Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-14

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indebtedness, SO per cent in net coun-
ty Indebtedness, and ia per cent IN
net municipal Indebtedness. In con-
nection with the growth In munich
pal Indebtedness, however, it should
be borne in mind that the proportion
which urban population represented
of the total was materially greater IN
1913 than in 1902. The net indebted.
ness OF national, state. county n
municipal governments combined In
creased by 71sper cent in II years.
A more significant comparison,
however, can be made between the
growth Of the national wealth and the
increase in tax levies. The national
wealth, on the assumption that it's av'
erage annual rate of growth from 1902
to 1912 was the same as that which
prevailed from 1904 to 1912, increased
by 101 per cent in 10 years, while the
increase in tax levies during the peri
cd 1902 to 1912 amounted to sc pei
cent. y
Revenues and Expenditures.
The total revenue receipts of the
national government during the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1913, aggregated
1858, 597, 1000, and the expenditures for
governmental costs we're 1852, 601, 900.
The corresponding figures for 1908
were $657,232,OOO and $616,739,oOo
The percentage of increase in govern
mental costs between 1903 and 1913
was "a. The nature and amounts Of
the leading items which made up the
total revenue receipts in 1918 were:
Special property taxes principally
receipts from customs and from tax
on circulation of national banks),
$313, 1853, 900; earnings Of public-serv'
ice enterprises principally postal re
ceipts), $27O, 704, 900; receipts from
internal revenue taxes on manufac'
ture and sale Of liquor, $~23O,146,OO0;
business taxes" (internal revenue re-
ceipts from all sources except manu-:
facture and sale Of liquor, together
with receipts from income taxi, $113t
1856, 900.
or the expenditures for government
al costs, the leading items were: For
protection to person and property
Expenses Of military, naval, light
house, steamboat inspection, revenue
cutter, life-saving and immigration and
naturalization %seryices), 81 4,671,0O0;
for expenses Of postal service, $751;
100000; for pensions, maintenance Of
national soldiers homes, ETC., $1S2a
$4,000; for maintenance OF legisla'
tive, executive and judicial establish
ments, and administration Of execu'
tive departments, SCI, $4,000; for inn
provement and maintenance Of water,
ways, $42,652, 900; for construction Of
the Panama canal, $41,741,0O0; for I'M
terest on public Indebtedness, $685.
256, 900; for OUTLAWS on public build1
ings and grounds, including military
posts, and for the bureau of construci
ton and repair, navy department,
$22, $685. 900; for education (principal'
ly maintenance Of military and naval
academies, Indian schools, library OF
congress, agricultural experiment sta
tons, and study Of animal and plant
lndustries), $17,243,000.
State revenues in 1913 aggregated
1857, 5S5 900; and the expenditures Of
the states for governmental costs dur
Ing the same year amounted to $780,
ISL, 900, or nearly SIS, zoo, 900 more
than their revenues. State revenues
and governmental cost payments N
1903 were $1S9,165,O0o and $1s5,764,'
900, respectively. The percentage OF
Increase in state expenditures for gov
ornamental costs between 1903 and
1913 was los.
2 The revenue receipts Of counties IN
1918 were $3.50, 043, 900, and their pay
ments for governmental costs aggre'
gated $685. S2, 900, or about 15,0O0,'
900 more than their revenue receipts
The governmental cost payments OF
the counties increased by IS per cent
between 1902 and 1918.
Public Properties.
The aggregate value Of state prop
critics Exclusive Of those Of Pennsyl'
vania, for which 10 data were OBJ
tained) in 1918 was $685. 400 900. The
largest two items, $175,954,0O and
1886, $3.50, 900. represented the value OF
lands, buildings and equipment Of ed
u~cational. institutions and Of state
houses and departmental libraries, re.
spectively.
The value Of county properties In
1913 was $576;657, 900, Of which
amount $293,295,0 900. or more than one.
half, represented the value Of court.
houses.
The value Of public properties in
1918 for incorporated places OF $500
and over was $4,O97, SOC, 900. or this
amount, 31,507, 133, 900, or more than
one.third, represented the value Of
lands, buildings and equipment Of pub.
lic.service enterprises. The remain.
der covered the value Of lands. build.
ings and equipment Of the various, mu.
nicipal departments, Of which tho
leading items were: Property OF
schools and Libraries, 3I01s,52S, 900;
parks and other property falling un.
der the general head Of recreation"
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