The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-01-07
NASH DISCUSSES
NEEDS OF STATE

amount HNHUdDle on account OF tue teVy
made upon the real and personal property
OF the state for this fund during the year.
The total receipts, including balance, for
the year 1901 were S771, ,033.63. The total
disbursements during the year were $685.
1872, including payment Of S250o00
upon the funded debt, and the balance ut
the end of the year was s204,316.91
THE STATE COMMON SCHOOL FUND.
The balance In the treasury November
10th, fs99 to the credit OF this fund was
S39,064.15 and the receipts during the
year, principally from the levy upon the
grand duplicate. were $1,S04, ,02016. The
total fund available for this purpose was
81, ,S4S, ,0s43t. The balance to the credit
of the fund November 49, 1900, was $751;
1896 and the disbursements were 81, 764,-
$780,
including the balance, were S1,914,350. Al.
This was all expended for the purposes Of
the fund except s13s,591. 51-the balance
In the treasury November 10, 1901.
THE UNIVERSITY FUND.
The balance In the treasury on the 18th
of November, 1900. was SAC, 733. .35. The
taxes received from the county treasurers
In 1900 for the benefit OF this fund amount
ed to S252, 41647. The amounts paid to
the Ohio State university, to the Miami
university, to the Wilberforce university
and to the Ohio university at Athens were
S2i4,029. 80
The balance in the treasury Nov. is,
1900, was SSi, So. The amount received
from county treasurers during the year
ending on the 18th Of November, 1901, on
account of taxes was 1864, The to-
tai amount available during the year was
S44s So The balance remaining on the
10th day of November, 1901 was s114,,
35O.6G. and there was paid during the year
for the benefit of the universities named In
the preceding paragraph the sum OF 1884,
200.17.
TOTAL COST TO THE STATE GOVERN
MENT.
The following table shows the total cost
Of the state government for the two years
ending Nov. To- 1900, and Nov. 10. 1901,
respectively:
Gen'l expenses. $4,000, ,7G9.o6 s5,19G, 1900
State debt and
! interest .... =. G23, ,24560 5G6 716 "
! Comm schools E. 1,764,95025 1,7T5,96I.90
! Universities ..... 2li,920.26 33i,20O.17
Totals .... $3.50, ,Ssi.O7 S7.s73615.7s
REVENUE NEEDED IN THE FUTURE.
can see no good reason why the ex-
| penditurcs to be made by the state during
! the ensuing two years should be larger
/ than they have been during the last two
| years. aud there Is no necessity for in
| creasing the amounts OF money TO be paid
| into the treasury during this time. in
reply to this assertion 1t may be said that
/ there Is A necessity for constructing new
| buildings for the accommodation OF the In
sane which will require at least S40O,OO0
/ This, | think. Is true, but 1t should be
remembered that during the last year per-
manent improvements were made, costing
more than S7OO,OOO. Thus 1t will be seen
that the necessity referred 10 can be cared
for without increasing the amount OF
money to come into the state treasury
next year. Even If our system OF tax
alton should remain as IL is now the rate
of taxation should be reduced by this gen
/ eral assembly
/ ON account Of the reduction of the fund
/ ed debt OF the state on The 1st of July.
/ next by the sum of $3.50 100, and OF Its
entire extinction on the list day or July,
/ 1903 and the consequent reduction In pay
ments for interest. the present levy for
/ sinking fund purposes, which Is $40 OF
one mill on each dollar of valuation OF
taxable property, may be reduced by
nearly oue-half, or to 1900 OF one mill
+ This reduction is imperative, because II 1t
! is not made money Will be paid into the
! state treasury to the credit of the sinking
1 fund for which there Is absolutely no use
| The only reason why this levy cannot be
/ entirely dispensed with is that the ire
3
forever and money must be provided with
which TO pay the annual interest upon It,
The irreducibe debt, amounting TO $4-
I 6S4, $1,000, needs a word of explanation.
! In the early history Of Ohio, large tracts
! OF land were donated by congress to the
| state for school. ministerial and univer-
/ sty purposes. They were afterwards sold
aud their proceeds paid into the sinking
fund, with the understanding that the
state would forever pay to the benefcaries
/ of these lands six per cent. Interest an
nualiy upon the moneys so received and
used by her, and that the principal OF the
debt should never be payable. The money
50 received constitutes the lrreducble debt
Of the state
During the last year the total valuation
Of real and personal property upon the
grand duplicate of Ohio has been increased
by nearly S135, 100000. The present rate
I OF taxation for the general revenue fund
is one mill and four-tenths Il 4-1O) Of a
mill on each dollar of valuation OF tax
able property. This can be reduced to a
rate OF one mill and three-tenths Il 3-10l
OF Il mill, and still produce for the benefit
Of the general revenue fund Il sum slightly
| larger than the amount secured under the
old valuation by the larger 'eyy
The present rate Of taxation for the state
common school fund Is one NIL upon each
dollar OF valuation of taxable property
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reduced to nine-tenths (9-10) OF one mill
4 and still produce IA sum nearly equal "a
that derived from the larger rate upon the
ordinary expenses.
| suggest, and recommend as earnestly
as / can that these reductions In the rate
OF taxation be made by You. If this Is MOI
done, the taxpayers of Ohio will pay int
the state treasury an annual sum larger
by more than 100000, than was paid by
them last year
PENAL, REFORMATORY AND BENEV
CLIENT INSTITUTIONS.
In this subject / include the Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans home at xenia, ant
the Soldiers and Sailors home at San
dusky, although they are not, strictl.
speaking, penal, reformatory. or benevOlen
Institutions. II Is not an act Of benevo
lence upon the part Of the people OF tn
state of Ohio to care for the welfare o
the people who are In these two institu
tions, but to do so is an act In partial dis
charge Of a debt which we owe to ou
soldiers and sailors on account of tn
great services which they rendered to tn
country Seventeen institutions will be In
cluded In the discussion Of this subject
| For their beneft during the last yea