The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-07-25

MlchIsaH's Mentally Deficient Costly.
1t cost the state Of Michigan more
to support it, epilectic and feeble.
minded last year than the entire cost
Of the maintenance Of the University
Of Michigan. The university cost the
state e1.371, $3.50, according TO the
annual report Of State Treasurer John
w. Haarer. while the insane and the
mentally deficient cost $1.4s1, $3.50.
Among the other expenditures from
the general fund during the past year
was 9l06.000 which II cost the tar.
payers Of the state 70 maintain the
militia In the copper country during
the strike.
The report. which & for the fiscal
year ending June 30, shows that there
was balance on hand in all funds Of
$10.171. 2S6.03. but this included the
primary school money which amounts
to $5,7as.sse.12, and when primary
money IL apportioned among the
various districts the latter part Of the
month more than half the amount
shown in the June balance will have
been used.
During the past year the state
treasurer received from the county
treasurers In state taxes the sum of
$S.809.8 72. while the new mortgage
tax law netted $290.312.50. Bond
taxes amounted to $72.072.71, and the
banking department turned over in
fees $52,ss1.31.
Fees from the securities commits
sion amounted to 81 .S09.23, while the
money derived from the sale Of motor
vehicle licenses amounted to $401.-
131.04. However. this includes the
money received under the law de-
clared Unconstitutional by the SUI
preme court and considerable por-
ton OF this is being refunded. Fees
from the state fire marshaps office
totaled $9,900.10 and the state oil in
spector turned over to Treasurer
Haarer $28.180.50 The state game
warden's office turned over fees
amounting to $4,000. Interest on
state funds brought in $77.361.16 and
money from the sale of state lands
amounted to $44,716.69.
The total receipts OF the specific tax
fund amounting to $5,894 .690.96 are
divided as follows: Railroad taxes.
$3.794.812.54; telephone taxes. $780,
686.23: inheritance tax, 1901. 710.02:
life insurance companies, $301.-
1927: fire insurance companies.
$276.b002s.
The total disbursements from the
general fund during the past year
amounted to $10.232.457.81. The
principal expenditures follow: Michi-
gan Agricultural college. $3.50. $500:
State Normal college. s262. 142.4S:
University Of Michigan, $1.373,S 34.90;
labor department. $39.871.34; dairy
and food department. $53.371.46: geo.
logical survey, $21. 059.06; Michigan
farm colony for the epileptics, $780,
035.67: Michigan School for the Blind.
1871, 965.75; Industrial School for Boys.
Sill. 1880; Industrial School for
Girls, $92.100; Michigan School for
the Deaf, 500, 900: state highway de-
partment. 1851 ,620.22; assistant nre
marshal's salary and expenses. 49,
249.73; awards of board of state au-
ditors. $375.5s0.S2; conveying convicts
to penal institutions. $12.749.74; coun-
ty normal training classes. $4,000;
county schools Of agriculture, $4,000;
day schools for. deaf. $46.59231; cost
of suits, $47,07075: expenses of the
state game warden's department, $685.
041.34; Industrial accident board. ST..
295.82; game protection fund. $780,
1922: medical treatment Of children,
$27,850.31; Michigan securities COM
mission. $1.963.23: minimum wage
commission. $s.e2s.43; rent. $2.ss6.o6:
tax commission salaries and expenses,
$75.916.30; support Of the insane and
feeble-minded, $1,4s1 ,253.ss; motor We
hicle tax refunded, $148.017.42; sal
aries of state offlcsrs, clerks and
judges OF courts. $631 .074.3s-
Ferris Would Run for Governor.
Governor Ferris has at last capitu-