Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-08

the last Legislature, who fully and care
fully looked into the wants of the insti-
! tuition, recommended an additional ap-
preparation of s. COO to enable the board
: to go ahead and have the dormltory
erected. With this additional sum,
which was provided for in the general
appropriation bill, steps were taken to
! have the contract let for the dormitory.
Just before doing this, however, Mr..
Freeman wrote to the territorial treas
urer for the purpose of verifying his es-
Inmates as to the amount in the terri
torial treasury belonging to the unlver-
sity, and 20 his surprise the reply OF
Treasurer Fleming showed a shortage
of about 5000 in the university fund
and $1,000 in the agricultural college
fund (the government appropriation)
and on investigation he is informed that
ex-Treasurer Christy, in anticipation OF
the further sale Of funding bonds, had
allowed the funding commission to over
draw some $4,000. In other words they
had funded indebtedness TO that extent
in excess of bonds sold, and Treasurer
Fleming had pro-rated this shortage
against the various funds having
amounts TO their credit, and the univer-
sity has been charged with its proper
ton to the extent of about S5,0 0, and
the college fund to the extent of $1,000.
The shortage in the college fund will
not probably embarrass the university
to any extent, as the government annu-
ity of $4,000 for the year ending June
80, 1894, will probably be received by
the territorial treasurer some time dur
ing this month. The depletion Of the
university fund, however, is cause OF
serious annoyance, as it indefi nitely de-
lays the erection of the dormitory, as
work will not now be begun on this till
the return to the university fund OF the
amount which it is now short, and the
is this will not be till an
other sale of bonds is effected. The
board is very much annoyed at the un-
expected delay, as it was hoped the dor
mitory would be in readiness for occu-
pancy on the opening of the fall term OF
the school, and its erection would COM
plete the chain of accommodations and
would give the university eve ry facility |
that could be desired, and make it COM
plete in every respect. Temporary &C
commod ations for students from abroad
will be providsd in the university build
ing till such time as the dormitory can
be put up.
Mr.. Freeman thinks there must be
sort of fatality about the university
,und. Twoyears ago, under joint res
1lution of the legislature, the territorial
treasurer borrowed 5000 from this
same fund to pay clerks and attaches of
he legislature, the general fund being
sxhaus ed at the time; subsequently
when asked to replace this the treasurer
,ould find nothing in the resolution au-
horizing him to do so. The result was
hat 1t was necessary to wait till the last
legislature met ard get another resolu-
ton through authorizing the return to
The university fund of the 5000 that
egitimately belonged to 1t, and no
sooner does it get there than some $500
Of it is taken out again to cover part
,f the $1,000 shortage. He says If 1t
sver gets back to the fund again and
will lie there long enough to enable the
board to draw a warrant against it his
dea would be to absorb it at once, be-
,ore it has chance to be diverted again.