The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1898-11-03

According to the records in the treas
urer's office. the total collections made
by Nichols for the credit Of the general
fund during the years Of 1888 and 1896
amounted to $7S4.495.0S, and on the
LIST day Of January. 1897, there was
balance of S5G4S to the credit Of said
fund. The.e. were unpaid bills and
claims OH Jan. 1, 1897, to the amount
Of 34.6S2.44.
Thus 1t will be seen that the total ex-
penditures for the two years of 1898
and 1896 were the total collections less
the cash balance of $7S4.43,,.6Q and the
unpaid bills of $34 ,6S2.4 "A, making to-
tai of $S19.121.O4.
In regard to funding warrants, there
were issued funding warrants for the
purpose Of paying the deficit Of the
I'o3ulist administration. and to pay the
legislative expenses of 1895. in all,
So1O,OOO, and $4,000 were issued In
1896, making total Of $230,000. Dur
ing the years 1866 these warrants
were all redeemed except the small Is
sue of $4,000. which was outstanding
on Jan. 1. 1897. Adding this $4,000 to
the two years expenditures, the total
cost Of running the state by the Repub-
lican administration was $3.50, 121.04.
the Republicans running the state for
S134.450.S7 less than the Pops-the
same length of time being taken into
consideration in both cases. The total
collections for the general fund for the
year ending Dec 81. 1897, were S3s3,-
5O2. III, and on the list day Of January,
1903, there was SS,17S.16 balance to
the credit of the general fund, which
makes the expenditures for that year
less than the preceding year.
Statements have been made that
there will be deficiency OF about $780,
600 in excess Of the deficiency left by
the Populist administration, at tho end
of the present YEAR. The following are
the facts, which cannot be refuted: l
find by the assessment reports from
the several counties, that the personal
proper+v assessment for he present
| year, az equalizedlby the HHta.s: tuaxd.
| amounts to $22.920,S31. The amount
| of taxes for the state general fund. on
| this valuation, will amount to $S7 ,133.-
| SO. The revenue law is such that this
| will be paid prior to Jan. 1. next. 1t is
| nlso safe to say that at least $4,000
| will be collected from the delinquent
| real estate taxes forced by sale in De-
| cember next. In fact. there are over
s3OO. 900 delinquent taxes due from the
several counties: so that my estimate
| of realizing $4,000 from that ought TO
be very conservative.
| Then there are the real estate taxes
levied for the present year. amounting
to S,741 90 for the general fund. on
n valuation of S65,45S29O, and it is
safe to say S5O,OOO Of this will be paid
| prior to Jan. 1 next. Then comes the
railroad taxes which are over $4,000,
due to the general fund of the state,
| and which, without doubt. will be paid
| Leforc the 3 per cent penalty attaches,
| on Jan, / next. Thus it will be seen
| that the amount Of revenue which can
with certainty be depended upon from
now to January next will amount to
$o32, 1888.
! 1t will be seen that the total eXpcnd-
itures by the pOpulist administration
amounted to $073.5SO.91. Divide this
amount by twenty-four months, and
we have an average monthly eXpendl-
ture of S4O.5G5.S7.
The total expenditures by the Repub-
licans from the time they TOOK charge,
in 1895. until July !. 1898, amounted to
slab, ,230.S9. Divide this by forty-two
months, and the average expenditures
per month are $33, 3,G4O.O9, which Is
S6.925.7S less per month than that OF
the Populists. Taking the same aver
age for the six months of this year
ending Dec. 81, 1893, will amount to
S2O1, ,S4O57, Of which $8O,7O8.G0 has
been paid, leaving about $121, 81
still to pay. Hence, it is plain that on
Dec. 81. 1898, claims against the state
will have been paid, and there will
still be some good, sound American
dollars in the treasury wherewith to
pay claims.
l have had the honor of checking and
examining the records and accounts of
this state for the last four years, 80 l
know whereof l speak. and the state
mcnts above given are facts as they ap-
par OH the records.
II. A. LANGLIE.
Bismarck, n. D., Oct. IS, 1898.
The above compilation, made by an
official of the state who understands
thoroughly what he is talking about,
and doesn't talk simply for campaign
effect. ought TO be read by every voter
in the state.