The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-11
STATE AUDITOR
FILES REPORT
Shows Big Increase in Income
and Expenditures.
UTAH HAS SMALL DEBT
HEAVY DEMANDS FOR CASH ny
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

The biennial report of State Auditor
Charies : TfngeY at the close OF his
term o. office, Dec. 81. 1901 is q docu-
ment that contains much of deep in
terest 70 the people of Utah. II makes
a good showing for the state from a
F f standooint, although IL is clear
from its Derusal that the taxes of the
state are not keeping pace with the de-
Inands made u9on the state treasurer.
port gives in brief the conditions in the
state IL the following words:
ne state closes this biennial period
TN every matured obligation maid and
its warrants all promptly honorad Ow-
ing, however. TO the payment of a num-
Der OF what may be termed extrao-din-
sum. during the biennial period lust
closed. the amount in the general fund
with which to begin the new period is
much less than two years ago
Among the extra ordinary appropriations
mentioned are: New buildings and equip-
ment; $4,000; St. Louis and Portland ex-
bond issue, $4,000 Total S3510O0
Income and Outlay Increase.
The total assessed valuation of the tax
able property of the state is given as
$192. 75e.a 800. compared with 500. 34s1eo five
years. ago. On the other side of the
ledger is the heavy increase in the de-
mands made on the treasury For the
years 1S9q-19O0 the boards Of tbe eight
state institutions called for S4s5. So. For
the next two years S622507 was demanded
For the next two years $3.50. 294 was de-
Aliei i'Sf anu TOT the next Two years the
demand Is for 81. 1851. To pay this sum
would REQUIRE y 1er cent &c the egt.-
mated revenue of the state for the period
The totel demand made or tho treas
ury for 1905 and 1902 is estimated at $
SlS.9o5. The total estimate revenue is
s1.5S7. ST.. This shows an excess Of S2gI
lsS or estimated demands over estimated
revenues.
Under the head of Indebtedness the 70
port says that during the nine year
added to the public indebtedness. on
the contrary $4,000 has been set aside
for the redemption of bonds. During
the period OF statehood. in addition 70
meeting all current expenses and fixed
charges there has been paid out for
SCI .G0A for representation at cxpositious:
$50 900 for the counties for highways and
What the State owes.
Tho indebtedness Of the state qn,ount,
10 S00C Tt Is divided into five series
Of bonds Or these $4,000 were Issued
in 1872 and hear = per cent interest 5000
Oro i'm 1855 bearing r per cent: $50 o01 in
1888. bearing 50 Der cent $500 O0n i'm 100
be2ring 81 per cent For redemption
have $2t25o invested in state school
4 continuance Of tho examination Of
tire tax accounts between the state and
tho counties is strongly recommended as
a means OF saving large sums to the
Under tho head of destruction OF wild
animals it is pointed out that The bOUn-
ties paid have far exceeded the aDDro-
Drictions. 50 that there ave now cevtifi-
Gates outstanding amounting TO $50. O00
tn" law providing for the boUnties is
commended and recommendation IS
embodied in favor % an augmentation
of 500 0oo by the present legislature.
tt is shown that the old territorial
records have been rescued from the vault
OF the county treasurer, and properly
indexed and filed in the office of the
Stet- auditor.
Tho roOdificatioy, Of Tho law r,rOvfdipe-
thai one-half the salaries OF county a.
SCISSORS and treasuTers be paid hy the
state shows a saving TO the state Of
S12.500 since the modification vas made
The re9ort recommends that the stat
ute in regard to weights and measures
be reDea led. or made effective ny max
ing it the duty of the county board to
see that standards are provided and
properly tested.
The report as whole is compr chen
sive one. 1t enters into the Details or
all the various departments of the state
government and furnishes y vast fund
of information as 10 the working of the
state machinery.