Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-14
Of CITY
GOVERNMENT

! TRENTON. May 14-Jersey CITY
and Atlantic City are among the ci-
ties showing the greatest per capita
cost of government for 1923 as in
dicated by the budgets for this year
IN the various cities of the state.
The former city has a per capita
OF $3.50 with a budget exclusive Of
schools OF s11.1S3,9SS.59. Last
years budget for Jersey City was
80, 999, 51S.2S. The percentage Of
Increase OF the 1923 budget was
IFS over that of 1922.
Atlantic City has a per capita
cost f@r 1923 of $500 with a budget
of $3.50, O62.25. The budget for
1922 was SS,255.S40.94. There was
an increase of 1876 per cent over
last years budget.
of the largest decreases. PSF por
cent. from the budget of 1922. THIS
years budget for Bayonne is So
~121,S68.45, while last years figure
was $2,941.716.7S. The per capita
cost OF running Bayonne for this
year is $3.50.
In explaining the increases in the
per capita cost of the majority
of the of New Jersey
cities, the New Jersey State League
of Municipalities, which made the
compilation, said that the shore. re-
sorts showed the highest cost. This
was due, it was said to transient pop
ulation.
The high per capita cost of gov
eminent in Atlantic City saii
Sedley H. Phinney. executive secre-
tary of the league, does not indi-
cate an extravagant administration.
1t is high because there is a tre~
mendous floating population to pro-
feet hOITzA anaJICn and aarn fnr
II the average population through
the year were used in the COM |
putation, a much lower figure would
result" |
AS regards Jersey City and Hobo
ken, which also showed a large in |
crease, Mr.. Phinney declared that
the congested conditions of these
cities made necessary extensive po-
lice and fire protection, public |
health and building inspection and
other services that + less costly N
smaller communities.
Other municipalities in which the
decreases were large are: Town Of
800 per cent; Hackensack,
l4.2 per cent, and Garfield, 1913 per
Newark showed only a So per
cent increase in 1928 over last year
budget. Newark's budget this year
Is P1Dsotltlob Wilt ldSL year LINZ
dgure was s12,514.651.S5.
The City of Elizabeth showed a
slight decrease, Isl percent, in its
budget for 1928 from the budget for
The Elizabeth budget for this
year is 50, 03S, 347.21 while the bud
ret for last year was S2,069, 22S.97.
The per capita cost for this year is
Camden's budget for this year is
S2, 70S, 591.99, an increase of $50
Ter cent owe last years figure of
5O1,17S, with a per capita cost
year of $3.50.
Perth Amboy's budget for this year
.hows an increase of % per cent
With an amount of secs, 685.57 as a.
S921,083.77. The per capita
.ost of this years city expenses will
re $3.50.
The cost for each inhabitant of the
'ity of Paterson &c" the city gov
1rnment during 1929 is s21.20. The
'udget for the current year is ST.
while last year the figure
vas S2,S25,S29.32, a slight increase
II 1.9 pei cent.
There is a 1913 per cent increase
n New Brunswick's budget for 1923
rom what ii Vas last year. The
igure for the current year is S772,-
1850, while last year it was $685.
31.05. The per capita cost for 1928
$3.50.
Passaie City's budget increased
4 per cent for this year with a to-
al of S1,405,777.0S DC against 81
.12,076.82 for last year, making a
capita cost of s22.
Long Branch, together with As
Jury Park, shows the increase in
.eeping with the luctuating popula- {
ion of a shore resort. The City Of
,eng Branch has ar increase of 15
.er cent in its budget for this year
Yer what it was il 1929. This year
he figure is S472,68S.12 as against
40, 1907 last year, making a per
apita cost of $50.
Asbury Park has an increase Of
0.5 per cent in its 1923 budget over
asst year. This year the budget is
4~70, 733.SS while last year il was
461,269.67, making a per capita
ost OF SIS.
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