The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-03
STATE AUDITOR
ISSUES REPORT
Financial Condition of State
During Past Two Years
Is Shown.
$2,491,177 NEEDED FOR 'O7
EXACT STATUS OF ALL FUNDS
CLEARLY SET FORTH.


The biennial report of State Auditor
). "A. Edwards for 1905 and 1906 was
n.eu win Governor Cutler yesterday.
ue report shows that the bonded in
oeDtedness Of the state is 5000 900 and
mat at the end OF 1906 500. 900 had been
set aside to meet the bond issue of
SZ0VOG0 OF 1892. which will be pavable
IN 1912. An annual amount of $50 600
VIII be set aside to complete the fulI
amount which will then be collectible
me auditor recommends that there
shOuld be legislative action TO prevent
the loss to the state of large amounts
OF taxes on personal property that are
listed as uncollectible. The auditors
OF the counties of the state have re-
ported TO his office that there is out
standing for 1905 SAC, 900 i'm uncollectible
taxes on personal property There are
still unpaid i'm the auditors Office GER
tincates for wild animal bounties ag-
gregating $4,000.
Standard Weight Problem.
Only two counties of the state have
thus far secured sets of standard
weights and measures as provided by
law The auditor asks that the law
relating TO standard weights and meas
ures in county offices be made manda-
tory instead of optional. There has
been a steady increase of the demand
Tor registered marks and brands for
cattle. This department is self-sup-
porting. There are now 3,430 marks and
$3.50 brands recorded.
The balance of cash on hand in the
state treasury Jan. ]. 1905. was 1921. 9O2 So
ana the IN &c cash as received to Nov. 80 1906.
was 3.612375.9l. making a total of 81
2yI21S.76. The disbursements from Jan.
]. 1905. TO Nov. 60 1906. were s.. 753 1917 a.
Leaving a balance on hand. Dec. l. 1906. Of
The Warrant Record.
on Jan. l, 1905. there were warrants
outstanding aggregating $lS.70O.54. There
were drawn to Nov. 30. 1906. warrants ag-
gregating 50. 753. 1914. The state treasurer
paid warrants aggresating S3,76l.S C6.61 and
on Nov. 30 1906. there were warrants out
standing aggregatng Sl0.S9l. 40
The Sixth legislative assembly appro-
prlated in the aggregate for various pur-
poses, a.6ll,95669, of which 81 $50. as l. |
was drawn. leaving the balance unex- |
pended S255,51S.1O. The receipts for the |
fiscal year 1905 were. from taX5es. Si19-
oy6.S3, and from tax sale redemptions, Sc
slrl9. OF the taxes paid by the state /
In 1905. Salt Lake county paid SlSS. 724 % |
The receipts from public lands were. for |
lyO9. S394.9ilU and from other sources /
S5Oa50l.lI. making a total Of $l.335, 967 % /
There was on hand. Jan. I. 1905 S6249 81 |
making total TO be accounted for of 81 /
as follows:
The Disbursements.
Salaries. $l1S1179: clerical and contingent
expenses, S54. 92S.1O: Agricultural college.
S5l.S43.70: School for the Deaf Dumb and
Blind. S5,5Sl.39; State Industrial school.
$o9G5.H; Mental Hospital, So. $50 40; State
Prison, S39.99l.47: University of Utah. $751;
6.45; state silk commissioners, $34S.s2:
Deseret Agricultural & Manufacturing as
ISOLATION. So. 500: National Guard So
10 t,r
Sixth legislative assembly, So, 900; ex-
pensos of legislature. $20JO6.0i. and def
cts. &S64S.S6. The miscellaneous dis
bursements were S162. C99.16. making to-
tai disbursement CT 81 SEQ, 190.S5. The bal
ance on hand Nov. 80 1905. was 1924 $3.50,
accounting for the total sum. 81. $50 S69. 81.
In 1906 the taxes paid by Salt Lake
county Were S3l6.0029l, and by all of the
counties Of the state. Sl1Ii.72712. The re-
ceipts from other sources brought the to-
tai receipts for year up 10 $2.6Si 0S7.9l.
The disbursements were as follows:
Salaries Sos .276.G6; clerical. Sl4,722.05; con-
tingent. S53.711.1f; Agricultural college,
Blind. $40. I5l.63; State Industrial school, !
80. r.iS, Mental Hospital $52,175.54; State
S177 1851: Deseret Agricultural & Manu-
featuring association. $500; Utah Art
Institute. $1,000: highways and bridges. So
4O424: legislative expenses. sixth session.
S26 $50 81: district school funds. $439. .O3:
public lands, $422,057Sl; miscellaneous,
sos. 600; %: making a total disbursement OF
S2.oS7 60. and leaving balance on hand
i'm the treasury Nov. go 1906. of -.
accounting for the total OF s2.631OS7.91.
Cash in Treasury.
There was on hand in the treasury Nov.
so 1906. q balance of cash. $55l 2.G9. and
Warrants outstanding aggregating So
aSs1 80. which makes the total of net
cash i'm the treasury S543.2Sl.29.
1.-The total valuation OF property. the
gross tax levied. the amount lost in frac-
IL, earaH he no a OH rprpn for
aud 1906. was as follows:
1905. 1906.
Total valuation Sl3S627, 1890 S1l5 80, 90
Gross tax 49,. 11o9.o2513 1165,S46.21
N iSf' tax ili Charged. 1.1os.SSi.s6 11e5.6SS65
During 1906 there has been collected by
the state s39Ss9.09 by taxation on inherit
Requirements for 1907.
The requirements. as estimated for 1907
for the various departments of the state
as follows:
Seventh legislative assembly, $i0,S2O: II
governors office. S20.1OG: secretary of Il
states office. $500: state auditor. ST. |
So; state treasurer, $3.50; attorney gen
eral. Sll0N; fish and game commissioner
Sl3.S60; coal mine inspector, $500; state
engineer. SO. 40: state bank examiner. Sd
coo: dairy and food commissioned. $500: Il
chemist s.. 900: judiciary. So, 500; state law
library, 5000; reporter, supreme court, N
500: districts courts. $4,000: district at Il
torneys, So, 800; 10 counties. $94.OO: to the
various state boards, SySS.I41- 10 the LES |
erct Agricultural & Manufacturing soci-
ETY. for Intermountain fair. $3.50, 00G; Utah
National Guard. Sol. 400; School for thel
Deaf, Dumb and Blind SS5, $50: State In
dustrial School, S12i.O00; State Mental Hos
pital. S136.995: State Prison, Sl02, 500; Uni
vcrsity OF Utah. $222.00o School of Arts
and Sciences. $50. 1850. and the State
School of Mines. SS4, 4G1.
The Agricultural College will require.
according to the estimates, Sl53.316. and
to make mp the deficits in all funds 81
49l,1771S Will be needed