The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-29

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1874 per cent OF the genera revenues
in the cities OF Ohio and 1912 per cent
In the cities of California New York
City received s7927,300: Chicago $7'
252,6S1; and Philadelphia, $l,969,459
from this source. The only other
cities deriving more than $l,CVO,1O0
from liquor licenses were ST. Louis
Boston, Cleveland, San Francisco and
Cincinnati.
Business licenses formed 1913 per
cent OF the general revenues in the
cities OF Alabama, while general prop
erty taxes formed only 5S,1 per cent
an unusual condition among cities OF
the United States. Business licenses
also formed large per centagc, l4.5,
OF the geeral revenues OF the cities
OF Georgia.
In most cities, sewers, pavements'
and similar public improvements are
paid for In the main from the general
property tax, but there is marked
gariation from this practice In several
cities, especially Of tho West. Okla
homa City received more money from
special assessments than from taxes
and other general revenues, and New
York City received sl0,O20'l53 and
Chicago $4,765. 1898, from the same
source.
The proposition Of receipts from
special assessments TO receipts from
taxes and other general revenues for
specified cities was as follows: Okla.
homa City, 164.1 per cent; Seattle,
Tacoma and Spokane, Wash, 1913
6S.5. and SO. respectively; Oakland,
43.s per cent Superior, WIS.,; 41.3 per
cent: Joplin, 36.2 per cent; and Kan
sas City, Mo, 26.7 per cent. Com
parativeIy low tax rates for most OF
these cities are accounted for by the
large receipts from special assess
ments.
Public Service Enterprises.
Fom revenues OF public service
enterprises. such as water supply sys
| TENS. toll bridges. ETC., New York City
realized s1S,6O4,O Chicago, S.,
127a0f; and Philadelphia. S1.36S.2l3
The only cities of less than 100000
Inhabitants which received more than
$l,000.001 from this source were Jer
sey City. Los Angeles. and Seattle
Chicago derived s2,3S6,275 from priv
, ileges or taAss for the use Of the pub
lie highways; New Yo k City derived
trlfle over one-half as much money
from the same source. A majority OF
the cities receive comparatively small
amounts of revenue from public ser
| vice corporations for the privilege oi
using the public highways.
From careful analysis OF payment:
and eeeipts 1t Is found that all OF tht
los cities. except Jersey City, Yonk
ers. and Montgomery. received enough
money from taxes and all other rev
enues during 1908 to meet their pay
ments for expenses and interest, bu
that only 39 cities raised enough
money from revenues to ply for al
Of their outlays in addition. over ;
Sc les of years, 1t Is undoubtedly tn
policy of every city. the report states
| to finance considerable portion o
| It's OUTLAWS, or new works, from bon,
| Issues, and 1t Is also clear that tn,
proportion of the outlays met iron
bond issues shows a tendency 10 In
crease. All outlays must eventual
be met from revenues, and 1t Is vi
doubtedly good financial policy 70
cities TO pay for conside able Pre-
portion of the outlays each year fror
revenues. In 1902 the excess of re
| ceipts from revenues over payment
for expenses and interest was suff
cieut TO pay for 66.6 per cent of tn
OUTLAWS Of the year, but for 1907 sue
excess was sufficient to pay for onl
4S.S per cent, and for 1908 for 49,.
per cent OF the outlay.