Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-13

They are leased to companies. who keep
them In good repair. and, in addition, must
pave all the streets through which they
run. and pay over to the city a portion or
their gains. From this source the city de-
rives an income OF s500.OO0. besides having
feet order.
The expenses which are borne by the
state in the case Of Berlin amount to
I,sOO,OOO marks. and are paid by the state
to assist the municipality to maintain its
prestige. German industries generally do
not pay one-half the taxes American in
dustries do. And real estate owners in
Washington pay three times as much as
they would in Berlin. home in Berlin
valued at $1,000. producing a rental of $500.
used for Industrial purposes. will pay IN
state, municipal, income and all not over
$50 per annum.
Vienna probably gets less help from the
government than any of the European cap
itals, which probably arises from the dual
nature of the empire. the Hungarian part
not being willing to have any of their funds
go to Vienna. since Budapest is their CHIEF
city. Nearly all the government funds not
needed for military purposes go to sup
port the church establishment. the govern
ment spending annually nearly slOoWo,oOO
for that purpose. Notwithstanding TINS
heavy drain the state has aided both Wen
ma and Budapest in an indirect way, ana
the help has been of great advantage, when
considered in the light of results. The
government has located the great universe
ties at the capitals. maintaining az stu
dents and % teachers in Vienna, while F-
students and I'll teachers were provided Tor
al Budapest. This feature. as Will be read
lily seen, helps the capitals greatly, by IN
ducing people TO settle i'll them. that they
may have for their children, tree of cost,
the facilities offered by the universities.
There are only six cities in Austria-Hun-
gary having more than 100000 inhabitants,
and but two with more than 10000. Wen
ma has about l. Nt0OO. while Buaa pest con-
tains about 5OOU0. There are seven gov
eminent technical high schools, two OF
which are locatei in Vienna. The govern
men: soends annually i3.lGS.9D florins
equal to about s6OG,uUD. one-thrd of which
falls to the share of Vienna. The higher
courts are supported by the state, but the
courts for minor offenses. corresponding
to our Police Court. are q charge upon the
municipality. The amount expended by
the ministry of Justice in '.f2 was .0.G;i tsD
forms. about $iuapl.trn. As will be seen
the city is almost entirely relieved OF the
expense OF criminal prosecutions.
Rome.
Italy is undoubtedly the heaviest taxed
country in Europe, and the people bea- il
with a complacency truly remarkable,
though have noticed lately by the papers
manifestations Of discomfort wholly incorn-
patible with the Italian nature. The city of
Rome Is allowed by the government 10
retain one-tenth Of the proceeds of the in
come tax levied within its limits The city
share must be considerable. since the
amount gathered from that source in ~
amounted To SiU2,UU.Uo. Rome while not
the largest city in Italy, is undoubteGl, th,.
Richest.
Paris.
Paris is said 10 be the most beautiful cap
ital in the world. made by the very lib-
eral policy of the French government Paris
is the pride of the French nation. as Wash
ington should be of the American people.
The most liberal concessions are granted
the city by the government. and the people
cheerfully acguiesce. since they know the
burden would be too great on the munich
pality. First the octroi tax is given to the
city. the amount in 1850 being over i5o-
100000 francs. equal to S1t1UOUo Besides
this the government grants about milf N
dollars toward maintaining the pavem+ntS.
but this Is not all, since the government
pays over J.UUD.HEI francs as its share of
maintaining the city police. large portion
OF the cost of the fire brigade and SSanOO0
francs due from the state In virtue of an
agreement made as far back as 1873. in Il
compilation made in 1854 ii was found that
of 193, 100000 francs collected less than
3,OO0,OoO was obtained by direct taxation.
The discrepancy grows out Of the remark
aDie Willingness OF the French people to
glorify the capital and TO induce people to
settle there. The sewers Of Paris were
built by the state. under Baron HanSmann
who did for the city of Paris what \. r..
Shepherd undertook for Washington. In
1872 the work of remodeling Paris was be-
gun. The work was 10 cost $1,000 600, one
half of which was to be borne by the state
In 1854 the Rue de Rivoli and the Boule-
wards de Sebastopol and Strasburg We're
opened right through the most populous
and busy quarter of Paris. at an estimated
cost of S2O,O00OOO, the state TO bear one
third, but as the surplus material and plots
of ground sold for SJ.D0.eU the city es-
capped by paying S4,0o,UUD. When in 1S55
ii was proposed TO borrow $1,000 900 IL was
projects of improvements in the way of
widening streets, erecting great buildings
and various enterprises designed to i'm
prove and beautify the city were proposed
the state at once agreed to bear one-third
of the expense, only STIMULATING that its
share should not be greater than the third
The work cost S3S, 900, 900. AT this the gov
eminent kicked, and paid SlO.WOOOO In
Paris there were in 1859 l2DG29 children
between two and six years: l0J. ti2.I between
six and thirteen years. There We're in at
tendance in the schools 2i22,:.::; pupils Of
every grade. and for each child the state
allows s4.25. SO it may be readily seen that
Paris in all her splendor is not the creation
of the people of Paris, but reflects the
power and prestige of the government of
France. All the magnificent parks for
which Paris Is famous. were established
and beautified under Baron Hansmann
and the government bore n large part of
the expense. The further | pursue NV in
veStigation the more L am convinced OF the
correctness OF my statement that Wash
ington is not specially favored through its
relations with the general government.