Show m municipal uni cipal finances show improvement during war the municipal finance picture for the last year shows continued reduction of debt excellent tax collections capital improvements at a standstill steady accumulation of re serves to finance public improve ment programs after the war despite these favorable trends municipalities pali ties generally during the year devoted considerable thought to new sources of revenue to ease the strain on the local property tax in this connection collection of taxes delinquent since 1929 still is an important issue and the chief problem in hundreds of 0 municipalities and the many communities supplementing plem enting current tax levies with back taxes for the last six or seven years now face the necessity of living on current taxes only somo some cities received revenues from new sources during the year however california and washington communities tor for example received substantial amounts of new re revenue ventie from admission taxes while missouri localities report success success with occupational licenses based on gross income instead of flat sum alabama and virginia cities received shares of profits from the state liquor store monopoly |