Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-31
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Gross receipts ............ S,917,795 o.
Total ..................S 13, 49,, 1888 Il
Gross disbursements. 10,153,202 81
Balance. October 81. 1911. $4,000. 7Sl II
While the cash balance in the treas
ury at the close of this year amounted
to $1,000, 7S1.20, q decrease of Sl,235,
470.4S from the balance at the close OF
the preceding year, the latter did not
take into consideration O liability OF
81, 419, 1914 which Is further referred
to in explanation.
The State fund shows disbursements
over receipts over those of the pre-
viou6 year amounting TO 81, 235, 4f0.4S,
and an increase il disbursements OF
s., 4S2, 538.S2, but included in the dis
bursements is the sum of S2,419,9SG44
being the amount of railroad tax col
lected previous to 1911 and paid to the
various counties for school purposes
during the year. which accounts for
the increase in disbursements as COM
pared with the proceeding year.
Eliminating this amount from tine
operations of this year and providing
n reserve for this sum In the state
mcnf for the year ending October ii,
1910, ii is shown that at the end of n
ten months Democratic admintstra-
ton the actual Opcrat ting expenses for
the previous twelve months amounted
TO s7,733,215.01, decrease of $2,3o7,-
1906 over the previous year.
The following statement shows the
gross receipts and disbursements of
the State fund for the year ending
October 81, 1912, as per report of the
comptroller. page /:
Balance October 81, 1911. SO, 800, 7Sl 70
Gross receipts ............ 9,f66,O6o ii
Total ...................$1 S, 075S47 81
Gross disbursements 49,. 1,S05,l75 ii
Balance October 81, 1872. $5,270.672 20
The cash balance in the treasury
at the close of the year amounted to
$3.50, 672.20, an increase over the bal
ance at the close of the preceding
year of S1,96O,S9l.
The state fund. therefore, accord
ing TO the annual report of the comp
troller for the year ending October
81, 1912, shows receipts over disburse-
ments during the year amounting to
81 800, S91, an increase in receipts of
$S48, .0S and a decrease in disburse-
ments of SEAS, go. 80, as compared
with the preceding year.
Again eliminating the sum of 3d.
Aig.eSs.t ~ from the disbursements of
last year, we still have decrease in
disbursements over last year of SILL
7I7.04 in a twelve-montb Democratic
administration of the state govern
meut.
In 1912 the appropriation commit
tee of the Legislature was largely Re-
publicans (the minority having little
legislative respons bility) and appro-
priated for the fiscal year ending Oc-
tober 81, 1918, So, 500, 1850. To this
must be added the amount available
during the year 1913 upon contracts
1866 447 3d. making a total of $7,475,-
232.85. Against this receipts from all
sources for state uses for the fiscal
year was given in the Annual Re-
port" of the comptroller for the year
ending October 81. 1912, on page Is,
est ma ted at $5.774,17o; grand total,
$1,701. 062.S5.
The above figures show that the
appropriation made by a Republica n
appropriation committee in 1912 for
the fiscal year of 1918 again exceeded
the estimated receipts by 1,701 ,062 So
It Is for the peop'e of the State Ia
Judge and be guided by results
shown which party has striVen for
economic measures and which party
should continue in power for the in
terest of economic government.
It is not important enough that a
Democratic Assembly be elected but
equally. a Democratic Senate to con-
troll appropr atoms in order to hold
the party responsible for the expendi-
ture of State funds.