The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-09
Cities Over Thirty Thousand
is S554.IlO.2t5.
New York City Requires More Than
Six Next Largest Towns
Combined.
CENSUS REPORT JUST OUT.

NdshlhstOn, Aug. v.--lhe census
bureau today issued bulletin on
statistics for 1904 OF cities having a
population of over 10000, the cities
covered numbering Isl. or these
New York held the largest land area,
209,2lS acres, New Orleans with 1885,
GOO acres and Chicago with 1892.
ranking next Hobokcn. with S25
acres had the smallest land area.
The total corporate expenditures of
The i5i cities for the fiscal year 1904.
exclusive OF payments by one depart
ment OF the city to another, were
s554,ilo.215, OF which those of New
York constituted s167 ,oG0,171, or
three-tenths. The total expenditures
showed an increase Of s27,1OS,S1s. or
5.S per cent over 1908, and OF $685.
40i,59o. Of 1871 per cent. over 1902.
The Increase for the single city OF New
York during the two years ending
1894 was 1904 ,G25. or ii6 per
cent. of the total increase.
In the 15i cities the amount spent
for permanent works increased almost
6 per cent over 1908.
New N9k's Great Cost.
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 oxpend less than
New York Though Chicago is one
third as large again as Philadelphia.
the latter's running expenses are
slightly greater Though about equal
In size with Baltimore, Boston's cur
rent expenses are nearly three times
as great Washington spends more
than any one OF the next eight larger
cities Of the cocntry AMI twice that Of
other cities OF about the same popula-
ton. Only one-half OF lis expenditures
are met by local taxation. the other
half being paid by the United States
government.
Salaries and Wages.
or the total running expenses OF the
-15l cities. Gt.7 per cent went for-sal-
aries and wages and 1873 per cent Tor
all other objects.
Total receipts were S594,175.99S,
of which $i72.t23,S5S. or 1875 per
cent. we're from taxes and other rev
enues and si2i.752.1fO. or 2O.5 per
cent. from loans Increasing Indebted
ness.
The receipts from municipal indus
tries. such as gas and water works ami
other commercial revenues amounted
TO s1i2.2SG.S27.
OF the municipal Industries. by far
the most important are the water
works. They are reported b, los Of
the Isl cities, and their value consti-
tutes cas- per cent. of the aggregate
value OF all municipal industry proper
ties
Tho cities of over 100000 popula-
ton not owning water works. were
San Francisco. New Orleans. Omaha.
New Haven, ST. Joseph. Scranton and
Paterson. or the $4,000. 900 invest
ed In electric light works. Chicago re-
ported about one-haf
Nearly all of the s31. 100000 in
vested in gas works was reported by
Philadelphia.
In Irrigation Busincss.
Four cities we're shown to be in the
irrigation business-Denver, Los Ar
ge!es. Salt Lake City and San Antonio:
three had toll bridges-New York,
Covngton and Lacrosse, and two were
operating municipal ferrles-Boston
and Portland, ore. The only city run
ming a stone quarry and crusher was
Auburn, \. Y, and the only one hav-
ing a municipal asphalt plant was DE
troll.
The aggregate value OF the proper
ties OF all municipal industries as here
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