The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-14
STATE REVENUES
Decrease Of $3.50, 926.2 .25
Shown by the Comp
troIler's Annual Re-
port.
BALANCE S2,94O, ,sl8.98
Interest Payment From civil
War Bonds Helps the
Treasury Estimates
for 1905.

TRENTON, Jan. IL 1oU0--State
Comptroller ]. Willard Morgan's annual
contribution to the literature of the State
has made It's appearance and is being
scanned eagerly by the lawmakers and
Others interested in knowing how the
funds of the people have been disposed
Of during the last twelve months. The
voluminous document was submitted to
the Legislature this week.
According to Mr.. Morgan's little book
the fiscal year ended October 81 last,
closed with cash balance in the State
treasury of $2.94o,91s.9S, which is just
$1e71S.19 less than the amount in the
treasury at the end of the preceding fiscal
would have been a further falling off in
the amount had it not been for the re-
ceipt of S4I9,s33.2o from the United
States Government during the year, as
interest on Civil War bonds.
The ComptrolIer's report on the State
fund places the gross receipts for the
year at $4,3S6, ,91S. 81, which, with the
balance in the treasury last year, makes
total of s7,33S, 5000. The total dis
bursements for the year amounted to
s.. .397, ,637.01, leaving balance at the
close Of the last fiscal year of 2,940,-
918.9S.
The State fund shows disbursements
over receipts during the year amounting
to S10.71S.19, decrease in receipts of
$3.50, ,926.25, and an increase in disburse-
ments of SS6,710.S5, as compared with
THOSE Of the preceding year.
| Payments were made during the year
classed as extraordinary disburse-
bents," amounting to $1.601, 1887, of
which sum s970. .26o.26 was paid to the
various counties for the purpose of re-
ducing the State school tax.
| Under the head of receipts, the Comp
! troller shows that the State received
/ from miscellaneous corporations, S2.301.-
459.S1, while the State tax on railroad
| corporations, less S214, 1So49, the
/! amount allotted to taxing districts. under
/ the act of 1897, was 1923, ,s26. 90. From
! the collateral inheritance tax the State
derived S43s, ,635.13, while the Commits
sioner of Banking and Insurance handed
| over S159, ,927.69 as the proceeds of tile
| year in his department. The collateral
| inheritance tax shows an increase Of
/ $299, ,703.27 over the preceding year,
| while the returns from the miscellaneous
corporations is S122, ,50S.60 better than
before. Former Speaker David O. Wat
kins, in charge of the Banking and In
surance Department, shows ar increase
in the returns of SO, $3.50 over the first
year of his administration. Other re-
ceipts mentioned in the report are as
| follows:
Secretary of State, S152, 400; Spanish
American War, $S4, 4,54S.21; State Prison.
/ $50. .632. 81; interest on deposits, $50, ,007.-
So; Clerk Of Supreme Court, S50.686.61;
Clerk in Chancery, s43, ,453.17; judicial
fees, S23, ,231 "a; dividends, S1s,S70: New
Jersey Reformatory, S13,673.54; State
Oyster Commission Delaware Bay. etc),
S12, ,526.02; State Board of Health, 81
924,59; National Guard, 3.T26.86; for
eign corporations. $3,61117; commits
sions, S3,050; Oyster Commission for the
District of Ocean County. 81, ,412. 80; New
| Jersey Oyster and Shell Commission,
| $1.1 77.50: factories and workshops and
Department Of Labor. $7I5; Geological
survey, S691 ST; Antietam Battle Monu-
ment Commission, $645. .76; State House
1 Tn, IT.
Education, $500.
The Comptroller publishes a table of
receipts showing the net decrease from
/ the preceding year to be $130,92625
the principal items Of decrease being as
follows
From interest on Civil War bonds,
S479, $685. 20; from Secretary of State,
/ $685. "a: from industrial education,
$4,000; from State Oyster Commission
Delaware Bay, etc.), S2.5264f; from
judicial fees. $1,243. .55; from Home for
Disabled Soldiers, Kearny, $1,11SS0;
| from State Board of Health. 81 ,091 go;
from Clerk in Chancery. $S25.99: from
Board of Fish and Game Commissioners,
] S566.52; from discharged convicts, $780,
80; from commissions. sos; from con
science money. s125; from assessments
on private acts. S100
| Among the principal items which show
increase are:
From collateral inheritance tax, 5000,
/ 703.27; from miscellaneous corporations.
/ S122, ,503.60; from Spanisi-American
| War; $S4, LOIS. u from railroad corpora
lions, Sl4 14S. 40, from Commissioner Of
Banking and Insurance, $12, 2,57s.39; from
State Prison y5.5S4 .02.
Mr.. Morgan tells in detail Of the
1isbur rseInents of the year. the allotment
TO the various municipalities for tho
State school tax, S97o, ,2so.26, being the
laagest amount on the list. Included ID
the itenls enumerated il the payment on
the Second Regiment Arnaoly, at sl'ren-
ton S102. 554 p and then COMES 81 o.