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Show PUBLIC DEBTS OF LARGE CITIES WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. Placing lie combined public debt of the larger larg-er cities of the country at $1,213. OMi.iiOu the census burea.i Duds it 13 4-ceured by the aggregate property owned by the same cities valued at 2.7.lS,i:it.nno. The llgures are for Bins, and cover all the 1"3 cities having hav-ing a nuplation of over 30,uo0 except New York. Detroit and L'ast St. Louis. Of sppelal interest is the ratio between be-tween debt Inclined for water supply systems and the reported valu-'tlon of ruch systems The valuation rejiort-ed rejiort-ed for lflus wns $31iO,oOO:uiiO and the debt outstanding 5'U2,OnO,( 00, or 4 ..: of the valuation. The debt outstanding outstand-ing against the water supply systems of San Francisco, Cambridge and Atlantic At-lantic City is in excess of their valuation valua-tion The report shows also that from taxes, licenses and franchises of public 'roivlce corporations, Chicago received receiv-ed $l,rin,GU, or more than three times the amount reported for any other city. Other cities reporting receipts irom these sources are Boston, $1,350,683, St. Louis, $1, -f.!,50fi; Baltimore, $1, 19.1.743; San I-'vanciseo. $614, till: Cleveland, $jJl,-'CLL. $jJl,-'CLL. and Clucinnutl, $r.23,53S. |