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many, QeSciiDeS tudl titJ
in a report as perhaps the
most extreme example of
municipal ownership ON the Continent.
Freiburg is city Of about 10000 in
habitants.
The city railroads, the gas. electric
light water, theatre, slaughter-house,
pawnshop, savings bank, schools. Gem
etery, etc, even buildings lots, forests
and vineyards. and daily newspaper.
are all controlled by the city.
The garbage is disposed Of by the
city. The receipts in this department
for 1904 amounted to $12,744. The eS-
penses for management were 20.
There were other expenses for new
purchases. repairs, extra horses and
help but this department turned over
to the city treasury $517.
The receipts for the poor amounted
to S5S.0OS. including charity funds.
The disbursements amounted TO $5I,-
044 leaving a surplus Of $964-
The total receipts from electricity
were $50, 5,451; disbursements, S., ,0O3;
surplus, STATS
For Illuminating gas the total re
ceipts were S302,009 and the disburse-
ments S29S. .42S.
The cemetery is owned by the city,
Funeral professions take place only
at the cemetery. Receipts, $33,S49, OF
which S13.440 was turned over to the
city treasury in 1904.
The receipts from city Invalid insur-
ance are mainly derived from the tax
of $11.52 per year for every servant in
a family. This amounted for the year
in Freiburg alone to $14,932. The tax
is collected by imperial law in the
whole German Empire. In case OF
sickness the help are attended free; In
case 0f necessity they are treated free
at the hospitals.
Receipts of the municipal pawnshop
were $30,516; expenditures, $40, 295;
surplus, 1921.
Buildings owned by the city are
rented by the military administration.
The payment into the city treasury
from these buildings amounted to $6o,-
S92.
The city orchestra plays at operas
and plays four or five times each week
for seven months of the year. From
May to September concerts are given
at the city park. At the opera house
the regular price of admission varies
from nine and half cents TO eighty
three cents. with a reduction for sea-
son tickets. At the summer concert
admission varies from seven to four-
teen and half cents Sunday after
noon free). The orchestra in winter
gives six symphonic concerts. The
surplus amounted to $2SS the ex-
penditures having been S23,4S0 SALARY
of first conductor, $119O; second con-
ductor, STA; one concert master, 5000;
one harpist s452, and forty other mu-
sicians, S15,227. etcl.
The pension fund for officials, teach
ers, widows and orphans showed re-
ceipts and expenditures each amount
ing to $11,552. but the city contributed
S22SS
The sewage. of Freiburg is conduct
ed to "Riesefelder," few miles away,
which are under cultivation. Among
the receipts were $12,666 from agricul-
tural products milk. $11,S29; manure,
$1973; sale of cattle, $1,000, etc.
Among the expenditures We're: Fod-
der, S15,OS4; purchase of cattle, S12.-
51S: wages, $5469. The value Of these
fields was estimated on December 81,
1914 at $214,432.
According to law all larger animals
can be slaughtered only at the slaugh-
ter-house, and special fees are collect
ed, which in 1904 amounted to $23,074.
The total receipts amounted to $44, 79S.
The net receipts were: To the city
treasury, S4211; to the reserve fund,
$255O
The total receipts Of the theatre
amounted to SS9,S37, of which the
treasury paid S32,6O6 The theatre is
not made self-supporting, but is con-
sidered q necessary element for edu-
eating the people The city would as
soon think of managing its schools at
profit as to manage theatre at a
profit.
Freiburg collects dues on food ar
ticles. The net amount from the 'oc-
troi" is 1904 was S71,60O
There is "Volkskueche," or peo-
pies kitchen. the receipts of which
during 1904 amounted to $27,S16. A
large share of the amount was for lit
tie things. viz: Buns, at .O07 cent each;
soup. at IA cents a bowl; coffee. at IL
cents per cup; supper, at AS and SO
cents; dinner at 50 and II cents.
The water department paid TO the
employees S5S66, and into the city
treasury $71,315.
The schools Of Freiburg are not
wholly free. but the moneys paid by
the pupils are not sufficient to pay ex-
penses.
The city savings bank had in The
year 1890 1892 depositOrs, with de-
posits amounting at the close Of that
year to 81, ,S3S, ,022; at the close Of 1900
there were 1871 depositors and de-
posits amounting to S4.546,4T3. On
necembpr n 1904 there were %. SOC