the total State debt
SUGAR BOUNTIEs.
BY the act of 1887, as amended BY the act of |
1883, provision was made for payment of Il |
from bcets, sorghum, or other sugar yielding |
canes, or plants, grown in Kansas, to the |
amount OF two cents per pound, but no ap-
was made to carry out the pro-
visions OF the act Under this law, claims
against the State have been filed with the
Auditor by number of companies, for the
years 1889 and 1880, which will be presented
% the proper committees of your respective
bodies, for such adjustment as good faith re-
iuires
While the purpose of the Legislature was
doubtless wise at the time, in view of the late
let of Congress revising the tariff schedules
md giving 4 bounty of two cents pound on
Ill sugars manufactured in the United States,
IS an equivalent for the duty removed, the
question is presented whether the bounty
'hcred by this State should not be repealed.
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.
The Auditors report exhibits the NUM-
ipal Indebtedness of the State in detail,
ounty, city, township, village, board of ed
cation and school district, the grand total
n the first day of July, 1890, being S37. ST.
3. This is divided among the several muni-
qualities, "a follows: County bonds and
sl5,23I, 6OI.Ss; township bonds and
S,0S0, l30.22; city bonds and war
ants, $500, 76l.26; school district bonds and
riders, $50. ,i11S The amount in sinking
nnds July l, 1880, was sti2S ,Sl695, leaving Il
ct total municipal Indebtedness on that
ate of Sc, i9l ,tsO.3S.
On the first of July, 1884, the municipal in
cbtedncSs of the State amounted to 81 $751; !
,9.S6. On the first of July, 1886. it was Sl7,-
&, 299.42. On the first Of July, 1888, it had in
reased to SSl, l07 ,64690 On the first of July,
$50, it had reached the sum of S31 ,ll9 971.35.
.ss the amount in sinking funds, us above
tated.
LOCAL TAXATION.
Municipal Indebtedness suggests local tax
ton. a burden voluntarily contracted by
IL people OF the various municipalities in
onds voted to aid railroads and other pub
C improvements. The amount of taxation
WED for all purposes on the assessed yalu
ton for 1870 was Sls, 4s2, 1895. as follows:
tate. 81, RS, 7S4.sO: county, SAFE city,
.054 1850; township, sll57, 55n.1l, and
'hoOl, S,2SS ,.Si.6I, or an average of 1912
pom each 500 of assessed value.
Educational.
Your attention is urgently invited to the 5
cry elaborate report of the State Supern- !
'ndent of Public Instruction, exhibiting in
etail the condition OF our common schools,
nd discussing in an able and suggestive I
tanner our whole educational plan. Moth l
,g short of a careful reading of this report 5
m give an adequate concept on of the con- :
tion or extent Of our grand system OF pop
lar education.
The receipts for the school year ended I
me 80, 1890. including balance from previ- '
rs year. from district taxes, county school
lnds, sale of school bonds and all other {
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