Evening star., 1902-04-25
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cdpildi lS, lnueeO, IN tnlS respect In a
class by itself, It's per capita valuation be-
Ing, to give single instance, larger than
those OF Cleveland, Buffalo, Cincinnati,
Jersey City and Kansas City combined,
their populations aggregating .43O, ,242. or
more than five times that Of Washington.
Revenue Contribution.
The per capita revenue contribution Of the
capital, the governments share excluded,
is $15.35. larger than that of Milwaukee,
Indianapolis or Kansas City. This method
OF estimation Is not considered to be euui-
table, for reasons elsewhere stated. If the
governments share Of the revenue contri-
button is Included the per capita Of Wash
ington is $2S,11, which Is larger than that
OF every other city in the class save Pitts
burg. If the prospective revenue Of the
District alone under the proposed taxation
system Is studied 1t Is seen that the per
capita will be. at 1924. larger than those
of Cleveland. Buffalo, Cincinnati, New Or
leans, Detroit, Milwaukee, Louisville Min
neapolis, indianapolis, Kansas City and St.
Paul.
If the governments prospective share is
added to that of the District alone the per
capita showing again reaches a distinct
class, 1t being larger than that Of every
other city.
Property Tax Payment.
In the matter OF the property tax pay
fnent Washington's per capita, excluding
the governments holdings, is larger now
than those Of Cleveland, Milwaukee. In
dianapolis. Kansas City and st. Paul. With
the governments property included and
considered as taxable the local per CAPITA,
at $21. .6S is larger than that Of every other
city, and larger than those of several pairs
OF cities with considerably larger aRere-
gate populations.
When the prospective taxation is con-
ct6 vNvoch hi
tax payment, estimated at $3.50 win be-
larger than that of every other of these
cities. $9.47 more than that of Cleveland.
s4,79 larger than that Of Buffalo. 81 cents
larger than that Of San Francisco, s807
larger than that of Cincinnati, S. Is than
that of Pittsburg, $500 than that Of New
Orleans. 1896 than that of Detroit, 1882
than that Of Milwaukee, $6.O5 than that of
Newark, $3.50 than that of Jersey City,
s.. .48 than that Of Louisville, $7.42 than that
of Minneapolis. $1.23 than that Of Provi-
dence, $10.65 than that Of Indianapolis,
$9.37 than that of Kansas City, $1O59 than
that Of st. Paul.
1t is needless to state more than formal
ly that when the governments prospective
property valuation is added the per capita
property tax payment becomes tremendous
ly larger than that Of any other city.
The Net Showing.
So it is to be seen that on the present
basis, even with the governments share
not included. the local per capita in all
Of these items is equal to the average of
cities of its class and in some cases is con-
siderably above the average. With the
governments share included, on the present
basis. the local per capita is uneualed
save In the single instance Of Pittsburg's
revenue contribution. which Is few cents
higher. When the prospective taxation Is
estimated the local per capita statistics
show a decided local lead with the govern
ment's share excluded, the capital standing
far ahead of all others in DrOperty yaly,a-
tien and in property tax payment, and in
revenue contribution exceeding eleven OF
the sixteen other cities. This showing
Of local finance are executed the national
capital will stand forth as one of the most
heavily burdened cities in the United States