The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-11
BUDGET TO BE
MILLION BIGGER
THAN BEFORE
General Appropriations for En-.
suing Two Years Will
Exceed $5,O0O,OOO>
MEANS INCOME TAXATION
Surest Means of Raising Rev
enues Without too Much
Friction to BE Adopted
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

.... AASSsVA W OV lAUORtCu
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Goth houses passed concurrent
resolution memorializins congress
especially the senate, in behalf OF
the Susan 3. Anthony suffrage
amendment.
Wilson's fourteen peace terms
were endorsed. ..
Rep. 0connor's motion that
the league amendments be consid-
cred in committee Of the whole
passed and there will be general
discussion before ratification.
There were few votes opposing
this action. t1
The state budget board practically
completed it's labors Friday evening,
when 1t announced that the budget for
the ensuing biennium will run close
to $5,0OO.,000, as compared with $4,.
'123;S54.99 for the last two-year per-
iOd. "
This budget will necessitate an in
crease In the assessor valuation of
taxable property Of at least 1925, ,OOO.-
900, unless the revenue needed can be
raised in whole or in part from some
other. source.
The most plausible other source in
the opinion of State Auditor Kositz-
ky is the combined incomes of 100000
wage'earners, salaried people of pro-
ducers, which at an average income
tax of $40 per annum would yield the
state $1,600,000 annual revenue, or al
most twice the amount required to
make the increase in the 1919-l920
budget over that for the last biel-
MUM.
The present assessed valuation Of
all taxable property in North Dakota
is $4O3,422,25S, which on a four mill
basis will yield $1,613,6S9 per an
mum or $3,227,39S for the biennium.
The state expects to realize $500,0O0
from miscellaneous collections during
tho two years. leaving about million
and a quarter to be realized from 9th;
er sources. sraa II
Estimating 100000 wage-earners, and
producers in North Dakota, which is
no doubt rather high, on an income.
tax basis of $1,000 for unmarried
people and, $1,000 for family heads, an
average income tax Of IS per capita
would produce for the biennium 81
100000, or more than the amount re-
Quired, to meet the states hOuse-keep-
ing expenses. -.r.,,s..r!
The state has 4O,375,592 acres of
land which are taxable. and It's as.
sessed valuation is $265, ,315;957.sFl #
the burden Of raising the increased
revenues were placed entirely upon
property within the, state now assess
ed, it would be necessary to increase
the assessed valuation of land at
least Is per cent il 1t were to bear its
proportionate share
In wrestling with the budget ques'
ton and the high cost of living, the
LEGISLATORS will find themselves on
tho two horns Of dilemma. Either
an increase IN assessed valuation or
an income tax will find its opponents.
bzut It Is believed that the income tax
can safely be regarded as the more
probable outlet of the two.
$4,7OO,OOO for Institutions
-Four. million seven hundred thou
sand dollars, an increase of $576.146
over the + appropriation made two
years ago, Is asked by the budget
board for the states educational, penal
and charitable institutions. While
provision is made for new buildings
ut q number OF the institutions, none
il recommended for the Dickinson
normal. An appropriation. was made
for buildings at Dickinson two years
ago. but Governor Frazier vetoed the
item. and this institution did not get
under way at all until tDe last sum
mer, when it began receiving, classes
in the Elks' building. Under the
budget committees recommendations
II will continue for another two years
in make shift quarters, with but $45.-
GOO appropriation for maintenace,
equipment and improvements for the
biennium.
The state agricultural college will
receive q total of $793,377 for the two
wears. OF this amount $312,5O4 is
recommended by the budget board to
be included in the general appropria-
ton bill; another $143,606 will come
to the college from interest and IN
come on university and school lands;
100000 will be derived from fees and
sales from the farm, and there Will
be an income of $247,267 from the fed
eral government.
FOR LUc OulVCISlLy ds vi ohu oA no
an appropriation OF $4Ol,166 Is rec
commended. The university has an en-
dowment and interest income of $12S,-
166, and local income of $79,660,
making a total OF $609.686 for the
university The recommendation
makes provision for the equipment
for the science hall building recently
completed, and also includes $4,000
for the completion of military drill
hall.
Allowance of $15O,O0O is made for
q mems ward building, equipment and
repairs at the insane asylum.
For maintenance, equipment and re-
pairs, S2S6,2S1 is allowed by the board
for the penitentiary. No new build
ings are provided for.
The feeble minded institution at
Grafton gets an allowance of $2lO,-
SOS. Within the allowance is new
building estimated to cost $50 900. The
remainder, $120,565, is allowed for
improvements and maintenance.
The allowance in the boards rec
ommendation for the Mayville Nor
NAL school aggregates $S4,2SO. The
entire sum goes to maintenance, i'm
provements and equipment. The
Mayyille Normal also has an endOw-
- .$sL L.-..- - u