Deseret Evening News | 1901-07-16 | Page 3 | Gov. Allen's Message

coy GOV ALLANS AIJI SS Telia Tells Ibis How meo Will 11 liaise San Juan P I 1 II n July hence dence of ot the Ito Associated Press In Gas Gov lIens Aliens message to tIme the th Porto Ill RI RIcan can enn assembly July Jul 4 1 when that hat body bOll a n resolution asking President to Brant tree free trade between b Porto Rico Illco and the United States nfl as tim the revenues derived from Internal Bf Si IIII exclusive l of nr customs had bad 1 to 10 meet mel the Islands financial needs It II shown that the expenses of ot the government as author authorized authorIzed Izell by the time legislature le for or the he fiscal year beginning July Jul 1 I 1901 amounted to Jl of or which amount the lie most considerable allotments were ere ns os fol tol follows tollos oh ohIowa lows los Insular police pollee board of at prU son soli control of ot public works board of or charities 1 IG C Judiciary of ot Porto Rico HieD A careful study of time the situ situation situation nUon warrants the tho he belief that there will wll be he raised miRed from from the tho three sources namely property tax tux excise tax and amid customs duties on Imports from froni countries other the States the lie sum lIum of ot over oer two million dollars This would provide an excess of ot esti estimated e mated receipts over expenditures eXp I The governor further furl her pointed out that of ot the tho two million dollar refunding I act art there still remains probably not less lens than titan to the tIme credit of ot Porto Penn which could be used In case of or emergency and which makes the time condi condition lion Ion of ot the time Insular territory still more secure J ju