The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-12
GR|GGS' FIRST,
Annual Message of the New
Governor an lnsignifi-
cant Public Docu-
ment.
WARNINGS AS TO STATE FINANCE
Captain Cuttleish Treatment Of
the Great Equal Taxa
ton Issue.
GREAT ON MINOR MATTERS
A Tuppenny Abuse as to Lunatic
Asylums and the Volume Of
Statute Law Condemned.
GREAT ON MINOR MATTERS
Special to the JERSEY Citv Nsars.

D:dtutc Law SOuutuu6us
Special to the jersey City Neacs.
TRENTON. Jan. 12, 1896 Governor
John w. Griggs' first annual message.
presented to the Legislature today, is a
brief document as such things go. 1t
contains. altogether. between 5000 and
10000 words. The opening passages are
as follows:-
Il believe the institutions and depart
ments OF the State government are well
reguiated and carefully and honestly
conducted. 1t Is a cause Of satisfaction
e know that all cur State institutions
are tree from partisan control and are
@ business sso Sasis usS2a sSoh conditIon not
only only increases , their efficiency and useful
IN the expenditure of the public money.
It adds immensely. too, to the confidence
which the people have IN the admins
tratien of the government.
The system inaugurated in the year
fsyI hS fo, OF proyisding !, ts by an approprtation
the COT Coming m and fersddne qhe IN q
curing of expenses not specially provided
for by an appropriation. has already re-
State. That system ought never new TO be
departed from. In making up the varl-
Gus items G Of appropriation IN advance, it
not be overlooked. such oyersight l can can be be
done last year
tions are needed or or asked be AHvI reauested ui ed
to furnish IN writing to the Legialafure,
deta FER Fse sSms sy sa r TIN n
coming cI1oi,s,. year; and where Increased
uses are asked for, that they file the rea-
ditures."
The expenses of the State and it's vari-
Gus boards. departments and officers are
paid out of the State fund. The receipts
OF The State, on account of this fund,
f. for the year ending October 81, 1895. were
81, 1855 sS. The principal contributions
to this amount were:-
State Tax on Railroad Cor
TAX Sfat,Dhs or Miscellaneous Cor or slo7s'ss7 81
poraIlons ........ 707,S51 45
Collateral fnhesiriitanic:e Tax -. S sS2N Il
state ate. Prison Receipts. 45,o1s 50
Sinking Fund Account .... 10000 90
Dlvldenos .s..ss..5.. 1880 90
Total expenditures during the past fis-.
cal year amounted TO s., ,072, ,G51.78 showing
balance of receipts over disbursements
of $65, ,s81. 10.
There was q decrease in receipts from
the preceding year of $37, 1895. .95. There
was also a decrease in disbursements
.'The following extraordinarv dishurse-
ments are included in the expenditures
For State Prison Building Com
For State Reformatory .....:. 100000 90
p,.inn ~ gos,aitai uernei.s motifs
r7,or 1,a,5ay, 81, sS ~ o6 o6c ~
For Revision of Statutes ~. 5000 90
For Passaic Valley Sewerage
For Tranfnn T.atfia MONUMENT q eO0 eO0 ~ M
For Political ana Tegislati Two o'o00 ~
G;storv vof NJ, NTa,.s 80 r'.oso A roo oo
'.'s'' 'ooo W
see9 en- %
..,rs -
lle In palaace % Fne StaIe Iu1a ln panK az
az ao tile Close 8 on 1 une ne nscal year oclooer 81,
1880, was sSo5. .ozS. SS-a conution eh1lneINuy
gratm ying ana satisfactory: Il, however,
VI qs 10 pc lnTerred tnaL TINS paaance US a
surplus N the ndnuS on une StAle undp-
propriated TO State uses and not to be
needed unless hereafter disposed of by the
Legislature, such an impression is errore-
ance, as shown ait the end of the fiscal
year. is neIther more nor less than the
Current bank balance of the State at that
date and drSes nsst differ. in character from
y,area ,cau NJ isar,ne at snv rsartic,lar
dat In hi ha, ness The I,aaamce changes
from av f sSav and as 4 Inater Of fact
!! = oii saS - s9Sy, e-.-s st -; 4 = 49,
Is Is very far DeloW Wnal y was on OctoDer
81, sd,, pc Defng ny at the PreSeiH tilne OILY
szzo, z;, ,Soo- o4
The existence on unls balance ON phe
closing day of the fiscal year doee not JUS
tify any effort ito increase appropriations
on any assumption tlhat the State has any
such amount of money on hand to be ex-
pended except on the ordinary lines of
necessity. prudence and economy.
ssThe balance Of the State fund In bank
f,,ct,ra tes from day fx, sIrav and while al
,,, ~ ,a ;5 /. is s,er,1 Ia roe al otf1er me-
n T. pe'i m sos @ a ~ ~ the 49, Iy cash
l.,1 rlou ~ - = - a,,t.a 4e State vo,ad he
lS5sIsS pe llaMsepiiss, LIZ -, ,t ~
obliged to borrow MONEY 2 Ior a,a current ~ tbe fo.
ngatlons. comloTtapDe oaaaipce Na4..s4 Ml III; Sile
treasury IS matter Tor coneratlnatloen,
but ought not TO pe USED as an lncsn.lse l'ats
upon the treasury No financial condition,
however easy or comfortable, can Justify
oxtravaganes or misrepresentation Of mon
ey' CIR excuse application of the strictest
r,,iies of retirement, n,ent and economy,
's;r Snealsing Of the insane asylums, the
q rsnpernar 3lern,.e save " .no -
e.rhe :, ~ nravision of law Which now gives.
- aach oo',ntu m ainta ini.,e tie own asv-,
~, ~ f,, tt ;S nc ~, q ~ two dol1ar re
s 1ur' Oh =, ,sar i7a5 FIR. f;,s. ga r Of nerssns
pe,,f,ed az 4 pel ca,,ntv 1,Inatic swim
eolilf i,,afiv y crticIse as az being unfair TO %
z bosa cya,n+;es wh;cs do s,a4 n,aintair
h,,ildines FOR fhe insane and also as en-