Show Government Cost Highest In Boston Baltimore Low LO National Security League Issues First Data pata Showing Showing Show v ing ng Per Capita Charges in Ten of ot Country's Largest Cities Cities I NEW YORK Nov OY 5 That That Boston Bomon is the most extravagant or of the ten largest cities clUes of the country and Baltimore the most economical is shown by the first of ofa ofa a a. series of charts in connection with its campaign of education on the cost ot of government Issued today by br the National Security league In this chart the Security league analyzes analyzes ana ana- the per capita municipal expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- tures of ot the ten cities in the country country of of ot over population They fall in this order PER CAPITA RANK Boston Pittsburg 2981 New ew York 2831 Los Angeles 26 2662 2 Philadelphia 2455 2455 St. St Louis 2337 Chicago 2252 Detroit 2113 Cleveland Baltimore i 1596 96 GROUP RANKING It will be noted that New York the largest city in the country comes third It has the highest per capita spending rank however of the three cities of over coming population Philadelphia second and Chicago third In the group of or four cities with population population population lation between and Boston Boston Bos Boa ton leads with St. St Louis second Detroit third and Cleveland fourth I Pittsburg has the highest rate of ot the three cities with population between and with Los Angeles second second sec see ond end and Baltimore third DETAILED COMPARISONS Tho Security leagues league's chart also gives the comparative per capita spending rank of the ten cities In the twelve main items of municipal expenditures viz General government government Mayor Sla or aldermen or council financial legal and Judicial departments elections government buildings build build- in inns ings s etc Police Pollee Fire Health Sewers refuse disposal etc ete Highways Charities hospitals and correction Schools Libraries Recreation Mothers' Mothers pensions soldier relief and burial etc Pensions and gratuities to city em em- plo es etc tc BOSTON LEADS IN SEVEN In these twelve divisions Boston leads in seven Pittsburg in three Los Angeles in one schools and amI New York in one pensions and gratuities to city em em- ra rate Baltimore in four of has the het the divisions vl lowest t J Los per r A Angeles Angeles' capita j I in three Detroit and Cl Cleveland veland In two each and Philadelphia in one fire Following Following Following Fol Fol- I lowing lowing- Is Ia the order of ot th the ten cities in inper pI PC per capita expenditures In the four main maini i p I ms- ms I POLICE I Boston Bosto f 3 New York I Philadelphia St. St Louis v 31 Chicago o 30 af n TW oit tolt 28 Pittsburg r Lo Los Angeles 1 94 Baltimore v I Cleveland w 1 17 FIR FIRE I Boston Pittsburg J. J New York Los Angeles I. I St. St Louis Detroit Baltimore I tor t I Chicago o v fr I Cleveand Philadelphia f HEALTH i 4 1 Pittsburg 7 5 97 97 83 83 Cleveland 81 81 1 76 Detroit Detro Ch Chicago Ica t o 75 7 If York liO 60 60 New Angeles 57 Los Louis 41 49 Philadelphia St. St I Baltimore 3 39 1 SCHOOLS Angeles 1058 10 88 Los 9 11 to Bos Boston 8 19 York New ew i Pittsburg Cleveland St Rt Louis f C 58 I Detroit o 5 j Chicago 5 53 3 Philadelphia Baltimore 3 3 4 OFFICIAL FIGURES 1 The figures given In the Security leagues league's chart are taken from statistics published by the federal census bureau This chart will be followed by similar comparative compilations on other cities of the country down to population which is the lowest the census bureau statisticians go The Security league will then take tale up state expenditures and announces announces announces an an- that it will also aiso publish information information tion on the federal departments with particular reference to those which exceed exceed ex ex- their regular appropriations by con con- gress The league will short shortly announce a ana na national na- na committee of prominent citizens In all parts of the country who indorse the campaign and will cooperate In its prose prose- cution LEAGUE PRESIDENT EXPLAINS This work of ot the Security league to educate the public In the cost of ot government government government govern govern- ment in this country is explained by Charles D. D Orth president of ol the league as follows If U the American people would take the trouble to realie the fact that tha t federal disbursements disbursements dis die average over 2 0 annually for each American and that this sum is practically doubled by state and municipal taxation taxation the importance of de demanding demanding demanding de- de manding public economy and to bring it about would be realized The cornerstone in the structure of hard times was and is heavy expenditures expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- tures national state and local Years ago ago Senator Aldrich one of ot the most gifted financiers who ever sat in the senate senate senate sen sen- ate stated that If the expenditures of the I government were administered on a business business busi busl- ness nes basis every dollar expended could be reduced to 70 cents No o practical man doubts that this con condition still exists APPROPRIATIONS EXCEEDED Congress and the administration are entitled to great credit for their endeavor to cut down expenditures by bv insisting upon decreased appropriations But the tha i people of or the country must not be lulled Into a false sense of ot security merely be because because because be- be cause the appropriations are smaller It must be he remembered that expenditures never have been and probably never will willbe willbo bo hI limited to appropriations and anil until the people of ot the country figuratively figura speaking rise up on their hind legs and how show a proper interest in the I figura-I matter matte matterand matterand and insist that the various departments of ot the tho national government kepe lepe their expenditures ex ex- ex within the appropriations made by congress Under the present system the departments departments departments depart depart- I ments go on spending more than the approprIations appropriations ap ap- ap- ap and congress is then practically practically cally forced to allot allol the money later on onby onby onby by deficiency appropriations STATE AND LOCAL AS WELL It is not only with regard to national expenditures that the people should concern concern concern con con- cern themselves A big cut in all state and local expenditures should he be Insisted upon and it should also be Insisted that th this big cut be not made at the expense of service to the public but shall be done by bv business methods and business administration admin of ot the sort ort that Senator Aldrich had in mind when he made his noteworthy noteworthy note note- worthy worth statement The National Security leagues league's statistics static statis tics It Is hoped hoppel will be useful In enabling enabling en abling every ever community to compare lt it expenditures with those of other localities it to the end that there shall be some standardization standardization stan stan- I for the public benefit So far as information can be obtained the league will wI endeavor to keep the public pub pub- I lie lic Informed rf regarding the bureaus and departments at nt Washington which over I run the appropriations made by congress LET GEORGE DO IT But nothing can be accomplished for fot forthe forthe the public benefit unless the people p-ople will willaro aro arose se from their present stupor and take tale a proper active Interest in their civic affairs I IOne One of the many unhappy aftermaths I of the war has been the letdown In itt pub pub- f i lie interest In civic affairs The average I citizen seems to believe that he Is performing performing per per- forming his duty by bv criticising and ob objecting oh- oh In hi his private conversation per per-I to the abuses and shortcomings which exist I at th the present time tithe but when It comes I to taking any Rny definite action the let i I George r do It spirit lr s This Is rot ot r is I the spirit I upon g which hk- hk was based the progress and development of or the American Amen Ameri I Amerl-I i can nation n. n |