Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-10-09

there had been issued by Auditor
Porter and which had not been pait
by the state treasurer, warrants
amounting to s20.979. 10.
There was no money in the treasury
in the funds on which these warrants
had been drawn with which to pay the
same. In addition to these outstand
ling warrants, Auditor Porter turned
over unpaid bills due public institu
tions as follows.
State penitentiary: Expense list fol
the months of May, June, July, August
September, October, November and
December, 1894. averaging $4,000 pei
month, $4,000.
Hospital for the insane: Expense list
for the months of August to December,
1894, inclusive, averaging 81, 500 per
month 22,5OO.
Soldiers Home: Expense list for the
months of June to December, 1894, in.
elusive, averaging $3.50 per month,
$3.50.
Valley City Normal School: Ex-
pense list for the months of June to
December, 1894, inclusive, averaging
$500 per month, sc, 800.
Mayville Normal School: Expense
list for the months of June to Decem-
Der, 1894, inclusive, averaging $3.50
per month, $3.50.
School for the Deaf: Expense list
for the months of June to December,
1894, inclusive. averaging 5000 per
month, 81 1000.
University of North Dakota: Expense
list for the months of August to De-
cember, 1894, inclusive, averaging
81, 200 per month, $l1, 900.
| In addition to the above items there
were bills for steam heating plant,
sheriff's fees for conveying insane pa
tients, maintainance OF capitol, armory
rent for militia and miscellaneous
items, S51, 300.
Making total Of unpaid bills. .$l20 600 q
Outstanding unpaid warrants. ......... 5000 II
Or u great total Of hoated indebted
ness OF. 1889 II
The permanent sch0sl fund In the
hands of Treasurer Booker, JAMS,
1898 $1,000. ,sss q
/ And the permanent school fund In
the hands OF Treasurer NomlaLd,
Jan. 1SA3. Of........................ s3,O84 8,
This amount was not available fol
payment of indebtedness, and there
fore ought not to he taken into &C
count in this statement; leaving these
items out. the account would stand al
follows:
Cash on hand tho day the popullst
administration began, Jan. s. 1893. .slso,be7 6
Indebtedness due from the state out
ride the bonded indebtedness, and
warrants issued and not paid by
Booker. Observation-Disclosures. 5.305 0;
Balance available cash. SIZE, III q
Cash and paid warrants Jan. z, 1895,
/ the day the p0pnlists surrendered
the Offices. 41,s65 a
1 Warrants outstanding and indebted
ness due. l48, $40 II
Indebtedness over and above avail
able cash on hand 1O8.7l3 Y
Or in other words the populists began
with available cash. 1T5,l71 &
And closed with Indebtedness above
available casn sn........................ lOS.7l3 y
/ A difference In the treasury between
the times the populists began and
Il quit Of...... .SS3,oS5
This is independent of the permanen
school fund and counting the pal,
warrants turned over to Nichols a
. cash items.
There were warrants outstanding
and no money in the general fund O
which they had been drawn to pay th
same, amounting to S2O,979.1O. Th
, fourth legislative session was abou
to convene, and did one day after tn
populists had surrendered the stat
, administration, without cent in tn
0 general fund of the treasury to pa
) mileage and per diem of members an
the current expenses of the sessio
: which it was estimated would amour
to $4,000. The governor, auditor
8 and treasurer, acting under section
of chapter 81, of the session laws O
1891, authorizing the issuance, issue
, funding warrants to the amount {
4 $50, 900.
These warrants, however, only pre-
! vided for the outstanding unpaid wal
rants that had been issued by Audito
J Porter, and the estimated expenses {
the legislative session. leaving tn
S129, 900 of unpaid bills left on Audito
Porter's desk unprovided for. Th
expenses of the several institution
were from five to eight months behind
and employees in the several public in
stitutions were compelled to hawl
their vouchers about at discount tt
} meet their individual expenses. Bill
of the state Institutions were unpai
amounting to $77, 100. and creditors t.
the extent of S5l 900 were clamorin,
for their money. The credit of tn
J state was about to be seriously i'm