The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-14
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE
70 the Senate and Hoase Of Reprssen-
tattveB OF the Thtrty-sixth General
AaHemblys

4 tb6 OVH&tttN&h tw&@SH0k
4 tatiyss Of the Thirty sixth dsneraI
i AaSemblyi
In accordance with the mandate OF
me CONSTITUTION ! submit to you the
4 Many Of the reports OF the various
departments and officers OF the State
are now ready and will soon be placed
| on your desks. l think all Will be
| within a reasonable time. The conSti-
! tuition makes IL my duty 20 cornmuni-
/ cate to you the condition Of the state"
] These reports will outline to you in
/ very full and complete way and much
] more clearly than il would be possible
| for me 70 do without extending this
| message far beyond reasonable length.
| /, however, make them part hereof by
| reference and urge upon you a careful
study OF them because in no other way
| can you get clear understanding or
and in no other way can you so Wen
| qualify yourselves for an intelligent.
| satisfactory discharge of your duties in
this particular field. You will find some
strange If you did not; but in very
many, ways you will be disarmed OF
criticism. ,.. ... Il ..
present TO you as clearly as / can the
financial condition of the State. This,
first of all, you must know, because you
cannot proceed intelligently as 70 the
business AFFAIRS Of the state until you
do. 1855.
First OF ali there are balances
left over from appropriations hereto
fore made, many of them some years
ago for specific purposes which have
been carried out These balances ought
TO be transferred 10 the general fund,
charged on the Treasurer's books as un-
expended balances OF appropriations ana
the accounts closed. You should pass
bill authorizing, this 70 be done.
They are,
Dam at Okoboji 100000
Executive Council. Extraordi-
nary repair 1880 |
Executive Council, Improve
ment Capitol Grounds $500
House 22l.OO
ers "' " 2sssOO
offices - ,''' lO74OO
Executive Council. Repairs to ,,oo
CLOCK '' '''e''''' 4ss.OO
Gray Uniforms $4,000 !
Soldiers and Sailors Monu-
Monument at vicksburg 696400 |
Monument al Keokuk $1,000 |
Providential contingent fund 350VO.O0 /
Publishing Acts General As
Enginesrs 100000 |
sale 81 Csmn Grounds S21g0O |
Sale of State Square 1880 I
Statue OF James Harlan 10000 |
ctgtus ~ Samual 4 KIrkzood 2T4O 90 /
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... ss4l7s.OO
The taxable value of all property sub
rounty nurnosss ia 1928 900 0s2 THE
4 moIInt 81 moneys and credits returned |
ID S96o 9iS M al TShs state Receives
ilyisS IN tsis S,,S, Tba S,ste miIlsss
its Thass e' vaGIst,ons IL NAV he as
sumed via be closely approximated for /
the, next blennium and VIII enable you
70 determine the revenue that viii be
aerlVed al present leyies. r....- = |
The estimated receipts or general rev.
enue LOT the last sax months. OF Inc
PRESENT oiennium ending June Soth, 1912
lncEuding cash on hano January lst,
4stst IS 'REsse'VfS'SA
: Z ~ 5. LIiateu a I e.. I
. nllsshtelit t loF eosroooo ... ~ |
49, 49, pei 10y ~ $@'~0S'"SS &, /
y ~ Pr ~ D.,
Ebrfacr tatiSlS- 's.. 10. --.-- ..
~ ~ = Il sr1fs,.' al. -r
drawn Dsnenr' 90
ber al 1874 s76OlS E2625Ol9OO
leaving estimate 7
hsnd June 40,
ISiS 8BbO6s51
The Estimated re.
eeipts of zen
sraI rev nua
for hia nnium
hsp}nnjng JTiv
Isf 1871 lO07sOOO 90
Total revenue for
the biennilIm 40 433 O66 81
Estimsred eSpen- 'A'''''''''''-
ditures for hi
snnIaI psrio I'D
IN ding Julv
Ist. ISI7 s477Ol7.46
S5S'04S,05
From this statement n Is easily dis
-, a., 80 n..,,,.,n. Co.. ~. 10
expenditures rhere wiIl only
remain. for additional purposes 1900
e4S.O5 and that these addluonal pur-
poses must be kept within that sum UNI