Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-31
They Are Apparently in a Very
Healthy Condition.
AND WILL Be BETTER'NEXT YEAR
According to Auditor Fooks'
Report.
Detailed Statement of the Receipts and
Expenditures for the Year Ended Decem-
ber 3lst, 1800-The Estimate for Next
Year Shows a Large Increase of Receipts.

State auditor, submitted to the General
Assembly, yesterday, summary state
mont OF the receipts and expenditures
of the general, school and sinking funds
for the last fiscal year and an estimated
summary of the receipts and expendi-
lures Of the said funds for the current
year.
The receipts for the year ended
December 31st, 1900, were as follows:
General fund-Balanoe in the treasury
january 9th, 1900, s65, 1923 licenses
from the clerks Of the peace, Sl35, $40. so;
licenses from the insurance commits
sioner, sl9, S73. 90; corporation fees and
commissions from the secretary of
State, s3s, 500; Philadelphia, Whining
tpn d Baltimore Railroad Co., $40, 600;
Baltimore Philadelphia Railroad Co.,
S25, 600; Delaware Railroad Co., SO, 600;
Delaware a. Chesapeake Railroad Co.,
S2a9. 10; Delaware, Maryland & Vir-
ginia Railroad Co., $3.50; Philadelphia
& Reading Railroad Co., s795. 90; in
terest on mortgages ~. & B. Railroad
90. and B. d. +. Railroad Co. }, al1. $50;
dividends on bank stock, S400; dis
tillers' licenses, sl60; collateral in
heritance tax, 50, 199. 7S; express
companies, $7l1.9s; telegraph and
telephone companies, $1,000; rent of
$3.50. "a; United States government
appropriation, s25, 600; franchise tax,
S8, 246 IL; total receipts, 1887, 929. 20.
School fund-Balance in the treasury
January 9th, 1900, $34, 035. 30; dividends,
.S24, $3.50; interest on State bond to
achool fund, S9,405; general fund
appropriation, sl00. 600; total receipts,
6l6S, 1929 90.
Sinking fund Balance in treasury
January 9th, 1900, s4,4s3. 73; oyster
revenue, Sl25. ID; total receipts,
S4,60S. So.
The expenditures for the year ended
December 3ist, 1900, were as follows:
General fund-Interest on Delaware
College certificates, "a, $50; interest on
school fund bond, 50, 405; interest on
outstanding bonds, sl6, 100; salaries of
State officers, $40, 775; salaries of
Judges, s23, 300; pensions of retired
judges, $1,000; Delaware State Hos.
pital, at Farnhurst, $4,000; State
miIitia, s., 900; printing, $40. 600; Della
ware College government appropriation,
$50, 600; State College for Colored
students State appropriation, So, 600;
Delaware Industrial School ior Girls,
s2, 500; free public school appropria.
tion, 800, 600; Peninsula Horticultural
Society, $500; farmers Institutes, 5000;
preventing infectious and contagious
diseases among the lower animals, S35;
requisitions, $500; State Boatd Of
Education and County School Commits.
sion, $1,000; teachers institutes, $3.50;
maintenance and tuition of beneficiaries
in institutions outside of the State,
81, 800; visiting institutions in which
State beneticiaries are maintained,
SlO0; Dover water works, 500; HIS
torical Society OF Delaware, s207. so;
Grand Army of the Republic, $3.50:
State Board of Health ard pathological
and archaeological laboratory, $4,000;
insurance or State property, $1,000:
repairs to State property, 500;
governors contingent expenses, $40;
attorney generals contingent fund,
5000; secretary of States contingent
fond, s40o; State librarians contingent
fund, $3.50; judicial reports, S300 in
surance commission er's contingent
fund, $780, State auditors contingent
fund, 5000; court stenographer's con-
tingent fund, $500; allowances by Legis-
lature for service, 81, 500; compiling
journals OF House and Senate, 81, 600;
total expenditures, S273, 622. 80.
School fuud-Free text books, $751;
1850; apportionment Of dividends for
1900, s1l9, 5.04; total expenditures,
sl38, .54; balance in the treasury
December 3lst, 1900, applicable to free
schools 500, 915. 36.
Sinking fund-A Appropriate for food
fish, 5000; balance In the treasury
December 3lst, 1900, "a, 00S. S6.
The estimate of the receipts for the
year ending December 3lst, 1901, is as
follows:
General fund-Licenses from the
clerks of the peace, S135i 600; licensos
from the insurance commissioner,
100000; corporation fees and commits.
sions from the secretary of State,
.s35, 900; Philadelphia, Wilmington q
Baltimore Railroad Co., $40, 600; Balti-
more 4 PhiladelPhia Railroad Co,
1926, 900; Delaware Railroad Co., SO, 600;
Delaware & Chesapeake Railroad Co.,
$3.50; Delaware, Maryland & Virginia
Railroad Co., s450; Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad Co., $500; interest
on mortgages, Sl1,550 dividends on
bank stock. S400; dist lleis' licenses,
5000; collateral Inheritance tax, 80, COO;
express companies, S700; telegraph and
telephone companies, 1900; rent of
Jump property, $3.50; taxes on banks.
S9,379; sale of books, $500; United
States government appropriation,
s25, 600; franchise tax, $4,000; United
States government for expenses OF en-.
campment of National Guard of Della
December 31st, 1900, STA, 3U7. 70; total
receipts, 1882, 557. .53.
The estimate OF the expenditures for
the year ending December 3lst, 1901, is
rs follows
General fund-Interest on Delaware
College certificates, S4, $50; interest on
school fund bond, sss9, 405; interest on
outstanding bonds, SIG, 100; salaries OF
State officers, $40, 775; salaries of
judges, S23, 900; pensions of retired
judges, S3, 900; school superintendents,
$1,000; Delaware State Hospital, at
Farnhurst, S55,000, State militia,
5000; printing, $40, 000; Delaware
College government appropriation,
$40, 600; State College for Colored
Students, $1,000; Delayare Industrial
School fer Girls, s2,500; free public
schools, Sl25, ,000 State Board Of Agri-
culture, 81, 200; Peninsula horticultural
Society, $500; San Jose scale, $500;
farmers institutes, $500; preventing
Infectious and contagious diseases
among the lower animals, 500; requisi-
tions, $500; State Board of Education