COST OF GOVERNMENT IN MASS. 



203 



Table 34. — "Other General" Expenditures, by Jurisdictions, 1910-1926.^ 



(Thousands of dollars) 



^ Includes new construction. 



' Payments for both maintenance and construction are shown in Table A 1. 



•Increase due to soldiers' bonus. 



Municipal Actitnfes 



The two principal groups of municipal expenditures under "other general" 

 are general government and protection of persons and property. General 

 government includes the legislative, executive and financial functions as well as 

 the care of municipal buildings, and minor general departments. Protection of 

 persons and property includes police and fire departments, support of the 

 militia, inspections, and forestry. Expenditures for police and fire protection 

 make up 95 per cent of total expenditures for protection. The amounts spent 

 for general government and for protection are shown in Tables 3-5 and 36. 



Table 3-5. — Expenditures for General Government. 

 (Amounts in thousands of dollars) 



* Not all towns reported in 1910. 



