The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-23
TO RA1sD
The Special Committee on Ways
and Means Submit Their Report
to ting Senate.

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The Special Committee ON Ways
and Means Submit Their Report
to thy Senate. re,r,,. ~ . ,oo,.
Mr.. President:
dse ways and means to ugmen the
revenues Of this state. beg leave to re-
Giassifcauon ~1.-sinking Fund. The
bonded Indebtedness Of this state
amounts to $S45, 800, of this debt $153,OOO,
bf the insane asylum bonds being ~
and $4,000 Of the revenue bonds TO de-
trayLextraordinary expenses bearing A
per cent interest will mature April 70
Section 1872 Of the state constitution al
lows for levying a tax to pay the m
terest on the public aebt semi-annuaily
It is the prevailing. opinion based on
the fact that these bonds were ISSUED
and outstanding prior to statehood. tnat
to pay of the $153.OOO bonds maturing
May /, 1902, providing a proper law Is
enacted for that purpose: .,a+
law be enacted providing for this levy,
and that the state board OF equanzation
make the he levy y at 5e the same IAN st aime taxes tnas in
1901, n that these bonds be PAID az
maturity after which new ones can pc
issued tor $4,000 and remain l,, Whtn I'm t he
| u0OS 4AIllAS SAAO pAoSSNNo.
placed in the general fund to meet ex-
traordinary expenses.
Thus !, C classification asaftaa ond !, tb prG }sv1 ma q pr WIil
produce $4,000 within the present Di-
The $15O,OOO bonds maturing, April %:
our constitution and provisions only can
be made for their payment on the tniIt!
years basis. under section ~ OF tns CON-
to raise about 2s,i75 annually. We would
recommend that this levy be not mage
In 1901 &, on account vntr OF TN the s1 hsaXy f pond Isl
make levies in 1902, 1908 and 1904, to
apply towards redeeming them at their
maturity. when new bonds Tor $s4,o5o can
general fund. Thus Justification !. by
April rs. 1905. will produce $237 .525.
Cla s%sifi satssaea ~ S;M ina fion az The state.
real and personal, amounts to a little
over Sl17, 90, 600 which will produce for
the general fund at 3.S mills about $449'-
Suppose that in 1901 after the classinca;
ton and equalization Of M real al ana
ggsgses 1al RaHh;Tty amounts ee ans to sta SIC: =! oe,6 s,
whieh a win IN Increase eaas II the p]yalsation $1,000.
0oo; making a total Of ha sls 2tsts gax wh tSe
Counties cities, towns and schools levy
\ Ing a specific amount in dollars. EXCEPT
k1:3e- 00O Oo0 will produce annually $501,.
800: we receive on the present assessed
e nat cent s iaes ;e99; t sSS'cJ Es'a ana fSr the he
Biennial period, $4,000. .,,a
m SIsssiae az %a0e; s,-public Lands; We
Of the commissioned of university and
sndi@g june. june g. a. 1901 eepo's : -
Sale Of Lands.-By. reference to the
last biennial report Of the commlssioneEiTI
notice tina among the communicating s
effect that a sale Of school lands be
f fnnd aseg for mailing such sale. This mat
ter was brought to the attention OF inc
that a sale be held in the fall. me
board took the matter under con saotdad
that n It would not be best for the inter
est of the state to hold such sale. Your
commissa one t has b aga III tais ye ane With
t tSe Result res that such board has issued in
structons to procure a list Of the sale cable
lands sn hs h II Gava Wells. T0y saefsm mamse Barnes Tes.
5 arirrs sa and sargent syssatt'% counties. with a view
Of Holding a sale in as many of these
G Saspaaal W nift permit enn as uAe A'eAl9
1--WE believe thai the trainers OF the
school laws of this state INTENDED Ina
ed1 = Se o aay ie for sale Ge .nst the minimum
price and sold. that 1t became, the duty
Of the board to offer such lands 19r
beionsingt to the common schools and in,
stitutions that are leased Tor nay d ana
pasturage purposes. For instance uur-
age price per acre for such and a as a ren-
tai, has been not to exceed three anu as Gdes
half cents per acre per yea, ,.n Dssi9 fer
ies ae. u which Il is a considerable item. al
th M this expense is paid by the gener-
1ai fund Of the state, It not being de edaci
TED eds IRON We're ay": such tracts Of land to be
a nrered and and sold as would bring the
minimum price. which Is dd ten "a ao ner sr, pg.
ser Sae'' There s'V Would lid be paid into the
treasury of. the state three hunorea any
and This amount invested in bonds at
four per cent would bring. in a revenue
Of twelve dollars ac,a and e eagn9y Ssf FOR i've i've
YEA Weld lu a revenue Of sseventy-eight dol
lars and eighty cents aaI,v per f ysa1' i maKank
for the first five years on the sale Of q
Quarter section at the minimum PRICE
Of ninety-one dollars ana Sky Ky ,easins
4 Mee land only i've dollars and sixty cents
Tor the same period. At the end OF
twenty years the tOtal dMlouNt VI ~
cipal. sixteen hundred dollars, Wouid %
nadd in. and this invested In bonds ns
four per cent would yield a revenue OF
Exty-four dollars per year.
ssThere is stall o further reason WIZ
institution lands should be SOLD as sooa
rs they can be sold under the y law yns ano
Foster, Benson, Ramsey Towner, and
i Cavalier, there have been selected by
this department in former years thous-
ands OF acres of. land IN each OF these
Counties in satisfaction of the grant 70
the state for educational and charltaDle
purposes and of the six hundred
sixty-eight thousand and e'ghty acres
qranted to the state for the ioregoins'
me majority Of the land has been sci
loected in the counties before mentioned.
The result is that On q great many town.
Eships the state has title to one-hail OF
1ha land In the township. This retards
| the settlement Of the county to q certain
extent and throws the entire burden o.
faxafionS for an entire township Upon the
ssefflers o.. one-hnlf Of the township. AS
soon as the state lands are sold they are
snbiect to taxation and we believe tnat
1 a "a only simple justice to these coun-
fias 10 sell ali the lands that. the state
can whenever 1t is assured that the MN
iiaum price will be bid.
In connection With sales OF ianos .We
would say thai. the department l I0r me ne
,SS,drIes Cd, to when lands would be sold:
Serns and conditions Of sale: in many
instances parties nave offered to pay
ths minimum price if we would put the
iand iinafor sale. also to pay whatever
~--.u.c there was attendant up0n 0nere