| Show 3 PER CAPITA COSTS RISE IN BIG CITIES jump from in in 1935 to in in 1936 washington per capita costs of the operation and maintenance of general departments of 0 the city governments ern ments of the 94 cities having a population of more than rose from in 1935 to in 1933 the bureau of the census of the commerce department reported the gross debt outstanding at the close of the 1936 fiscal year for the same 94 cities the survey showed was per capita while the valuation of taxable property in the same cities subject to ad valorem valoree taxes for the city corporation was 1514 per capita cost payments for the operation and maintenance of general departments including those for the independent districts totaled in addition the survey showed payments amounted to for the operation and maintenance of public service enterprises wa ter works electric light plants and similar agencies the outstanding gross debt at the close of the last fiscal year amounted to comprising funded or fixed 2321 special assessment and 1 1 floating debt of this digross I 1 gross debt the survey showed 2 j was incurred for public I 1 1 service enterprises and invest i ments of which was for I 1 revenue obligations I 1 1 valuation of taxable properties in the 94 cities amounted to exclusive of the valuation of personal intangible property in ohio cities the survey pointed out the levy for all purposes made upon this valuation amounted to of which was levied for the city corporation for the state for the county and for other civil divisions |
