Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-13

Receipts and Probable
Expenditures.
Dies Moines, Sept, 1S.-The surplus in
the state treasury has been reduced at
this date to about $780, 900. Bert Gunder-
soE. revenue clerk in the office of Audi
tor of State Merriam, was asked Thurs
day if this surplus would be dissipated
by the ordinary expenditures and ex-
traordinary appropriations of the state
before July i. He thought not. I'VE will
receive heavy payments of taxes this
month and in April he said, besides
other other heavy revenues between this
end the end of the year. The only very
heavy appropriation which we must
meet is the sS6OOoo one at Cherokee. My
opinion is that the surplus in the state
treasury next July will be somewhere
between sT50,0O0 and $1,000, OOO"
These facts were elected because some
question had been raised concerning the
Registers estimate of the funds ayaila-
BILE and the liberal appropriations which
would be asked from the legislature this
winter for the st. Louis exposition, the
educational institutions and the state
historical department. 1t was said in
some quarters that the legislature would
not have the surplus now in the treas
ury to eXpend because the ordinary and
extraordinary expenses of the state be-
tween this and July l next would eat it
up, and also the revenue received dur
ing that period Mr. Gunderson's state
ment disposes of the matter.
Treasury officials agree to the esti-
mate. it may be added. Chief Clerk
Mars of the Office of Treasurer Gilbert
son. said that in making an estimate,
however. it should be remembered that
the appropriation period ends with April
i, before the April payment of taxes is
received. Mr.. Maris also furnishes the
following statement from the treasur-
er's books. showing the unexpended bal
ences of appropriations subject to with
drawal from the treasury before April L:
State Agricultural College. Il, 1885. 80
University OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 13S. 000O 90
Normal School .................. 36,525OO
Eldora OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 44.S92O7
Mitchellville OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1,1S6.57
Marshalltown ................... 5.299. AZ
Knoxville ....................... 5,956.24
Clarinda ........................ 25,335.46
Mount Pleasant ................ 23.735.2 IS
Independence ................... 6,s10.7S'
Cherokee ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3S5. 1856. 10
Fort Madison ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3s,64s.S2
Anamosa Observation-Disclosures. 54.7O5.63
Vlnton ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 22.077.35
Davenport ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 17.559O0
Council Bluffs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 29.946.24
Glenwood Observation-Disclosures. 26.9S7.21
Benedict Home ................. 5.G0S.S0
ProVicential contingency ...... 14.O65.93
Shiloh monument .............. As, 903. 06
These balances amount to about 5000
goo, the board of control institutions
alone taking s6S9,0C0 Nothing is here
included of the ordinary appropria tons
and running expenses for the remainder
of the year. The question is whether the
taxes due this month and the other in
come for the remainder of the year Will
rieet the expenses and yet leave a $780,
coo or s1OO0.OoO surplus in the treasury.
Both Mr. Gunderson and Mr.. Maris
In this connection 1t is learned tina,
there is some criticism of the executive
council in increasiny the levy of taxes
for the ensuing yea at one-tenth of
mill higher than the levy of last year.
1t is said: If there is $1,000, 600 in the
treasury, what need of increasing the
tax levy?'
1t was not the desire of the council to
increase the tax levy. 1t has no alter
native. The law passed by the legisla-
ture of 1900 provided that the council
should fix such a levy as would raise.
from the assessment, 81, 900 this year
and $1.5O0000 next year. In order to
make the revenue to be raised from this
years assessment 100000 above the
amount raised from last years assess
ment it was fundamentally necessary
to raise the levy one tenth of a mill
The legislature did not contemplate a
million dollar surplus in the state treas
cry. To conform to the provisions of the
law passed by it the council was power
less to take cognizance of of the money
in the treasury. Therefore the increase
in the levy.
Indeed, the whole matter lies in the
hands of the legislature. The legislature
will have before 1t about 81 ,00O, 900 in the
treasury and the estimated income for
the biennial period-a total of perhaps
s2.00O,oO0 for extraordinary appropria-
tions, il so desired. The legislature can
appropriate the money to such purposes
as the educational institutions, the st.
Louis fair. the Vcksburg monuments,
the state historical department building,
ETC., or 1t can appropriate small amounts
to these and SO adjust the distribution
of the surplus over the ensuing two
years that the levy can be materially re-
duced.
1t should be borne in mind, however,
that the needs of the institutions will be
increased about 100000 for the ensuing
two years by reason of the opening Of
Cherokee and the increase in population
at the other institutions. Against this
will be the sS6O,0Oo appropriated for
Cherokee two years ago, which will not
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