Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-10-27

As Is to be expected, Goyerno
Alexander is indulging in sophistr,
in his vociferous efforts to lay CLAIM
to having saved the state a million
dollars.
The million dollar mystery" ha
not been solved, notwithstanding thu
governors frantic efforts to max,
himself the financial Moses of tn,
state.
The total amount OF the legisIativ,
appropriation for 1913-1914 was 50,
4O5, ,286.6S. The total amount of The
legislative appropriation for 1915
1916 was $2,153,476.7O.
The legislature of 1913-1914 au,
thorized to be raised by taxation 81, ).
500, 900 which with the income of the
state was sufficient to meet the an.
preparation for the two years of 49,.
4O5, 5,286.68. The Haines administra-
tion met its obligations.
Now then, the legislature OF 1915
authorized to be raised by taxation
for the biennial period of 1915-I916
$1,500,000, which with the income
of the state would not equal the sum
of $2,153, ,476.7O within from $780,
600 to 100000. Governor Alexan-
and repeatedly informed the mem
bers of the legislature that If the
amount authorized to be raised by
the legislature for state purposes
was not reduced to $1,5OO,OOO he
would convene an extra session of
the legislature and force 1t In that
way to his terms
Altho the state board of equaliza-
tion in 1915 was authorized to raise
$75O,00O by taxation to meet the
running expenses of the state, Gov
ernor Alexander insisted that $780,
600 would be sufficient. He declared
that he had gone thoroly into the
matter and that he was convinced
that 100000 would be sufficient to
meet the running expenses of the
state together with it's income. The
board of equalization was up against
this proposition, either to accept the
figures of the governor or become
the victim of his claim that $4,000
more was being raised by taxation
in the state than was necessary!
In 1915 instead of raising $780,
900 as authorized by the legislature.
the state board of equalization levied
$565,0OO to be raised from state
taxes, which made the total for the
two years to be raised for state taxes
81 ,265,0 600 instead of $500, 900.
which the legislature had authorized
the state to raise for state purposes.
For the year and nine months of
1915-1916 the receipts from sundry
sources for state purposes other than
the amount raised by tax levy was
$540.3S1, which with the $1,265, 600
raised by taxation made a total OF
$1,S05,3S1.
For one year and nine months
there has been expended by the state
1883, ,464.62, and we have seen that
we have raised by taxation and by
receipts from other sources for the
same period, the sum of 81 1,S05,3S1.
leaving deficit at the end of one
year and nine months of $2S,08362
Now then, we have three months
longer to run the state at rate of
100000 per month, which adds
100000 TO the total of the deficiency
already shown, or total of $32S,-
0S3.62, which amount the state will
be shy at the end of the fiscal period
OF 1916-1916. Or taking IL another
way, the legislature has authorized
the various departments of the state
to spend for the biennial period of
1915-l916, the sum of S2,153.476.70.
This money will be all used up in
the various appropriations since the
appropriations were very scantilv
doled out to the departments of state
by the last legislature. With this au-
thorized expenditure OF $2,153,476.-
70. we had to meet 81 ,265, 200 state
tax for the two years authorized by
Governor Alexander, and the $780,
38l, the receipts from sundry sources
for one year and nine months, or a
deficiency of $348.095.70 to be met
by the receipts OF the state for the
three remaining months of the fiscal
year 1915-1916. or s77,19O based
upon the average receipts OF the one
year and nine months period, making
a total deficiency of $270,S96. Now
this deficiency must be met. It will
have to be met as all debts of the
state of Idaho have been met in the
past-by the republican party.
Again. Alexander is making the
claim that he redeemed S362.50O
worth OF bonds. Under the state law
the treasurer Is authorized to retire
bonds from the general interest and
sinking fund or from the CapitoI
building sinking fund. There was ae-
eumulated in these funds sufficient
money under republican administra-
tlon to enable the state treasurer to
retire the bonds that became redeem
able in the year 1915 to the amount
OF 1852 800. Governor Alexander had
nothing whatever to do with this act
OF Treasurer Eagleson and did not
know anything about It until Treas
urer Eagleson's report so showed.
During the administration OF Mr..
Alexander, thru his determined eff
forts 10 show q saving to the tax
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