New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-11

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Maine tops the list, the average be-
ms $3.50 pcr person,
Connecticut had some sources OF
revenue, other than property taxes,
which some OF the other states
lacked, however. Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont and Connect
cut levied a tax on gasoline for au-
tomohIles, Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island did not. Massachusetts,
alone, collected an Income tax from
individuals,
According to the bureau figures
for 1874 Connecticut collected ST.
$4,000 from general property
taxes, differing from the levy, II
stood second on the list OF colec-
tons from special property taxes
the amount hoing s2.5tS,ooo. Mas
sachuscus getting over eight mill
lion dollars and Rhode Island So
SSS,000 from this source. Ncrmont's
special property tax bin was a mil
lion dollars and n fraction. Maine s.
$4,000 and New Hampshirc's
only sG4,opo. From inheritance
taxes Connecticut got sl,95Tooo
Massachusetts over sly and n
quarter million dollars and the re-
mainder Of the states much less
apiece.
Massachusetts alone collected an
income tax of S2,079nOQ.
Massachusetts led in the amount
collected from motor vehicle H.
censos, getting sI95o,oO0 and Con-
necticut was second with s4,59IQ0O
in 1924, Maine collected nearly two
million dollars and the rest around
A million and a half. The tax on
motor fuel collected in this state
was about three times that of any
other state taxing fuel in 1924. II
amounted to 100000. Maine
gained S5S9,000 through this tax,
New Hampshire $4,000 and YER
mont $916,000. Connecticut was
second in the earnings Of general
departments which We're s2.7S2,000
compared with $3,o45.000 for Mas
sachusetts and 100000 for Maine,
next in line. New Hampshire, Yer
mont and Rhode Island had about
half million dollars apiece in
from public service enterprises
were $4,000. against $4,000 in
/ Massachusetts, S121.0oo in Maine,
$4,000 in Rhode Island and none
| in the other states Revenues from
all other sources were S10,702,00
In Connecticut, $12,Ol3,oN0 in
| Massachusetts and less by over six
million dollars for the next in line,
! Maine. Corporation income taxes
are listed, it seems in this division
The cost Of operation and main
tcnanco of general departments fol
the state, in 1924 $1G.955, 00o
Massachusetts led with better thar
forty million dollars expended fol
this purpose and Maine was third
with over ten millions in expense
The operation and maintenance
Of public services by the state was
negligible being less than a hun
drcd thousand dollars. Massachu,
sctts paid $l,S0G.00O in interest
Connecticut $657,O0O and Maine
$5S9,000, the other states less
Connecticut was second in the tota
OF the above three items Of govern
mental costs, cxponding sl7,69S,
600, against $44,269,OOO for Massa
chusctts and S1O.ST5,OoO for Maine
The average cost, per capita, 10
government, to individuals in NcE
England was $11.27. The cost pc
capita in Connecticut was slight
above this, being $11.SS. Main
spent the most per capita, $lS.9'
Vermont was second with Sl2.S;
AMI Massachusetts spent less pc
ncrson than Connecticut, Sl0.7'
} Connecticut spent nearly as niue
L as Massachusetts, for p"rmancr
b improvements. SG.161,000, the pa
l state investing $6.673.ooo and tn
other states considerably less.
T. Connecticut Was fourth on III
list Of state doht accounts, OWN
. sLGSo.0oo Massachusetts had
debit Of over sixty-nine million do
lars, Maine nearly fifteen mtlio
and Rhode Island over ten. Ne
ITamnshirc owed over two millio
> dollars and Vermont nearly tU