The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-26 00:00:00

THE INCOME OF THE CITY OF PARIS.

The _Debats publishes some interesting details
concerning the income of the city of Paris
during the past year. We select some
extracts, which will give a fair idea of the
immense resources of the French capital:—
" The income of the city of Paris for the year
1859 amounted to 110 306,124 f., while the ex-
penditure exceeded 97,720,514 f. As usual, the
chief source of income was the octroi, which pro-
duced 50,040,457 f., the highest sum ever attained
by that branch of the municipal revenue; indeed,
on referring to previous years, we find only 41
millions for 1855, the year of the Universal Exhi
tion, and but 33 millions in 1849; so that in
ten years there has been an increase of above 21
millions. We may add that the octroi of Paris is
far from having attained its maximum, and the
receipts are estimated at 66 millions in the budget
of 1860, by calculating at the rate of 30f. a head
for the 400,000 new inhatitants whom the law of
June 19 has brought within the limits of Paris."
The statistics of the articles of ordinary con-
sumption sold in the markets are curious
" The receivers have ascertained that the value
of the poultry and game sold in Paris is 19
millions of francs ; of butter, eggs, and cheese,
12 millions ; fruit and vegetables, three mil-
lions ; fish, eight millions ; oysters, two millions,
&c. The ad valorem duty paid on these different
articles amounts to nearly 4 millions. With re-
gard to butchers' meat, we may remark that the
consumption has greatly increased since the de-
cree of the 24th of February, 1858, opening the
trade to general competition. In 1857, under the
monopoly, the slaughter dues were paid on only
43,000,000 kilogs. of meat ; whereas in 1859,
when the trade was free, the consumption reached
60,000,000 kilogs. In the market revenues we
must also mention the rent paid by the dealers
for their standings, which is now two millions a
year, and this increase is easily accounted for by
fact that, since the opening of the new cen-
tral markets, the rent of the stalls, &c., which is
in some•cases lf. 50c. per day, has increased by
nearly 500,000 f. The duty paid on dogs is con-
siderably on the decrease, and the sums re-
ceived for admission to the Bourse are also

lower since the payment' was first established
"In 1856, when the dog-tax was first im-
posed, the number of such animals paid for was
42,412 ; there are now only 29,587, producing
a revenue of 292,000 fr. This reduction of the num-
ber was one of the results intended by the Legis-
lature. We may conclude our enumeration by
noticing the amount paid for admission to the
Bourse, the suppression of which has been so
often announced by the financial press. In 1857,
the first year it was imposed, the receipts were
728,157 fr. ; in 1858 they declined to 702,206 fr. ;
and last year were 703,187 fr. The extension of
the limits of Paris is not likely to affect this
source of revenue,, but its estimated amount in
the budget of the present year is 725,000 fr.
Various miscellaneous sources of revenue are briefly
noticed in the following terms :—" As to the other
sources of revenue, we will mention the Pompes-
Funebres (214,525 f. for 30,019 interments),. the
public coach-stands (1,969,7681), sale of buildini,
ground (4,330,3741.), the contribution from the
State towards the paving of the streets (1,899,330 f.),
also its share of the cost of the Municipal Guard
(1,966,920 f.), &c. ; and then proceeds to no-
tice the items of the expenditure, amount-
ing to 97,720,544 francs for the year 1859."
The debts of the City of Paris require a very con-
siderable sum in the shape of interest. " Tne
municipal debt stands first among the inevitable
expenditure of the budget, as 16,433,000 f. were
employed last year in paying the interest and re-
funding the capital of the different loans con-
tracted by the administration. The first loan
issued in 1849, for the sum of twenty five
millions, was wholly paid off last, year ; the
2,531 last obligations absorbed the sum of
2,494,266 f. The second loan of 50 millions, for
the prolongation of the Rue de Rivoli, and the
construction of the Central Markets, was contracted
in 1852. The refunding of this loan did not begin
till last year; till then the payment of interest and
the refunding of the bonds entitled to premiums
were alone inserted in the budget, 4,284,1751 r. were
devoted to this purpose, and the paying of 1,582 of
the first bonds. The third loan of 60 millions,
authorised by the decree of 29th March, 1855, was
employed in making the Boulevard de Sebastopol,
the Rue de Rivoli, and the Avenue Victoria; the ex-
tinction of 2,038 obligations, interest, and premiums,
amount in the accounts of 1859 to 3,454,287 fr. We
have nothing to say here of the last loan of 130
millions, contracted in August this year, as the first
expenses arising therefrom will not come into ac
count till the close of 1860." We terminate with
the following extract :—" Among the sums which
are too important to be passed over without no-
tice, we may mention 19 millions for highways
and sewers, 12,295,000 f. for the expense of the
police, independently of 1,209,000 f. appropriated
fbr the new services which the decree of 13th Oc-
tober, 1859, transferred from the administration of
the police to the Prefecture of the Seine, and also
the 9,443,000 f. paid by the city to the Administra-
tion of Public Assistance. Lastly, we will men-
tion, as also representing a character of municipal
interest, 1,559,000 f. for fetes and ceremonies,
559,000 f. for • keeping up the Bois de Boulogne,
200,000 f. for works of art, and 573,707 f. for the
service of the National Guard."

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