The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-04

construction OF highways u
bridges, for the support Of soldiers
home and to aid in the control OF
venereal diseases. Fourteen per
cent of the revenues accrued was for
charges for services amounting to
$1,537,640.30 OF this amount $1,-
~474,329.71 was collected by the
bureau of highways for services per-
formed for the various counties and
highway districts in the state. Nine
per cent or $945,70O.40 was re-
ceived for licenses and permits, OF
which motor vehicle licenses
amounted to $256,885.73, occupa-
tional licenses $143,534.70 and from
insurance companies $36S,679.42;|
$~163,326.O5 was received for fish
and game licenses thru the depart
ment of law enforcement.
Statutory fees received during the
period amounted to $562,206.35 or
81 per cent of the total revenues;
fines $1~5,315.92 or IA per cent
escheats ~$3,409.46 or .OS per cent;
ents of state lands and other prop
eyt,es, $500, 3O1.18 or 2.73 per cent.
tt g interest received amounted to
~sl12,OS3 Or 8.84 per cent. Included
in the interest received is 1885,
2S5.66 for interest on investments
and ~$S5,797.34 interest on deposits
of current funds by the office Of the
state treasurer.
Financial statements relative to
the costs of operating a state gov
eminent are very uninteresting to
the average tax payer because ne
takes no interest in the costs OF gov
eminent other than to complain OF
the high taxes in general. If he
were to analyze the situation, he
would preceive that a very large
part of the costs of government OF
the state is for the maintenance of
educational, penal and charitable in
situations from which he demands
the highest rate of efficiency with
the least possible expenditure of
public moneys. The state govern
ment is in no manner responsible
for the number of inmates in these
institutions. The laws of society
have demanded that certain people
shall be deprived of their liberty and
it is made mandatory on the part OF
the state officials to properly segre-
gate into various classes in the penl-
Tertiary, in the insane asylums and
in other correctional institution.
The scheme of reporting state
financial affairs as adopted by the
state auditors office is in conformity
with the Justification of departments
9 and accounts as promulgated by the
l U. S. government and permits a COM
, parison with all other states in the
. Union which heretofore has been i'm
possible. Thru this comparison, one
: : is able to determine relative to costs
. per capita as compared to other
= !. states and determine whether or not
| our cost of government in this state
is on a par with other states of al
equal population and assessed valua
ton. Thru the installation OF tn
budget system the present admins
- tration has adopted a predetermined
financial policy, but it is only thru
the proper accounting system that |
is going to be able to enforce thes'
policies and it is with this idea il
mind that reports, as are being com
>, piled in the office of the state audi
=, tor, are submitted to the member O
the executive branch of the stat
i government and to the people a
! large. 1t is practically. an utter i'm
:, possibility to do justice to tn
financial statements that r bein
lNe prepared by the state auditor /
newspaper stories. The tables an
u reports are very voluminous and i
great detail, and one is quite sal
" from contradiction in making tn
10 statement that never before in til
history of the State of Idaho has tn
" report on financial affairs of tn
~ state been handled in such a thor
and efficient manner.