Show Spending For Public Services Although education is far farand farand farand and away the most costly item of local government in Davis County the other public public pub pub- lic lie expenditures add up to a sizeable figure THEY TilEY INCLUDE outlays for such services as roads and highways police protection health public welfare sewerage sewerage sewerage sew sew- water supply and general general general gen gen- eral administration and maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- among others Accord According ng to the latest figures figures figures fig fig- ures based on data compiled by the government the annual annual annual an an- nual cost of or such services amounts to per capita for residents of or Davis County THE AVERAGE outlay in inthe inthe inthe the rest of the United States for local services other than education came to per capita Local communities inthe in inthe in inthe the State of or Utah spent an average of The study of local government government government govern govern- ment finances the first one undertaken since 1962 was made by the Department of Commerce The law requires that it do so every five years THE RESULTS of the study with comparable data for each of the counties throughout through through- out the country are contained con con- tamed in the latest Compendium Compendium Compendium of Government Finances It shows for every area the amount spent for each of the functions of government IN DAVIS County a basic expenditure is for the construction construction construction con con- and maintenance of highways roads city streets bridges and other transportation transportation tation fa facilities The outlay in the year was per capita This is exclusive of interest on debt related to highways In other communities across the country the average is 2305 per capita It is more morein morein morein in the smaller localities rising rising rising ris ris- ris- ris ing to an average of among those with populations under LOCAL POLICE and fire protection involved an expenditure expendi expendi- ture of per capita and governmental administration maintenance and control The remainder of the spent per capita went for the multitude of other services provided for residents of the local area |