The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-12-28
NEW MEX. COUNTIES
RECEIVED S5,25O,0O0
IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
State Travelling Auditor Submits
Biennial Report to His Chief;
Treasurers Had s1,i50, 1898 on
Hand at End of Period.

santa Fe. n. NJ, Dec. ss.-The re-
ceipts OF the 20 counties Of New Mex
leo In the last fiscal year. ending Mo-
vcmbor 80. 1915. amounted 10 ts.25s.-
g04.C0. and the disbursements TO t5.-
~2st.555.J5. At the end Of the year
the county treasurers had on hand a
total balance OF 81. i50,773.eS.
These ngurcs are shown In the in
tcresting biennial report Of a. O.
Whittier. state travelling auditor.
which has Just been completed. and
which will be transmitted 90 State
Auditor W. q. sargent. Mr.. sargent.
In turn. VIII transmit the report To-
Governor Mcdonald
The report coVers the third and
fourth nscal years ot the state. IL
shows that the balance In the hands
OF the county trcasurers on December
I. 1914. was Sl.I47.gsO.it. and on De-
cember I, 1915. ti.i5s 92t02. The re-
ceipts In the third fiscal year. ending
November 30. 1915 were sac 7.029.g6.
aud the disbursements tt.g6i.3g6.O5
The Increase In county receipts In the
last fiscal year vas tS9e.57t.6A aud
In disbursements t8o0.tse 20.
\ statement In detail Of the receipts
and disbursements during the two rs
cal years show that Ia 1916 liquor l-
conscs contributed tigi,02g.Se to the
totat revenue Of the counties. as
against tt2I,3i6.si in 1915. merchan-
disc licenses. sis.g35, as against SEQ
1iG.52; poll tax. tti.Gji.i6 a. against
t~fi.e2s.O1. nncs, flg.3gl.2s. a. against
~t1s.s57.2s. and road tax tsj.3Ti0g. as
against s26, ii0.ss.
The revenue from taxes In the two
fiscal years was a. follows; Third
fiscal year. taxes of 1870 and prior.
~s54.35S.7S; 1911. t"s0.5i5.9i: 1919.
~t77.1OG.O5: 1878. ssi~t.3gs.S7; 1914.
t%aof.0sg.55. 1915. Sos. 33is0; fourth
fiscal yea 1910 and prior. iI.10s.t0.
1911. t%Is.is6.si; 1919, t37,ig9.si;
1913. ~t73.226.Os; 1874, sl37. i6i.is;
1913. 2tt.li; 1916, tG6.6io.5s.
The county salatics In the last ns-
cal year amounted to sii6.sS7O7. as
against tGss,i9s.i3 In the preceding
fiscal year. An explanation 81 the
difference is found IN the fact hat
adjustments under the county salary
bill passed by the 1913 legislature
were made during the third fiscal
year.
The county revenue tina went To
school districts Ia the last iscal year
| amounted to tl,sb5.2gg7 -. compared
with tg.5f7.o65.6S in 1915; 90 general
| roads and bridges. 2A5.391.s2. as
against f3iO.is7.t9; To special roads
and bridges. tiOs.ta3 81 az against
sS3.GSs.Oi: to Wild animal boun.icH.
| s~33,aGS.3S. aa against sie.570. ana TO
towns and villages. t2s7.03l.S7. rs
! against feT2.7s7.20. The general
county expenditures totaled tt32.5si-
| 81: compared with tf2t.3o7.i3. and
the counties contributed Ia state main
tenance. t~i.t30.t2S.6S . compared with
f9s5.S38i0.
Mr.. Winters report shows that the
balance on hand 10 the credit % the
state institutions on January l. 1915.
was tiiO .2gi77; nat the receipts
| during the third fiscal year were
t6s5.O52.6g. and tho disbursements
sGSs,S5l 60; tho balance on hand De-
cember 81. 1915, t~itG,f9i.TG; the re-
ceipts Of tho fourth fiscal year. fss6.-
SSS.s6. aud the disbursements fS23,-
5ii.O6. ana the balance on hand Mo-
vcmber 80. last. t220.SiO.3i
Mr.. whittier has supervision of the
building and loan concerns operating
In the state. and his report shows
their condition az The close Of the last
fiscal year. The total resources were
fi.57S.l0S.S3. OF which Ions ON real
estate constituted t~i.2f3,0Sb.5S, loans
on collateral ti2g.ssa.es. real estate
owned. fi32.i2t.sO; furniture nj FIX.
lures, sa.Si3.3i bills receivable. W.
256.Aj; each on hand. t37,G73.0a aud
an other resources. 81 Ga5.4S. The
liabilities included instaliment stock
10 the amount m fi.s7s.s3f07. paid
up stock. tg2.ei1.iG; surplus. t2.6s7.-
lG7. dividends. SIS 4; bills payable.
sS5.32l.90. and undivided profits.
tls9. 23e69.