Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-01-14
GOVERNOR HILLS (
ANNUAL MESSAGE

rentlen,cn Of the Seventy First Legislature.
As representatives 81 the sovereign
neoDle. rGatg, Il with the duty and response.
blIty of pnact!ng such leg station Ms VIII
Sest' promate the common good. the oblira-
son which you haze accepted demands the
inast faitlffl and dcvofed service that yeu
ean render Ma ne lcgislntures have ever
been composed Of high-inin,lcd. patriotic
men, who have had the best interest OF the
state II. trart f1ey have been men well
opnlifed hy practical experience 70 direct
and manage public AFFAIRS, aud their rn-
selfish iahcrs Tor the general welfare have
won the mertcd Appreciation ~ their tel
bore and exacting duties OF the present
session with tho same Just ana generous
measure Of pubic confidence atd support
Into your hands the people of Maine have
xlyeu the affairs Of our state In the full
faith that. recognising the grave response
blllty Of the trust. you VIII administer 1t
wisely and we'll 1t IL q pleasure and
privilege tor nc to welcome vou to the Csp-
al all times to heartily cooperate with you
In every measure calculated to promnte the
best interests of the people whom we are
The future Is full of promise, and the
evidences of continued progress and .deyel-
onmenf may I've seen on every hand. Our
various industries are rs rule successful
ana giving employment TO more people than
ever before, and every ind cation points to
abe continued growth and prosperity Of the
whole state.
STATE FINANCES.
There has been a substantial increase In
our revenues. rs n result OF legislation en-
acted two yeas Hg0, which placed upon the
corporate Interests of the state larger
share of the public burdens. Not only has
the entire temporary loan OF Si50,0o0 been
psid hat $4,000 on account OF the Eastern
Maine Insane Hospital and $4,000 OF the
II al IA Ia . Rsa fafsnt Of
cash on hand December 31st IVES S2i0,0i3.6T
greater than on the corresponding date two
years ago.
The Total revenue Of the state for the two
years ending December 31st. 1902. WIS ST.
december aist, 1900, was si9s sI9.01. max
Ing total Of sI.C2S.9S4.53. The amount
d'Shursrd drrinr this period was $780,
Srll 81 leaving a balance on hand Deccm-
Der 3ist 10 Q OF S4ss S92.6S The greater
portion of tbs srm Will. however, be re-
quired to discharge obligations soon pay.
shlc. and tu meet promptly the regular and
legitimate demands upon the Treasury. for
II shond he remembered that the state rev
enees ihe INT part of ,ge year nT do
erai hundred Thousand dollars.
Tile yar.ods state departments and Inst.
tutlons have been managed with care and
economy. There was in unexpendcd bal
snce Of appropriations amounting to q
100 81 revcrting TO the treasury NJ the close
OF mol. and Of S34,992.sj at the close of
1902
From time 10 tItnc an opportunity Is of
fered for tho purchase Of state bonds OF
various matur lies and | believe it would
te sfund hrs ness policy, aud for the IN
teFest Of the State. to give the treasurer
authority to buy such bonds whenever
frnds are available for the purpose. We
should take advantage Of these oppartunl-
ties TO more rapidly reduce our funded
debt, Which otherwise can Only be paid as
II natures.
Seventy thousand dollars becomes due
and payable ann ally urtil 1919: then S7S-
0tn each year until 1922. and after that
siS 600 Annually Until 1t2a. when the last
paymcn, Is made and the entire debt is
DISCHARGED.
The net amount of state tax assessed
during the past two years was ln5.b3t35,
the total tax assessed against the cities,
towns and arsanlzcd plantations being ST..
TsT 4I7Su. ard The amount Of the school
fund and MIL tax which they received
from the state treasury, Sl.l5a, %;
$S0l, 45i j. WIS paid by the twenty cities
Of the stnte. 50 '2.t'2a.SS was Maid Ivy the
towns ana plantations. and SluI,9If.jS hy
the owners Of wild lands. The twenty
cities rail into the Treasury sl26,32D.s -
more th'u they received from the school
more than eUr-haf, rcce'vsd from the
school furd more than the state tax as
sessed against them. The average net state
tax Of the twenty cities Of the state was
LAG mills on zach dollar OF valuation. and
for the towns aud organized plantations,
the. average rate was one-half II mill ON
In addition 70 sI.T9I 5T0.a2 received from
the tax o. cities. towns. plantations and
Wild lands daring the past two years. the
tax on Savings hanks has amounted TO
81 H3S lHi.43; or trust and bank ug com
papes. Si5isT,Gf: the tax on railroads was
sGlS4Ia92; on telegraph md telephone
companies So 02.o1; ON express com
panies, $l7 .32n;c,: on Insurance companies.
Sl52. POS %, ON collateral iuhcrltances. SIS.
S2S, -; on corporal oas, S7S.1iU.u0; orgapi-
EatlOus Of new corporations St3i. $500:
other taxes and miscellaneous Items, sAI.-
a2f p: mak'"- the total revenue from all
sources $ii30 1852.