Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-12
Of Governor Thomas to the XXX
Session Of the Legislature.
4 COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.
, ro,,i.e Review Of Territorial Ar
mirs.-Jndiclous Suggestions
aud Recommendations.
,y-rsssriNa AND ImPoRrAHT Ae-
coMPAnYlHa DOCUMENTS.
r-,sn's Financial. Social hdnc"'ioun
and Political situation and no.
,,trcm.uts rcrarIy Exhibited. co.
valuable statistics, Etc.

and poiiurni situation md ise-
.,t.c,,..ts rcr.rIy Exhibited. -
valuable statistics, Etc.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,
Jan. i2th, 1892.
0sntlomen OF the Legislative As
s,r,hly,-On behalf Of the people
carIiaIIy welcome you and eXpresa the
non. th1t our mutual lsbors will prove
n benefit TO the Territory and is
people.
LETTERS FROM PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
IL occurred 10 me that II could
SECURE from the principal county
oflcere nnd the Mayors OF cities their
views respecting changes Or onend-
ments that In their opinion should he
made In the county government,
revenue, school, PROBATE, city govern
msnt and other laws II would result in
advantage 10 tho public interests.
therefore wrote them aud have re-
ee,v,d from many. Of these officers
some very interesting letter., ali OF
which arc submitted for your con-
alteration aa exhibits 10 this mefaago
under the appropriate heads.
AUDITOR AID TREAsuREH's REroRT.
From the reports OF the Territorial
auditor and treasurer, marked
Exhibits / and 9, It appears that the
total receipt. Of the Territory during
the past two years were 81 ia, 1921,
received from the following sources:
Taxes. tpl..,,,..........,...,.... .t6 Q9 "
,luAta, ,al''.'''.s'''''''''''''''''' t,'',9 ~
Nouds, l'"l........ .......''ss's'ss''s i-,O'l ~
ffom Other souf'es, l. il....-........ 3lHl
Iron other sources, i-9l..".....,., t,'' u
TOTAL ,tli,llo 81
sOfthe tuxca Tor 1901, there Ia still
due .r1m the counties, ~ nearly a. eau
be cr.imnted, 1926, 1871.
The total amount ~ disbursements
during the same period was as fdl-
lows:
Schools n.......................f so1b05 o.
sglo0is, isJ., estimated, ..........,.. 1i.u0rU
Appropriations. 4 % aud ls'i........ ,lGas4 70
Maftlntt isfuvd BY Auduor Clayton, $3.50 z
Compensation collectors, isa0,,..... o. @m
tailrlcs psid 1y order Of court sees. li,l09.gp
Total ..................,,....... .aOOSt8 %
This shows balance nyaiust the
Territory " S.3i73ig, This arises
frum several causes. ~ The pay.
meat OF Sli 900 10 Auditor Pratt and
Treasurer Roberts, the cnutcsting
apruinicus, under direction OF the Court.
ami GU the payment OF Sll, $50. 8s
ON warrants Issued by Auditor CLAY
ton In cXc,es Of the balance shown on
his books. His h0oks shOgbd the
amount OF warrants In circulation ON
March lih. 1890 to hr S4t, G985O. Up
70 urernibcr 3lat 1891, the Treasurer
p4iu fb2, sG2U7 on his warrauts, and l
an iuiofmvd lie has paid $1,000 since.
70 ~ very important that We know
what 10 the ac uai Indebtedness Of tho
Territory, n % can he nsceftalu0I.
uu lgiatmei by Auditor Pratt that
there rr~ no books in his pfilce hy
which he eau determine the amount
n outstanding warrants previous q
March 18th, 1890, and they may hg
Presented Tor payment for years "a
eqme Z recommend that the matter
be luvtai gated and u balance sheet
STUCK 81 possible. n
Under the law Che Auditor "a re-
qlifri 10 report 10 the Territorial
Commissioner ~ Public Schools, ON or
hi1rt December 3ist ~ each year, tho
gro,s amount uf tho school revenues.
Under our our present revenue systcm
hecauu0t dolcrnlnc on Mat date what
u The net amount of the revenue. |
Iee umond that some lator date DO
fixed.
gHE DEsEREr UNIVERSITY.
., The Deseret Uniyersity has passed
through two very ,urcesslul years. |
me attendance has been very large.
hnu the limited room al the disposal Of
ho University very much overcfowd. !
III. lIlr report Of the chancellor and |
regents viii sot forth these matters |
very fully,
| recommend that the Deaf Mute |
br1nrh bee divorced from the Unlver- |
s'iy AMI be placed In more suitable /
location. The building now occupied 4
hy ihe deaf mutes can be utilized by /
.hu University. ! also recommend that |
we name DO changed 10 the Utah |
phlYufsityi THIS viii more clearly |
iuenllly this important educational |
insulation with the name and fame OF
the Territory.
~ connection with the deaf mute |
institution there should he provision
made for the blind. The last census
returned my two In the Territory.
,uohlt herewith communication | |
nave received from Professor Aietcalt
40 charge OF the deaf mules, relative 10 |
lhe necessity for separate building.
marked Exhibit I.
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
The board OF trustees of In. AgtI.
cultural College have made very fuIl
report, showing In detail the workings
W the college during the past wear.
rms college IL One Of the best instItu.
IONS ever established by the Territory.
" reaches the class who, ~ a rule, de.
i've the least benefit from spproprIa.
u'hs, and yet are the most perseyer.
Tug ana pa,iont ofthe producing clussss
The farmers. '"''
A. a vlslt To the college win c0nvInc.
tne most skepticai that the foundations
nave been aid Of an institution tbnt
WIN grow In usefulness ana import.
ance, Here In aplaiu aud entertnininp
way Tho student IL taught the brAnrbrs
ol learning which viii enable him IN
L@tl"rm the practical duties of life.
me college II worthy Of our most kim.
" oonsideraiiou. The total enrulnent
lor THIS year at the time the roport was
ihhue was 249, more rapId prowth
man any college founded under tbo
national grant. With this large nj.