Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-11-17
SPEND HUGE
SUM MONTHLY
$9,004,44 SPENT IN IDAHO THE
FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE
FISCAL YEAR
SEGREGATION BY STATE AUDITOR
Large Sums Expended for Road and
Bridge Work.

The state of Idaho has spent for all
purposes from January /, 1921, to Sep
tember 80, of the same year, $9,004,-
44S.71, or more than one million dol
lars a month. This fact is disclosed
in study of state expenditures made
at the direction of e. G. GalIet, state
auditor. The study was prepared by
w. A. Gausden, chief deputy.
OF the grand total of expenditures
nearly seven-ninths, or S6,943, ,405. .83.
represents the total cost of govern
ment and capital outlays The differ
ence, or $2,061, ,044SS, was expended
for the redemption of debt, payments
for objects of trust and refunds of
receipts in error
From the summary of Mr.. Gaus-
dens study it is shown that of the
practically seven millions expended
during the first nine months of 1921
for government and capital outlays.
almost five-sixths, or $5,250,921.41,
was expended for highways and edu-
cation. The grand total for the for
mer is $3,791 ,5S4.2S and education's
share is $1,459, ,33715
With the exception of $591, ,326.9O,
which went for salaries, wages and
other expenses, all the highway ex-
penditure went for capital outlays, or
road construction. In the education
department, however, salaries. wages
and other expenses total $1,296, 1928
while capital outlays, consisting of
buildings constructed, amounts to
1862, ,454.22
Total salaries, wages and other ex-
penses for the nine-months period
amount to $3,039 1883 and capital
outlays aggregate $3,619,355.75, al
most half of which is for highways.
The other figure making up the So
943,4O3.S3 cost Of government is $2S4.-
172.55, which is interest payments on
outstanding bonds, treasury notes anI
registered warrants.
In preparing the study Mr.. Gaus-
den explained how the compilation has
been made by saying state expenses
should be fully differentiated from
state expenditures of which they con-
stitute only part. State govern
mental expense is the designation ap-
piled to the cost of maintaining state
government; protecting persons, prop
erty and health; providing social ne
cessities; promoting the general eco
nomic welfare of the laboring class:
caring for the dependent and defect
i've; restraining and furnishing the de-
linquent; bettering social conditions;
promoting education, research, litera-
ture and art; providing for recrea-
tlon; caring for productive properties:
managing investments, negotiations.
loans and performing other services
and carrying on other activities for
which the state has authority together
with all charges against and losses of
the state.'
State governmental expenses are
segregated into IL classifications by
Mr.. Gausden and under each of these
ne places the various state depart
ments whose functions pertain to that
particular class. The names of these
IL classifications are General gov
ernment; protection to persons and
property; conservation and develop
ment of natural resources; health and
sanitation; highways and bridges
charities, hospitals and corrections |:
education; recreation; administration
or FUNDS; soldier relief and miscelIan-
eous unclassified.
General government covers the leg
islative and chief executive depart-
ments, finance and other executive Of
fices, law offices, the judicial depart
ment and the capitol.
The total Of salaries, wages and
other expenses of these offices for
nine months is 311,0S3.03 Capital
outlays for the same offices in the
same period amounted to $53 ,437. so.
Salaries, wages and other expenses Of
the other 10 classifications for the
nine months amounted to $2,72S,-
1880 and capital outlays $685.
355,75. The total salaries, wages and
other expenses of all classifications
for the nine months was $3,O39 ,S75. SO.
OF this amount general government
| formed 1912 per cent, highways and
bridges 19 per cent and education AZ
} per cent