The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17

both in the city and In tile suburbs. The
borough Of Manhattan Is fast becoming
one of steel skyscrapers. Bronx has beer
cut up into building blocks and vast
number of dwellings, and flats are going
up there. Brooklyn Is ,growlng faster
Greater New York 'has-1on its seven
league boots. Within the past two years
more than eighty large real estate com
panles have been Incorporated, with 9
total capitalization Of moro than $4,000
900, and they are putting up buildings OF
all kinds, residences, business blocks
apartment houses and great hotels. The
Increase in the apartment houses is very
great. In 1902 something like sixty-siS
we're erected, representing total invest
ment including the land. OF about $780,
00O 600. 1t is the same as to department
stores and office buildings. Indeed, 1t is
hard 10 realize how fast New York is
growing.
How about public improvements"
1.-THE city Is being bettered right
along" replied the mayor. Tho Will
| liamsburg bridge. which was formally
| opened in December. Is one Of the Won
ders of Greater New York. 1t is forty
feet wider than tho Brooklyn Bridge, and
| with its approaches is a mile and half
| in length It has cost about $50, 100000,
and it will soon be carrying large part
of the traffic between New York and
Brooklyn. And then there Is the new
subway system which will soon be COM
pleted at cost of s35000,00o and there
arc also the Pennsylvania improve
mcnts, which are to cost about $4,000
600 There are other things, but those
are enough to show that New York is
not falling behind
Ninety-two Millions a Year.
~. oil Nv
like this, Mr.. Mcclellan" said |.
ut does" said the mayor Of New
York. ut costs Just about S920oo,ooo
year. or if you take in certain county
and State items the amount is SlOS.OOo,OO0
a year.
Does New York get tho worth OF us
money!"
"There Is a vast deal of work ana It
takes small army to do 1t. -,
"But where does all the money goi''
said |. 1.-THE salaries must be hlgn.
How ABOUT the mayor? What does ne
gct?" - 10
reply.
III think he does,'' replied Mayor NC
Clellan. .IIe gets here at CLOCK s, n !
tho morning and is kept here untli
o'clock at night and every hout !, o ~, n,s
day is 81 busy one. Yes, lat7li'h .ile ma
yor earns his salary.
Likes His Job.
"lf IT wore not a personal question,
YOUR honor. ! should IKE 70 hHoW nv"
the mayor likes lis job?".
"a "rIa' Niikcs it well,n replied tho young
mayor Of New York, with a smile. The
nosit,on is a responsible one, and ono that
n,nl,os man feel he Ia doing something
and makes him hope to do IT well,
'.Rnt your honor can you really 90
thinrsq Does not politics control? IL IS
said that Tammany Is the rem hcaa OF
New York?' ~, ,,o,,,,,
MAYOR With emphasis. '"Iammany mas
nothing to do with this Office. ! am Ing
mayor of New York.
New York Christian City,
"ls Now York Christian city," !
asked. a..
What do you mean?" replied the
mayor, rather surprised.
:" mean that many people who I'VE
hacI, in the country think this place a
sink of inquity--a sort OF iihaes WIZ
the lid Off"
~ believe the people here are as good
| as they are on tho average anyWhtre ~
| the United STATES rep'it" 49,! - ~
| Ciellan, eve haze more than u thousan.
| churches, synagogues and calhedrais
our people are church-goer ana we Cd
serve the Sabbath better. perhaps, man
any other large city Of the world yes
,y, ara a Christian city IN the proaaes
sense. we believe In things, we doll
ali believe the same way, put we 90 oe,
lave in something, and on fhe "ho'e,
| mink we are up to the. average US TO-
CARDS personal and municipal inofaii'S'
The Grafters and Boodlers.
osncaking of municipal morality, your
or how about the grafters ana booa-
+, lers? Is not New York city oHerfnh WIZ
IN "Ir it is" replied the mayor = nave
no, seen them. They have not s'to" y
! their heads since ] came into once
| "But, your honor, you certainly nave .
large number of The criminal classes
| here. Are there not places IN sew aofh
| city where n man would risk mis- HE by
] gong about alone at night?"
u don't mink So said the mayor -
should moi b. afraid 10 go anywhere N
/ New York alone any time OF the day OF
| night"
what is your ideal Of New York. Mr.
Mcclellan What would YOU like to sec
tho city becomc%
4 That is u big question:" was the re-
! r,Iay az. not Ir, 1y n