The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-04
SHOWS HOW EACH DOLLAR
Of TAXES IS EXPENDED
City Accountant Cofer Prepares Inter-
csting Chart for Municipal
Exhibit.
DEBT TAKES nIG SLICE OF BUDGET
STRENGTHENING Gets Four Times as
Much City Appropriutes for Pub
lie Health.

City Accountant Cofers graphic
presentation OF how the city Of Rich
monds spends every dollar paid Into
the treasury in the form OF taxes ~
reproduced In diagram form In this
paper. The complete circumference or
the outer large circle represents the
budget for the current year, apd the
ares sub,ended by tho various seq
mcnts the relative proportion OF the
total budget consumed by separate
municipal activities and interests.
The drawing was prepared by MI.
Cofer on the basis of the expenditures
drawing Will be placed on permanent
display to-day in the financial division
OF the municipal section In tho Manu-
facturers' Exhibit. II Is designed 70
present in an interesting and graphic
manner to the citizens who visit the
exhibit the purposes to which the tax
payers dollar is devoted and their
relative Importance.
Debt Cuts Mig Slice.
II Is seen at first glance that the
city debt cuts the biggest slice from
the municipal pie. total of $685.
4eo5s. or 30 per cent Of the total bud
yet. was this year appropriated for
this item. The item ~ subdividcd into
$4S8.59l.17. interest on outstanding
bonds and sl7s.e2G.2s. which was paid
INTO inc EltKlHB Iunu Inv ieu'iif-
tion of bonds AS they fall due.
Next In point OF Importance lis the
appropriation OF s6I5.f04. or ia per
cent of the total revenue, TO the rnu-
nicipai enterprises, the Gas. Electric
and Water Works. and cemeteries and
embracing schools. parks. grounds.
Fairgrounds and similar enterprises,
took this year 1888 per cent OF the
tota! appropriations, or. expressed In
gross. s5Gl.s7G.0S.
Highways and sewers, the great pub
lie Improvement Items, took s517.366.7I
from the city treasury, or l+.1 per cent
OF all the money appropriated by the
current budget. Close behind these
came the department of public safety
which took s473.334.so from the public
purre. or 1894 cents out of each dol
lar paid by the people In taxes.
Street ClcnninE Costs zoos. 900.
II cost the city &255.55O, or ~ per
cent OF the total appropriations TO
care this year for the general depart
meEt OF health and sanitation. or
this amount $2oJ, 600, or IS per cent.
went to the street Cleaning Depart
ment. and 55o.JJO. or 10 per cent, 10
tho Board OF Health.
The general government, which In
cludes the salaries OF clerks and Of
nccrs In htc tax collecting and &C.
counting departments. as well as the
salaries OF Judges ana jurors and the
upkeep OF courts. cost S2ls,029.S2, or
Coz per cent OF the whole budget APP
preparation. The salaries OF the Of
hcers and men In the departments
listed municipal enterprises are
not included in this item.
Charities and corrections. embracing
the hospitals operated by the city
wholly. or in part. took l23.745. or 3.57
per cent OF III" total appropriation Tor
1914. Tho Building Department cost
S6G,5Co. or 10 per cent OF the revc-
rues. All the other expenditures of
The city are ground by Mr.. Golfer
under the head "rniscellaneous." which
Of the budget.