Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-05
Mistslaneuus Beading.
FINANCES OF THE STATE.
Demand For $4,000 More Money
Than Last Year.

The question which Is now confront
ed by the ways and means committee
Of the house is: How much will
South Carolina spend this year?" Not
how much will she need, but how
much will she spend. If all Of the
needs were responded to. South Car
olina would be unable to raise the
taxes therefor.
How much will South Carolina
spend? Last year It was $1.300,000.
The taxable property then was $780,
900, 900. Since that time $29,000,000 has
been added to the assessed valuation
Of property, and at mills. the income
thereon would be s145,0O0. But the
conn: roller general. Hon. A. w. Jones,
has recommended that the levy be re-
duced to A mills. His recommenda-
tions were published In the State sew
eral. days ago and his official report
will be on the desks Of the members
ia a few days. Among other things
he wants $4,000 year set aside for
the sinking fund. to retire bonds and
thus to save interest.
The changes in the expenditures
which the ways and means committee
will have to consider aggregate an in
crease Of $4,000, or 10 per cent over
the iexpenses of last year.
There were some expenditures last
year which will not be required this
year-although they will be next year
and these relate to general elections.
The $4,000 for managers Of elections
will not be needed this year and the
$12, 100 for salaries OF supervisors OF
registration will be $4,000 this year,
and $4,000 next year.
Other expenditures of last year which
will not be repeated this year are,
$500 for maintenance Of quarantine
stations which have been turned over
to the Federal government; metal fur
niture in office Of secretary Of state,
comptroller general and historical
commission, aggregating $6,500; max
ing a total of $12,100 spent last year
which will not be duplicated this year
and $4,000 in election expenses. which
will not be required in 1907-a total Of
$4S.18O spent last year.
The members Of this committee are:
j. A. Banks, chairman: b. r. Nichoi-
son. D. A. Spivey, d. NICK. Frost, f.
Marion Rucker, ]. G. Richards, Jr., E.
T. Aull ]. H. Saye, w. H. Yeldell, A.
G. Brice L. f. Carrigan, r. B. Legare,
Ben b. Sellers. ]. L. Smith, John l..
Virgins. George W. Dick. Alan John
stone, E. e. Werner.
The out Of the ordinary appropria-
tons which are asked are $4,000 for
improvements s on the state house
grounds: $4,000 as first installment on
q new house for the supreme court and
university law school; $4,000 for the
Calhoun monument: s50,000 for. high
schools: $4,000 for pensions; state
treasurer, $4,000 for fireproof metal
cases: dfspensary Investigation, 1866,
$4,000 balance: militia, $4,000 for the
purpose of complying with the Dick
law: colored college, $4,000 additional;
Citadel. $4,000 for extraordinary re-
pairs. $500 as payment on police bar
racks property: winthrop. $S.7OO for
maintenance. $4,000 first installment
IN model school (no' appropriation for
new dormitory to comport with In
creased school room facilities asked
for this year,: asylum $4,000 for i'm
orovements. $4,000 for purchase OF
property in country for home Of epilep-
tics. support $4,000 additional; univer-
sity, $4,000 for new buildings; Cedar
Springs school. $4,000 for culinary ar
rangements: department Of immigra-
tion, $4,000 additional.
The total of these items Is approx
lmately 100000 in excess Of last year.
but as stated above this will be reduced
in the net by the appropriation in 1905
for elections, dispensary investigation,
etc. But at that, the net increase pro-
posed will be O.OO0.-Columbia
State.