The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-07
WHATTHEY SPEND
Business Statistics Of Isl OF the
Largest Cities.
Census Bureau Issues Bulletin
for Year 1904.
OVER HALF BILLION.
Paid Out for Running Expenses
in the IL Months.
Receipts From Municipal In
dustries We're Sll2,2S6,s27.

washington, Aug THE census
bureau today issued bulletin on sta
Eisfics for 1904 for cities having
population Of over 10000, the cities
covered numbering 151- OF these Ne"
York held the largest land area zoss-
21s acres, New orleans with 4z9'evV
acres and Chicago with 1882, RANK
ing next Hoboken with $50 acres hdQ
the smallest land area
The total corporate expenditures OF
the 151 cities for the fiscal year 1SV1'
exclusive of payments by one depart
menf Of the city to another were
S554440.2l5 of which those Of New
York constituted 7,06O,1fl, or
three-tenths The total expenditures
showed an increase of $27,1OS, 8, or
5.S per cent over 1903, and OF Se9s-
O40.590, or 1871 per cent over LSV<'
The increase for the single city OF New
York during the two years enolhg
1904, was S37,964,625, or 44.o per
cent of the total increase.
In the 151 cities the amount spent
for permanent works increased almost
6 per cent over 1908.
Though 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 Philadelphia,
the lattsr's running expenses are
slightly greater. Though about equal
in size with Baltimore, Boston 5 cur
rent expenses are nearly three times
as great Washington spends more
than any one of the next eight largest
cities of about the same population
only one-half Of its expenditures are
met by local taxation, the other half
being paid by the United States gov
eminent. OF the total running ex-
penses of the 151 cities. 61.7 per cent
went for salaries and wages, and 1873
for all other objects.
Total receipts were $594.175,999 of
which S472.423,S5s. or 79-5 per cent,
were from taxes and other revenues,
and $121,752. 140, or 20.5 per cent,
from loans increasing Indebtedness.
The receipts from municipal indus
tries. such as gas and waterworks and
other comm rcial revenues. amounted
to S112.2S6, 1927.
OF the municipal industries by far
the most important are the water
works. They are reported by los Of
the 151 cities and their value consti-
tutes 63.8 per cent of the aggregate
value of all municipal industry prop
critics. The cities of over 100, 600
population not owning waterworks
we're San Francisco. New Orleans,
Omaha, New Haven, St Joseph,
Scranton and Paterson. Of the S.
100000 invested in electric light
works. Chicago reported about one
half
Nearly all of the 100000 900 in
vested in gas works was reported by
Philadelphia.
The aggregate of debt Of the 151
cities at the close OF the year was 81. 591. :
562, 655 and debt less sinking fund ST T.
22s.214 9s3, or more than one-fourth
greater than the national debt. The per
capita debt less sinking funds was s5s. 81
OF the individual cities. the largest
per capita net debt was reported by
Newton, Mass $125.5S; the second lare-
est. New York. S113-25; the third. Bos-
ton. s10s17; the fourth. Pawtlolet
s1O4.19
Only ten other cities had a per capita
net debt of over SIS. The tax lew ner
capita was largest for Boston, $30.16.