The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-30
new YORK A BOON TOWN
GREW FASTER AFTER THE
P4NIC THAN BEFORE.

Million 20 Its fOpuiation IN ftNe teers
Has Kept the City Busy with Public
Werks-A Good Customer for Realty.
In addition 70 being Q big city New
York 10 growing like . Western boom
town. II grew faster from 1905 20 1910.
a period including the panic. than 10 did
from 1900 to isoS. and II Is still stretching
out. building up TO the north toward
the westchester villages and towns and
advancing its lines in Kings and Queens.
II was only few days ago that Mayor
Gaynor suggested that il would soon be
time for the city TO take In the towns
TO the north.
New York grew In population S7S.esI
from 1900 20 1910. The growth from 1900
70 1905 was about S77.IO7. while from the
latter year to 1910 the city added 1880
90 its population.
The city government has bean kept
busy buying and building 20 keep up
with this growth and IL In spending lot
10 money for construction work and
other permanent improvements. IL would
be impossible. or at least very difficult.
20 arrive at the ratio OF the citys ex-
penditures for building purposes a. COM
pared with the amount OF private capital
expended in q year to provide homes.
Offices and factories for the growing
population. but the items taken from the
city budget showing Improvements in
progress and authorized in the various
departments and boroughs for the year
are suggestive.
The figures do not moan. however that
tho money will necessarily be spent this
year: in fact the Board Of Estimate folks
Hay with emphasis that they are very
weary 81 hearing complaints 81 reckless
expenditure every time the city author
iEea an improvement They wish 20
have II remembered that a resolution was
adopted last spring requiring that all
depart menta authorized To incur obi
cations and execute contracts payable
out 81 corporate stock shall submit 10
the board for lts approval plans. speci-
fications and estimates OF cost prior
20 advertising for bids and that they
must submit 90 the board for it's approval
all the plans and estimates OF cost prior
% advertising for bids upon public works.
funds for which have been released since
January u. 1910 II was explained that
this meant that ths authorizations have
n string 20 them and that In the attempt
20 save money which IL being made ex-
penditures will get badly cut up this year.
Releases Of authorizations Of corporate
stock for carrying on improvements
planned by the Department Of Parks In
Manhattan and Richmond total ts42.i
These plans include the erection Of many
new buildings. the construction OF roads
and bridges. a 500. 6O1 extension 10 tho
METROPOLITAN Museum OF Art and many
other new works or additions 20 old
For tho sarne department there has been
made a new Authorization OF corporate
stock amounting 20 s7ss. 900. This amount
Ia required for the Improvement Of play
grounds at q cost estimated az $3.50 900
and for othsr works Of construction In tho
parks.
In The Broux the needs Of the parks
have been met by q relsass Of authori-
zAtions of corporate stock 60 the amount
Of s7se .2ss and there have been new au-
thori,ations amounting 20 nse. $50. These
erpsndltures will all be made In new
construction work Of various kinds.
The recommendation Of the Corporate
Stock Budget COMMITTEES regarding ex-
isting authorizations Of corporate stock
from the Department Of Education pro-
vide for tho release Of total OF 81, iVs.-
new authorizations % corporate stock
provide for q. GA. 40 more. The plans Of
tho department include the erection Of
seven new public schools and additions
and repairs 20 n much larger number.
Releases Of authorizations Of corporate
stock for the Police Depar1 ment amount
10 S7I0. I2i. and there h a new AUTHORIZE
tion OF o.. so. Practically all OF thus
money will he spent ON new station houses
and stables.
For building new bridges and repairing
old oneS the city has relsassd AUTHORIZE
tons 81 stock amounting 10 81. s5s 2s2 and
iher" are new authorizations II 81 poI nO
The Fire department calls for a 10, OF
money for new buildings ret,airs 10 old
and extension and repairs 10 the fire
alarm system. To provide Tor this ror-
pOrats stock authorizations IN the amount
81 g7s.t5o have been releases and new
authorizations amounting 70 e2OsS 100
have been made The new Authorize
tons are almost entirely for new build
lngS and repair
View hospitals. repairs and additions
- those already eIistinR and new build.
lngs and repairs in connection With the
CITY penn Institutions cell for releases