The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-12

per cent ana the treasurer required 20
Invest idle -scnes In warrants al markat
rates This would save large SUMS 20 the
state. Ds2tiag the i2st two years a-cns
xsa 40 have sesa paid as interest upon
gzASe sxfsiehs es4zs.sss. Upon warrants ac-
crSssd interest has averaged twenty PEP
CERT. Of ts2e amount paid In private oSls&-
ness tbs TDsss1 ~ shameful. MAI mar
chant having .arge sans OF sr1unsy in one
place aosli1 Pay sae4aasids % d0sAars o.
interest because the money To pay sis
debts ahise In his possession Vas 2os IA
3 particular drawer % his SAFE Some 1Ay
the State will have bat gre f0nd and bust
ness will Dc conducted as Il would De Oy
any reputable bank. Hundreds OF snoa-
sands % dC5lars g!li not taen hs paid as
interest 10 warrant dealers. fer TIE reason
given that while MONEY 10 Jay - IN enc
pocket IL Is not In smother. ] hope that
this legislature VIII have the wisdom ana
the honesty tn GENE t0 the rescue u the
unstsstIy treated taxpayer.
TIE revenue 10 " Of 1s@f while possessing
some features nos unanimously approved.
has get proved most effective and ra2ca
the best AL things considered. Yet placed
upon tae statue books The usual oten-
Mai disposition 10 amend the avs may
be expegteSi TO attack 8t and Yet IL Is SUD
usitfei that a known and settled poairy
Is OF large valJse IA this matter. When
taxes are levied ihey should De collected
and as there can De no effective law With
Out penalty. svue pan must be used max
ing il cheaper 10 pay than not 10 pay. II
payment as long as possible and then offer
70 compromise az half rates. OFTEN IN the
past this course has been successful N
defrau6tng The treasury to the injury or
honest citizens. / hope that efforts in this
lire may not be cuuntenancsd by this body.
In my opinion by following The course
outlined and pursuing careful and econ
orn.ca. policy the state OF washington may
The statement of the state auditor Just
Is2b.sshed viii show that during the last
two years state Indebtedness has been re-
ducesi more than half a million dollars.
In addition to this more than three hun
dred thousand dollars as interest upon
debts previously accumulated has been
paid.
Public Institutions.
In the message to the legislature of 1887
It was recommended that the several
boards having charge Of the penltentsary,
reform school, the two insane hospitals.
the Soldiers home and the school for
defective youth be abolished and the
control of these institutions be vested III
one board, one member only to be salar-
led, who should perform the services usu-
ally devoiving upon a tTave.ing auditor.
1t was also suggested that unaer this i'm
proved management supplies could be more
adyantageously purchased, more respon-
ssbiiity and greater system secured and IN
the aggregate large saving effected In
accordance with this suggestion the law
creating the state board OF audit and con-
named, with the exception OF the school
for defective youth, were placed IN its
charge. With the exception of some slight
and almost inanitesimal mtsunderstand-
ings az the time OF assuming control. the
work of this board has proven most adj
vantageous TO the state in the matter OF
economy ana to the inmates III Increased
comfort and improved surroundings. All
the institutions are III a most prosperous
condition and the inmates carefully and
considerably treated.
For details regarding these institutions
see the several printed reports OF their
various superintendent: also that OF the
commissioner Of pubic institutions. AS
showing the saving effected the following
carefully prepared and accurate statistical
table is submitted:
State Psnitensiary--
Average daily cost per capita. two
years ending March 81, lsy........ Ass
Average daily cost per capita. Is
months ending Sept. 80. ms. $3.50
Daily saving per capita, Is
months ending Sept. 20. lssS..- .05fG
Average population ........... 49,
Saving per day ...................... SIS s2
Saving for Is months or SIS days. .slO.oss 90
Western Washington Hospital for
the Insane
Average daily cost per capita, two
years ending March 81, ISe. 49,. .4o6s
Average daily COS. PER capita. Is
months ending sept. So ISIS 1850
Daily saving per capita, Is
months ending Sept. %, 1885,. .0s1s
Average population .............. si9.3
Saving Saving for for + r., months or s days ass e
Eastern Washington Hospital for
the Insane
Average daily cos: per capita, two
years ending March 81. 1@i....... $3.50
Average daily cost per capita, IS
months ending Sept. 80. lsso .4s3S
Daily saving per capita. Is
months ending Sept. -. 1885,. .12l4
Average population ...........,....-. 2ss. /
Saving per day ....-.-......t.+.,.... xys 70
Saving for Is months or 5iS days. SIS, ss7 60
state Reform School
Average daily cost per capita. two
years ending March 81 lsgG..... 1910
Average daily cost per capita. Is
months ending Sept. ~. iS's....... 1924
Daily saving per capita. IL
months ending Sept 80 1855. .e3ts
Average population ...-...-..-...... l4s I
Saving per day Observation-Disclosures. 81 81
Saving for Is months or 5fS days. s26S oS
Total saving in the above inssi-
tHfions .....+..ss-. ...s--..-v.-.- &p.oDb %
Washington Soldiers Home
Average daily cost per capita. two
years ending March ST. fss7......- "A
Average daily cost per capita, Is
months ending Sept. 30, l6ss-....-. .AAs
Increase In cost per capita 10
months ending Sept. %. 1888. .dias
Average n9nsiiattou .................. fis 1
Increase In 4gst Ter Day t..-......... 81 -
Increase In cost for the Is months. sssS 10
Total not saving In 81 insdtu-
tions ......-... ...++.*-.-+. ..*...--.ssss2l 80
In the face Of slightly rising narkes
the saving for she full biennial term VIII
be considerably more than ssAo9. Added
~ this the following giIl show decrease
In expense of management:
Expenses ~ the various boards %
trust es for the tao years ending
March St fA7 .........-.-......-...-s 81 eos 70
Expenses of the state board ~ audit
and c0nfrs tor - months ending
SEPT g. lssss. This amount Includes
ail Office expenses. which are not
included In trustee expenses. ..... s 1891
No doubt socat Influences viii h@ brought
- bear upon ths legislature 10 bring about
a return ~ the cid and discarded Plan