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and recreation fund. In a large number of cities the law requires that all 

 such revenues must be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the 

 city. There is no special incentive for an executive to make great effort to 

 develop this phase of operation and maintenance where he not only loses 

 the possible fruits of his labor but, in an unguarded moment, may have it 

 count against him in the annual appropriation. 



6. Miscellaneous sources of revenue. There are many different kinds 

 of miscellaneous sources of revenue, none of which are of very great impor- 

 tance so far as volume of revenue is concerned. Some of these sources are: 

 (a) Fines resulting from conviction for violating park ordinances, (b) 

 Rentals from houses on undeveloped properties, (c) Charges for services 

 rendered to outside parties, (d) Sales of obsolete or worn-out equipment. 

 (e) Sales of produce, such as hay or other crops grown on undeveloped large 

 parks or reservations. Dead timber is sometimes sold for fuel. (/) Sales of 

 nursery stock a practice that is generally frowned upon because of its 

 possible competition with commercial nurseries, (g) Commissions on tele- 

 phones, weighing machines, etc. (h) Interest on bank balances. 



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