The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-09
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

uUILIllIUll U WLOOHuL.
IN MS general recommendations to the
general assembly, the chief executive Of
ohio' says, in part. as follows:
To the General Assembly:
,oSCn On the day of adjournment. April I'd.
i9Vb' one of your last acts was the adop-
non non OI joint resolution of sympathy
WIN Gov. John M. PaJtison, whose CON
unued illness had been the cause of much
session.
Gov. Pattison lived only five months
ana ten days after his Inauguration.
During that period he was confined to
ms residence or the hospital In his
sore afhiction he had the sympathy and
assistance, not only of the general as
GERS He died without being able to carry
out any OF his purposes, but with the es-
Teen Teen and confidence Of the people of
On the 18th day Of June. 1906, the
cate OF Gov. Pattison's DEATH the lienten-
ant governor qualified as acting COVER
nor. It,, therefore, becomes my duty to
communicate to you the condition of the
state Tor the two fiscal years, from Nov
emDer 10th, 1905, to November 15th
Owing to the wise action OF your first
session, and that of previous general as
sembhes, the financial condition of the
"
lhe same time there never were so many
demands for additional expenditures and
increased appropriations for customary
purposes.
Finances.
-, The balance in the state treasury to
lhe credit of the general revenue fund
on November 10Th, 1905, was 81, 2S9,-
S2621. During the fiscal year ending No
Nemher 10, 1906, there was collected and
credited to this fund 81 O5O 78O.6S.
During the fiscal year ending November
10, 1906, there was paid from this fund in
discharge Of the general expenses of the
state, Sc, 440,70571 leaving Il balance at
the close of business on November 18th,
1905, of $2,S99 901.24.
The total receipts of this fund during
We're $7.767 ,O37. 81. There was paid from
d,i dhis 90 fund nd during the last year $685.
1907, of 81, 3,913.47.
Common School Fund.
On November 18th, 1905, there was a
balance in the treasury to the credit of
ms this fH fund of $177 $3.50. There was paid
ing November 10Th, 1906, $2,l92, ,433.S7, and
dlS9ursed during the same period $2,133,-
4S9?O 4S9s leaying s11s go balance November 18th.
There was collected and credited to this
fund during the last fiscal year, 81, 1885,
S4sa5, 'aa and paid from it., $21s2, 2,677,5O.
Nember 18th, 1907.
Owing to the increase of the levy from
9S-lOG Of a mill to one mill and the in
rreaslnS grand duplicate of the state,
the present levy, if maintained. will be
sufficient to make a distribution upon a
pei, capita basis Of $1,95 instead of $1.7O,
and then leave an estimated balance on
November 18th. 1908, of $S4S0.00
Total Cost of State Government.
There was paid from the four funds.
so collected, for the years ending No
Xyeember 18th, 1906, to November 18th,
1907, the following:
1906. 1907.
fund -. $6,44O7O5n ts,55s ,O1528
iblc debt, s,..; 294,215.52 s,17a.So
fund, fHnd .; 2,1$3,455SS.69 2,1S2,G G77.5o
$9,328,39O.S4 $3.50, OBS. %
W53e the receipts of the state show
healthy growth, due to increase in
population and wealth of the state and
while the balance in the treasury is
large. the demands for appropriations are
also also increasing, so that the same eau
ton should be exercised and economy
practiced in making appropriations as
heretofore.
Additional Buildings and Lands.
The needs of our institutions grow in
proportion to the increase in population
Each year additional funds are wanted
Tor maintenance and additional buildings.
Many OF the institutions are now request
ing appropriations for additional build
ingS to meet the oVercrowded condition
AS members of your committees will no
doubt visit these institutions, they will
be able to report to you definitely as to
the extent of compliance with these re-
spective requests. Many Of these seem
to me to be excessive. Six of the state
hospitals request authority to purchase
additional farm land and an appropria-
ton therefor The purchase of sufficient
land at a reasonable price, on which
to maintain dairy that would furnish
milk fer the inmates and to raise a
large part of the, products consumed in
the institution. would be a good invest
ment, in addition to furnishing healthful
employment to the able-bodied inmates.
Benevolent Institutions.
The Soldiers and Sailors home, and
The Soldiers and Sailors Orphans home
are not, strictly speaking, benevolent in
stttutfons, but are for convenience treated
under under tn this ;, head. In caring for the. in
merely discharging a debt of gratitude it
owes the defenders of the country and
their children, and there are few, If any,
appropriate tions made in which the entire
citizenship Of the state so heartily con-
cur.
Penal Institutions.
The report of the board OF, managers
of the penitentiary shows that institu-
tion to be in very satisfactory finan-)
cial condition. 1t is practically self-sus-
tanning, the, first time in many years
,oaz For the the fiscal year ended October 31st
as against $50. 49S.85 in 1906; $S6, SOS. .26 in
1905, and $1S6,294.3S in 1908.
, The total receipts Of the prison for
the fiscal year just closed were $3.50
3l1.72, a gain Of $16,S15.35 over the pre-
ceding year The total expenditures for
the year are less by, $39134.21 than the
previous year. The increase in earnings
and the reduction In the expense account
make a net gain for the current year of
The average population for the year
was 1855, and the per capita cost of
mainta1ning inmates was $17S.S2 in 1907.
and and $lS9.3dlo dodI n 1895, as against $2oO16 in
Out of a total of slxty-nine prisoners
paroled during the year, but 1-3 per
cent violated the conditions of their pa
role and were returned to prison. II is
suggested that this per cent be further
decreased by the creation of the office
of parole officer. whose business it would
be to look after the welfare of paroled
prisoners. This Recommendation Is worthy
of your careful consideration.
No effort has been made to apply the
WertZ law to the penitentiary. The eX-
listing contracts We're sufficient to keep
men employed this year, and will con-
tinue next year: The law will require
some amendments to make 1t applicable
to our needs.
The report Of the superintendent and
t%T SHOWS 90 bs G1 tine GhS fd Se #
condition. The total expenditures ex-
elusive Of repairs and permanent i'm
ton for the year 1906 was $40, and for
1907 was 799: The per capita cost for
1905 was $lS6.Oi. and for 1907, $17O.29.
Industrial Schools.
The BOYS Industrial school had an av-
erage- daily population last year of 1855.
The ordinary expenses were $180, ,061.47,
a per capita cost of $170.62. All supplies
for the institution are purchased by COM
petitive bids.
The superintendent recommends that
the Juvenile delinquency act' be SO
amended as to fix the maximum age limit
at which boys may be admitted to the
institution at sixteen years, instead of
seventeen. as at present and the mini
mum age at ten years The reason for
this is that the more desperate class of
offenders are the older ones and should
be sent to the reformatory, and not to
tho Industrial school and that th0Se