The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-01-14
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after when buildings are destroyed by nre
| II will not be necessary to overura" the
! appropriation in order to rebuild.
This shortage in the general tuna causeu
| hv the extraordinary expenditures. 1t was
| found necessary to provide Tor temporal,
| In order to meet the current expenses iol
the closing month of the year althpusn
! there was no authority for doing so. | re-
uuested the state treasurer TO transfer li'l'
the trust funds for a period or tnirt! d"f
whatever amount was necesSar! 10 pay nre
current bills for December, ana we VIZ
thus enabled to meet immediate deinahus.
The license fees from railroads are due ~
February. and the general taxes pesih ~
come In In January. so that II was ouia
necessary TO transfer from the trust 1hltds
for Il period of about thirty days. ahNhhtrS
might have been secured from the i1 ~
road companies. or the state ofhcefs iiiShe
have borrowed the amount necessary Oh
their personal credit: but to 90 elhti
would have been unwisc, not 10 say abSufu
while the treasurer had In his hands more
than $3.50, 900 belonging TO the trust luLaS
which he unable to loan M per cent
the minimum late authorized Ivy statue.
Rather than have the state fall to meet rs
current bills | requested the state treas
urer as before stated. To transfer TO the
general fund n sufficient amount TO meet
the reduirements Within thirty days sur
ficie11t money. will he received In payment
of taxes to reimburse the trust funds.
If II had not been for these extraordinary
expenditures the general fund wonld nave
nenses and leave a good working balance
with which to begin the new biennia1 pc
Governors Contingent Fund
ON December Fl. 1s9s there was Il bal
ancc in the governors contingent fun1 IN
the hands of the state treasurer OF S3i'.lt.
The State Fair Grounds.
Several years ago there was loaned to
the State Agricultural society, to enable
them to purchase state fair grounds, the
sum of $50, 666 from the school funds ana
S7I.1S2.03 from the general fnnd; iaFt
of this loan was made through the pur-
chase of membranes held against the
grounds hut they conSt INK as o2 "ho'e
No interest was ever paid upon this iahd'
and there was 10 likelihood OF the state
ever being able TO reimburse itself. so pro
CeedingS were BEGUN to forecloSc the mort,
cages upon the grounds i'll June ls9i ana
judgment Of foreclosure and sale was en-
tered The total amount due with the
accumulated interest, at that time was
S20l .1I6.G6. Pending the foreclosure pro
ceedingS, two receivers We're appointed ny
the circuit court for Milwaukee county, TO
take charge of the property. On December
), last, the necessary time having expired
sale Of the property was made under tn"
decree of this court and the attorney gen
bid in the property for the state for me
sum of 1891, 261.14 This amount included
the accumulated interest, the solicitors
fees of 5000. and various other court eN
allowed 10 the receivers.
The property is not at the present time
worth the amount for which ii bid i'll. |
but il was necessary for the state I" make
bid covering. not only the total amount
due. but all expenses connected with the
reCeiNership. foreclosure and sale. The |
state now holds the property ill fee. and it |
rests with the Legislature TO determine |
what disposition shall be made Of it.
| refer to the matter at this time NOR" |
particularly to call your attention to tho |
fact that the sum which WAS loaned from !
the trust funds to the Agricultural society, !
which aggregated. as before stated, S9oG66;
should be returned to those funds, and ! |
recommend that that amount at least |
(Which does not include accumulated inter |
school funds II /. highly important that
the trust funds Of the state be Kept intact. I
There has apparently been i'll the past a I
lack Of careful scrutiny of security in the |
quently, some losses have resulted. be /
lieve it very necessary that provision he /
made for returning to the trust funds every |
dollar which has been lost in this manner. |
1t is true that il is no less loss to tn" /
state to have this amount taken out OF the
general fund 10 reimburse the trust funds
but to fail to reimburse those funds when |
money loaned from them * lost, would I'M
peril our most important resource as wei
as the whole financial system of our state.
Status of War Claims.
1t is my duty to advise you of the status
of the claim of Wisconsin against III" | nit
ed States to indemnify the state for "N-
prnSeS incurred during the War Of the Re
beIiion. The claim was He'd by previous
1t has within the last two
years received careful attention from III"
nj orIIcy general and other state officers.
and at the proper auditing department of
the United States. with Il view TO classify
ing the claim and separating the items
which fall clearly within Legislation here
tofore enacted. from those not at any time
heretoforc provided for. 1t seems to he
very clear that over S6oO.hn0 of this claim.
fT@,is borrowed and interest lost Ivy the
sale of interest hearing securities. to raise
money with which to equip troops and en-
ahlr Wisconsin to do her part in the irGSer-
Walton of tic Union. should he, without
question. L NATTER Of justice" repaid TO
he state.
The state of New York made similar claim
against the United States and brought suit
IN the court Of claims to recover. The dc
Tense Of the statute of limitations was III
Ierposed. attd it was held II that ease. aS
The claim had beer specifically presented
Within the six years to the proper depart
ment of the government. that when trans
mitted to the court of claims under the act
If March 3, 1883, it WAS competent Tor III"
court to render Judgment upon II.
The claim of Wisconsin does not appear
six years after il accrued, was the claim
If New York. ana therefore il seems that
he obstacle. and the only ohstacl" TO lis
payment. is to he found in section 1869
If the Revised Statutes Of the United
States. which declares as follows:
Every claim against the United States s cog.
lHahe ny me "nta ~ =, t+f,., grth = stuta
t me- - ALL IN tho rS1rt or transmitted
~ - hr ~ serrr,sry Of the Senat. or the clerk
# the uaus. Of REPRESENTATIVES, as provided 10y
law within six years after the &'aifH fist a"-
.rues.
This statute has been held applicable to
he claim of a state against the govern
nent.
Ar the last session Of Congress an amend
mont was offered to the Southern war
H;t.I hll !
md was bending I'm the Senate removing
he har al MS statute of limitations from
any claim Of states for costs. charges ana
,XnenspS incurred under the acts Of ISL
md 1850 above referred To. The amend
mont was adop1ed hv the Senate. and til"
IN Is nn.v pondiur boror,. n conference