Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-10-14
STATE TREASURER'S REPORT
Report Covers Special Funds of State
College, Which Were Formerly
Handled by the College.

Olympia, Oct. 1.-THE report of
State Treasurer John G.. Lewis for
the two years ended September 80
has been found accurate to the penny
by the state bureau of inspection and
supervision of public offices and by
an expert of the company which fur
nj. es the treasurer's official bond.
The report includes several rec
concentrations for legislative action.
MIR Lewis suggests that the present
plan of 10 separate district horticul-
tural funds be abolished, and that
the payments be handled through the
state general fund. Instead of hav-
ing state $25 liquor licenses issued
for a year from the date the saloon
started business, as is now the law,
'he treasurer urges that the law be
changed so that all will be for the
calendar year beginning January l,
that existing licenses be paid up pro
rata to that date and that the col
lections be made and licenses issued
by the tax commission, instead of
through his office.
For the first time the report covers
the special funds Of the State College
of Pullman. Heretofore the funds
were handled by the college treas
orer, but the last legislature placed
all the funds in the hands of the
state treasurer and the funds were
turned over December s, 1909.
The college funds include those
derived from the United States gov
eminent, and generally referred to
as the Morrell, Adams and Hatch
funds. Hereafter these will provide
$4,000 per annum toward the sup
of the college and college work
The state general fund debt, which
was $S73,59S two years ago, has
been reduced to $472,163. This
debt means the balance after sub
tracing cash on hand from the ag-
gregate of outstanding general fund
warrants bonds and interest thereon.
normal bonds and interest. 1t makes
no account of the debt of the CAPT
tai building fund nor of the A.-Y-P.
exposition, both of which, while inter
est is guaranteed by the state gen
eral fund, are debts against lands
specially set aside to meet the Obli-
cations.
Of the $6,426,616 receipts for the
tw, years of the state general fund
but $3,444,415 came from direct
state taxes.
Condemnation of state lands, out
side of the special land grants
brought in about $4,000 and nearly
$4,000 was paid on old tideIand
notes. In addition the state land office
turned in $330,000 collection of fees
and sales of tidelands, etc, outside Of
the special grants.
Liquor licenses brought in S457,-I
$50, which included the 10 per cent
of city and county licenses, dclin-
! quent 10 per cent from such munich
palitics, and $127,25O from the state
license of $25.
Oil inspection brought in $5S,626,
and sale of jute fabrics, grain bags
and the like, paid $233,49O in the
two years.
The secretary of state collie ted
from corporation licenses ana fees
$44S,49O.
The tax commission turned over
$1S9.121 from inheritance taxes and
1888. 434 from privilege taxes. This
| latter includes the money secured
from express companies and private
car lines, based upon proportion of
gross receipts. Receipts from the
express companies were $41,977 for
1908, $44,376 for 1909, and $45,776
for 1910, while the car line receipts
dropped from 1924 for 1908 to $512
the next year, and 1857 this year.
The military funds $324,533 has
all been spent, together with an over
draft of $2559. and in addition a
number of bad warrants issued on ac-
| count of Hamilton, payment of which
has been refused
The highway fund started off with
| $40, 299 c&sh on hand two years ago
and 81 ,046,S12 has since been paid in
direct taxes. The balance, cash on
hand the first of this month was
8 1864.
The permanent school fund receipts
for the two years aggregated $2,977,-
ga. The current school fund re-
ceipts were $1,413,575, of which
$225,635 came from direct taxes.
The state is receiving for interest
on its bond investments 1865, 685.57
Iper annum, and this money is avail
able for use to meet the expenses of
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