The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-12
OF 1ss in Country, - Have
Abandoned Council.
TOPEkl'S DEBT IS LOWER
But Per Capita Cost Still Ex-
Goods wichita ana X. C.
History Of Idea That Now Gev-
erns 50 Mhniclpalities.

washington, d c.. June l1-There
States having an estimated population
fof over $1,000 inhabitants each. which
have already adopted a commission
form OF government. having discarded
the former plan of being governed by
IL mayor and council. This informa-
ton 10 made public in the annual report
ON financial statistics Of cities having
an estimated population Of over $4,000.
which will be issued soon by Director
william J. Harris. OF the bureau OF the
census department of commerce. This
report covers the transactions OF the
calendar year 1912, or the fiscal year
closing ON dates prior to February l.
1918. The bulletin was prepared under
the supervision Of LIE Grand Powers,
chief statistician for finance and mu-
nfcipal statistics.
. Cities Under New Form.
The So cities which have adopted, or
by legislative enactment have been
placed under. the commission form OF
government are az follows: ~,
Observation-Disclosures Mobile and
Montgomery.
California-Berkeley, Oakland. Sacxa--
mento, San Diego and Pasadena
Colorado-Colorado Springs. Pueblo
and Denver. 49,
District of Columbia-Washingto
Illinois-Decatur and Springfield.
Iowa-Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and
Sioux City.
Kansas-Kansas City. Topeka and
Wichita.
Kentucky-Newport. covinston and
Lexington.
Louisiana-New Orleans and shreve-
port. 49,
Massachusetts = Haverhill. Lowell.
Lynn and Salem.
Minnesota-Duluth and st. Paul.
Missourf-Joplin.
Nebraska and Lincoln.
New Jersey-Atlantic City. Passatcs
Trenton and Jersey City.
sOklahoma-Muskoge and Oklahoma
City.
Oregon-Portland.
Pennsylvania-Allent Altoona,
Chester, Erie. Harrisburg, JOhnstown,
Lancaster. McKeesport, New Castle.
wilkes-Barre. Williamsport
and York.
Tennessee-Chatta Knoxville,
Nashville and Memphis.
Worth, Galveston and Houston.
Utah-Salt Lake City.
Neutrality-suspicious. and Tacoma.
West Virgfnia-Huntington
Wisconsin-Oshkosh and Superior.
Cost OF Commission Government.
The cost per capita for the general
expenses OF all the municipal depart
menus, ana also the per CAQlIA net
debt at the close of the year 1912, Of
these 50 cities which have adopted
the commission form Of government,
are shown In the state
ment following. The term met debit
as employed in the report is the fund
ed and floating debt less sinking fund
assets; and the term general ex-
penses' of the municipal departments
includes all costs of city government,
except interest on debt and OUTLAWS for
permanent improvements.
The first figure following the name
Of the city in the statement shows the
per capita cost of municipal govern
ment for 1912 and the second figure
the per capita net debt at the close Of
the year 1912:
So: Mobile. $S.53-$54.54; Montgomery,
California-Rerkeley, $1s.32-$1s.os;|
Oakland, $14.S2$36.68; Sacramento.
:ls.s4-s2e.o7; San Diego. :2o.o7-
Colorado Colorado Springs, 1884
s73.4s: Pueblo. $1o.94-$57.27: Denver.
District q Observation-Disclosures.
s12.2s-$2o.s2.
Iowa-Cedar Rapids. $11.SS-$S2.62:l
Des Moines $14.30-$30.0s; Sioux City.
Kansas-Kansas City. ss.7s-s57ss:I
Topeka, $11-5s-$se.72; Wichita. $9.s1-j
$4O.17.
Kentucky = Newport, $7.8S-$3S.s6;I
3S.S8-$41.51; Lexington
Louisiana-New Orleans s12.7s-
e122.81; Shreveport, $11.O6-$19.08.
Massachusetts, = Haverhill, $1393- |
81. 66; Lowell, $13.10-$N.22; Lynn, $1365- |
1889; Salem. $13.09-$27.12
Minnesota-Duluth. $1s.s5-$7s.2s; st.
Paul, $1301-$4 10.
Missouri-Joplin. $.96-$1O.z6.
Nebraska-Omaha. $163s-$10s.23: Lin |
colin, $1079-$25.9s
New Jersey-AtIantic CITY 3z2 H. |