The Springfield herald., 1903-10-09
Shortage In state Revenue.

The Denver Republican of Sep
teInbcr eth says: All of the
abstracts OF assessment OF the
counties of the state have been
filed with State Auditor Holm
berg. A careful estimate made yes
terday shows that the administration
will be short in Its revenue 1857. &c
for the biennial period. These calcu
lations are based on the assumption
that the states revenue for next year
will not be any higher than it was
this year There Is a chance that the
assessments all over the state will be
raised. but they will have to be raised
great deal If the deficiency is to be
made up. The total assessed valua-
tion of the state as returned to the
state auditor Is shown to be $332.58S,-
DAG. which on the face of the report
made last year by former State Auditor
Crouter shows decrease of over $22. :
100000 But reductions were made
from the figures compiled by Mr.
Crouter. Teller county alone was as
sessed at $SO00,000 less than the re-
port shows.
The appropriations by the last leg.
islature are classified into four divis.
ions. The amount of money which the
state can pay after the statutory
amounts have been given to different
state institutions will reach only
through the second class. There will
be about $4,000 which can be applied
to the Institutions in the third class.
There is no chance that the appropri-
ations In the fourth and fifth classes
will be paid. In this last class is the
appropriation for the st. Louis World s
fair board. State Auditor Holmberg
stated that he did not believe that this
appropriation could be made.
In regard to the shortage in the
funds in the state Governor Peabody
stated yesterday that he had not looked
into the matter at any length. and
thought that the next years revenue
would be much larger than this and
that the appropriations would be all
paid because of the probable increased
revenue of next year.
The figures given are only approx
innate. as they may be altered here
after either by the boards of county
commissioners of the different counties
or by the state board of arbitration.
An estimate made yesterday with
the property of the state assessed at
1882 00O, 900 and an estimate made of
next years revenues shows the total
amount available for appropriations for
the two years to be $l,S3l $3.50. The
amount that is called for by the appro-
propriations of the last Legislature, 81
189, ,484 .O6, which is $35S, 1865, &c more than
the estimated revenue. II the assessed
valuation OF the property of the state
for the next year can in some way be
raised. all OF the appropriations can be
paid but that will not help out the st.
Louis Worlds Fair Board, which ought
to have Its money this year. That
board has small fund on hand and
even II no more money is obtained
some sort of an exhibit can be made
next year for Colorado.
The State Board of Lunacy Commits
sioners has awarded contracts for the
constructions of additions to the State
Insane Asylum at Pueblo. The con-
tract for the addition to the female
building and the amusement hall was
let to a public contractor. for $65 200,
the building to be completed within
eight months. Contracts for two cot
tages, which will accommodate 100 pa
tients, were let to Denver contractor
for $S0.OOO Plumbing and heating of
the buildings was let to Pueblo man
for 100000 Electric wiring for the
new buildings will be done by Den
var firm, for $500.