The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-24
MIST VIRGINIA SHON5|NELL
III STATE ENHANCES RANK

| thu is states "t tn" mon ~ A''S'H
OF expenditures; FOR Euv"rnii""tn! COSTS
|, incIuIims intrrcS; and uutiaHs for i"'r-
| manrut IMPROVEMENTS. oyer r'Fci"""'
i during the i>,.,l year !?l1. Was w.
L glGyAi. ur II c'ut% i,"r CAPITAL III '"'
remaining y s.iIl"% Tia" 'Ar'.>S 81 NV
,.,;,I,.> over Expenditures Hin"unt'h !"
GS3a.i?;. or 81 cents pr capita, Tab
i in.- the entire ~ states nv Il wh"i' '"S
Access of revenues over expenditures
,,,s S,j"I.aI%, ur ) cents I'"r capitiL
ThcS. AND other important facts ar"
hr,u,n, nut III Il rrimrt entitled i
uanrl:u Statistics, OF States. l?l', soon
T., h,. ISSUED by Director sam |" Rogers.
of thu. bureau Of tn" census. department
~ ,,umlu"rc. This REPORT. when was
,,,u,rllrd under lac direction. OF MI
Srorkc NJ. iirugan. chi"t NiatiSticilh l"F
statistics al states ana cities. gives u">
!: tailed data in RESPECT I" IA" revenues
and rxpcnGiturts. I'll" assessments. Inc
taxes, and the indebtedness an4 assets
of rar. Of the is states al the Union.
Revenues.
The aGgrcSat" revenues OF an inc
states dur!u.; the year were S'%-.?-f''
az. liz. a.ErrEut" expenditures Tor
|, current governmental costs. including
interest. $4i9.J9".J73: and TIN aggregate
outlaws for permanent improvements.
L $6T.glu,S4I. ,
OF The total revenues. $i09 SGiS"S, or
unr,. than ,hr"r-iuurthS, represented re-
rrIutS from the various kinds g! 'aN'''
,h,,t 81 per cent OF this amount, YIN
7iOlIG. was derived from tn" Ech'THI
urop,rty tax. made up Of taxes on real
estate and personal property. !" 'hc
r,mnin,i.,r thu largest item. S"i'>"''SH''
w:,s contributed l.! Special pr"p'''s
sl%%ST"%g came from other Sptc'"'
, tnx,S: SyngoT.IlG was raised from nus
irrSs taxes Other than on the !q'o'
traffic; $@@.t39.9+l came rum thc II,
uuor traffic: $2J,S@0.3"O WIS derive"
from license taxes other than business
and $2l7l.S9I WAS rec !Fru from I'o''
taxes.
| rhr largest sources of revenue OUT
.iJ, of ,a>cs arc found i'll thu earnings
Of general departments ana !" '''''''S-
i .rh,. earnings of general departments
.,r. made up Of receipts from fees
charges minor sales, etc. by IN" VA
! rious ,>uar,lncntS and offices '"i the
staI. governments. exclusive OF the pun
III. service enterprises. ThcS" yielded
during the fiscal year 1911. $t%.'|l''9'
, !, revenues. Receipts from int rest on
,urrcnt deposits and on the various
; s,,t,, funds amounted L. $2'.T?i' IL
nrh.- sources Of rcvunu"--$i"'r':u AS
! easements and special CharS"~ Tor OUT
,,vs fines. iurf.itE. and c$cA"ltS' sup
y,ntious and grants from III" federal
ruycrnncnt donations. pension "SH'SS',
ncutS: highway PRIVILEGES rents anu
! earnings ut public ScrNic" rh'e'pE'HcH-
yi.ld.d 4 total of So. l33.Sio.
For all the states taken as group
~. pcr capita receipts from properly
,oxrs we're $2.73; from "thrT JAMS
! - 20: from earnings ~ general depart
rnrntS, 81 cents: and from AL "'"''
sources combined. 80 cents
The highest pr capita property taxes
* az ar, shown for Nevada; and the
lowest, IL cents, for delaware.
Expenditures.
The expenditures during IN" year Nv,
! roy, rntucu,al costs. when hSEr"I"'t"
s5lT.a03.a@0. were in the ORDER "l 'h'',
,rnror,ancc: For expenses OF genera
Jcnartmcuts. s4"6.3@9.l%@; tor outlay :
S:Tgl0Si7: for interest. $-I.''''''"'' W.
,Np.nsrs Of public ScrNIcr chl:
tr:.iIruadS toll bridges l"rFi'S' ''I''',
docks and whnrecs. etc. maihl'l''''" ~
f. s,o,rs on,y), s".l09.SSn. Expenses
u. general departments comprise" l'''
,,,s ,,r ..Huratiuu (SGhuolS and lipTHr'
I.sl. sl6I. @?@.?5l: for "hAr!u'% h"S.'
,.Is and corr"cti"ns. Slo%.i@%.'h-: '"'
..,,,.rL government .(irgiSIatlN", "N'
| .utiy. and Judicial Dr5tlrh''$l. Si','If.'
~. for protection to person ana i'"P
,r,>. tn,licc and lire d"Nartm"i'S' mn
| ~, md arrnurirS: regulation "i C"tp''
r,,,ons PROFESSIONAL uCcurati"nS' l"p"'
! Ii,,,or traffic sale OF certain r"Ilhl""'
,;s and weights and measures. pr"l'c'
lion Of fish and game. etc.. 9'"'~"'' '''
far highways. $3%.G%n.s'I: Tor genera
,nJ miscellaneous Items. Inclu"'"E F,"
eions and grautitics. $2h,9l2''"1' Tor "'
,,rloumcnt and conservation oil H''"' :"
r.enurces, slS99S.976; for CONSERVATISM
. If health. and sanitation EIi'-'"o'N
: on, for educational and general r''''H
ton. parks and rcSrrNat'"hS' anu '''''''N
mcnts. s1.09l.3S7.
Tho average per capita On 49,
for all governmental costs 'h'i'''''"- ~
,cr,s, and OUTLAWS. In III" ~ S'"r
ucr, s5nH. The highest hEur' S'''H
, under this head for any ON" S,',
sIIa4. is that for Arizona: an" NV ~,
: .st sos, for North tar"I'"'t,
, average per capita expenditures ivy -
, Governmental costs. incIu"'HE lh'' -.
, hut excluding OUTLAWS. were $'.1-' -. -
t ! hi.host figure appearing Nhucr go
: hrad for any state is that for H'Na"
$ s,o 90. AMI the lowest Is SHOWN -
: south Carolina, sl.S6.
D Tint tho cost OF maintaining IN" S'''
c,vcrnrnrnts imposes rc!a'lN'I! us"
. | hrr,,.n on the shoulders at the ''s
.,.,yc-s 10 brought out Clearly by Il com
.i,l,,. or state ana municipal 'hNa'''
; and governmental costs. Foe ''"'
: ,,,rrir,,n. ri,i"% "f over ''"'""o P'I'"'
/ .i,n the average per 'll''N
: ,urrs for all governmental '"''S. ''''
, ! ,,, interest and outings. "nrih'' u
, | r,,,.I y,,r 1871 amounted I" %''"."i' ~
[ CORRESPONDING figure for me S''''7
: ,,,, 5, o. For ia" cities '''' 'N'''''
!; mr. ,.,uita expenditures fer Al' E'''''
=. mental COSTS. including; '"' resi-
: ,udinr OUTLAWS. were $50 ~. ''' "
: ,.t,t..s s4.i.. For th'' ''i'i'' ~" "N -
p .r c,,,it:, rrccipl$ from rr"rI' ''>
r, ern IS: for thu "lHi"%. $500.
L,- M. is SinI"s taken t"'''''"r. III
,.. o~cr,tIrI thr Nilh"h'@ i
q governmental COSTS. i'''"'''''
:. ,x, ,,,,Ioys hv $,.i2l."i": H'"' ''' -
:, ,,rs cxc,.,,l"d ~" 'hr''"' W
| and interest Icy $I''.'''-.''"' y"
, ,,,vid,rallv Ia "N""sS ct 'h' '"'' ''
= ,,,s which aggravated @''.'l
Y ~ ,.,rds ihr states. 'Ih"n ~
: ,,,, ,,id from th.ir revenues =
. ,n,i- current "Xp"n%''f ih'''''''
:, .,.,,.. and either r'hur"d i'"lt ma -
n ,,,..., mr. increased tl"'ir 81. II 'L'''"'
. ,... =, Which Revenues E%cee"'