The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-02

GERS and men. 8 stations e police head
quarters and / patrol system hcndanar-
ters), patrol wagons, police patrol
alarm system, with so patrol station
koxes. 55i ,tB,
Gas works consists OF the manufacture
Ing department Coal and oil combined)
A gas holders and ! new holder nearing
complexion, with a ca pacity OF 100000
cubic feet, and s. ID miles of street mains,
These works produced 80, es6, 9lb CUBIC rect
of gas during 1904 55 5.a
Water works consists OF 2 pumping sta
tons with a daily pumping capacity OF
q, OOO, 600, 9 reservoirs with capacity OF
sc, 100000 gallons. and los miles OF street
mains In addition. the settling basin.
with a capacity for holding a{g'wenty
days supply for the entire city, Will soon
BIO finished.
Parks number 8, with total acreage
OF 3771 not including the Capitol Square
of 10 acres. There are also small squares
In addition to the above.
Public schools consist OF IS schools. with
buildings and one occupying the colored
military armory building; also 6 kinder
garten schools 3 In their own buildings.
Richmond has 1867 miles OF streets; Is
miles of paved streets; 10 miles Of paved
alleys; miles OF macadam streets; %
miles OF gravel streets; 5s miles Of sewers.
RIchmond's assessment OF personal
property fol-. 1905 is $S7, $50, 900.
Richmond's assessment Of license tax
for 1906 lis sl244e5.51. Ii, +
The total valuation Of property IN Hen
rico county within the proposed anneXn-
ton lines is s4.o4o74o and the estimated
acreage OF said territory, 3,4Jd.l.
Banks Rapid Strides.
In the excellent article OH the finan-
cin prosperity OF Richmond. written by
Mr. James r. Cannon, OF tho Finance
Committee OF the City Council the.
writer has pointed out only the Inn
proved conditions In the matter Of civic
income, and while the increase In the
city's revenues has been remarkable, no
less so have been the immense strides
taken by the banks of Richmond,
Seven years ago the total assets OF
the local banks amounted to little
more than eleven millions, while day
the total amounts to more than forty
millions. 3t sy6
That brief statement tells as conyinlc Inc
Ing d story as would be contained ~
many volumes, and the Immense IN
crease OF wealth which the figures In
dictate Is the controlling force that has
caused the city's income to reach such
n satisfactory condition. !,
President William II. Iabliston, or the
| National Bank OF Virginia, VIII pupllsh
| lii next Monday mornings issue Of me
| Times Dispatch u full and exhaustive
| statement of the sound financial COM
diion Of the bank In this city, giving
| a tabulated comparison Of the recent
seven years Of growth. HI
Many Visible improvements.
| That tho banks lave prospered great
|ly is evidenced by the outward ana
yisabe signs OF prosperity that have OF
| late years been so noticeable.
The Planters National Bank was the
first to give evidence OF wealth. when
| The handsome and commodious building
OH the corner OF Twelfth and Main
\ streets was erected, Tho Merchants
National followed with all manner OF In
terror improvements while the National
| Bank OF Virginia spent small fortune
| In completely rebuilding the interior,
The First National Bank remodelled
| the inside of its dignified building, and
| spent many thousands Of dollars In
making 1t an up to-dute banking house.
First Tall Building
rhe American National Bank built a
ar,lnndid structure, and the Capitol Saw
/ lngs and Ioroyident llsc the magnifcent
| Mutual Assurance Society building as
amongst tho hrst to EXPAND In
handsome i1xtures was tho City Bank,
4 which is next door neighbor to the per-
rcctly appointed Union Bank o. Weh-
"t. me- state Bank owns the banking
honse IN which 1t does business. and
q "a said the Bank OF Richmond VIII
sntirely remodel the building at the cor
ner OF Ninth and Main Street, when
4 ii has recently purchased.
u The Broad Street Bank ls CONF oFtap!y