The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-08

Gals give minneapolis q pOpulaIlOH III
1904 of 250,l22, ranking number seven
These nearest her in the list, above
and below, with the municipal expendi-
lures Of each are: .-H
City. Pop. 1904. Expenditure:
Milwaukee ............. S0S,343 $3.50 400
New orleans ........... 800, 1oI O,4o4 90
Washington ............ 29S,O 900 11S4i Zoi
Newark .....-.......... 6!G'9S So ~! 10 Ioc
Jersey City .......... 40 4O40, 1S3
Louisville .............. 2l9.l9l o,OSz.lo4
Indianapolis .......,.... 204,112 2'9I0,6l
Providence ............. 194O2l 49,, $40
St. Paul ............... 100, 231 $3.50, 522
Of the cities named Minneapolis
covers an area Of 34,105 acres, which
is only exceeded by Washington, with
44,316 acres, and St. Paul with 35,4S5
acres. The city of Milwaukee covers
1897 acres; Newark, 14,481; Jersey
City, 100s44s; Louisville, 1886; IN
dddiaanapolis, 1902, and Providence, H.
Minneapolis Within Increase.
Washington expenditures are re-
markably high, it will be noticed, but
conditions here are exceptional, as only
one-half the expenditures are met by
local taxation, the other half by the
United States government.
Minneapolis was one city which kept
within it's income, according to the
census bulletin. The corporate expendi-
lures are given in the preceding para.
graph. The receipts, according to the
figures given, were $5,254,736. of which
$4,509,S13 came from revenues and
$744,923 from loans increasing indebt.
edness. ...
Milwaukee's receipts were $685.
453, of which $5,255,S21 came from
revenues; New Orleans, $3.50, TAT, the
revenue being $4,550,740; Washing ton
f1dm OsSsS of WHICH S6u 81 2aS
revenues $5,4sl, Isl; Jersey City
$4,192,35o, all being revenues; Louis
vile, $4,379,O22, revenues contributing
revenues being $a,747, $50; P Tov1S,nce
$4,427, l35, all revenues, and St. Paul
$1,000, 1888, all revenue.
In the census bulletin the expendi
lures are classified under various heads
1t is shown that the general govern
ment of Minneapolis cost $lS3,766; Nil
Se5; Washington, $376,996; Newark
$277,921; Jersey City, $232 ,552; Louis
vile, $154 646; Indianapolis, $63,796
P1r1o1yindne4nce, $1eo,3SS, and st. Paul
The cost of protecting life and prop
erty in Minneapolis, including fire am
police, ETC., was $642,254; Milwaukee
$9S2 ,l5S; New 0rlea1s, $731,63S; Wash
Jersey City, $685., 1926; Louisville, 1903,
500; Indianapolis. $55O,S66; Providence
$SOS,926, and St. Paul, $414,536.
S174,s16 for Health.
Minneapolis spent $174,s1s for healtI
conservation and sanitation; Milwaukee
$534,77O; New Orleans. $327, 1925; Wash
ington, $550,502; Newark, $337 1852
Jersey City, '$1O2,36 Louisville, $iSl
626; Indianapolis, 1857, SOL; Providence
$246,755, and st. Paul, $146,762.
FOR highways Minneapolis spen
$5S8, 1868; Milwaukee, 1892, 1856; New On
Newark, $33O,24S; Jersey CITY, 1904
641; Louisville, $2s4,266; Indianapoli,
1882 OF; Providence, $595,770, and S.
Paul, $966,715. y"
Charities and corrections cost 500, rs
in Minneapolis, $4,000 in Milwaukee,
$I44,?4S in New Orleans. $923,93S i
Washington, 1921 1859 in Newark k, $40
BIG in Jersey City, $1S1,247 in Loui
yll7e, $e6,535 in Indianapolis. $lO5,72
Minneapolis is liberal in providin
education for it's future men and won
en-, the expenditure on that account a,
grreegating 81, 1888 as against 1891
253 in Milwaukee, $5314S2 in New o
leans, 81 .641,390 in Washington, ST
1851 in Newark, $662,O63 in Jerse
City, $3.50, 597 in Louisville, $741.915
and 1867 ,026 in ST. Paul.
Recreation Costs $s4,536.
Recreation for the people cost IL
Iee, $s1, 555; New Orleans, $4s,7s
Washington, $171, 400; Newark. s2i
o79; Jersey City, $16,714; Louisyill
$82,0S4; Indianapolis. $71,7S9; Prov
dence, $6O,111, and St. Paul, $1O7, Al
Minneapolis owns two of what tt
census office classes as municipal indu
tries, the waterworks and market hous
All the other cities named here al
own the city waterworks and Milwa
kee, New Orleans, Washington, Me-
ark, Jersey City and Louisville ov
docks and wharves and New Orlea
and Louisville own cemeteries al
crematories. E<f
The total debt of Minneapolis at t,
close Of 1904 was $10,153, no. or $40.
per capita. Debts Of other cities me
toned here were as follows: Milwa
6ee, So osg 81 10 per 33o capita s294l; n
Washington, 1926 6O, per capi
$47.9e; Newark, $24,475, zoo, per ca
tia $S9.67; Jersey City, $19,324,3t
\ per capita $S4.96; Louisville. $1O,I7
985, per capita $46.4O; Indianapol
$4,768,S3s, per capita $23.29; Pro,
dence, $1s,235,334, per capita $685.
and st. Paul, 1867 ,s43, per capi
$5o.77 a
An interesting table shows the "a
Of interest paid by the various citi
on their bonds. Minneapolis bond
debt is little over $9,OOO,OOO, and
that amount 100000 bears per ce
interest, $6,500,000 4 per cent, a
$2,400,00O Az per cent. Milwauk