The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-22
HALF A MILLION
SPENT EACH DAY
Enormous Sum Required to
Pay New YOrk'S Running
Expenses.
USUAL FIGHT ON TAMMANY
HoMEWARD RUSH OF AMERI-
CANS FROM ABROAD.

CANS FROM ABROAD.
New York, Sept. 21-The prediction
made in 1900 that within twenty years
New York would be the worlds first
milliOn-dOllar-a-day city, seems likely
10 be fulfilled. The tentative budget for
municipal expenses during the coming
years calls for S1S4, 100000, which is at
the rate Of trifie more than half a mil
lion a day, or 81, 900 an hour and $3.50
a minute, New York has for years held
undisputed title TO being the world
most expensive city, not only so far as
Its administrative expenses are con-
cerned, but in many other respects The
increase Of more than SIS. 900 600 over
last year. however, indicates an ex-
pansion in city housekeeping" ex-
penses undreamed Of before. OF the
$l64,OOO,OOO asked for next years run
nlng expenses, the chief item is that Of
S5O,OO0OOO to pay the annual interest on
the city's debt which now amounts to
about S600.000,000. In this connection
1t has just been suggested by a high
official that Central park, the citys
chief playground, might be sold to
Hquidate the Indebtedness. Legal opin-
ion, however, has decided that such a
sale would be impossible, and so New
York seems likely to continue to pay
interest on the greatest municipal debt
which the world has ever known. Next
70 this interest charge comes a demand
or S35,OOO,OOO for education, and the most
important other items which make uD /
this remarkable budget include S16,524.- !
900 for police. $S,631, 900 for street clean |
ing, SS,23OOOO for the fire department |
and S3,758,000 for public charities. The /
most significant increase in all DEPART
ments Is that which is asked for sal
aries and amounts to nearly SO, OOO. 600.
Altogether, II seems likely that by 1920
II Will cost at least 81, 100000 a dav to
run New York City, thus making it the
first municipality in the world to
achieve such an enormous budget.
War on Tammany.
Not since the fall of 1901. which
marked the defeat of Richard Croker.
has there been any such indication of
an organized attempt to overcome the
famous Tammany Hall organization as
is promised for the local elections in
October The chief source of anti
Iammany activities this year is the
Committee Of One Hundred. but as in
every year Of municipal elections there
are any number of minor organizations. |
But IN spite Of all opposition, Tam
many Hall seems 20 resemble TO 2 re- |
markable extent TennysOn's brook. in |
that while opposition NAV come and
opposition may go, it goes on forever.
All sorts of bodies have been getting
together for the purpose Of denouncing
Iammany, and while the condemnation /
OF the organization has been loud even
from such organizations as the Demo-
cratic Union, the chances for the sue
cess of the famous institution whose
emblem Is the tiger seem to be little af-
Iected. Aside from any question as to
whether or not Tammany Hall is a de- ~
slrable influence in city politics. a local
political leader has summed up the
possibilities Of its defeat this fall by p
the paradOXical statement that its T.
strength lies in the number Of its enc -
mics That this is true, however. can :,
scarcely be doubted after an analysis -
OF the many Tammany victories, to -
winch the lack of unity of purpose =
among It's enemies has been a largely -
contributing factor. Whether this con =.
ditlon will be repeated this year remains -
to be seen, but it Is nevertheless an un- -
1enlable fact that tha anti-Tammanv =
lOIees this tall seem to be more active :
.lan ever before, As a result New -
! ork Is looking forward to one Of the ..
lVellest elections in its history. n
Largest Organ in World. t,
As a result Of the installation Of the a
argest organ IN the world, With one ex- a
'eption, guests at the official banquet of u
he Hudson-Fulton celebration at the "
Hotel Aston next Wednesday will he u
able for the first time on record literal =
y to walk in music. So tremendous is \
ne organ which has been installed in
ne new grand ball room OF the hotel in
when the banquet win be held that il
will be possible for guests to walk
round in the air chests from which the H
Apes, varying in length from thirty ia
Wo feet TO the fraction Of an inch. re- in
eve their pressure. As this may be al
lone while the organ is playing. per- al
ons investigating the pressure bovas 81
while a tune is in progress, viii be ac-
uaLy walking on musical airs. The
lie as We'll as the intricacy of this re-
1arkabie organ, far SurpasSinq in de- ti7
allied mechanism anything with which bu
lther Hudson or Fulton were acouaint- sy
o. may be better understood from its ~
details. Not less than l39 ~
ables, containing from thirtv-tyvo To ba
oU wires each, are used for the trans
Mission of the necessary electrical ha
over: More than l64O electro-magnets hi
Ill also be used, to say nothing of 11q cil
hles OF insulated wire. All the work -
ig parts OF the organ viii be concealed AZ
that the guests who celebrate the tn,
chleVements Of Hudson and Fulton to
cAI week W'u 90 so 10 strains which Pll
re marking musical achievement in ne
otel advancement almost as great as toI
- - oOCOiii pilsIinlenJs or the two rec
eat ulscoVerers whose conQuests they thi
III commemorate. an,
Returning From Abroad. abb
With the hou1eUard ,,-.t e.. n, ito
pc at its fun height, and from Is O0o III
10000 returning travellers arriving in hin
eW York every week, the customs ex- Dor
OF baggage has been made rep
ore inquisitOrial than ever before II STA
estimated that no less m, I 600 900 his
d c1iss v,-Cr7e- - .i-I-ii -'Vo0'vOJ'- mel
is feature of Uncle Sans system of
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