The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-18
INCREASE
NEAR $500,000
In States Expenditures-A
Deficit of $226,967.94
July l
STATE TAX VOTED
JUST ABOUT COVERS 1T
Last Session of Legislature
Cost $4,000 More Than
It's Predecessor

The financial statement of the state
treasurer for the year ending June 80,
1913, as audited by the auditor OF ac-
counts and bank commissioner, shows
total disbursements OF S3,0l9,5l7.93, as
against $3.50 ,50S.22 for the preceding
year, and $2,ls0,06S32 for the last leg
islative year ending June 30, 1911.
! Comparing the two legislative years
and deducing the amount of temporary
loan paid in each year, S605,000 the past
| year and S250,00 for the year ending
! June 80, 1911, there Is an increase of
disbursements OF about S4S0,000, so that
while there was available for the pay
ment OF general state expenses July /,
| 1911, $72,072.55, on the first day of
| July, 1918, there was not only no bal
anee available for such purpose but
| S226, 1861. "a was needed to meet the
| liabilities of the state existing on the
last named date and which are payable
during the coming year. In other words,
the direct state tax voted by the last
legislature will just about wipe out this
deficit.
The greater part of this increase dates
back to the legislature of 1910, Tor very
little money appropriated by the legis-
lature of 1912 became available for use
before July !, 1913. However, the legis-
lative session of 1912 cost the state
about $4,000 more than that of 1910.
The largest items of increase are in the
departments of education and highways,
the state expanding Sl52,927.l9 more for
education in the year ending June 30,
1913, than in the second year preceding.
The increase in the highway department
was 1882 ,63o.6S. Some of the other large
increases are $40, 4sl .6s in the penal and
reformatory institutions and $l0,006ll
on account of insane, the increases being
occasioned in part by the erection Of new
buildings in both instances. There was
an increase of 20,369.05 in public print
ing, and quite a part of this was occa-
stoned by the greater amount of legisla-
tive printing the last session over the
session preceding
There was an increase in the military
department of S22,8l42o, and in the adj
ministration of justice Of $l9,074,59. The
increase in the executive offices was
S9,5l4.S5, nearly $4,000 of which was
due to the appropriation for the work Of
publicity advertising expended under the
direction OF the secretary OF state, and
SO, 800 to the additional work required
of the commissioner on taxes on account
Of changes in the tax law.
Other increases in the executive de-
partment were sl,0l5.57, oceasioned by
hearing of the appeals in the matter
of the appraisal of railroads before the
board of appeals, and ST .540.S5 was oc-
easioned by the expenses of delegates at
tending conferences in other states.
The expenses of the department of ag
rieulture and forestry increased $4,000,
which is largely accounted for by the
appropriation for the county fairs and
the increased appropriation in aid of for
estry. The increase in the expenses Of
the public service commission, amount
ing to 5000, was occasioned on account
of the elimination of grade crossings.
There was an increase in the amount OF
interest paid of $500, due to the much
larger temporary loan required.
The increase in the department of JUS
tice was made up largely by an increase
in detective service and fhquests. The
revenues of this department increased
about $4,000
The automobile fees, which are used
for highway maintenance, have nearly
doubled in the past two years, being
$4,000 two years ago and l022a0.7S
the past year. The corporation and col
lateral inheritance taxes brought in ST.
262 1887 ,43 the past year, as against ST.
l04 ,630.5l, an increase of over $4,000.
Another item of increased expense was
the department of weights and measures
created by the legislature of 1910 and
which cost over $4,000 the past year.
The larger items of increase in the de-
partment OF education We're $4,000 adj |
vanced instruction, the last two years |
being paid in one appropriation made by |
the last legislature, $4,000 increase in |
the state school tax, which is paid by |
the towns and is not burden on the |
state, SIl 900 for union supervision, sl2,- |
600 for the johnson dormitory, $4,000 |
for the colleges, and S23 900 represented |
manent school funds and so was not a |
charge upon the general funds of the
state.
The larger items of increase in the
expense of the highway department were
S4S, 900 in maintenance, which was de-
rived from motor vehicle license fees and
not charge on the general funds of the
state, and $4,000 for permanent work.
The increase in the military depart
ment includes nearly $1,000 additional
for the soldiers home and 81, 800 to aid
INDECENT veterans.
1t is expected that the increase in rail
road and other corporation taxes made
oy the last legislature and the board of
appeals will result in producing an in
crease of S250,000 in that item of reve-
nue. the present year, and this with the
lireet state tax of nearly as much more
should take care of the expenses for the
state for the current fiscal year and
wipe out the temporary loan of 100000
July /, 1913.
This result may to some extent depend
upon the length of the special session
If the legislature, which il is understood
he governor will be compelled to con-
rene before another election.