Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-05
AIaChLLANHOUs HkCURN
Finances OF the Stato.

The Legislative Committee, which
recently sat at Dover to audit the accounts
Of the State officers for the inter-legis-
lative year and to attend 10 other duties
that demand attention between sessions
Of the legislature has issued detailed
statement, showing the condition Of the
State finances.
From this statement il appears that
the balance in bank on january lst,
1905, was s32. .5250s. Receipts during
the year were s450, ,234S0, making the
total revenue for the year amount TO
eiS2,759.Ss. The expenditures during
the year were S453 ,SOs.67, leaving ball
ance on January lst, 1906, OF S2s, 95l 2l.
This shows a falling or in the cash
balance Of S3,,573.s7 between January
LIST, 1905, and January lst, 1906, this
amount representing the deficit between
the expenditures and actual receipts Of
the year.
Among the receipts were the following
important items' From the clerk Of the
peace of New Castle county, licenses and
fees, Si07, 1910; Kent county, sl3,l02.-
AZ; Sussex county, ii,So742; from the
insurance commissioner, 32,553.73; total
from licenses and fees, Sl6l,732.71.
The State tax on railroads amounted
TO S7s,S0O, Of which $4,000 came from
the r., b. & w; $4,000 from the Della
ware Railroad; $4,000 from the Balti-
more & Philadelphia; $500 from the Della
warc Maryland q Virginia, and $500
from the Philadelphia q Reading. Inter
est from bonds Of the Junction & Break
water and Brcakwatcr 4 Franlsford Rail
roads tho d., NJ. q v. system), amounted
to Sll, 1880; tax on d. & A. Telephone
Co., Si,S032O; on Delmarvia, Sl42.45;
tax on Adams Express Co., S9o07l; on
United States Express Co., S6SS2; tax
on banks, S597 20.
The small amount Of the tax collected
from banks is due to the resistance Of the
banks. several thousand dollars Of taxes
being in litigation.
Tho collateral inheritance tax amounted
to SS,i0i SO, of which Sl,35l9 90 came
from New Castle county and Sl,2i064
from Sussex.
Tho State tax on corporations amounted
10 S304306O. Tho tax on franchises
amounted to Sl05,6Oi10. From the
general government the sum Of $4,000
was received for Delaware College.
Other receipts were from incidental
sources.
Among the items of expenditure we're:
Salaries, S52,97503; General Assembly
expenses, S26,65956; special appropria-
tions, s25O8s.24; contingent funds, Si7,-
767 65; new roads, S32,00O Of which
$4,000 went TO New Castle county, 81 ,00O
to Kent and S6,767 65 to Sussex. Della
ware College, $4,000; State College for
Colored Students, 5000; National Guard
Of Delaware, $4,000; free schools, Si32..
600; support Of INDECENT deaf, dumb
blind and idiotic children in outside in.
stitutions, S6o76OS; State Asylum fol
the Insane $4,000; in addition to al
emergency appropriation of S4.s66S7
State Board Of Agriculture. $1,000; In
dustrial School for Girls. $1,000.
The receipts of the school fund durin,
the year including balance on Januar,
lst, 1905, of S22,5ll.25. were S209. .Ois.41
The apportionment during the year wa
S6S. TO New Castle county. S36.
0s297 to Kent and S5i. .52o.sl TO Sussex
total Of Sl5S7A2.69; expended for fire.
text books. Sil4ii60; temporary loan
Sl,34SSO; transferred TO sinking fund
S22,035; balance, january lst, 1906
si5.477.32.
The sinking fund account shows: Bal
ancc. Sl2O02Sl received from oyste
revenue, Sl,ST509; temporary loan, 81.
34Ss0; from school fund, S22O85: total
Sa0,26i.70- Bonds redeemed during tn
year $4,000; paid for fish propagation
$500; balance, January lst, 1906, 81,
66i70.
We print this summary for the inlor
nation of tho public The official state
ment OF the committee. containing th
fun detail Of figures, will be printed onl,
in few party organs, thereby affordin
about as much general information a
would be by posters or pamphlets. Tn
figures we have above quoted show tn
most important details and all the ger
eral results, and viii therefore be Of in
ierest TO the people. thousands OF whor
Will now read them who would never hes
Of them through the columns Of part
organs.