New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-05

The details Of tho foregoing table open TO Grill
csm, but they have been accurately drawn from the
figures obtained by the Census bureau by long and
arduous effort and it is probable that in most cases
they have distinct value for purposes OF comparison
In other they may be open TO suspicion. For
example Brooklyn reports under the head Of mis-
ceaneOus7 a per capita expenditure Of 80 as and
Buffalo $40 IS. against a. IS in New-York While under
the head Of police Brooklyn reports a per capita
expenditure Of only - cents against 81 as in Buffalo
and 80 O4 in New-Yofk. Again. administrative ex-
pensess In Buffalo, with 235,OOO inhabitants are
greater per capita than in Brooklyn with sO6 600 in
habtauts The same account in Nonkers with
10000 inhabitants is about three times as great per
caplta as il is I'm syracuse with nearly $4,000 popu
lstion nearly as much in Brooklyn with $4,000
inhabitants. and about four and one half times
much per capita it is in Oswego with about $4,000
Inhabitants. In Brooklyn the Fire DepaI tment sp-
psrenty costs less than oneeighth much IL does
in New York which has less than double the population
Of the former city and only oae-ffth as much per
capta As the same department costs in Oswego. al
though Brooklyn mas nearly thirty times many
people as Oswego
According 10 the Census Bureau the total ordinary
receipts of the 100 cities included in the statement
amounted 70 s2l5.OO144s. and the total ordinary ex
penditures 70 1884 sos. Thus IL appears that the
Ten New York cities represent more than 81 per cen
Of the receipts and nearly "a per cent OF the e&
penditures II should be noted that Of the fourier
a
or upward New York furnishes three, OF the tWelN
eaes Of the second class. 100000 70 100000 she fur
nhes one OF the twenty three cities Of the third class
10000 70 100 600 she furnishes three and Of the fifty
one cities Of the fourth class, less than 10000 she fqr
nlShes three Besides the 100 cities represented In IN
bulletin ius publ shed there 343 Otner cities IN IN
United States each Of which contains 1000 lnlaDitanI
Or more. so il Will be noted that the totals hereli
gwen large - they are. fall considerably short OF IN
aggregate municipal recei pit, and expenditures .
II the amounts expended by cities be compared VIII
those expended by states the magnitude Of municipal
expenditures Kill be better appreciated. In tins rc
lsr0n superintendent Porter remarks
Emitting amounts account OF loans, transfers
sd funds, the ordinary expenditures Of the state 81
Massachusetts, Gor the year ending December 81 le5J
S compiled bytbls office, S4.0J0,O6J. WIN Ike
omissions the expenditures FOR the city 81 Boston foI
ue Year named. amounted 70 GIG, 'O4,,. Like or
onary expenditures Of the states OF Ne" iork Massa
ehusetts Pennsylvania Ohio. Missouri and ILLINOIS,, the
AZ largest States in the Union in population Tor one
Year amounted in the aggregate TO 81 -1SOlo While
U the same period the ordinary expenditures 81 Ne"
York City alone amounted TO S4S ,937 ,694 The STATE
OF NewYOrk extended IN 15e9 for legislative, eN
eeuuye and judicial purposes, Sl,Gl912I an amount
considerably exceeding Ike expenditures IN any otheI
state but the amount for the same period PAID Tor
salaries alone for such purposes IN certain cites wa
a follows New York s3.4ss, 534 Brooklyn, S2325
6e4 Philadelphia, 81 1886.