The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-20
GREATER NEW YORK,
COST OF the Municipality Compared
with That OF London.
tFrom New York SUM-

The municipal eS expenditures Of London,
the largest city in the world, amount to
ABOUT $4,000, 900 yearly, thus divided.
Io"EhlS' among the various items
water service. $lo,000,0O0 police depart
lnent Si0.o0o.OoO; public charities, $40.
"Vo,"oo; schools. $4,000, 900; health depart
lneht. $4,000. 600; fire department. 81 900. :
ooo; department of streets, SO, 600. 600
gas, $4,000. 600; interest on municipal
ueot, S',Oooo10, and miscellaneous pS-
penses, the balance, sl5,oOo,0O0. Paris,
WIN ahout onc-half the total population
- -. me clly or london. spends in q year
s'o'ooo,oO0 or considerably more Der
CAPITA. The question has been asked
now the expenses OF the Greater Now,
ork are likely to compare with those
OF London and Paris.
me present population Of London is.
rouEniS, 100000. and the population of
fhc Greater New York is. roughly. 2 400 :
900 the relation Of the two cities to ca CHI
~ respect OF population being as five TO
snrce. The population OF Paris is $500.
ouo The total expenses Of the civ of
NV ork III q year amount. approx
maiely' to $4T.ooo,000. Those Of the city
OF BROOKLYN amount, approximately. to
$l300O.o0o. The expenses of Long H.
Iand city are about 100000 4 year. OF
richmond county 5000 and OF the
queens county towns and annexed to
INC Greater New York. $3.50 900. making.
n tota! o.! s6l,250, 600 for the whole of
me territory TO be included, on January
|. 1895 in the Greater New York. Th;s
IS a larger ratio Of municipal eypendi-
lure 10 the population than prevails in
London but 4 smaller one than Is The
RUE ~ i'aris. The police department OF
New York City costs $4,000, 600 a. YEAR
ana the police department in Prool>lyn
Sz'"oo,ooo. and the total cost or the police
IN the Greater New York will be abort
S9.00c,00Q q year, or nearly rs much az
mat or the city OF London The street
ana water services are joined in this
CITY instead OF being separated as is the
case in London. The expenses OF tho do
partmcnt of public works in New York
are s",a0O,0c0 and those Of the depart
ment or city works. which. corresponds
10 IT IN Brooklyn. $1,000, 900, and When
to this the expenses Of the department
Oh street Improvements in the future
borough Of Bronx. $500, 600, is added there
IS total In excess OF Sc. 600 900 in the
whole territory for these items. The ex-
Dehse OF the fire department in New
! ork Is s2,300,0o0. In Brooklyn it is
Sl,"vo'ooo. and in all of the Greater New
\ ork It IS. substantially, $500, 600 The
Item Of interest on the public deli;
amounts in New York to 81. SOC, 900 and in
Brookiyn to $4,000 900, and in the other
localtles Included III the Greater New
I OK TO $1,000 "a total OF about 50, OOO-
oeU. or about twice that Of London. The
extent or $6,O0000o in the budget Of New
forK CITY, and to the extent OF s., 70O,-
ooc IN the budget Of Brooklyn, irrespea-
tive Of the contributions Of these two
cues and of the other districts Of the
Greater New York to the State cduca
tlonal fund, which brings I'D the total
amount to $4,000. oO0 Long island CITY
expends $4,000 q year for educational
purposes. rs
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