Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-14

penses and interest, and in 19 the
revenues exceeded the total expendi-
lures for governmental costs. includ-
ing interest and outlays. These 10
states were New Hampshire, Ohio.
Indiana. Illinois, Minnesota. Iowa.
North Dakota, South Dakota, Ne
braska, Delaware. Virginia, Georgia,
Florida, Texas. Montana. Idaho. wy
oming, New Mexico. and Washington.
The greatest excess. $7.303,267. was
shown by Illinois. Other states in
which the excess was more than ST.
600 900 were Minnesota, with $2.912.-
sse: Texas. $2,35s.076; Ohio. s2.205.-
22s: and Washington, $1,076.107. Tho
greatest per capita excess Of reve-
nues over expenditures, however. ap-
pears for New Mexico. $1.47; Mime
sofa, with 1882 is next in order, and
illinois, with 1922, stands third.
The greatest excess Of expendi-
lures over revenues shown for any one
state, se7,721.264. is that for New
York: the second highest excess. So
4s0,116 is for California; and the
third highest, $4,057.316, for Mary
land. The greatest per capita excess
apepars for California; the next high
est, $3.o3, for Maryland; and the third
highest, $2.s1, for New York.
Good Roads.
The total outlays for permanent i'm
provements aggregated $95,192.799. or
this amount $30,247,59S, or nearly ono
third, was spent for the construction
Of new roads and the permanent i'm
provement-such as macadamizing or
paving-of existing ones. In addition,
$12,476,122 was apportioned by the
states to their counties, municipalities,
and other minor civil divisions for use
in the construction, improvement. and
maintenance Of roads: and a consid-
erable portion Of this sum was en-
ployed in construction and permanent
improvement. The greatest outlays
for roads by individual states were
reported for New York, $9,393,756;
California. $s.575.2so; and Maryland,
$3,773,223. The greatest per capita
expenditure for construction and per-
manent improvement Of roads, how
ever, $2.S2, was made by Maryland.
Only % states-the New England
states. New York. New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Illinois. Michigan. Wiscon.
sin, Minnesota, Maryland, Arkansas,
Louisiana. Idaho, New Mexico, Ari-
zona, Utah, and the Pacific Coast
states-expended money directly on
the construction ane Improvement OF
roads during the fiscal year, but a
number of the other states appor-
toned sums to counties, municipali-
ties, etc, which were spent in the con-
struction and Improvement Of roads.
Fourteen states, however. reported
neither outlays nor apportionments
for this purpose.
Civil Service Commissions.
Ten states-Massachuset Con-
necticut New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois. Wiscon-
sin, Colorado, and California-main-
tain civil service commissions. The
expenditures in the 10 states for the
support Of these commissions aggre-
gated $349,757; and the greatest ex-
penditure made for this purpose by
any one state. s75.5s9, was reported
for New York.
Indebtedness.
The net Indebtedness funded and
floating debt less assets Of general
sinking funds) for the 4s states ag
gregated $424,154,647, or $4.s1 per
capita. The net Indebtedness Of New
York alone, $125, 461,557 represented
nearly 80 per cent Of the total and
was far greater than that of any other