The herald., 1894-12-17
TIE STATE's FIN ANCES.

Controller Colgsn Makes Rapport to
the Goysrnor.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. l6-State Control
ler Cogan's report will be issued in q
few days. 1t is very long document
and contains not only en- extended
statement OF the financial condition OF
the state, but aleo o number OF import
ant suggestions. In the outset Mr..
Colgan says:
II would iere suggest 90 new de-
parture that tho present law be go
amended as to require the controller
10 make an annual report to the gov
ernor OF the condition Of the states
fin ,nces. and giving such other in
formation as may be OF value to the
people OF the state at the time"
The receipts for the two fiscal years
were $l7 ,583 .4e3 and expenditures $l7,.
078 G47. Excess of receipts over expen-
dtures. S504,S46.
For the 44th fiscal year the tax levy
for school purposes WAS 81 1866. ia. The
actual amount collected from property
tax WAS 81 1881, all excess of $l49,'
747.
For the 45ih fecal year. there wac
levied for school purposes $2.u57, 279.
There was collected 81 POI, l44, OF which
$72, 75S wae for back railroad taxes for
the years 1880 to 1855 inclusive.
The receipts from other sources
amount to 1868, ,3l6. Those amounts,
together with thu balance from the Hath
fiscal year. aggregate So 36lG37.
The amount necessary to be raised
for achool purposes for the next two
= ad CIC Tho tnG Gai q
curities held in trust for the school
fund amount to So. 833, 400.
The receipts OF tho sinking and inter.
est funds have been 1894 $50, and the
disbursements s473 S23
State echool land fund receipts have
been sS40. 927. and the disbursements
$804 l2S.
Total bonds held in trust for the sup
port of the state university 1897 500.
Receipts of the state university fund,
1898 ,97l: disbursements, $233, 3,73i.
Receipts of state unIvsrsty fund,
1888. 97l; disbursements. s233 734.
Receipts of the San Francisco depot
sinking fund, s23 l55.
Receipts OF tho Whittier reform school
fund, SOL ,97S; disbursements, $42. .957.
The funded debt OF the state. held in
trus. for the university and school frDds.
amounts to So 2S2 500.
The controller refers to the Gct passed
by the lest Legislature stablshing tax
on each 500 on the market value of COL
lateral inheritsnces for the benefit of
the school fund. and says that while the
results thus far have been email, he be.
lieyes that in time it will prove fruit
iul service of revenue for the common
schools.
Referring to the reeult in the caee OF
Sawyer Va. Colgan, in which the plain
tiff was awarded judgment on Indian
war bonds, the controller states that
under the decision of The court the
state may be called upon at any time to
pay the sum of $50, 57l, which should be
provided Tor.
The controller SAYS that when the ac-
cumulated claims for coyote scalps are
paid, the state will have expended over
$500 900 in ridding itself Of these pests.
There is no doubt that much fraud has
been practiced. Scalps have been SNUG
gled in from adjoining states and terri
tories and there seems to be no effectual
way to guerd againet it. He rocom-
mends the repeal OF the act.
Attention ia called to Tho alarming
increase in the cost to the stste OF car
ing for aged pcrsons in INDECENT circum-
etsnces." The expenditures on this ac-
count since 1884 amount to $2,5i2, 566
The controller cslls attention to the
fact that the 81, ,SSS insurance com mis-
soner's fees due from J. N. K. Wilson
have not been paid, and that suit was
therefor begun and is now pending.
The last Legislature failed to mako On
appropriation to pay the rent OF the
office for the com missioner OF the bureau
of labor statstics in San Francisco for
the lsst two fiscal years, and the legis-
lature should provide therefor.
lie expresses satisfaction with the
operation OF the law providing for eemi-
annual tax payments.
A meterisl saving to the state has
been effected by the repeal OF the laws
granting commissions to county officials
for the aasesemept and collection. OF
stats taxes.