Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-10-19

II convinced that 100000 would b.
sufficient to meet the running es
I penses of the state together wit
+ its income. The board of equaliza
ton was mp against this proposition
either to accept the figures as in
sisted upon by the governor, or be
come the victim of his claim tina
$4,000 more was being raised b.
essary.
In 1916 instead of raising $780,
900 as authorized by the legislature
the state board of equalization lev.
led $685., 900 to be raised from state
taxes, which made the total for
the two years to be raised for state
taxes, $1.265, 900 instead of $780,
900 which the legislature had au-
thorized 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 s540,3S1, which with the ST.
265.000 raised by taxation, made a
total of $1,SO5, 1881.
For one year and nine months
there has been expended by the
state 1888, 46462, and we have
seen that we have raised by taxa
ton and by receipts from other sour
ces for the same period, the sum
of S1,S05, 1881, leaving a deficit at
the end of one year and nine months
of 2S,OSS.62
Now then, we have three months
longer to run the state at a rate
of 100000 per month, which adds
100000 to the total of the defici-
ency already shown, or a total of
1925, 0S3.62, which amount the state
will be shy at the end Of the fiscal
period of 1915-1916. Or taking it
another way, the legislature has au-
thorized the various departments of
the state to spend for the biennial
period of 1915-1916, the sum of ST.
1853, 476.70. This money will be all
used up in the various appropriations
since the appropriations were very
scantily doled out to the departments
this authorized expenditure of 3d.
3,476.70, we had to meet it, 81 1885,
900 state tax for the two years au-
thorized by Governor Alexander, and
the s540,3S1, the receipts from sun
dry sources for one year and nine
months, or deficiency of $348,O95.-
20 to be met by the receipts off
the state for the three remaining
months of the fiscal year 1915-1916,
or SIT 100 based upon the average
receipts Of the one year nine
month period, making a total de-
ficiency of $27O,896. Now this de-
ficiency must be met. 1t will have
to be met as all debts OF the
state of Idaho have been met I'M
the past.-by the republican party.
Again, Alexander is maxi the
claim that he redl emed 800
worth of bonds Under the stl Nv
the treasurer is authorized
tire bonds from the general
est and sinking fund or from
Capitol building sinking fund. Then
was accumulated in these funds sur
ficient amount of money under re-
publican administration that the re-
publican state treasurer was able
to retire bonds that became redeem
able in the year 1915 to the amount
of $362,500. Governor Alexander had
nothing whatever to do with this
act of Treasurer Eagleson and did
not know anything about 1t until !
Treasurer Eaglesonis report so show
ed.
During the administration of Mr..
Alexander, through his determined
efforts to show a saving to the
tax payers of the state of Idaho
of one million dollars, he has en-
tirely ignored the provisions of the
law which require providing a sink
Ing fund for the redemption of
bonds as they become due. In fact
so eager has been his desire to
show saving, that he has scarce
ly provided sufficient amount to
pay the coupons on our bonded in.
debtedness Of the state. In all his
operations he has maliciously alb
sorbed the accumulated funds which
the legislature has provided to meet
the states obligation and to make
good his political promises of two
years ago, thereby depicting the
funds provided or to be provided
in the state treasury, in exactly the
same manner as the President Of
the United States has depleted the
national treasury.
Altar mailing this saving in the