The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-10
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ending September Co. 400. shows 4 bal
arce IN the STAT. treasury Oh that Ga te
OF s6..33 :23l9 From this must be taken
al. asset III a defunct Petersburg bank.
which is vaiueless ard amounts TO Soe,-
091: and the following uueSpendeI ap-
preparations: View bindings. penitenu-
airy. SlS9e0G repairs TO Capitol, SlGo,Mo;
difference between sS0o,1c9 approp>,a cd
and S2J5ooa paid cut on pensions prior to
October ist. $95.4S1; sl.Edry eNt.a d-nary
ap;,rorl-iat lions Il hospitals and other
State Institutions. not vet drawn. SIS
5Ia. making Il total OF SiSl,?&. which &C.
Quoted frorl the balance gwen asoTe
leaves an actual assured surplus OF Sl91'-
41e,l9
Now. III order to reach 4 fair idsa Of
the actual financial condition of the State
and her ability 10 make this approprla-
ton it will be necessary TO add this
actual assured surplus TO tho pl os2ab e
receipts during the present fiscal yes r,
and take therefrom the probable eN-
pcrses OF the government Tor the same
period.
present fiscal yea" Will be the same as
last year there is found, according 10
the Auditors report. So, .23.G 92-- which
added to the actual assured surplus
shown above, S19l442.i9. makes tota!
of So ss6. ;5356l as The aggregate aH:o mt
the state will have 10 dla" from Tor
current expenses OF the government. III
tercs1. etc. during the present fiscal
year.
The total amount paid out for all pur-
poses dul:nG the past fiscal year is
shown by the Auditors repnrt to be S.
SIS %, 70 But in order TO find the amount
actually paid out during the past 1iscal
wear for the ordinary or current cNDenseS'
Of the government. including interest ara
all ether exoendtures, except cxtraordi-
nary approx. ia tons and expenses of last
winters session ot the General Assembly,
there should De deducted from the abcVe
total OF disbursements the io!ioH.~S
items: Fer neg buildings. State inst;-
tu:ions. etc si65 Al General Assembly.
SSqo191I: for expenses Of the CCnstitu-
,ional Convention lS1,5G365: total, $685.
GGI Sc Deducti:lg this sum from the entire
amount paid out during the past year
amounting TO s. SIS cGI.--H. there reInainS
the amount of s. 5s22. 2l5.S6, which repre-
st-.ts the ordinary or current expenses OF
tho eovsrn-re..1 fer the past fiscal year.
and which, it must be assumed. re:ore-
scnts the probable expenses of the gov
eminent for the present fiscal year. eE-
cert that TO this Should properly be add
ed the cost of the present session OF the
General Assembly which has been esti-
mated b. Senator Wickhan. the chair
man OF the Senate Finance Committee.
in a published statement. at Sllo550; and
his estimate CT Sl3.Ce9 to D"y for editing
and publishing TIC debates of the Consti-
tutional Convention. by making this ad-
d,l!cn. So So POSSE. there IS found a total
OF s3.GS9705.SC 20 represent the probable
financial requirements Of the State during
the present f,sca! year.
DeouctjnE this sum CT S2.GS9,1o3s6 rep
resentine the probable financial require
nlents of the State for the present fiscal
year. from the sum OF $. 1851, repre-
sentng the probable amount of recints
for the present fiscal year, Including the
actual assured balance. as shown
q difference is foSnd of S296.S22? %. as in
licating the net surplus in the Stste
Treasury or October l. 1903.