Evening journal., 1901-01-30
STATE AUDITOR
MAKES REPORTS
Summary Of Receipts and Ex-
peRditureS for The Past
Fiscal Year

STAFF Correspondence Evening journal.
Dover. Jan. 3O.-L ~ Fooks. who
succeeded John A. Lingo. deceased. as
State auditor. has submitted TO the
House a summary statement OF the re-
ctipts and expenditures Of the general,
school and sinking funds, respectively,
for the past fiscal year. as well as an
estimated summary of the receipts and
expenditures OF the several funds for
the current year.
Among the receipts for the year end
ing December 81 1900, were the fol-
lowing: From licenses from clerks of
the peace. S135.Sl0.5O from the in
surance commissioner. Sl9,S7323; cor
poration fees and commissions from
the secretary OF State, $3S.5OO; collat-
'eral Inheritance tax, S2,1S9.7S; express
companies, $7119S; telegraph and tele-
phone companies, Sl2O9; taxes on
banks, $9.379.34; franchise tax, SS,24S.-
10. the grand total being 1887 ,929 20.
The aggregate expenditures during
the same period were S273 622.50.
These are the estimates of receipts
fer the year ending December 81, 1901:
General fund-From clerks of the
peace, S135000; insurance commission
er, S20,0O0 corporation fees and COM
missions from secretary of State, $685.
600, Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad. $4,000; Baltimore
end Potomac railroad. S25,000 Della
ware railroad. $4,000; Delaware and
| Chesapeake railroad, $3.50; Delaware
Maryland and Virginia railroad. $3.50:
Philadelphia and Reading railroad.
$500: interest ON mortgages. $11 $50;
dividends on bank stocks. S400; distill-
ors' licenses. 5000; collateral inheri-
tance tax. $1,000; express companies
$500; telegraph and telephone COM
lranies. $1,000; rent on Jump property
/ $3.50; taxes on banks. S9,379; sale OF
books, $500; u. S. Government appro-
nriatlon. $4,000; franchise tax, s10,-
600; u. S. Government for expenses OF
National Guard. s1777O.S3; balance in
! treasury December 81. 1900, s114,30770;
grand total s4S2.55753.
Estimated expenditures from genera
/ fund for 1901: Interest on Delaware
College certificates. s4.9S0: interest on
school fund bond. 50 4O5; interest on
outstanding bonds. s16,lOO; salaries o
State officers. s10.7T5; judiciary. S23,
900. judges retired $4,000; school su
perintendents, $4,000: State Hospita
iat Farnhurst $4,000. militia, $1,000
printing. $4,000; Delaware Colleg'
iEovernment appropriation. $4,000
state College for COlored Students. So.
/ 600; Delaware Industrial School TO
lGirls. S2500. free public schools. SIPS,
loco; Board of Agriculture, $1,000: Pen
linsula Horticultural Society, $500; Sal
Jose scale, S400; Farmers Institut,
5000: preventing diseases among ami
mails. $500: requisitions. $500; Stat
Board of Education and County Schoo
Commissions. S1,57j: Teachers Insti
ltute, $3.50. maintenance of deaf, duml
and blind benehciaries outside State
4 s. 900; visiting such institutions, 500
Il Dover Water Works, 500; Historical
Society of Delaware, $500; G. A. r.
$3.50; State Board of Health and Labo
ratory, $500; insurance, $1,000; re
'lpairs, $50; governors contingent ex
lpenses, $40; attorney-generals contin
gent fund. $500; secretary OF State'
contingent fund. S40O; State Librarian
contingent fund, $50; judicial reports
$500: insurance commissioners con
tingent fund. $50; auditor Of accounts
lcontingent expenses, $500; court stem
lographer's contingent expenses, $500
imembers Of the Legislature, $4,000
allowances by Legislature. $4,000
claims allowed by Legislature, $4,000
Experimenting printing of Legislative
/ journals. $1,000; publishing laws, $500
appropriations 10 charitable institu
tions, $1,000; secretary Of State TO
stenographer. $4,000; total, S34l ,005.
u Receipts to the school fund, 1900
b Balance, January Q. 1900. s3l,035.9O
/ dividends. s24,SS9; interest on Stat
bond, S9.405; general fund appropria
ton. 100000; total, S16S.329.90. Ex
lpenditures for 1900--Free text book
9 lS1S.749.5O: apportionment OF dividend
r for 1900. s119.665.04; total, $13S,41t5i
p balance in treasury. December 1. l90'
Applicable to free schools. S29,9l5.36.
Sinking fund-Receipts. 1900 ba
3 ance, S4,4S3.73; oyster revenue, st251g
appropriation for foo
FISH 5000; balance in treasury Decen
ber 81, 1900 S4,00ss6