The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20

Warrington. d c.. Aug. ls.-Muni-
DAl government la costing the Aneri.
I'M people considerable more thar
- State government This 10 one
#Tk the facts brought out ov a pre-
11ninary renort issued today by the
nreau OF Census on States finances
wiring the fiscal year 1915.
In Twenty-Five OF the forty-cf Eht
& Mates the excess Of expenditures for
costs. including interest
#00d OUTLAWS for permanent improve
& Nnents, over revenues during the year
pns s5s.2s3<04. or eaghty-stx cents
4 Dor capita In the remaining nine
4 Noen States the excess OF revenues
9rer expenditures was sis.6os.si7, or
khiTty-seven cents per capita
The aggregate revenues OF all the
states during the year wore $4Ss,222,-
Se7: the aggregate expenditures for
( current governmental costs including
! Interest. ssss,7i4.2s6. and the aggre-
0Ate OUTLAWS for permanent improve.
ments. teb.1sa,7se.
For ali the States taken as a group
I the per capita receipts from property
/ taxes were s2.7s; from other taxes
hinety eight cents: from earnings o.
4 9eneral departm ents. ffty-one cents
and from all other sources combined
4 forty three cents.
The highest Per capita property
4 4nHe6, s72s. are shown for Arizona,
and the lowest, ninety-one cents, for
Missouri,
Tue expenditures during the year
!. nor governmental costs, which aw~re-
e1xed s4s4,so7,os4. were. in the order
~ their Importance: For expenses
I for OUTLAWS. ss5.l92.7sa; for interest.
4ls,5s5.e56, for expenses Of public
oerv1ce enterprises railroads, toll
bridges. ferries canals docks and
~haxfs etc. maintained by nine States
\ 0niy). s2i3s7ss. Expenses OF gen.
sral departments comprised PAYNE TITS
Tor education schools and lihraries)
4147.i64247; for charities hospitals
and corrections ssa,1s9. 400; for
general government" Legislative.
executive and judicial branches).
4 e44.6es417. for protection TO person
ana property (poltce and fire depart
ments. militia and srmor4es. regula-
lion OF corporations professional oc-
1 equations. labor liquor traffic, sale
of certain commodities, and weights
and measures. protection OF fish and
game. etc. s2e.2s4.69l; for high
ways s22.7s7.76s. for general and
miscellaneous items, including pen
sions and gratuities. s22.2l4.66s; for
development and conservation of na-
tural resources. sle.55ssS5; for con
ervation of health and sanitation.
ss,453s73. and for educational and
-eneral recreation. parks and reser-
-ations and monuments sS7S64s
~ The average per capita expendf-
tcres for all governmental costs, In
Guiding interest and OUTLAWS, in the
Il eortv- eight States were $5.oS The
4 highest figure shown under this head
Tor any one State s12lT, is that for
California and the lowest, Sl.sI. for
somth Carolina The average per
capita expenditures for all govern
mental costs, including interest but
excluding outlays, were 81 0s The
highest figure appearing under this
sead for any state rs that for Nevada
sie7o. and the lowest is shown for
:nuth Carolina, 81 81
That the cost OF maintaining the
aafe governments imposes a relative
lieht burden on the shoulders O
he taxpayers is brought out clearl,
W comparison ~ state and mum
ipal taxation and governments
-osts. For the 2ol American cities o
,ver so 600 population the averag
YER capita expenditures for all gov
Arnmental costs. Including interes
md outiays during the fiscal year
1915. amounted TO s34 So. the cor.
eeponding figure for the States IS
nut $500. For the cities the average