The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-13
FINANCES OF THE STATE.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
COMPTROLLER.

Over a MiiIion-An Excess In Receipts
Over Expenditures Of $34s, ,342. 70-Im-
prOvenents In the CnpitoI-More
Room Made but Extensive Repairs
Needed.
Hartford, Dec. 12.-Thompson S.
Grant, comptroller of the state of Con-
necticut, has issued his annual report of
the transactions of his department for
the fiscal year ended September 80, 1900
He says:
THE receipts from all sources for the
civil list funds during the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1900 (not including
the balance of $685., 1884 O1 in the treasury
October l, 1S99) were $2,S76, ,S56S3, an
increase over the previous year of $127,-
$685. The expenditures during the
same period were s., ,52S, ,51413, a decrease
of $1,766.20, leaving a balance in the
treasury to the credit of the civil list
funds September 80, 1900, of 81, ,031, ,226.1.
The excess OF receipts over the expendi-
va 10 Nailiio tiiC past SNc'I Iietfo bSSiA
$34S342.70, making a corresponding in
crease in the balance in the treasury.
I'm conformity with the recommend
ations of my predecessor as to the ne
cessity of providing additional Office
and committee room in the capitol, the
general assembly of 1899 ordered the re-
moval of the restaurant, dining room
and kitchen to the fifth floor, and ap
propriated 100000 for the expenses of
the same. This has been done during
the past year, and five new committee
rooms, with several rooms for depart
nents, have been added on the fifth
floor the entire cost coming within the
appropriation mentioned. 1t would seem
that this should supply the demands in
this direction for many years to come,
and 1 trust the details of the changes
will prove satisfactory.
But ! desire to call the attention of
the general assembly to the fact that
the capitol building needs more extern
sive repairs than when it was compara-
lively new and easily kept in good con-
dition. Many of the rooms need redec-
Grating and refurnishing to present
creditable appearance, The dome needs
REBUILDING and the lighting of the build
ing is far short of modern requirements.
Further, believe that the people of the
state in general wish that it should be
kept up in manner befitting it's pur-
poses as their capitol. | would there
fore suggest that the committee on cap
itol furniture and grounds, or special
committee to be appointed be instructed
to take this matter into consideration,
and recommend to the general assembly
such measures as may be necessary to
accomplish the desired results.
1.-THE grand list of the state for Octo-
ber, 1899, amounts to 70,163, ,749 This
is an increase of $17,275, 9S7 from the |
amount of the preceding year. The to-
tai list of taxable property in each |
county Of the state, as corrected by the |
board of equalization, follows: Hart
ford county, $139, 9,54S, ,052; New Haven
county, $16S, 493, OCT; New London coun-
ty, $43,734697; Fairfield county, $685.
COG 4O7; Windham county $19,554,479; .
Litchfield county, $33, 2S5, 027; Middlesex .
s19,61570S; Tolland county, $12,-
981, ,312,"
In the general account of all receipts .
and expenditures for the fiscal year the
report shows that $94, 731.5O
was expended for salaries and expenses
in executive offices, $364,555.9 for judi
cial expenses, sos, ,239.77 for board of pris-
oners in county jails, $29451.46 for state
board of education, $454, ,652.97 for COM
mon schools, $685., S401 for humane in
stitutions, $157, ,363.S0 for the National
Guard and $96,500 for sick and wounded
soldiers, while from the inheritance tax
there was received S165, ,93O17, from the
commutation tax $154 711.SO,
from nonresident stock tax $f65, 730.5S,
from tax on steam railroads $975,1434S,
from tax on street railroads $157 ,45093,
and from savings banks $41S, S,7S0.2S.