Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-03

viouis Expenditures Review of the Past
yeat and Various Recommendations.
star Correspondence OF Every Evening
Dover, Jan. .. = The final message Of
Gov. Ebe,W Tunnell was presented to
each branch Of the General Assembly
Yesterday afternoon. The full text Of
the paper Ia as follows.
Gentlemen Of the Senate ard House
of Repre- ,entatives: My Constitutional
duty and long established custom in
this State make IL necessary that i
should On this occasion bring to your
attention such information CONCERNING
the State and recommend tp your con.
sideration such measures as | shall
Judge expedient. In attempting to
comply with this duty, permit me to
remind you that while differ from
majority of you in political beliefs and
party affiliations, we are representatives
Of the same people, bound by tina same
oath aud should be guided by the same
light, the highsst welfare Of our con
stituen,s, The best interest OF the whole
people should be first in our thoughts
and we should so shape our actions as
to best serve the general good. The
duties OF Legislators are not merely
the enactment into laws, the wishes of
constituents. for you will have many
requests aud demands from your con
stitugnts for the passage OF uuwiso
laws and the granting Of unfair priyi-
leges. 1t Is for you to discriminate
between those measures which look to
the general good and welfare and the
schemes OF selfish mud designing per-
sons who would make you the instru-
ment of their greed or ill-founded
theol les. The value OF your services
will not be measured by the number of
laws you may enact but by the wisdom
of such laws. Lot iue imp ess on you
the necessity Of careful and cautious
consideration OF every proposed
measure.
In the brief period during which II
is my duty as Executive 10 share with
you part of your labors, | assure you
that | shall endeavor to carefully and
conscientiously perform my part with
due regard Tor the interests of the
State and my fellow citizens.
1t will be my privilege In few days
to lay aside the duties Of Office and
yours to be associated with my success
aor. In this connection, l want tc
thank you and the rest Of my fellow.
citizens for the kindness and forebear
anco with which my duties haze beer
lightoned and my mistakes condoned.
FINANCES
While the report Of the State Treas
urer, which will come to your hands
later, will give you full information OF
this subject, deem it my duty to ca
your attention briefly to the more i'm
portant matters relative to tho publ,
| funds and especially to such natter
as may need your attention at thil
session. The following is a brief state
| ment OF the assets and liabilities OF tt,
Stata and the estimates OF tho Stat,
Treasurer of receipts and expenditures
for the fiscal year 1901;
~ ASSETS.
Investments, benefit of General Fund.
| HANK STOCK.
| 20 shares of Nation
| al Bank of Della
ware, at $500 per
| share. ............S 1O,OO0O0
-$ 100000
MORTGAGES.
Junction & Break
water Railroad
o., at per cent. $1e5, 10000
Breakwater d. Frank
| ford Ruilroad Co.,
ats per cent...... 200,000.O0
-----$ 3e5, 00O.0
Benefit of School Fund.
BANK STOCK.
8, 700 shares of Farm
ers Bank at $50
per share. ...... $40, 10000
~ shares OF National
Bank of Delaware,
at $500 per share. 1e,500.00
ia shnres National
Bank OF Smyrnn,
ut $40 per shnre..,. 7,ae0.00
25d shares Union Ma
tional Bank, at $78
per share. ..,..... 1s,s12.O0
----------$ 416, 1000
BONDS.
One bond, State of
Delaware, at 9 per
cent. ...... ...... Slb6, 5000
One bond, Sussex
county. at per
cent, ............. 100000
-----S 1911, 750.C
s ora, 542.t
In addition to the assets Of the Stat
given above, the State in the last fe
years has acquired and added In in
proyements the following property, viz