The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-01-09
To the General Assembly:

| To the General Assembly:
The duty is imposed upon the Governo
by the constitution of communicating Il
you. by message. the condition Of tn
State. and recommending such measures
as he may deem expedicnt. As the las
session of the Seventy-fonrth Genera
Assembly closed on the 10th Of April
1900. it is necessary that the affairs o
the State should be reviewed for pc
riod of time extending from the 10th o'
November. 1899. TO the 18th of Novem
Der, 1901.
Owing to the prudence of the las
General Assembly in making appropria
tions, and the carefulness of executive
officers in expending them when made
the financial affairs OF the State are in
satisfactory condition.
On the 18th of November. 1899. The
balance in The State Treasury to the
credit of the general revenue fund was
81 .O33, ,632.35. During the next fisca
year. and prior TO the close of business
ON the 18th day of November. 1900. there
was paid to the credit of this fund by
county treasurers, on account of the levy
upon the grand duplicate of the State
S2.523. 1928. and there was received
from the other resources of the State the
sum of S2.G39. .155.SI, making the tota
sum of S6255. 5.9S1.44 available for gen
eral revenue purposes.
From this fund there was transferred
during the year the sum of S2OO,OOO to
the sinking fund. The reason for this
transfer was this: during the Spanish
American war very large sum of money
was expended by the State in arming and
cquipping her soldiers for that service.
The greater part of this sum was paid
out of the general revenue fund. but the
commissioners of the sinking fund bor-
rowed the sum of 100000, which was
also so used When the government of
the United States made good the expen-
ditures thus made, the money was paid
into the State Treasury TO the credit OF
the general revenue fund. when, in fact,
$2OO.OOO ought TO have been placed to
the credit OF the sinking fund, with which
to pay the aforesaid debt Of the State.
For this reason the transfer was made.
During the year the sum Of S4.9O4. .I69.96
was paid from the revenue fund in dis
charge of the general expenses Of the
State government.
This left balance in the treasury to
tbs credit of the revenue fund at the
close of business on the 18th of Novem-
ber, 1900. amounting to S1.1o1 III. Is.
The total receipts of this fund during the
fiscal year ending Nov. Il. 1901, amount
ed to $5.2I2.171.97. as follows:
From county treasurers S2.o6S,2 ,2oS.36.
and from other sources S2.IO3, ,SSS.G1,
making the total sum, available during
the year for general revenue purposes,
S6.423, ,395.i5.
The amount paid from the revenue
fund during this fiscal year was SOL
1909, and the balance to its credit at
the close of business on the 10Th day Of
November. 1901. was S1,226,66i.46.
During the last fiscal year. the sum of
S291. .961.03 in excess of the previous
year WAS actually paid for expenses of
the State government. This increase was
caused by obligations paid during the las;
year which did not exist in the previous
year, as follows:
The new building upon the capitol
grounds was completed, and the sum OF
S14.S19.14 was paid thereon, in excess Of
the previous year; new furniture was fur
nished therefor. amounting to S24,SOO:
a new heating and yentilating system for
the old State House was authorized. and
cost $4,000: Monuments for the Shiloh
battlefield were paid for to the extent
of So, ,923.06: the salaries of the .deccn-
nial board OF equalization amounted to
S:33. .71I0.S6.
The expenses of the commissioners of
Ohio at the Pan-American Exposition at
Buffalo amounted to S2I, ,43J; the ex-
penses of the topographic survey We're
S23. .572; the salaries and expenses of the
office of the fire marshal were $50, J,211.9I.
total. S2S5. 5.65S.03.
The per diem and mileage of the mem-
bers of the General Assembly and its ex-
penses during the year ending on the 10Th
of November. 1900. were greater by the
sum of Sol. .O5S.6l than they were during
the last year.
The expenses of the penal, reformatory
and benevolent institutions, Of the State
were greater by the sum of Sl3S.6oO.5a
during the past year than they were dur
ing the preceding year.
Decreases in expenditures were made
in other directions, so that the total IN
crease of expenses paid during the last
year was the sum stated by me above
S29l ,961.03.
Cost of State Government.
The following table shows the total
cost of the State government for the two
years ending Nov Is, 1900. and Nov. II,
1901, respectively:
1900
General expenses ..............Si.9c .9c4 1896
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