Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-13

The receipts and expenditures of the one
hundred principal cities Of the United states,
emitting Washington on account perhaps, o:
tie p, culiarity OF it, government, az furnished
b. bulletin Of the eleventh census are a
worthy subject for analysis and for COMPARE
sous with the receipts aud Expenditures Of
lea.iing state governments Not to carry the
matter too far only a few items are used AZ
selected from the special agents tables. There
sre as cities having population Of 5000
or Upwasd. the total annual ordinary eN-
psniItne 20 which Is. including schools. FIRE.
health. lights. police. charity. streets. sewage.
ct, =23f. 626 $50. IL NAV be interesting to
kn0s before a view be L.keE of the hundred
Representative cities. what proportion of this
sum Is devoted to each Of the principal public
uses. For Libraries the only item less than a
mill. on dollars all the cities having over 5000
inhabitants eXpend ssls .ZO2. which fact is
loaded with reproof To schools the cities are
truly bnt rot excessively generous. devoting 90
them s2s.l9s.173 The highest additional
items Of expense are placed in their alpha
betIea! order. thus: Fire. ell sos. iO2;
police. sI7sI..i}j; streets and bridges,
go. 80. 209; parks AMI public grounds,
si2.G72iyi. salaries, SII. So. i5S; water works,
JAft'Ho sDAs lhbItrN ga btbt. go-s-1Nr'fp's HIS
cellancous. sJl.65l. OF. Sewers are less than
seven millions. AMI buildings and improvements
les than ten millions. Bu; light, and charity
are not 50 much "a eight millions. and health
Il but little more than two millions and quar-
ter. The cities II the United States Of above
5000 population spend in the aggregate
SJj9.0li.3J2 IL is also interesting to know how
these expenses are met. OF course the item o Z
taxes u greatly the largest in tho account.
amounting 20 Sl5g. ~. rs. Special assess
ments bring over fourteen million dollars.
liquor licenses over eleven millions and other
licenses nearly ,hr,c and a half millions. Fees,
hnes AM penalties foot mp =2.7lI.4fi; water
works slss16 261. The total ordinary re
ee.pts are put at =5I5.OOl, as. The account is
maize 10 balance by suudry items. such az
loans. cash on hand at beginning of wear. &c.
The ordinary expenses for the year ending
December 81. 1889. Of the states Of New York.
MassachUset.s, Feunsy lyauia. Ohio. Missouri
and Illinois. six of the largest states
In population. we're In the aggregate
-2s.sJl.OlO- For the sIue period the or
binary expenditure Of the city of New York
alone amounted g. 81. 80 GA. Dut the great
disparity IN cost Of government between the
staicsant great municipalities NAV be better
seen IN the comparison vi oHC item in the lat
ter with the total governmental expenditure Of
the former. thus. New York state expended
for legislative. executive and jadic..l purposes
In ls-J sl,5l9.l-5. which j. considerably the
largest expenditure made that wear by anv
state. The city Of New York. however maid
for salaries alone IN that wear - ISIS. s3i:
BROOKLYN. - I2j.t-!. and Philadelphia. IL 49,
go. What stup,aiOus prise do people pay
for heT'llas themselves together, We're it not
FOR the benefits Of trade. professional life and
society and their inci,Isntlls the game vould
not BE- worth the candle. But when il is con-
siierei that Ignt radiates from the great
cities. that these are the nuclei o. industry. of
education. Of art and science aud hternture
and Often Of liberty and civil government
Themselves. there IL less disposition To quarrel
with the cost or bemOau the corruption ps.-
sIbly inei.ent g. city life. This cost per canita
for administrative expenses differs in the
various cities IL runs low as 1919 at Little
Koch aud OsSego and as high as s37.6I at 81.
Paul. which facts may not indicate that there
Is more honesty and legitimate economy at tho
former cities but Father that the latter mad
more improvements IN streets. parks &C. IL iii
more paid per head =l2 49, PHILADELPHIA. s;a o..
Boston. =23.1 a.: New York. s23.s9 The aver,go
per capita Of administrative expenditures of
cities having 100000 population and upward is
Sl5.gs; Of cities OF 10000 to 10000 popula-
ton. Sll "a; of cities Of $1,000 10 100 900 porn
latiOn. s967; OF cities of less than $1,000 repn-
latioa, -9.7i.