The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-08

WASHINGTON, Aug. THE census bu.
reGu today issued bulletin on statistics for
1904 OF cities having n population Of over
10000, tie cities covered numbering 151.
OF these New York held the largest land
area 2o92 acres; New Orleans with 1885,
600 acres and Chicago with 1892 ranking
smallest land area.
Tho total corporate expenditures of the
sive of payments by department OF the
city to another, were 1854, ,d4O,215, OF which
those of New York constituted S167. .oeo,171,
or or three tenths Tho total expenditures
per cent over 1903, and Of ss5 5.o4o.5oo or
ls1 per cent over 1902 The increase for
tho single city Of New York during the two
years ending 1904 was S3T,964, ,625, or 446
per cont OF the total increase.
In the Isl cities the amount spent for
permanent works increased almost 6 per cent
over 1903
New York Spends the Most.
Though New York has only twice the
population OF Chicago, its current expenses
are nearly four times great. Tho next
six largest cities of the country together
expcnd less than Now York Though Chi
cage. is one-third ms large again as Phila~
delphIa. the latter,s running expenses are
size with Baltimore, Boston's current eI-
Penscs arc nearly three times as great WnsIl.
lngton spends more than any OF the next
eight large cities of the country and twice
that OF other cities Of about the same popu.
lation. Only ono half OF it's expenditures are
met by local taxation, tho other half being
paid by the United States Government.
OF the total running expenses of tho ISL
wages and ss.s for all other objects "''N
Total receipts were 1894, 175,9os of which
taxes and other revenues. and S121. .l4O,
or 2O5 per cent, from loans increasing in.
dcbtedpess
The receipts from municipal industries,
such as gas and water works and other com.
mercini revenues, amounted TO SLIP, ,2s6,6 ,627,
Waterworks Most Important.
OF tho municipal industries, by far the
most Important nre the wHterworks. They
are reported by lo6 Of the Isl cities and
their value constitutes 636 por cent OF the
aggregate valno OF all municipal industries
as reported The cities of over 100, 600 pop
NATION NATION not owning we,eTworks were San
Haven, ST. Joseph, Scranton and Paterson.
OF the S6A,ooo0oo in electric light works,
chicago reperted about onchalf
Nearly all OF tho $3l 900 600 Invested in
gas works was reported by Philadelphia Four
cities were shown TO be in the irrigation bus.
incss-Denver. Los Angeles, Salt Lake City
New York. Covington and La Crosse. and two
wore operating municipal ferries-Boston and
Portland. Or. Tho only city running
atone quarry and crusher was Auburn, y Y,
ana the only ono having municipal asphalt
plant was Detroit.
Debts Are Still Large.
The aggregate vuluo OF the properties of
all municipal industries as hero reported was
$3.50 570,726. The Isl cities havo already
met from general revenues nearly c.hulf
tho cost OF their industrial plants, but still
owe o5.4 per cent of the total value Out
lny3 Tor permanent improvements are met
from current revenue IN American cities
more generally than In British.
The aggregate debt of tho ISL cities at
the close OF the year wns sl.53l.462 ,655 and
debt less sinking funds. S1,22S, ,2l6,538, or
moro than oHc-fourtr greater thnn tho Nm.
tionnl debt. The per capitn debt less sink
ing funds was s56.97. OF tho individual
cities, the largest per capita net debt was
reported by Newton, Mass. sl2556, tho
second largest. New York. $ll325; the third.
Boston. sloa.l7; the fourth Pawtuckot
S1oi19.
Only ten other cities had n per capita net
debt Of over SIS Tho tax levy per cnpita
was largest for Boston. $40 ID 49,