The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-05

Total valuation $1,000. $685., 038, 848
"Deducting $5.ooo.o00 from this.
which is the amount assessed in one
county, said assessment being contest
i; ed In the courts and not available. to-
gether with the amount OF the insol-
. vency list. being amount uncollected
valuation 81 4D06t $s4s:sseseoo, upon
which taxes can be collected.
''The revenue derived from the levy
Of four and one-half mills for pensions
schools, state board Of health and state
roads can be used for no other pur-
poses than those specified. This leaves
all other expenses of the state govern
mont. OF every nature. to be secured
from the three and one-half mills
levied for general revenue. this real
izing about $1.200,500. together with
amounts received from licenses. etc.
From this general revenue tax OF
s.. Got. 800. license taxes. and other in
cidential receipts. the salaries of all
state officials, judges, solicitors, jurors
and witnesses must be- paid. together
with the expenses OF all the institu-
tions OF higher learning, the hospital
for the insane, the Industrial School
for Boys and Girls, the Institute for
the Deaf and Blind. the A. and NJ. Col
elge for Negroes. and all other state
Eexpenses except the state prison sys-
tenn. which fl and always has been
taken care Of by tho revenue derived
from the hire Of StAtes conxictss asss~ssr
I'm the year 1915 the valuation Of all
property was $so4,s4.17s; In 1917. $685..
216.072. and in 1918, 3s3.o3S,844. The
average increases in valuation during
tho past three years has been about
so. 900. 900. This would give a valua-
ton for this year from which to assess
taxes for next year Of approximately
1855. OoO. 400. Should tho legislature al
low the lovy for psnsioss1s schools. stare.
board OF health and state roads to re-
main as Il now is-four and one-hah
mills-the three and one-half mills
levied to care for all other expenses
Of the state government on .$366.ooo.-
900 would produce a revenue of ST.
year Of $s5.soo.
pital for the Insane there was appro-
priated for the two years ending June
80. 1913, the sum Of $4,000 or $751;
500 yearly. The increasing high cost
Of everything needed at this institution
during the perisdsVN produce de-
ficit Of from fifty TO >s4xtx thousand
dollars This viii necessitate the leg
islature making a larger annual APP
preparation for the next two years of
possibly sixty thousand dollars addi-
tional to prevent there being another
deficit.
The Board OF Control. for the insti-
tutions under their management, viii
ask for an appropriation fro the two
years beginning July 1 next OF ST.
414,17s.so. The app preparation for these
institutions for the two years ending
June 80. 1919. was $645.4OO. The
amount to be asked for these insti-
buttons Is $$77S,77S.90 more than was
appropriated for them by the last leg
islature. It required almost one mill
Of the three and one-haf mills levied
for the general revenue fund to take
care Of the appropriations for these
institutions for the past year. Should
legislature appropriate what IL asked
for this year 1t viii take slightly more
than two mills OF the levy for the gen.
eral revenue fund OF three and one
half mills to take care OF 1t. leaving
only one and one-haH mills to care
for all other expenses Of the state not
otherwise specifically provided for by
appropriation.
s.It Is also proposed to request the
legislature to abolish the state convict
lease system, placing the state pris-
oners upon the public roads OF the
state and levy q special tax Of two
mills for roads. to raise revenue to
meet q federal appropriation. The
abolishment Of tho convict lease sys-
TEN, with the consequent los Of reve-