The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-01

indebtedness. as per cent in net
state Indebtedness. 80 per cent In net
county Indebtedness, and ia per cent
In net municipal Indebtedness. In
connection with the growth Ia munic-
ipal Indebtedness. however. II should
be borne In mind that the proportion
which urban population represented
Of the total was materially greater In
1913 than In 1899. The net indebted.
ness OF national state. county and
municipal governments combined ip-
creased by ~ per cent in n years.
a more significant comparison.
however, can be made between tho
growth OF the national wealth and
The increase IN tax leyics. The ma
tional wealth, on the assumption that
It's average annual rate OF growth
from 100 60 1919 was the same as
that which prevailed from 1900 10
1919. increased by iei per cent In 10
years, while the increase In tax lew
les during the period 1909 To- 1919
amounted to sc per cent
Revenues and Expenditure.
The total revenue receipts OF the
national government during the fiscal
year ended dune 30. 1913, aggregated
ss5J,5af, 600, aud the expenditures
for governmental costs were $685.
$4,000. The corresponding figures
for 1908 were S657.232.O 900 and S6ic,-
$4,000 The percentage OF increase
In governmental costs between 1908
and 1913 was 81. The nature and
amounts Of the leading items which
made NJ the total revenue receipts
In 1913 were: special property tax
cs principally receipts from GUS
toms and from tax on circulation of
national banksl. S3l3,g 51. 600: earn
ings of public service enterprises
principally postal recciptsl. s270.-
I~Of,100O; receipts from Internal rev
cnue taxes on manufacture u sale
OF liquor. $3.50. I 5000: business tax
cs' Onternal revenue receipts from
all sources except manufacture and
sale OF liquor. together with receipts
from income taxi. St13.3S5.U0O.
OF the expenditures Tor govern
mental costs. the leading items were.
For protection 70 person and prop
crty (expenscs OF military. naval,
lighthouse. steamboat Inspectors. rcv-
enue cutter, Nfc-suviug and immigra-
ton and naturalization services) &3Gi-
$1,000; for expenses of postal sery-
ice, $264.I07 900. for pensions. main-
%tenance of national soldiers homes
etc. $iS2,3l3,000. for maintenance Of
legislative, executive and judicial
establishments. aud administration %
executive departments, SGl,7Siuoo;
for Improvement and maintenance at
waterways. $i2,G52, 600; for construc-
ton OF the Panama canal. Sil,1il,-
600; Tor interest on public indebted
ness, 25,256,0OU. for OUTLAWS on pub
lie buildings and grounds, including
military posts. and for the bureau of
construction and repair, navy depart
mcnt. S2As39.000, for education
principally maintenance of military
and naval academies. Indian schools,
library OF congress. agricultural cN-
pertinent station. and study of animal
lana plant industriesl, &li,243.oou.
state revenues in 1913 aggregated
y367.5sJ.UUO, and the expenditure OF
the states for governmental costs
during the sams year Amounted 60
S3N2.sIlUUu. or nearly $4,000, 600
more than their revenues. state ret-
cnucs and goNernmental cost puy-
meuts in 1908 were EiS3. 1855 600. ANA
$lS5. 164 00o, respectively. The per-
centagc OF increase in state ]cNpcudI-
tGres Tor governmental costs between
1903 and 1913 was 1905.
The revenue receipts of counties Ia
1913 were S310,0i3, 900, and their
payments for governmental costs as-
g~reguted {3S5,lS2.0 coo. or about Sia,-
coo. 900 more than their revenue rec
ceipts The governmental cost pay
mcnts of the counties increased by 90
per cent hetween 1909 and 1913.
The royenues Of municipalities of
900 and over amounted 20 81 los
10000 in 1913, while their eXpoudi-
lures for governmental costs aggre-
gated St,2f6.631 200, exceeding their
revenues by more than $l3S.eOo.O 600.
or about 50 per capita.
Public Propcrtics.
The aggregate value Of state prop
critics exclusive of those OF Pennsyl-
yania, for which no data were obtain
odl iu 1918 was $685., i99 900. The
largest two stems, Sl15g3i,o00 and
St36. 500, 900. represented the value oi
lands buildings and equipment of
| educational Institutions and of state
houses and departmental libraries,
! respectively.
The value Of county properties 100
1913 wps S57f.657,o 900, Of which
amount Sgs3,2s5. 600, or more than
one-haif represented the value oi
courthouse
The value Of public properties in
1913 for Incorporated places of $50"
and over was Sl,091. 500. 600. or this
amount, Sl,,07,l33,00o, or more than
o|uc-third. represented the value Of
lands. buildings and equipment 81
public service enterprise The re-
msindcr covered the value of lands
buildings and equipment of the VAR
ious municipal department Of which
thc leading Items were Property o'
schools and libraries, Si.nls 51s 900.
parks and other property falling uu-
der the general head of recreation,
&gG1.fNs. 600.