Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-09
sho,,ss. In stat. Revenue.

The Denver Republican Of Sep
tcmber e7th. says: All OF the
abstracts of assessment OF the
counties of the state have been
hied with State Auditor Holm
berg. A careful estimate made yes
terday shows that the administration
will be short In It's revenue 1851. .s65.O6
for the biennial period. These caicu.
lations are based on the assumption
that the states revenue for next year
will not be any higher than II WAS
this year. There Is . chance that the
assessments all over the state will be
raised. but they will have to be raised
q great deal II 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 3332.5sS.'
0t5. which on the face OF the report
made last year by former State Auditor
crouier shows decrease OF over e22.-
100000. Hut reductions were made
from the figures complied by Mr
Crouter. Teller county alone was as'
sessed at 100000 less than the re-
port shows.
The appropriations by the last leg
isiature are classified into four divis.
ions. The amount OF money which the
state can pay after the statutory
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 II no chance that the nppropri.
ntions In the fourth and nth classes
will be paid. In this last class t. the
appropriation for the ST. Louis Worlds
fair board. State Auditor Holmbcrg
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 arc only approx
innate. as they may be altered here
after either by the boards OF county
commissioners Of the different counties
or by tho state board Of arbitration.
An estimate made yesterday with
the property OF the state assessed at
t33; 900 COO and m estimate made Of
next years revenues shows The total
amount available for appropriations for
the two years to be 1881. $3.50. The
amount that is called for by the appro-
proprIations Of the last Legislature. 32.-
is9. .tst. .06. which In s3ss. .s6s.66 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. nil OF the appropriations can be
paid. but that will not help out the 81.
Louis Worlds Fair Board. which ought
to have It's money th.s year. That
board has n 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 Stntc Board OF Lunacy Commis-
sloncrs has awarded contracts for the
constructions OF additions to the State
Insane Asylum nt Pueblo. Tho con-
tract for the addition to the female
building and the amusement hall was
let to a public contractor. for Sos 900.
the building 10 be completed within
eight months. Contracts for two cot
tagcs. which will accommodate 100 pa
ticnts. were let to Denver contractor
for $4,000. Plumbing and heating OF
the buildings was let to a Pueblo man
for $4,000. Electric wiring for the
new buildings will be done by a Dem
yoy Arm. for $500.