The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-11
Finances oH cltacs.

ever SO ,OV0, 1Slb, iSSuod by D1rector GAm- l.. Rogers, of the Bnfeau of the Census Department of Commerce.
 The aaGregAAs population of these t1l cities WIS estimatsd at s1.16o.o0o. xAey rsnssa h aiss from New York c1kv, with kS34.0oe to Bellinghana, WAah., M8tA So.oeo. Mine ctties-- IDuis, Boston, Cleveland. Baltimore. than EDoIeD0 lnhabitants each; To- Dunalo, San Enancisc0. Los Angeles, Milwaukee. Cincinnati. Newark, N. J., New Orleans, Washington, Ainneapo- 3ia ,snh 1aet4le- have more than 3eo.- poo bnt fewer flnan 6ee. 900 inhabitants each; 43 range in s6ne between 1o0,- poo and 100000: so. between 50.000 and 1oe.0Os and s2, between se,oo0
 Revenues. The aggregate revenues of all the eitiee during the year were $s4o.3s5,- e11; tho Aggregate expenditures for current governmental costs. including 1nterast. zb0.665-6s5 and the aggre- gate ostlaye &s2s.s5S5,56a.
 Of the total rewenues, $S4i,97z.e43s 0c moro than two thirds, represented 'yeceipts from the various kinds of tax es. The bulk of this amount, $570,- 13O,S61, was derived from the general property tax, made up of taxes on real astate and personal property. Of the pematnder, the >largest item, e3S S.60e,- p56, was cesatributed by taxes on the hquor traffic; $12.74l,765 was raised from ofher businees taxess ei2,ss3,6z8 Ras derived from special property tax A 4 fna~ el< fox . es other than on business and $1,792,-l SBe. from poll taxes.
 Next to taxes. the largest source of revenue wes found in the earnings of public service enterprises, which vas somewhat snone than double the amount of payments for expenses of Dubl4c-Asrviee enterprises which were t43,822,611, thus leaving net revenue from t1haS source amounting to $52,- y25.86s. The bulk of the earnings of pubttc-serv1ce enterprises came from DAter-sappay systems, from which the raca1pES Aggregated e77, ,4S6, ,sOe.
 Other sources of revenue were the &SalowipE; Special assessments and special charges-nearly all of which Mere for outIays ,Se0,3 ,321; subsen- Hons from Federal, state, end county eovernSaents, grants. donst.cn3, gifts. end pension assessments $3o,894,919; xaterest on sinking fund current de- poaits. inkeetnaents. etc. st2S.7is.919; Aarnings of general departments. $22,- k47.201; receipts from highway priyi- leges (principa1ly those granted pub lfc-service corporations) $15,069,Sl4; rent of investment properties, $il,- 1e6,954 ;and fines, forfeits and escheats t4.449,361. ~
 For all the cities taken as . group the per capita receipts from property taxes were S18.72; from other taxes Sl.ss from earnings of public-seryice enterprises, t3.io; from special asssss- mAnts and special charges for outlays, <e1.56 :and from all other sources com blned. t3.si,
 The highest per capital property taxes, 9a4,e7 ,are shown for Boston; and the lowest, s4.66. for Portsmouth. Va
 Expenditnres,
 The expenditures during the year for governmental costs. which aggregated ei,o8e,l4l.126, were, in the order of their importance: For expenses Of general departments t57s,3Osiss: for eutlays te1s,5s6.561; for interest on tpdebtednsss. $12S,52e,S6S: and for ex- penses ok public-seryice enterprises fvater-supply systems eiectric-ligbt end power systems, docks, wharves, landings. etc..) s43,822.5ll. The ex- penses of general departments com prised payments for education (schools and libraries), s$1sl.5eo.445; for pro- lection to person and property (princi- pally expenses for police and fire de- partments), $127,510.291: for high ways, $65.609.383; for general gov- efnnent" (mayors and executive boards counciiy and boards of alderr men, financial .onices. courts. elections. ana maintenance of general govern rnent buf.dings), $65. .456,9S7; for sani- tatton (refuse collection and dfsosai, sewers and sewage disposal, etc.) t46,- e16,90e; for charities, hospitals, and corrections. 42s, ,297.605; for recrsSGlcu (parts trees, etc.). 321 .Sss6s1; for conservation of health, el3.S96, ,EsG 1er pensions and syatuitise. t1b. .S<l.- eQz: and for other general and mis- cellaps0nG ftsms. ,4s.226.eos.
 The average per capite expenditures fer all governmental ccsts, including tD1Dra& and outiays. in the 2O4 cftias, yAre feASS; and for ali governmental costsk ,1rslpdipg interest but sxcluAins eHt1ayS. tns average per capiA pay ,Meups were $24.03, The highest fig pee eahewn iaBlsr the istfsr hsad for sny eno elEy 4s taat for Bc6tcn. 14o.73: and the lcwask is that for NoEristowp. Pa, 4s.S3.
 For the entire 2e4 otties taken to- Gskhor. tho payments fer governmental e0Ges. inaludtng fnteJAat and outiays eGe>s6sA tho yevN,nes by $130,75S, SIS; bue the rsSeunes sxcseded the current aUsneas and intsfsst by t1ss.s3t.74e. < e amount oonadAFab1y more than Anerhqaf e, great AA khaE q the total olkexA whtch hAggrcGAee1 o312e. sss, 6e1' - 1<Asr vofdA. tho ct41ss Of ovsr sAv~ ~. take. as group. are paying, 1r0sn thD1s .svsnues. all their tcurroDs s1. 1nnees and futeeeN and soxswlass 1zDre than half ths1r OutlayR.
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 Ex0neA Expandi1aEes f5i1sqa1k deHA three aiffss tho rsysnu< ncetDBs seecnedsdr the stnp1ysnsntg fof current gOvesntnenfai expeuses end 1n. teTaGes anA in l8 the revsuues sxaseAed the total expenditures for governmsn. tn1 oost4 including iutsrest and out