The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-07
CITIES EXTENDING
MORE MONEY
THAN REVENUE
Out Of 2o4 American Cities Having a
Population of More than 10000, $50
Spend More Than Their Income
Rate Is Increasing

Rate Is Increasing.
Washington. d. c.. July In 1875 Of
the 204 American cities Of more than 80 .
Goa. the increase in net indebtedness, due
90 excess OF expenditures for government.
oil costs, including interest and OUTLAWS
for permanent Improvements, over rev.
enues, during the fiscal year 1918, was
Sl47 ,i7O,954, OF S5,4S per capita, In the
remaining IS cities the excess OF revenues
over expenditures amounted 10 S7,7l5,l30,
or Sls2 per capita. Taking the entire
POI cities as group, the excess of ex'
penditures over revenues was Sl3a,755,-
sla, or s44s per capita.
These are among the salient facts pre-.
sented in n report, Financial Statistics
of Cities Having a Population of over
10000, 1915" soon 10 be issued by Di.
rector Sam L, Rogers, of the bureau of
the census, department of commerce This
report, which was compiled under the di-
rection OF Mr.. Starke NJ. Grogan, chief
statistician Tor statistics Of states and
cities, gives detailed data in respect to
the revenues and expenditures, the as
easements, the taxes and the indebted
ness and assets of the 204 American cit.
US tfANA VI NtAAAlr WI NiAt HlfAAhi AdNf W
its last fscal year terminating prior 10
July /, 1918, had an estimated population
OF more than 10000
The aggregate population Of these 20i
cities was estimated at 81 l60000. They
ranged in size from New York City. with
1894 900, TO Bellingham, Wash, with 80.
GOO. Nine cities New York. Chicago,
Philadelphia, st. Louis, Boston, Cleve-
land, Baltimore. Pittsburg and Detroit
have more than 100000 inhabitants each; !
Buffalo, San Francisco, Los Angeles, I
Milwaukee, Cincinnati Newark, y. j., /.
New Orleans. Washington, Minneapolis, I
and Seattle have more than 100000 but I
fewer than 100000 inhabitants each; AZ |
range in size between 100000 and 100000; |
8. between $4,000 and 100000; and So,
between 10000 and 10000.
Revenues.
The aggregate revenues OF all the cities
during the year were Sa40,3s5,3ll; the 1
aggregate expenditures for current gov
costs, including interest, $780,. i
555,565; and the aggregate outlays, n
1929 5s5, SOL
OF the total revenues, S64l ,972 ,943, or
more than two.thirds. represented re
reipts from the various kinds OF taxes
The bulk OF this amount, $50, s30,s6l,
was derived from the general property
tax, made up OF taxes on real estate and
personal property. OF the remainder, the
argest item, S39,606,956, was contributed {
BY taxes on the liquor traffic; Sl2,74l,-
'65 was raised from other business taxes
sl2, sos .62S was derived from special I
taxes; 81 400, 375 came from Ii !
'ense taxes other than on business; and !
Il .792. sos, from poll taxes. {
Next to taxes, the largest source of $
evenue was found in the earnings of {
,ublie service enterprises. which amount I
d to 500, 55S379. This sum was some t
What more than double the amount OF
ayments for expenses of public service I
which were S43 s22. 5ll, thus c
eaving a net revenue from this source Z
mounting to S52, 735, sos. The bulk of e
be earnings OF public service enterprises II
anne from water supply systems, from 81
'hich the receipts aggregated S77 ,465, sos. Il
Other sources of revenue were the fol- e
,wing: Special assessments and special CT
all of which were for al
utlays $40. s90,32l; subventions from CT
sderal, state and county governments, W
rants, donations, gifts and pension az c
,ssments, $50, s949l9; interest on sink
~ funds, current deposits, investments,
e. S2s,7l59l9; earnings of general de- &c
S22, 547 ,20l receipts from @
ghway privileges principally those in
ranted public service corporations SIS ~
}a,3l4 rent of investment properties, cl
,2S6,954 and fines, forfeits and es- es
leats. 81 ,449,36l VI
For all the cities taken as a group the ed
n capita receipts from property taxes ar
ere SlS,72; from other taxes, Sl,ss; D.
ON earnings of public service enter Sc
'ises, $780, from special assessments on
I'd special charges for outlays, 1886; tn
I'd from all other sources combined. 1891 ne
The highest per capita property taxes, Al
4.67, are shown for Boston; and the tn
west, $4.56, for Portsmouth, Va. len
Expenditures. Tia
The expenditures during the year for to
vernmental costs, which aggregated an
DIAL 1876 were, in the order of their
portance: For expenses of general de-
1878 ,206,ls6; for outlays, flo
20 $50, sol; for interest on indebted in,
IS. Sl2S, 526,s6s; and for expenses of an
bile service enterprises water supply cal
stems, electric light and power sys ca
ms docks, wharves, landings, etc., grc
3,s22,5ll. The expenses of general de- ma
rtments comprised payments for edu err
ton schools and librariesl, 1851 $780, on
); for protection to person and prop
y principally expenses for police and Cit
: departments, sl27 ,5lo,29l; for high as
US, S65 ,509,3s3; for general govern of
mt" mayors and executive boards, mo
incils and boards of aldermen, inan- Phi
! offices, courts, elections and msinte- res
nee OF general government buildings s63
,,456,9s7; for sanitation (refuse col of
ton and disposal, sewers and sewage ths
possl, etc., S45. $50, 200; for charities, the
,pitals and corrections. $50. 297 sos; for del
reation parks, trees, etc., S2l $685. lave