Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-02-02

The biennial report of the secretary
of state, just out, covers the fiscal pc
riod of 1878 and in it is presented an
excellent and most interesting recaQit-
ulation of the states receipts and ex-
penditures for the period mentioned.
In point of value as an object of refer
ence in relation to the commonwealth
affairs 1t is inferior in value only to
the blue book. The latter publication
Aand the secretary's report make COM
bination of public documents that no
person wishing to keep informed on
state affairs can very well get along
without. The general fund receipts for
'97 were 1924, $40, and for '98 $2,971,
lao. This is the fund out of which all
ordinary expenses of the state govern
ment are paid. The railroads paid as
licenses in '97 s1,265, 094 and last year
S1,247,357. Palace and sleeping car
companies paid in the two years the
munificent aggregate of about S1,700!
the telegraph companies about $21 900
for the biennial period, the telephone
companies some $4,000, and street
railway and electric light companies
less than $1,000. All the latter by
right belongs of course in the treas
uries of the cities where those concerns
operate. In the two years the insur-
ance companies paid about $174,000 to
the state. These are but few of the
sources whence the state gets funds for
running expenses. Very large
amounts come and go for specific pur
poses, as for example, the various
counties in the two years paid in some
$354,00 for the charitable and penal
Institutions. The high school receipts
were 100000, for the fifth normal
school $4,000, and interest received on
loans to counties S315,140.
AS to disbursements, it is shown of
course that the cost of the charitable
and penal institutions is the chief item
in the out-go-$765, 76S in '97 and $685.
6l2 in '9S, as we'll as for the two years
over 100000 for county insane care.
Last year the executive department
cost $17, 1S1, state S3S,395, or about ST.,
900 less than the year before, treasury
100000, attorney generals less than
$4,000, state superintendent $4,000,
. |
ance commissioners $22, 21S, land office
$21 sos, labor statistics S12,555, dairy
and food $1,000 and bank examiners
S10,S10 The cost of the veterans
home was $685. 900 last year and $4,000
the year before. The supreme court
cost S3S, 1893 last year, the law library
over $1,000 the circuit courts nearly
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100000 AS for the national guard it
cost about $685. in the two years. To
maintain order at Oshkosh during the
strike cost over $4,000. The guard ex-
penses due to the Spanish war alone
were $l19,427, which Uncle Sam will
doubtless stand. Out of the general
fund the normal schools cost SAT 900
last year, the common schools $110,3
and the university $4,000 besides of
course large sums out of special funds
Some $4,000 was paid to county agri-
cultural societies. Expenses incident
to the last legislative session aggre-
gated in 81 about $1S0,000. There was
a multitude of smaller expenses. rhe
total university cost for the last fiscal
year was about $3.50, 900 and the normal
schools about half million dollars.
The present legislative session will
cost for salaries and mileage of the
members alone $4,000. and for officers
and employees $4,000 Charges against
the executive residence for improve
ments, water taxes. gas. telephone, ETC.,
were s2.372 for 1897.
The report contains an almost infin-
tie variety of statistics of the greatest
value to the citizen who is interested
in the material concerns OF his own
state. The volume was prepared by
Secretary Casson and Is issued with
the compliments of his successor, W.
H. Froehlich.