The Lamar register., 1890-11-22
CENSUS BUREAU STATISTICS.
A Bulletin Showing the Finapcial CO.,
dition of Cities.


The census bureau has issuaa
bulletin upon the subject of the finar.,.,
condition OF municipalities In Coloras.
Five OF tho leading cities are con.I,or,s,
viz; Denver, Pueblo. Lcadvillc, Co,or,a, !,
Springs and Trinidad. 1t is shown III. !.
the total debt Of Denver is $3.50 900. all M
which is bonded debt The total avail
able resources OF Denver ars s;1sas. !. !.
against So, $50 in Jsss.
Pueblo Is shown 10 have a bonded deb /,
OF si5s, eco and a floating debt Of $ss ooo]
making n total debt OF sigs, ,Ooo. Its 10, j
available resource is s7s, 600 aud its annual
interest charge si2.eco.
lcadvilie, 1t appears, has bonded debJ
of SO, coo aud floating debt ef sli6.a.e]
Its total deb, is, therefore, SIG, ,ese, arsip.
total debt OF slle, coo in 1850. Its aBnu,
interest charge Is slo,4
Colorado Springs has a bonded deb, A
$4,000 This amoslnt represents II. ,o,,
debt. Its total debt In lssO was sisa VI
Tie total available resources OF Coleras
Springs is 81, i,s5o, and its annual iu,eresl ;
charge is 50. .is,.
As to Trinidad. the bulletin state, I,
total debt to be $1,000. OF ,Ai. ar.s-
$4,000 Is bonded aad sss .cto floating d
It's total available resources Is $la,Do0 :.
its annual interest charge 8. leo.
The bulletin shows that while he tot
Of thcse ave cities Of Colorado has
creased so per cent, during the las, e
years & also shows ha; tho cash "a he
treasures aud other available rcs1sre
has Increased during tie same il,as "a
per cent OF the SIS municipalities "a!
consideration only Tia have resource,
excess OF debt and Denver Is one Of III.
The financial conditioa OF $50 ef 4
cities and large towns Is shown IA bullet
No. Il issued to-day BY the census "a
within a few days the supplemental
letin will DO issued, showing The sa-
facts In relation 10 the reazising riass
this size. This, with tho one puh!ishel
dAy, will represent about % per os=ss
the municipal debt of the United State.
The statistics Presented cover, frr "a
city or iowu. tho bonded deb,, the aeat
deb; aud tho total debts. Of the cash n
treasury aud other available roso1nass.
amount In shaking funds and the L
available resources; tho debt ia cross
resources, resources In excess of deb.
the annual iR;ercs; charges Teeso
tails are ElVea by groups Of states, fsf
states individually and Ter each q ID,
cities Sad sowa.- Tho gcncrai results
tho - cities and towns eoaslaerei an
follows;
The bonded debt fer $3.50 Slows -
crease OF 5 per eez,.. a. compared v
$50 On tho other hard the toatss
has decreased II per esat Tse lzero
Ia the toiai debt. la the ten years 81
cent Toe anora, iaseste4 10 ,ist
funds has Increased . per cent, he q
In ;As treasury has Increased 81 Tes O.
Aad the total available resources
Increased % per coat since isSo n
hibi; a. whoie. i nos; sA,isise,1ry
gratifying one. parirE the PAS; teal
tho SIS eities and towns represented
the rcturns ey reducing tkssr assis
!ncrcasiag their resources. have ss;i-
their eoaditloa financially 10 TIE AZ
OF st.sss. 80.
The Southern cities aud towns hare
creased ihrlr debts by s., s7i, 80. bai
Increased thciE resources hy st-D.ds7,
their net iuCreAse in deb, Is eIprssss
g., ,isN.cai TIE Western elites aa4 t1
like the Southern. hare iueFpzscl
their deb,s and resources TIE lp17
In debts amounts To sts. 6s-5, sUs, szl =
orrAse IN resources 20 Ell, ,sJi, ,cs5; ~
increase 10 deb; Is si,isi,-a. TIE
and towns considered In the tas -
have increased their debts By Sc 81,
have Increased their resogrees By s
the net Increase In eent. ss7 81
OF the total available resoaEocs q
s75. so, ,ae $50 kiag fgnds rrpreseas
Isl, lsi, or 500 per ceat while kss3S7
or s9a5 per cent. arc Ia cash or
available resources The total ava
RESOURCES represent 5s-g5 per ocst
gross, leaving CLOS per cent fer
llguidAtiou-