The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20
CITY GOVERNMENT COSTS
MORE. THAN STATE, REPORT

per capita expenditures for all ~ov-
ernmenta costs, including interest.
but excluding OUTLAWS. were s24.os;
for the states, $40 For the cities
the average per capita receipts from
property taxes were sis.72; for the
States, $2.73.
Forth forty-eight States taken to-
gether the payments for govern.
mental costs including interest and
OUTLAWS, exceeded the revenues by
sse.e744s7: but the revenue exceeded
the current expenses and interest by
$5S51S,3l2, an amount more than
three fffths as great as that OF the
total OUTLAWS, which aggregated $685.
1879 In other words, the states.
taken as a group. are paying from
their revenues, all their current ex-
penses and interest and more than
three-fifths OF their OUTLAWS.
In all but seven Of the States the
revenue receipts exceeded the pay
ments for current governmental ex-
penses and interest, and in nineteen
the revenue exceeded the total ex-
penditures for governmental costs. in
Guiding interest and OUTLAWS These
nineteen States were New Hampshire,
Ohio, Indiana Illinois, Minnesota,
Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Delaware, Virginia. Georgia
Florida, Texas, Montana. Idaho, Wyo-
ming, New Mexico and Washington.
The greatest excess. s7.30S.267. was
shown by Illinois The greatest per
capita excess of revenues over ex-
penditures. appears for New Mexico,
Sl47; Minnesota, with t1s2, Is next
In order. and Illinois. with s1.22,
stands third.
The greatest excess of expenditures
over revenues shown for any one
State, $27,72f,2 64, is that for New
York: the second highest excess. s8,-
4so,1I6 Is for California; and the third
highest, s4,057,41s, for Maryland. The
greatest per capita excess OF expendi-
lures over revenues, 1888, appears
for California. the next highest. SO o.
for Maryland and the third highest
s2sl. for New York.
The total OUTLAWS for permanent
aggregated s96.1S2. 7a9.
or this amount sS0.247.593, or nearly
one third. WAS spent for the construc-
ton OF new roads and the permanent
ent--such as cadamiztng
or pavnR---of existing ones. In add
ton. S12,476.122 was apportioned hv
the States TO their counties. munich
palitfes. and other minor civil divl-
SONS Tor use In the CONSTRUCTION I'M
pt ovement and maintenance OF roads,
and a considerable portion OF this sum
was employed in construction and per
mancnt Improvement The greatest
OUTLAWS for roads by individual States
were reported for New York. 50 3s3,-
1856. California, s6,575. $50. and Mary
land. $3,773223 The greatest per
ca pita expenditure for construction
and permanent improvement of roa ds,
however. s2s2, was made by Mary
land
The indebtedness Funded and float
ing debt less assets of general sink
ing funds) for the forty eight States
aggregated $424, 1884. or $4.3l per
capita The net indebtedness of New
York alone s22s, 4s1.b57, represented
nearly 30 per cent of the total and
was far greater than that OF any other
state.
The net increase In indebtedness
during the fiscal year. for all the
States combined. was s64. AGA, ga.
Twenty States increased their net debt
during the year, nineteen decreased It,
and in the remaining nine there was
no change The greatest increase
$42, 430,91S. was reported for New
ork.
The total value Of all permanent
public properties held by the States
except those in funds and Investments
amounted at the close OF the fiscal
wear Ia 1859 att 064