Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-02-05
STATE TREASURY
HOLDS sl,240,884
FUNDS REPORTED ON FEBRUARY
1 EXCEED THOSE OF A
YEAR AGO.
FINANCES IN GOOD SHAPE
Amount to Be Increased by Payment
Of Railroad and State Taxes
During Month-other News
Of State Capital.
Madison, wis. Feb. 2. 1915.

Madison. Wis. Feb. 2, 1915.
State Treasurer Johnson had on
hand in his strong box and in the de-
pository banks $1.24O.SS4.1S on Feb. l,
as compared with $92S,S36.54 a year
ago. The above amount includes the
funds in all accounts.
With the legislature paid off and
balance of $1,24O,SS4 on hand, the
treasury is in fair condition and when
the railroads have contributed their
100000 by the middle of the month
and the state tax of $3,370,04716 is
paid in by the county there will be a
comfortable financial situation.
The total tax to be collected and
turned into the treasury this month is
$6,333, 654.0S, but of this amount ST.
96S 1862 is returned at once to the
counties or devoted to the payment of
special charges, leaving net balance
of $3,370,047.16 for actual use for state
purposes.
Blizzard Delays Soions.
Madison was practically isolated by
the blizzard, the worst experienced
here in many years. All telephone and
telegraph wires to Milwaukee and 9TH
er large cities are down. Steam rail-
roads we're blocked, street car traffic
suspended and practically all business
in the city was at standstill. Gov.
Philip arrived in Madison from Nil
waukee on a Milwaukee road train
four hours late. The train stopped
often while the crew cleared the
tracks of telegraph poles and wires.
Speaker L. c. Whittet of Edgerton
had a similar experience in reaching
Madison.
$16,ooo0oo Budget Estimate.
A budget estimating the cost of
state government as about $16,O00,000
year for the next two years has been
filed with the joint committee on fin
ance in the legislature.
This budget forms a working basis
for the committee. Bills relating to
the state dairy and food commission
er's department came up for discus
sion. Commissioner j. @. Emery ap
peared in behalf of appropriations
calling for an increase of about $1,000
for his department.
Details Not Revealed.
The budget filed with the joint COM
mittee on finance was compiled by
John Tanner, expert accountant with
the state board of public affairs. a
copy of the budget has been filed with
Gov. E. l.. Philip. 1t has been fixed
as the policy of the committee not TO
release the contents of the budget for
the present.
1t is known, however, that SIG, 900, 900
a year is fixed as the estimated cost
of state government for the next two
years 1t is said that after that epriod
Mr.. Tanner, through his budget esti-
mates, points to marked economy and
estimates a decrease of S1,0O0,000 q
year in the cost of government in Wis
consin.
Detail Study Planned.
Great interest centers in estimates
relating to the state university. 1t is
understood that the university will
attempt to disarm a suspicion of ex-
travagance in administration by max
ing a comparatively modest demand
on the general fund of the state. 1t
has been limited by members of the
senate that the sudden wave of econo-
my at the university that appropria-
ton bills will be one of the notable
surprises of the session.
Tax Bill Is Signed.
The bill introduced by Assemblyman
r. ]. Nye of Superior extending time
for paying taxes to March l without
penalty, in cities of the second, third
and fourth class, was signed by Gov.
Philip, having previously passed both
houses of the legislature
Governor Names Davidson.
Gov. Philip sent to the senate the
appointment of former Gov. James o.
Davidson as member of the state
board of control Mr.. Davidson is to
succeed Ralph Smith as president of
the board. In a statement issued to
the press at the time the appointment
was sent to the senate Gov Philip
says he intends to place Mr. Smith in
another position in the state service.
The Davidson appointment is effective
Feb. Is.
Two Committees Named.
Two important committees were an
nounced in the senate. Senators Ack-