Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-16
The Periods Covered.

These statistics were compiled at the
dates mentioned below for the years then
ending, in the case of the seventeen cities
| chosen for local comparisons:
| Cleveland, Ohio-Schools and school fund
items, August 81, 1900; all other depart
| ments, December 81, 1900
Buffalo, n. Y.-Police and health depart
ments, libraries, streets and parks, and
| street railways. December 81, 1900 all other
| departments, June 30, 1900.
San Francisco, Cal-June 80, 1900.
| Cincinnati, Ohio-Schools and school fund
| items, August 81, 1900; library and library
| fund items June 30 1900; all other depart
ments, December 81, 1900.
Pittsburg, Pa.-Health department., De-
| cember 81 1900; schools, August 81, 1900;
all other departments, January 81, 1901.
New Orleans, La.-Charities, October 81,
1900; schools, June 30, 1900; all other de-
partments. December 81, 1900.
Detroit, Mich.-Fire alarms, fires and
property loss. December 81, 1899; libraries
and public works, December 81, 1900; all
other departments, June 80, 1900
March 81, 1901: schools. August 81, 1900;
partments, December 81, 1900
Washington. D. C.-Empioyes street rail-
ways, December 81, 1900; all other depart
ments, June &c. 1900.
Newark, N. J.--December 81, 1900.
Jersey City, N. J.-Police and health de-
partments and charities, December 81, 1900;
all other departments, November 80, 1900.
Louisville, Ky.-Schools, June 80, 1900;
school fund items, public works and sink
ing fund, December 81, 1900; all other de-
partments, August 81, 1900.
Minneapolis, Minn-Schools June 30 1900;
all other departments, December 81 1900
Providence, r. I.-Police, fire and health
departments and charities, December 81,
1900; schools, June 80 1900; all other depart
ments, September 80, 1900.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Schools and library and
school and library fund items. June 80,
1900; all other departments, December 81,
1900.
Kansas City, Mo.-Health department, De-
cember 81. 1900; schools and library and
school fund items, June 30, 1900; all other
departments April Is, 1901.
S.. Paul, Minn.-Schools June 80, 1900; all
other departments, December 81, 1900.
Peculiar Situation in the District.
In it's general explanation of the bulle-
tin the department states. with special ref
erence to the District of Columbia:
THE conditions in Washington are some
what peculiar. Being the seat of the fed
eral government and the site of the vast
properties necessary to its central admin
istration, Congress. which is the law-mak-
ing body of the city, has established the
rule that one-half the municipal expenses
shall be paid by the federal government
and one-half raised by taxation. The act
providing a permanent form OF govern
ment for the District of Columbia, approved
June II, 1878, specifies that, TO the extent
to which Congress shall approve Of said es-
Inmates (of the annual expenses of govern
ment for the District Of Columbia) Con-
gress shall appropriate the amount Of so
per centum thereof; and the remaining 30
per centum of such approved estimates
shall be levied and assessed upon the tax
able property and privileges in said Dis
trict Of Columbia other than the property
of the United States and Of the District
of Columbia The principle laid down in
the foregoing act has. with very few ex-
ceptions, been followed by Congress in
making the appropriations for the expenses
of the District, of Columbia In any study
of the financial statistics of the city Of
Washington, whether in this or subse-
quent tables this popularity should be
borne in mind" 20