The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-04
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- nsssy1hAng Prom D1Ggiag %
81 upvus - se1ifss Csssases, Hrsa
6ng DaeyeIes - rrsAias IN
$500 Privileges On Ferries.


- auDtrs OF the municipality There
& GEnhle things that must be done.
10y one OF these things = more or
e I've.
sendy knows this. and everybody
i i : vague sort Of way that the
nneHs to fnd somewhere the money
= needs IN its business. The general
~ y that the taxes that are levied
~ elkisens In one fern or another pay
ays bills. but this - true only in .
ssdl way. and few people know what
~ aa4 nuititude Of little schemes the city
- 10 get hold OF the elusive and In
nbIe dollar.
49, the general plan Of taxafion q
eoperty. there are many other taxes
RI ~ form Of licenses that bring money
- H. municipal treasury, and there are
esouD little businesses In which the
~ mGnges that produce q sum total Of
emnab3s caah Of Surprisingly large pro-
fle1lpns.
Is msntion some Of these interesting
1usees Of revenue. the, city b a grave
ss on . respectfully large scale. 1t
80 care OF several big cemeteries. sells
1aI lots and graves and r. . caretAker Of
49, In the course Of the year the city
49, IN between 1000 and 5000 In this
u61sesR
ahen the city does q good deal Of clerical
1T ID recording mortgage OF personal
pnperty. for example. that brings In about
~ . year.
h lets nothing 90 TO waste In any OF
u departments, hut sells all the waste
paper and material. and dkposes OF the
hesne offai that II collects from the hack
6oofS Of its citixene This last item alone
Kings to the city IN annual revenue Of
atput $4,000. and the city collects about
GAeoe more for removing ashes made by
scam engine fires.
On the islands which the city owns In
- harbor are farms connected with tho
vsTious public institutions and operated by
aAsds Of the city. The vegetable produce
Qtheoe farms ID Of no inconssderabie value
al great portion OF II under economical
administration In lef; after all the wants
ef the city are satisfied. This portion Is
ssld. and its sale fetches about slsooo. all
of which goes into the municipal treasury.
Nearly every administrative department
q the city government does something to
help exc out the municipal income.
Tho city messenger sells all tho old
writing and wrapping paper. the superin.
tendent Of the city hospital exercises a like
economy and prudence AS to old material.
and also sends TO the treasury nearly
man year. consisting OF money paid for
he board and care OF patients In that
institution.
One OF the most interesting sources OF
revenue II found In the Boston public II.
efary. You kno~ that IL you borrow
hook from the library and don't bring IL
back within the time limit OF its ioan you
VII be fined each day that you retain the
volume over the limit Some careless PEG.
pie often md good-sixed fines awaiting
them nj the library when they return over.
Cue books. In the future these persons
may console themselves with the reflection
that all these dnes contribute In a small
aseasure to the support OF the city.
The money received from the sale Of lf-
bfary catalogues and the sum OF the fines
aggregate an annual amount OF ever s.. 0o0
The fees charged at the library for the
storage of bicycles amount TO nearly $50.
and money and articles OF value found AZ
the library and sold for the city bring In a
neat little $40 In the course Of a year
Tho oyerseers OF the poor sell the barrels
that come TO them containing provisions
and other material for the INDECENT. and
In q year the sale OF barrels will amour. to
more than $3.50.
Then the park department sells grass.
and wood. and sheep. and many other
things. realizing the respectable sum of
nearly H.so.
The ferris department. turns In nearly go
. year received from the bootbiscks who
have the bootblack privileges Of the fer
ries.
Tho city OF Boston "a landlord takes a
good deal OF money In the course OF a wear
In rents. The rental OF the subway last
year brought tn ever sss.0p and the IRE.
health. library. park ani public buildings
departments sent In money received for
rent OF various buildings
The rent OF stalls I'm the Faneuil hall
markets brought about SIS 90 and OF eel.
lars and outside stands about t1n0e more
The cid state house was rs1test far :s.e-.
than Sie"". ard several thousand dollars
more were coa'uea from the rent Of vsr.-
oas less important properties o. the city
Tue city taxes In "a great many .hous~
ards OF dollars every year in license and
ether fees. Among the difYeren. kinds az
licenses arc the plumbers. the nawsoovs,
TIRE miikmsn's the theatrical amusement
the r@Nnorokers. Junk dealers ana h,rk
drivers. Nearly al OF these license. haye
been described from time Ia time Tha
Hikmen ar" under the beard Of hea,.h
and there L. q special bureau tina. loat
After the nswsbcys 10 prevent The nttIa
Fellows from being en- the streets wA.n
they ought 70 be In school,. Junk aea;ers
rswnbrokers and hack drivers, With lteen..
Ell msi'aF5 saloon keepers. dealers I'm see.
end land Scofs. keepers OF Intelligence o.
Noes. auctsoneers, private detectives ana
hihefah' musicians. are governed By the
posiee, "Ao turn into the city In license
scFs over S1"s Then the pssfslers. who
sss under spert&i supervision also con-
tribute thousands in license fees
the Fees for acenSss 70 keep dogs con-
ss'talc ire sFssSs single tc@ass sum ,hs,
.ae cay obtains II to resTiy seios. This
given over IN The purchase and main
1nsne~ OF schools aua schaoghouses
Tie schools benefit largely bv two other
sources az revenue. Ore Is ths lr~sr,.,-,,a-,
~ aeat pupils by the cisy. for which the
si'y receives about si.,eee. aad sas other
me sa'f'on az nonresident pursls. n hseh
esshss 10 she city about kSas
ne psaS,'se sehcols ~ Rossnyz A.. o~.s,,.
10y ser the Use ~ the children ~ pax
- md To such persons instruction -
- aa' there are good many rx,.n,a
80 10 ne: live In Bostoa. but in ,ha l~.e
,ss. aatAc.ss towns and who rrsse-
,n~ ...ss ehisarsn should be educated in
q, ~. 's sshseax es Re~sen rather than
srst3e ~ "a'Sa they
s,..~s. nay have their ehiIstrvn