The record-union., 1898-10-02
CALIFORNIA FOR TWO YEARS
GOVERNOR BUDD HAS THE RE-
PORTS OF OFFICERS.
a Glance at What Has Been
Done in Many of the
Departments.

Governor Budd's office now contain:
many of the biennial reports of State
officers, which are required by law tt
oe filed by September 10Th
A glance at these reports shows IN
general way what business has peer
transacted in the various departmentS
that transact the most business OF Cal
nornia. No one can read this Wlthou'
Being impressed that the common
wealth is growing, though there arS
evidences here and there that the state
mas not escaped the effect OF the pusl-
ness situation elsewhere.
1t will be seen that there is a dls'
position to reclaim swamp lands ana &c
take up other fertile areas, as shown py
the report of the Surveyor General.
Teachers and parents will be pleased
to note in detail the marvellous eX-
pansion of educational interests, as
Shown by the reports from the normal
schools
Attorney General FitZgerald's report
Is gratifying in its showing of victories
for the State, in both criminal and
civil litigation. This impresses one that
the office dispatches a vast amount
Of work Great progress was made
this year in dispatching important
criminal work. and California took
rank as the first State in the Union 10
induce the Supreme Court of the Uni
te6 States to give the Federal habeas
corpus laws an Interpretation that
makes it possible to execute criminals
who have been condemned by due pro-
cess of State laws.
The State Treasurer's report shows
that expenditures still exceed receipts,
though more than $4,000 600 are still
on hand
The following summaries of the vari-
Gus reports filed will give some idea of
what California has been doing for the
past two years in the lines indicated:
SURVEYOR GENERAL.
From August 1, 1896 to August l,
1898, the Surveyor General collected
and paid into the State treasury S10.-
0G95O as fees and S10,S60 as deposits.
The register of lands paid to the Sec
retary of State 1921 and the State
Treasurer 81, ,257. The foregoing sums
make a total of S26, ,101.50.
In the same time applications have
been made to purchase 63S, 1910 acres
vi Sldle leIIu, anu dppIONdlS nave pSCA
made for 391 ,343SI acres. Certificates
of purchase have been issued for 1877
S26.1o acres, and patents have been
issued for 100, ,53291 acres.
County Treasurers have received as
principal and interest on school lands
$205, 741.26. During the same two
years II. .336.30 acres of swamp land
have been reclaimed
The United States Land Commission
er's report shows 43, ,S41 ,044 acres of
Government land in California. United
States forest reservations in the State
amount to S,602, 1873 acres.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
The reports on State Normal Schools
show progress. The report from Chico
shows a marked increase of attend
ance over previous years, and says:
During the past year kindergarten
department was established, also a de-
partment for sloyd work The school
reopened September >, 1898, with the
assembly room filled to it's uttermost
capacity; as a result, teachers are OBJ
fged to have too large classes and to
work too many hours. We recommend,
therefore, that the appropriation for
the fifty-first and ffty-second fiscal
years be $4,000 for the support of the
State Normal School at Chico, in order
that the faculty be increased to meet
the growing demands of the school"
1t is also recommended that 1000
be appropriated for the enlargement of
the building or the construction of a
separate building. The report shows
that more room is needed for manual
training, for gymnasium and for ad-
ditional teachers.
San Jose's Normal School seems to
be in a fourishing condition. The re-
port states that the present enrolment
of $50 is larger than ever before in the
history Of the school, being an increase
of 5S per cent over the enrolment of
the same date last year. According to
the report there is need for S105 900
for the next two years, as the recent
rigid economy now leaves a shortage
of 81, 900 a year. It is shown that there
is need for new desks of one pattern,
and that the building should be painted.
the last coating having been placed in
1856. Complaint is made that the
buildings are without adequate protec-
tion against fire. The growth of
classes has made it necessary to have
at least three new class rooms, the
library accommodations are pronounced
inadequate. and there is great need for
a gymnasium. An appropriation of
$4,000 is asked for the construction of
a gymnasium. the same sum having
been given to the Los Angeles Normal
for this purpose in 1889.
GOLDEN GATE PARK.
The report of the Golden Gate Park
Commissioners for 1898 shows that the
disbursements were S205, ,S62 10 from
July l, 1891, to the same date this year,
as follows: Construction account
S92 996.55: maintenance, SOB. .5SS. .4G;
stock, S12S. -; miscellaneous, 81, ,231 ST.
overdraft from 1896, 81 1,31T.53. OF the
sum expended S13.117.79 went for the
construction of roads and walks, while
the maintenance of the grounds and
flower plots cost 500, ,S59.T1. The con-
servatory account drew S5,S15.S4 II
cost SI4. 49,. As to police the grounds.
ATTORNEY GENERALS REPORT.
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