The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-01

- 'F 1'tNNl f-'
rector sam e.. Rogers OF the bureau
81 the census. department cf com
mere" Ia a. ~ to isuse - get ur table,
giving special hunuca I statistics tor
- cities-N having the council form
of governments Turing abe fiscal wears
1913 and 1915. having the commits
SO form during those years. \ hat-
ing the council form in 1913 and the
e. mmis'ion form ia 1915 Thee "a
bles were prepared under the super.
vision Of Mr. Siarke NJ GroRau. chief
statistician for statistics of cities.
The eight cities having the conn
ell form Ia zach wear are indian
apolis. Ird Hartford Conn YnuNgs-
town. ohio. Troy. y. v; Peoria. III ,
Little Rock. ARK; Davenport Iowa.
and Charlotte y G. Their estimated
population IN 1915 ranged from $50.
600 FOR Indianapolis Ia 2S.300 Tor
Charlotte averaging 9i,000,
The eight cities having the com
mission form of government ~ each
year are Birmingham. Ala Lowell.
Mass salt Lake city. Utah Dc-
Moinos. Iowa. Pueblo colo. Topeka.
kans Montgomery. Ma. and Austil.
TEX. Then estimated population in
1873 ranged from 1874 o for Rir-
mingham to 80 200 for Austin aNtr-
aging 81. 600.
Tho eight cities having he council
form IN the earlier year n Tho COM
mission form IN the later nre Ia ton.
ohio. Reading, Barre. HIl
AllcntowH. Pa Covington Ky sag
NAV. Mich; Springfield. Ohio. and
Joplin. No. Their estimated pupula
tion In 1915 ranged from 12t.0oo Tor
Dayton 10 1000 for Joplin, averag-
ing 80 900.
n three groups have been made
az nearly comparable as poss ible. but
Il viii be noted hat he average size
Of the council cities ia greater than
that Of the commission cities. while
these In THAR turn are larger than
the cities which changed from the
council "a tn. commission form be-
tween 1918 ana 1918.
The salient facts brought out 10y
the figures are
The per capita expenditure for all
governmental costs expenses ct gcu-
cral departments. expenses 90 public
service enterprises. interest on ir-
~debtcdroSs and outlaYs foT permanent
improvements decreased during Tho
two-ycar period from s23.50 iu ssN 81
IN the council cities. taken as n group
from SO % to s22 90 in the cummis
sion cities. ami from SIC 81 to tlS.5f
In the cities governed by council M
the earlier year ana by commission In
tho later
The per capita expenditures foi
...sl - "a N-. =. - a.
si0.SO in the council cities from
$3.50 to 81 Sc IN ,he commission cit.
los. and from si07 to- s5.ei in IN,
cities which changed from the cCun'
ell to the commission form between
he earlier AMI The later year This
class Of expenditures nuctuatcs ~
greatly from year to year. however
that a two-yclr comparison covering
n total OF only g cities does not pro.
vide a sunicien, broad oas.s Tor def.
into CONCLUSIONS.
Tho per capita payments Tor cur
rent expenses and .ptcres'-that b.
foi MI governmental rost except out.
| w., s-inrrcascd from $3.50 10 Sls.i'
% no group Of council cities. IRON
lN...32 to SIC - IN the commiss.o 90
| group. and from sl237 to sl3i5 u
the group which changed from couu
eli to commission during the two
"oar period. The increase In ihcs
! expenditure was more than twice "a
great In the council cities ~ In th'
| commission cities. and Ioarly twice
rs great Ga the council cities a. ~
those governed by council IN th'
earlier year and by commission IN th'
latter.
The council cities taken ~ d
group show "a per capita cNcess %
expenditure Owe The revenue
amounting TO % ucnts in the nsca
year 1913 ana siG5 IN The fiscal zeal
| 1915. and in eve Of the eight cities
taken Individual. the expenditure
during the later year were IN cNces
Of the receipts.
In me group OF commission cries
the per capita excess uf oXp"ndi
lures over revenues increased duriu'
the two-year period from 80 cents q
fi.3i; and In i've Of tho eight cities