Tensas gazette., 1915-08-13


Tne picture shows the Russian town OF
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1913 than in 1902. The net indebted
ness OF national. state, county and
municipal governments combined in.
creased by II per cent in IL 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 its av-
erage annual rate Of growth from 1902
70 1912 was the same as that which
prevailed from 1904 to 1912, increased
oy l01 per cent in 10 years, while the
increase in tax levies during the peri
Cd 1902 to 1912 amounted to Sc DER
cent.
The total revenue receipts of the
national government during the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1913, aggregated
$S5S.5S7.000. and the expenditures for
governmental costs were $685., ,601, 900.
The corresponding figures for 1908
were $685.. .232,0 and $616, ,739, 900.
The percentage of increase in govern
mental costs between 1908 and 1918
was "a. The nature and amounts of
the leading items which made up the
total revenue receipts in 1913 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), $270.704.000; receipts from
internal revenue taxes on manufac-
tufe and sale of liquor. $230.146, 900;
business taxes" (internal revenue re-
cefpts from all sources except manu-
facture and sale Of liquor. together
with receipts from income taxi, $11S.-
$4,000.
OF 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 services), $264, ,671, 900:
for expenses of postal service, 1884,
100000; for pensions, maintenance of
national soldiers homes. ETC.. $780,
$4,000; for maintenance of legisla-
tive, executive and judicial establish
ments, and administration of execu-
tive departments. $61. .7S4, 900; for i'm
provement and maintenance of water
ways. $42.652 900: for construction Of
the Panama canal. $41.741 900; for in
terest on public indebtedness, $25,-
256.000: for outlays on public build
ings and grounds, including military
posts, and for the bureau of construc-
ton and repair. navy department.
$22, ,639. 900; for education (principal-
ly maintenance of military and naval
academies, Indian schools. library of
congress-, agricultural experiment sta
tions, and study of animal and plant
industries). $17.243,000.
State revenues in 1913 aggregated
$780,. $685. 900; and the expenditures of
the states for governmental costs dur
ing the same year amounted to $780,
$4,000. or nearly $15.000.000 more
than their revenues. State revenues
and governmental cost payments in
1903 were $1S9. 10000 and $1S5, 1884,
900, respectively. The percentage Of
increase in state expenditures for gov
ernmental costs between 1908 and
1913 was 105.
The revenue receipts Of counties In
1913 were $370.043. 900, and their pay
ments for governmental costs aggre-
gated 1886. 900. or about $15.000.-
900 more than their revenue receipts.
The governmental cost payments of
the counties increased by IS per cent
between 1902 and 1913.
The aggregate value of state prop
critics Exclusive of those of Pennsyl-
vania, for which no data were OBJ
tained) in 1913 was $685.. 5.4ss. 900. The
largest two items. $175,954.00 and
$136, 6,S66. 900, represented the value of
lands. buildings and equipment Of ed
ucational institutions and of state
houses and departmental Libraries. re-
s s-x
The value of county properties in |
1913 was $576.657 900, of which
amount $293, 1895, 900, or more than one
half, represented the value of court |
houses.
The value Of public properties in
1913 for incorporated places of $500
and over was $4.097 .SO6.00O. OF this
amount, $1.507. .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 the
leading items were: Property of
schools and libraries. $1,018,52S, 900;
parks and other property falling un-
der the general head Of recreation"
1861, ,4S8. 900.
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