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CITY STATISTICS
Barred BY CENSUS.
AREA, RECEIPTS AND ExPENDl.
TuREs OF MUNICIPALITIES OF
OVER 10000 POPULATION.
GOTHAM COVERS
1 LARGEST SPACE
Current Expenses of Running New
York Four Times Larger Than
Chicaso-Figures on Public utiI-
ities-Heavy Bill Of Washington.

w COu, kAuEs o. AV Jus
bureau Tuesday issued bulletin on
statistics for 1904 of cities having a
population of over 10000, the cities
covered numbering ISL. OF these
New York held the largest land area.
209,218 acres, New Orleans with 1885,
600 acres and Chicago with 1902
ranking next. Hoboken with S25
acres had the smallest land area.
The total corporate expenditures of
the Isl cities for the fiscal year 1904,
exclusive OF payments by one depart
ment of the city to another, were
1854, 440,215, of which those of New
York constituted $167060,171, or
three-tenths. The total expenditures
showed an increase of $27,108,713, or
So per cent. over 1908, and of $685.
040,590. or ISL per cent. over 1902.
The increase for the single city Of
New York during the two years end
ing 1904 was $37, 964,625, or 44.6 per
cent. of the total increase. In the 151
cities the amount spent for permanent
works increased almost six per cent.
over 1903.
(, New Works. Heavy Bill.
7 Though Greater New York has only
twice the population of Chicago, its
current expenses are nearly four
times as great. The next six largest
cities of the country together expend
less than New York. Though Chicago
Is one-third as large again as Phila-
delphia, the latter's running expenses
are slightly greater. Though about
equal in size with Baltimore, Boston's
current expenses are nearly three
times as great. Washington spends
more than any one of the next eight
larger cities of the country and twice
that Of other cities of about the same
population. Only one-half of its ex
penditures are met by local taxation
the other half being paid by the Unit
ed States government.
Expenses and Receipts.
OF the total running expenses of the
151 cities, GIT per cent. went for sal
aries and wages and 1873 for all other
objects. Total receipts were 1894,
1898. of which $472,423.s5s, or 1915
per cent, were from taxes and other
revenues, and $l21, 752,140, or 20.5 pc,
cent, from loans increasing indebted
ness.
The receipts from municipal indus.
tries, such as gas and waterworks,
and other commercial revenues,
amounted to $112,286.Se7 OF the mu.
nicipal industries. by far the most
important are the Yarerworks. They
are reported by 10S of the 151 cities
and their value constitutes 63.S pei
cent. Of the aggregate value of ali
municipal industry properties. The
cities Of over 100000 population not
owning waterworks were San Fran
cisco, CAL: New Orleans, La; Omaha
Neb.; New Haven, Conn; st. Joseph
Mo-; Scranton. Pa, and Paterson
| N. J. OF the $s,o00,0O0 invested in
electric light works, Chicago reported
about one-half. Nearly all of the $31,
100000 invested In gas works was re
ported by Philadelphia.
-Four cities were shown to be in
the Irrigation business-Denver, Col;
Los Angeles. Cal; Salt Lake City
Utah, and San Antonio. Tex.-three
had toll bridses-New York, Coving
ton and La Crosse, Wis.-and two
were operating municipal ferries
Boston and Portland, Ore. The only
city running stone quarry and crush
er was Auburn. N. Y. and the only
one having a municipal asphalt plant
was Detroit.