The times., 1897-06-06
New york Citv Exnenses.

The municipal expenditures OF London,
the largest city IN the world, amount to
ESQ 900 ZOO yearly, thus divided, roughly,
among the various items: Water service,
S1o,0Go, ZOO; police department, S10.0O0,-
900; public charities, 81 100000; schools,
$4,000, 900: health department, 3,5O0-
900; fire department, 100000; depart
ment of streets, SO, 900 900; gas, S3,OOO,-
600; interest on municipal debt, s5,O00r
900, and miscellaneous expenses the bal
ance, 81 5,G00,0 600. Paris, with al out one
half the total population OF the city Of
London. spends in a year 81 5000 coo, or
considerably more per capita The ques-
tion has been asked how the expenses OF
the Greater New York are likely to com
pare with those Of London and Paris.
The present population of London is
roughly. $500 GOO, and the population Of
the Greater New York Is, roughly, 3,3OO,-
900, the relation of the two cities to each
other in respected population being as five
to three. TIE population OF Paris is 3
100000. The total expenses Of the city
of New York i'll a year amount appToNi-
mately to 17,000,000. Those OF the city
Of Brooklyn amount approximately tO 81 g.
100000. The expenses Of Long Island
City are about 100000 year, of Rich
mond county $500 ,O00. and of the Queens
county towns annexed to the Greater New
York 81 $4,000, making a total or $751;.
100000 for the whole of the territory "a
be included on January L, 1898, in the
Greater New York.
This is larger ratio of municipal eXpen-
,liture TO the population than prevails in
London bat a smaller one than is the rule
III Paris. The police department of New
York CITY costs $4,000 900 a year, and
the police department in BROOKLYN 50. 3OO,-
600 year. and the total cost OF the
police in the Greater New York viii be
about SO, 900 year, or nearly as
much as that of the City of London The
street and water services are joined i'll
this city instead of being separated, as is
the case in London. The expense OF the
department of public works In New forh
are So, 500. 900, and those of the depart
ment Of city works Which corresponds &c
it In Brooklyn, S2,100,00O, and when &c
this the expense OF the department Of
street improvements III the future borough
Of Bronx. $500 900 is added, there is
total in excess of Sc. 900 900 in the whole
TERRITORY for these items. The expense
of the fire department in New York Is
81, SOC, 900. In Brooklyn it is 81 100000,
and in all of the Greater New York 1t is
substantially, $3,5Oo,0O0 The item Of
interest on the public debt amounts in New
York TO S5, 800 900, and in Brooklyn TO
81 400 600. and in the other localities
Included in the Greater New York To
5000 .OOO. total of about 100000
or about twice that of London. The ex-
uenditurc for charitable purposes in New
York CITY this year is 81. 600 900, and in
Brooklyn about 100000 The item OF
education appears To the extent OF SO, ,OOO,-
600 in the budget Of New York city. and
to the extent Of Sc, 100000 in the budget
of BROOKLYN, irrespective of the contribu-
tious of these two cities and of the other
districts Of the Greater New York To the
state educational fund, which brings ur
the total amount to $lo.o00,oOe Lons
Island City expends Sf15.e0o year fos
educational purposes.--New York Sun.