The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-24

c,,.x,.. Hioion school
ssoss. i1n " 'Ss. Sixth Session 1 1s%',
,oo additional dit M. deficiencies for 1900
247.e5. o" Laws) sec.
Making a total of def,cieno,
wnicn bonds or appropriations for
mace curing four years of Do,n We're
rue OF $l7Os41.s1. without co ns,st
some minor appropriations n,s'lng
were perhaps fair to allow winch it
Great stress has been ,aia
assertion that no general f,, upon the
rants have been DISCOUNTED "u War;
standing during the terr or out
Hunt has been in Office. mi" overnor
ton when investigated shows asser.
lowing facts: Large amounts 80 we 1ol-
nave been received by the o., money
longing to other funds and Whit De-
not be charged to the genera, f,. could
used for the redemption n, no nor
iund warrants. The general f,ns nsrai
ing q large part Of the time 10 ha. uur-
Tor the reason that the taxas upt
are paid In by the counties Az "mch
ed only during the first six e.eN'
OF the fiscal year. The mona,, nontns
WITHIN a snort time after 1t is receiras
10 PAID out Tor the redemption Of weu
rants previously issued To nravsn.
general fund warrants from fallins ha
low par value the present adre,n ue'
tration takes money from some o.hs-
available fund to cash the eonans,
fund warrants when presented ~ "a.
state treasurer for payment or rs s,e
istration. These warrants are tbor IS
posted In the fund which ca,s.,
them, and are carried as cash ~ . ,ae.
fund until there Is money to rodoa
them In the general fund. WHOM In
are taken up. redeemed and tho t,'s.
In which they have been carries ~
charged with the amount Of tha,r ~
demption together with the accrmaa ~
terest at the rate Of Z per cent No,
annum. BY this ingenious device ~.
Democratic state administration ho.
rows money of itself at Der cent No,
annum for the purpose of paving -.
own debts. The policy Of robbins De-
ter to pay Paul bears its own con,.
ment. No'"'
Governor Hunts administrators :.
now carrying about 1926. 0oO. On WORTH -
its own unredeemed warrants IN ~.
~ -" 40 TIC general rund must
go unreplenished for at least fon.
months yet. not only this amount but
all other general fund warrants must
be carried unredeemed and bearing IN.
terest for that time at least.
With levfes In the aggregate amount.
Ing to $.4S6.000.00 and with bonds and
appropriations in aid of the admins.
tration and to pay up debts for whose
payment no provision had been mado
when they were incurred of nearly
$4,000 In the short time of less than
six years. or. In all, a sum amounting
to 1855, 100000 the Democratic DOW.
eminent Of this state finds itself ron.
fronted with an overdrawn general
fund account Of 1925. 900. 90 bearing IN.
terest as above stated. and its DEPART
ment appropriations so far exhausted
as to cause serious doubt OF their be-
Ing SUFFICIENT for the remainder Of
the year.
The rate Of taxation depends upon
two things. first, the amount which
must be raised. and second. the amount
Of taxable property In the state on
which to place a tax which shall pro.
duce the total amount Of the lew,
the assessment roll on which the levy
- based must by law be that of the
year preceding. In 1895. under Repub-
lfcan rule Of Governor Mcconnell, the
roll on which the levy was made Tor
1895 was $Ss.3a1.3l0.ss and the leeisla.
ture had placed the gross ad valoren,
levy at 1921 10000 which necessitated
a tax Of 70 cents per 800 valuation.
The roll on which the levy was made
IN 1902 under Governor Hunt was $751;.
so 1918 and his legislature gave him
$z45.OOO.OO to spend for that year me-
cessitating tax Of about 4S cents
on the 800 valuation: the proportional
rate was substantially the same In
each case. for had the total valuation
been the same under Governor Hunt
a. that under Governor Mcconnell, the
same rate Of 70 cents would have been
necessary to raise the same amount
OF 1881 10000 and had the legislature
made the gross levy 1881 10000 instead
OF 100000 on the total valuations Of
61.440. $3.50. then q tax of less than
% cents would have been necessary,
out under the present Democratic ad.
minfstration Of Governor Hunt the
people are paying 100000 per year
'ss~AS su2u uuOer the last HepUOuC1u
administration and are az a matter Of
fact required to pay q state tax Of
about cents more on the 500 than
they did under Republican rule.
Governor Hunt has been fortunate In
having a legislature subservient to his
VIII and DESTROYS Of making the paths
easy through the financial wilderness
upon which he entered at the begin.
ming Of bis term and IN which he u
sf,'l involved. for they paid un the
old deficiencies Of the former Demo:
cratic administrations bv bonding the
state and making Appropriations for
@l3s.Ooo.o0 30 that be should have moth
ing to do except spend the $3.50. 0ooO0
which they allowed him for his term.
but he II unfortunate IN being unable
to resist the Impulses OF extravagance
when he 10 given 90. 10000 more than
the last Republican governor and 10
forced to increase taxation 3 cents up
ON 800. has. four months before his
term expires. S126.00o OF overdrawn
general fund warrants bearing Z per
cent Interest which he cannot redeem,