The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-05
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J There are 100. 600 buildings IN PATS. Ihere VIII
be within the territory included in the Greater
New York 167. 900 buildings, of which 10000
arc used for residential purposes.
The population OF London By the municipal
census OF 1890 was 4. 433.ois g. Tho population OF
Paris by the last municinni census tthe record
Of population in France is continuous and not
made at stated intervals only was 2.51l.o55.
The population OF the Greater New York BIZ the
last estimate officially made was ~ follows:
New York city Board OF Health. 1.9S4.se5;
Brooklyn Board Of Health census. l.140.00o:
Staten Island Board OF Health estimate. 65.-
900 uhe State censns Of 1892 gave 53.452):
Lone Island City testimatel. 40. 1000; Newtown,
$4,000; jamaica, $4,000: Flushing. 1000. and
Hampstead tpartj. s~.o0o-total. q. ae4.so5
The area Of London is 6ss square miles. The
area OF Paris 10 l72 square miles. The area Of
the Greater New York will be $50 square miles.
There are 1890 miles NJ streets and 2.35o
miles OF sewers In Londop. There arc coo
miles Of streets ard $50 miles OF scwers In
Paris. There will DO 1900 miles of streets and
700 miles of sewers within tho territory Of the
Greater New York. exclusive Of roads and pub
lie Highways.
The standard Of living Is higher in New York
than in London or Paris. With q population
40 per cont less than the population Of London.
| ton OF paris. m. oon,umntion Of m.Yl.t ann
plies IN the Greater New York territory Is larger
per capita than in either. New York city alone
consumes each year $50. 900. 900 pounds Of beef.
400. 900. 900 pounds OF veal. 900. 900. 900 pounds
Of pork. 100000 600 pounds Of mutton. 10000
600 pound. OF poultry. rs 600. 600 pound, Of
butter. and 20. 600. 600 dozen errs Landau
consumes. I'm n year 4. 600 600 tons of mc., os ali
kinds and Paris consumes 5000. 900. London
con,umes in n year 400 600 ,o,s os no,.,o>.
| 100 o ton, OF cabbspe. 40 600 ton. Of ,nrn,n.
SO. 600 tons Of onions and % 600 tim. NJ ~r~.,
peas. Tn. YEARLY co,.um ,,,on of csierv IN
London IA 400 TONS and NJ s.p.,.Sp. aoo ton.
Paris consumes a ton Of bread a day and $50.
ooO. 600 eev, n wear Tn. con.ump ,ion n, ,.m.
In ParI, includes. I. 600 600 piu,ons 400 moo n.,.
fridge, 400. 600 l.rh. ana Ioo ooo nh....n,.
tn. a.,lr x.,. .-vA
city is oas 200 ooo y.i,on. Tn. 1890, 49,,
OF the city OF Brooklyn approIinstes 81. 200. 900
gallons . day. and with an increase in the
method OF distribution By the use OF larger
p'pe' brookiyhe water supply would b en-
Iargen 10 loo.ooo.ooO gallons . day. Brooklyn
mas oot miles OF wafer mains The water sup
ply OF Paris averages $50, 600. 600 gallons . day.
ano OF LONDON 2oo.ooo.ooO. exclusive OF . Dor
ZION OF the metropolitan district. locally sup-
-
Tn. -. ~
ro,don .manp,.~a as 90 a. .H.OIs ~
wear In p.r,. ~. con.nmn 49, -. ,no
ooo ooo ..,ia...s : - go 80 80
,,on.h -. a,.,.In- $500 s 10
gradually lessened BY the increasing popularity
OF beer In the French capital. The average an
nual consumption OF beer within the boundaries
OF the urester New York IL 100000. exclusive
OF 100000 gallons of ale and porter. There are
q, A,r1e
., ~ w. - rnis
80. = p0..e
o,d.rl, ,o,ar,, .,,a,.... -"
a, .om. .ns No, &, a,..- = - -
A.. q, 900 ooo Ne
in,o,,ca,,o, m oon o., .,r,.1I.s,ta- W
orderly eonsn., " "a ,s 600 o. .,.nNH
oopduo, ,on.,iu.. ~i,h .na
ont i,,o,,c.,ion T,..r,-,. ~. .sa..
n....in ur.al,-. -. unAeo
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.monn,,n -, e. 90 90, yeei
.~,.,..s - - "unie'pA'
,ion,I non,-ihr,ton. n..n - e.,
go -. .-.ss.-s" eoo'o0o.voo'
w.. iii =, ne~
mnricIn,I s. 80 .
$40 oon ooo -. r..
municipal
o,Ta,. go 60 ear muse
~. - si.'oo'ooo' ana
49,. 80 80 Sueens county towns
Lao sou
80 ~. siou PEI capita
sss - "l,A'el NC" iofk Will %
There were a.ol5 burglaries and .hou..-
breakinrs" com mi,ted in London IN 1898 oo7 IN
Paris. aud 500 in New York city. Their. v.r.
25l In Brooklyn. 40 in Long Island City ana
90 in Staten Island.
tn. r...,,. ..-,.
~. tnes.'er ana music
Ha!s y u year isvo ~ers s4-soo,ooo. The
music hail. for the same year were 81, zoo. 600.
Tho receipts for the New York and Brooklyn
theatres and music halls for the same season
were put by their managers at 81, 900. 600. Thu
actual receipts were . little less than 90 600
ooo. The thestregoing public is prone to in,,.,