The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-28
No. Million Dollars Balance to the Credit
4 Of General Revenue Fund.
0nANENT SCHOOL FUND OVER ss,ooo.c
oesss the Ad valorem Tax Rate recommendation In
. IN Value Almost Every Form of Taxable Property
correspondence Relating to Confederate Pensions.

!. rexas. December 27.-Comp'
80 r,,,ey,s report for the year ending
w, Il, 1899, has just been completes
s,.rded 10 the printer. The following
4 ,ext Of the introduction thereto;
u, Excellency, Joseph D. Savers GOV
,r,sr Of Texas.
\. Z, have the honor to submit to yot
-.h Tho annual report of this depart
I, for the fiscal year ending August o.
GENERAL REVENUE.
ne slst day of August,
al there was a balance on
IA in the State treasury TO
y credit OF general rev.
|sare ,................' ..''.' poiA'-''
.slp,s during the year end
"a August 81. lSs9...."... 2.790,S9T IL
,o,l receipts, including bal
,ncs S3,602, 176 90
bssarsed during
An same
w-iod S2,315, 6OI 6O
masters ad-
Eslng ac-
n,nts $500. S,761 $50, 500, 3eS 9s
aylog balance on hand Au-
ri 81, 1899 ...............S1, 092, S07 "A
ne above figures show that there was
Ihe close OF the fiscal year an increase
ths cash balance of S2Sl, 52S,2O. This
yuase is accounted for because OF
vcmy in expenses throughout the adj
1sration, fewer delinquencis and
ss. collection of taxes and also BECAUSE
he fact that a large per cent of the
xppriations made by the last legisla-
Il for permanent improvements at the
fious eleemosynary institutions OF the
bic had not been expended at the clio =
he fiscal year
Hiking the receipts of last year as a
sls II is estimated that the general
Tsnue receipts for the fiscal year end
August 81, 1900, will amount TO
10000; add TO this the balance on hand
he beginning of the fiscal year S1,092, :
w. shows resources to meet expenses
the State government for the ensuing
if S,ig2,SO79+, against this amount
ah be charged balance of appropria-
rs unexpended on the LIST of Septe nbcr
=, Tor the appropriation year ending
rrary Is, 1900, s1,724,7 1858; ons-half
he appropriations for the approp!ia-
year from March l. 1900, to February
lNl, OS,451.60; transfers after SEP.
rof !, from revenue to available school
" adjusting the collection of the years
y, Ns,Sss.39; making the total 50 S92,-
~ The above figures show that there
Do an estimated balance on hand In
sate treasury at the close of the fiscal
ending August 81. 1900, 5000, 1927.
not believed that it is necessary tn
.! lh!s much surplus in the State treas-
aa0ul 100000 at the beginning of the
var is sufficient balance to have on
meet ordinary requirements, hence
su'o leave surplus OF $500, 1927.
~ should De charged against this
~ al appropriations that may be
tne called session of the legisla-
Glowing: up
thirty days extra ses-
II
'''..''''.,'. ......,..., $50 600 90
,aary IN subpoenaed and
aehed witnesses IN mn M
appropriations q 3h2 M
pensiohs '......... $4,000 90
Nj. -
NJ .ho o.''' 49, .......... $296,352 90
uuose Items will be presented In
4, Nlu discussed more fully under the
nsures disclose conditions that
uapie 10 a reduction of taxes. IF
4 made by the called ses-
,moan e legislature should not exceed
saa ABOVE named. 1t is believed
'.a.e az valorem tax of 16 Or
Nm, pe sloo for 1900 would produce
rma. VENUE to maintain the State
under the tax laws now in
M inlo consideration the large
~ appropriated by the last legisie-
MI, ~ improvements and additions IN
sa,e ,h eaieemosynary institutions of
Ilion - ".s neaithy and satisfactory
Ethg ' STATE revenues is most
Il. UNABLE Y SCHOOL FUND.
rrn. u shows the receipts and
ysr ~ Oh this fund during tho
~ 70 be as follows:
W hand August 81.
s,h dur;n' ''...... S97, 7S9 SIS
= uufing the year,. s,i5l ,4OS IS
sI,,, receipts. including :.
ma '...'..... SO. GAG. lao "a
'sTd during same period 3 9aS Gsa 90 90
Il nya,anse on hand Au-
Z dI,hrsss. '.'.....,...... S16,574 76
iso,,,ursement of this fund covers
waonment of $3.50 per canita TO
lalrinr IN the scholastic age for
aiim,.ne public free schools.
let vas upon which this appor-
n sa' made Was furnished the
hu,t ,soo by this department
b2s0 ass which estimate aggre-
H. w. ana approximates very
Tor vh,.u receipts during the
Ala n .he estimate was made.
. N n. esauned to report that every
~, apportionment for the scho-
Ne enoing August 81, 1899. was
ytar before the close OF the
aihst 2, the repeal by the legisla-
{ ~ !. 'a Nv, enacted by virtue OF what
: satIin,,. me Jester Amendment" to
tnns,on which provided for an
b A. o. per cent Of the perm
available fund, and also on
fand ,s decrease in the permanent
knsa Investment in county bonds,
NARA furnished by this department
MIN O education for apportion-
W. / ,s scholastic year, beginning
IN Il, i, 1879, and ending August at
xs.,r paced at $4,000 600. ' o.
naIr,. raise sufficient funds to
Min ,h'n the public free schools
NJ Il ae present high standard Of
Md = believed that the present
Ma 'sS should remain for 1900.
MA py law at IS cents on tho
i \. AsENT SCHOOL FUND.
III: : shows the condition OF this
k.-8 On haoS 49,