Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-10-14
CONDITION or THE STATE.
6everrer Whitley Gives soMe meiia-
bic Figures.

severrer Wiley elves soMe neiia-
bic Figures.
BOISE CIrY, Idaho, Oct. 10th.
ED. WoRLD:-In spite Of The
croakings Of the ravens who sit on :
political fence and declare that the
State i on the verge Of ruin the fact
is that its financial condition has been
and continues to be, under the pres
ent administration, in very Aatter-
ing condition. The appropriations
made BY the last Legislature for tho
support Of oil the departments Of the
State Government, for the current
two years including interest on the
public debt, but not including the
expenses Of the Legislative Session,
nor deficiency bills accrued previous
to it's commencement, amounted to
$367.851 or $183,926. To meet
these expenses, An annual State tax
is levied which last year was rs cents
and this year 754 cents on the hum
dred dollars, and in addition to this
is University and Road tax bring
ing the amount up to 85 cents. On
an estimated assessment roll IN the
State Of twenty-five and half mill
ions in 1891 and twenty-eight mill
ions in 1892 these levies should pro-
duce, and presumably have pro-
duced about $4O9,OO and this sum
ought to pay all the ordinary ex-
penses of the State government, in
Guiding the expense of the Legisla-
ture and the current interest on State
warrants even if all the appropria-
tions are exhausted. But the appro-
priations will not all be used. Our
State was new and exact estimates
could not be made with more expe-
rience. If there is no unusual de-
mand on these funds during the re-
naming three months of the fiscal
year, there will remain in the appro-
priation for the
Insane Asylum. .S1I SOC
STATE Penitentiary. ry................ 5000
Support of deaf, dumb and blind 4 300
Military appropriation 1891. 800
Various small appropriations about zoo
total of about. ....... -. $4,000
On the other hand the Land Bu-
reau will be in debt about $4,000, the
items of conveying prisoners to the
penitentiary and patients to the In
sane Asylum about $1,000 each, and
various matters for which the Consti-
tuition and laws require services to be
performed or expenses incurred, such
as expenses of Presidential Electors
printing, etc., but for which the Leg.
islature made no appropriation, about
$4,000. The only extraordinary ex.
pense incurred by the State is that
connected with the suppression of ri
OTIS and the maintenance of law and
order in Shoshone county which will
not amount to more than $4,000
and may be as low as $4,000. Il
will be seen that if the excess of ap
propriations could be applied to the
deficiency, the accounts would near.
ly balance. Much the larger portion
of the expenses of the State are fol
Official salaries fixed by the Consti
tuition and laws and payable at stat
ed periods, and interest on the bonds
and the payment of all these thing:
is merely matter of clerical book
keeping between the Offices of the
Auditor and Treasurer. All othel
expenses are passed through the
Board of Examiners and are subject
ed to rigid scrutiny, and notwith
standing all that has been SO persist
emily said by captious critics and ar
unfriendly press, all these accounts
and expenditures have been and ar,
economically and prudently admins
tered by the present officers.
A very few extravagant bills ma.
have insinuated themselves through
the Board and the Auditors office
and have become warrants in sucl
matters as printing and plumbing
none of the State officers being print
ers or plumbers and being unac
quainted with the proper charges.
Excepting the sum of 5000, whicl
still remains due from the ex-War
den of the penitentiary. there is n
: defalcation of State funds known o
} suspected in any direction. The va
rious appointive agents and commits
} sioners who make up the machiner
) of the State administration have bee
: honest and capable, and every de
. partment of the government invite
: the fullest investigation into all il
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