The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-10
PEOPLE HAVE MONEY
NEARLY 100000 PAID INTO
NORTH DAKOTA'S TREASURY
IN SIX MONTHS
$743,23s.57 PAID OUT AGAIN
Cash balance on Hand June so
Amounts TO S247, 0S5.S7, Depos-
tied in Various Banks in
the state.

JAMESTOWN, n. D., Aug 9.-(Spe-
cial.)-The semi-annual statement of the
finances of the state has been made by
the treasurer, D. II. Mcmillan, for the
SIX months period ending June 80, 1901
The receipts and disbursements and the
balances in the various funds are given
The total receipts from all sources for
the six months. in-luding a balance on
hand in the various funds Dec 80, 1862
amount to the great sum of nearly mil
lion dollars, the eXa amount being $751;,
22i4A This includes the sale of funding
warrants for legislative purposes and for
current expenses Of sos, 231. 60, which will
have to be repaid, and collections from
taxes the insurance companies, Irvine
sales, the government and school land
leans, etc The total disbursement for
the six months were S743 238. 81, showing
a cash balance in the state treasury June
80, 1901 of $247, SS5.S7 The general fund
had, however, but $60,577 is. The above
cash was deposited in various banks in
the state
Among the disbursements are some
items as follows, outside of the salary
and clerk hire of the state officers: State
library, S3H.2S assistant dairy and food
commissioner salary, 500, and expense
Of office, S759 81; travelling library expense,
81 ,095.1 Il; state a.d Of high schools, $4,-
1S9 %; travelling expenses superintendent
public instruction, $441 .16; conductors and
lecturers teachers institutes, 81, Cos 20;
travelling expenses for the state examiner
and deputy, $S90.97; travelling expenses for
the railroad commissioners and secretary,
$500. 10, and office expense, including pub
location of notices of arrival of commits
non in inspection Of the lines at the vari-
rus points in a number Of newspapers at
s. each, S499 Go
The salaries of the district veterina-
rams cost 81, 150 The salary and ex-
penses Of the Office of the adjutant gen
eral was Sg99.S4: armOry rent, militia, 81
252 80; expenses Of militia Sl,76l.55 The
maintenance of the state capitol cost
S-01S4 50; clerk hire and expenses of the
school land board, leasing, appraisal
sale, etc, were $47S3.42; public printing
for the six months, outside Of the legis-
lative printing proper. cost $50, gill. The
mileage. per diem, clerk hire, etc, Of
the legislature cost SIS, 4Sl.70 The other
expenses OF the session were s.. 707, 26, max
ing the total cost of the legislature, $685.
1886.
The return Of fugidves and the con-
viction OF horse thieves cost 81, 1876. The
transportation Of convicts cost the state
S1,25415, and that Of patients, $6,1540S 1t
cost S973.45 TO take the bad boys of the
state to the reform school, and for the
care Of thirteen blind persons the tax
payers paid S1,42SO5 The Pan-American
exposition has so far cost S5,504.S4. The
tWine plant cost to operate $l9,s66S5. The
wolf bounty fund was depleted to the
amount of Sl6S7S. On the bond interest
fund there was paid so, S36; from the
state tuition fund the counties got sl29,-
1851. The fire companies Of the state
got $6,57297, and 1900 for aid for volun-
rs n no h
lie buildings cost S6,62O.25, and the Man
dan state fair S1,25O29 In addition to
these there We're the expenses of the
judges, the state institutions, etc, which
have special appropriations.
This immense sum of money has been
mostly collected, and all paid out since
Jan. l last.