Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1907-01-04
BANKS OWE THE
STATE $5O,OOO
Their failure to Pay Tax May
. Compel State TO Borrow
some Money
TREASURER MAKES REPORT
- b I'D HvenIng Jonrn1l.


uOVhh Jan. Ar the Legislature
naAea amy xtra appropriations il will
hate io borrow the money, Is the Infer.
ence from state Treasurer Rawllns re-
per. to-day which says.
rhtfr ia the Treasury on this dale
aah As follows: General fund, sgl553y5.
school fund 'LiS0O5: sinking fund. So
fi9M making a total cash sum Of sis,-
1@N
% desire however, to call your atten-
uon tu somo other matters in this con-
nact'on.
'ny an madpertence, the sum OF $780,
hsionaing lo .aa school fund. was enron
e1usly placed o he credit OF the General
Hund then nail into the State Treasury
from aussex county during the admln-
Hrataa OF one Qf my predecessors. and.
lncrefofe shouii be deducted from the
balance to lne gniit of the general fund
una nlaea in na credit OF the school
fluA
Nnnty Which Cannot Be Used.
rIi SHOULD aiso 0e mentioned that there
hits bfen dena ifd in the Treasury as
glirantse mnuay deposits, and not yet
radeemed tie SOON % s52ioO Of which the
san of tTln may be demanded upon
cOmnleton of thr lines Of railway, the
letai iino imH no. having yet expired.
If heaa seserai sums are deducted from
tha csHh balance 90 the credit Of the
genmsf runl. iho wing VIII oc ma
teriai'v dIhernl lom that which ar-
poaHif ataNo
"gt ufouia nt ne borne In mind that
the ,ariaus ~, don't l1 9 session
OF the Logisis Nains h.Ha taf
sundry claims. iNfe oul ld ia 1e wf'
dorinE- me yeur'o totlas. lt.sa 'ir'F
for the year Ifc 1nountns r nHre
than $4,000 This Nsaol nieatc ta te
cessity for caution in making sreel
appropriations from the Tsury
when the reports from tht Eraied
schools for attendance az PUPILS from
ungradcd districts were made up. it WIS
found that the total amount rccu'rcd to
meet all the demands was $is,Ass, or
s875.s5 in excess OF the approximation made
for this purpose After consultation with
che auditor. 7 secured consent from four
OF the mrgcr schools 10 permit the defi-
cheney 10 be distributed among Them I'M
IN a special appropriation can be made
10 pay them in full.
while referring TO this matter, : would
call attention 10 an inequality growing
out of the fact that the school year Of
an graded schools is not the same. and
would suggest that provision be made for
the payment OF a definite sum. say ton
cents. for each day Of actual attendance.
Thus each school would receive compcn-
sation for the actual time pupils attend
cd. whether the term he longer OF
shorter.
Banks Owe State S5o,ooc.
Il would again call attention to the
failure OF the banks 70 pay the .lx un-
der the provisions OF Chapter $685. volume
13. Laws Of Delaware But one bank has
made such payment Of tax during the lest
year. The banks owe between N0,Oo0 and
$4,000.
"The rapid accumulations OF accounts IN
this office. make the instalment OF a card
indexlng system or some other system for
quick reference and readily expanded, a
necessity.
1T would AFFORD a much better cnpor-
tunity for the orderly closing up Of the
business Of the fiscal year n Il wore
made 70 end at some time other than N
January. Under the law. as II now
stands the time Is too short for the au-
ditor 10 carefully examine the accounts
OF this office. as seems 70 be required,
at a time when there is n rush incident
10 closing up tho affairs Of the calendar
year. and. once in two years. the prcpar-
alton OF a report for the incoming eg-
islature. Very respectfully.
Thomas n. Rawllns.
Estate Treasurer"