Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1878 — State Expenditures. [ARTICLE]

State Expenditures.

The last fiscal year began with a balance of $406,303.02 in tne .•late treasury. The cash disbursements during the year amounted to $3,022,878.11; balance on band $524,856.46. The principal disbursements are: insane hospital $182,129.67; female insane hospital building $180,801.62; deaf and dumb asylum $62,997.99; blind asylum $31,878.85; soldiers’ orphans homes34,ooo; house of refuge $45,600; female reformatory $21,500; the state prison south coet $8,500 for a new foundry and $11,784.28 in excess of receipts from it; die state prison north cost $26,920.99 in excess of receipts from it, including $20,920-99 paid for new cell house, of the public indcbtAHshs $204,260 has been paid. There is a balance oi $385.11 in the swamp land fund, and a balance of $11,823.09 in the estates without heirs fund.—ludianapolie