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Show STATE SPENDS ! MOREMONEY ' Nevertheless, Utah's Treatury Has Greatest Amount In Its History Though morc money Ikib been spent during the last blcnnium on tho gen-oral gen-oral upbuilding of the state than over ov-er beforo there remains on hand in tho stnto treasury over and abovo nil amounts required ror outstanding warrants, $1,441,029.29, th0 greatest bnlanco with which the stato bas over raced n new biennial period, according ac-cording to tho report of the, stnto auditor, Jcsso D. Jowkes filed with Governor Spry, last Friday. Tho expenditures of tho commonwealth, common-wealth, Its various Incomes, tho disposition dispo-sition in dctnll of nil funds and the exact flnnnclnl standing or tho state nro given In the report, which Is tho most voluminous filed with tho governor. gov-ernor. It covers 100 pages of double sized lcgnl paper, aside from tho bal-nnco bal-nnco sheets. In part it follows: Governor Praised "To tho special credit of your administration ad-ministration nnd ns n tributo to your splendid business management ns the chief executive of tho state, referenco to tho statements ot this report will show that in addition to the regular expenses or the stnto government moro hns been expended ror tho general gen-eral good or the stnto during tho last two fiscal years than In any two previous pre-vious years, nnd yet at tho closo or business, November 30, 1912, thero was a greater balance on hand with which to begin fiscal operations or tho ensuing blcnnium than has ever lieforo been shown In the history or tho stato." It should bo borne In mind, however, how-ever, that thcro are already purposes provided ror expenditure, of the nn-I nn-I used balances, tho auditor says by I way of numonition against an overly wealthy spirit on the part of the leg-I leg-I lslaturo. I State's Receipts From all sources nnd for nil pur- poses the amount received into the I stnto treasury during tho lust two I years Is shown to be $7,439,235.73. , Of this, $3,097,598.71 was placed to i tho credit of tho general fund, In which was Included tho $100,000 appropriated ap-propriated by tho United States gov-1 gov-1 crnment to tho Utah Agricultural Col lego. Theso receipts are exclusively of tho bainnco on hand nt the close or tho previous blennlum, which was $G1G,G32.72. Tho inheritnnco tax law furnished ono of tho principal sources of tho Increnso In revenue, says tho report, whllo tho bond issues for state road bul'dlng and for the central building nt tho university enriched tho credit balance of tho stato's books by $260.-000 $260.-000 and $300,000 respectively. Inheritance Tax Receipts from tho inheritnnco tnx during tho two years totaled $1,290,-370.27, $1,290,-370.27, which Is $1,1G0,0G9.1C moro than wns collected tho provlous two years and $1,07B,742.08 moro than during tho entire period or statehood provlous to tho past two years. Tho auditor takes occasion to pay a compliment to A. It. Darnes, nttor-ney nttor-ney gcno-ni for his ability and Indo-fatlgablo Indo-fatlgablo persistence In collecting tho inheritnnco tnx on many largo estates that might otherwlso havo escaped. Tho total receipts nro divided as follows: Tnxatlon, $2,G98,9.r9.C2; land grant funds, $1,872,252.93; fees from stnto officers, $40G,3G1.B4. This Is ex-cluslvo ex-cluslvo of tho tnhorltnnco tax reqcplts Tho totnl nmount disbursed for nil purposes during tho two fiscal years was $G,G13,857.G0. Of this amount $2,437,584.12 was from the gonoral rund. This monoy In tho main went ror tho rollowlng purposes; Schools, public Institutions; state roads, redemption re-demption of 1892 bond issue. th0 in-vestmest in-vestmest of lnnd grant runds In various va-rious securities nnd stato bounties. Tho report then estimates tho nmount to bo placed to tho credit or , tho stato during 1913-1914 as $2,101,-157.12, $2,101,-157.12, whllo tho estimated rcqulro- merits Tor tho rorthcoming two years la $3,257,435.28, a total or estimated ' demands over estimated revenues or $1,156,278.16. Tho report suggests ' that th0 appropriation commlttoo ot I tho legislature conrer with tho gov-I gov-I crnor as soon as possiblo to dovlso moans to ovorcomo this probable balance. bal-ance. 1 Assessed Valuation j The assessed valuation or property In tho stato Is glvon as follows: 1911 $194,364,660, and 1912, $200,299,207, an Increase of $13,994,702. Tho report re-port suggests that tho assessed valuation valu-ation bo placed at full value that In, $600,000,000 and the levy rate do-creased. do-creased. The prcsont bond J Indebtedness of tho state- Is $1,210,000; but tho bond hsue of 1892 of $2r.0,000 has boen re- 'Sined wlthoi't Issuln? new coupon ' unds. Tho roport ptafs that It Is rogrct-ublri rogrct-ublri that the .,opIo at th last elc -'in 70td do--' a proposition to permit per-mit the r ' i.wtirr to rocolvo In tcrest for tho stato funds on depo.'U. Tho auditor, ns stnto treasurer-elect, promises to do all ho can In this. direction. di-rection. State warrants havo been drawn in payment of bounty claims in tho amount of $51,805.81 during tho past two years but the unpaid certificates now nggregato $45,000. Tho roport suggests that tho bounty law bo repealed re-pealed or sufficient appropriation bo made to pay tho bounties. A uniform law in accordanco with tho bounty laws of other Btatcs Is also suggested Tho report shows that thcro nro 15,170 brands recorded in tho state. P, recommends tho pnssago of n law requiring a uniform system of nc-counting nc-counting by tho several county officials offi-cials nnd that tho work of tho special spe-cial auditor bo continued. |
