The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-25

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isrss citsss. he Sisassns Ss q the LOsSon
81 si.ooo. cSS Is-s than thoss of New YORK
6nsinsss done ex Ciearins House in I.onslon
than In New York, bat even allowing for hi~
me COMPASSION y most favorable 20 ihi-
CITY. The Increase In clearing In London
while n New York q was " = The largest
oc,ossT - AZ an on and In New VA" o on
On November = ana saI ssS
More than t7O an 40 90 of the securities
siztS Of is usSlsS Srs iiS,ss IN he NsS YORK S
siocH exchange. whoee transactions. while
IN scope much less International than tho-e
exceed in volume Ihose II IondSn The
New York Stock exchange transactions
amounted IN ioos 10 $50. tsS. Oos. ssO IN value
Statistics for the whole state 'of which the
CITY supplies all bot small part OF the tOtalsl
sESS that while IN 1879 NeS York state fur.
the country lt suffered only n per cent %
the defaulted liabilities oS falling concerns.
has nns a.. ,Sen,y year. Hre.ter New ioSs
: has been TRANSFORMED IN every es-snt lal
q metropolitan city. u has been con-oli.
indeed into Ave borouEhs but closely united
unoel one responsible executive. the Mayor
one enanclal Oflcer, the. ComptroIleT. and
mate and ApPortionment and the Beard %
Ald.rmen. The city has been virtually re-
built With mammoth structures for CONNER
for ltA working classes and artistic homes
Tor Ne people Of means. The city has been
have been h.sutiasd' ns~ pisysronnds
have b@en established, millions have been
expended upon ita public school. and IN
system Of transportation, the vital nec~r-
sIty OF colossal city like this. has been
pp.cdernI.ed Bride sganni9E IN. EAs,
Vast Rivera have been tunnellet, and a. .
kesuM largely OF the initiative Of the tham-
t esT Rs Ds SSmRercs q subway from The bronH
rev York has two universities, seven
COLLEGES for men, two colleges for women
twelve iassisuiions Of 81 @hsr sdScaaion. Ihe.e
having .sOe instructors aud q registration
q i.Sl7 studente. There are also four
i've lay schooIs with 2.sIs s,pdeni-. ten
medical schools with . registration Of ?. So.
tarec art schools With 2.2ta students, ave
school Of commences. finance and accounts
With registration 81 sOa. The universities
Valued sS, nae oss S and y Ss% Sso%e 81
New York hSvinE I hirty-eiSht buildings
At o. sea. 100 and having SiS Instructors aud
average days attendance OF s.3is aud n
yearly Income Of t.4s2. go.
in 1919 the sum Of 90. siS.sss. OF which
S. 7Aa.s7i was the proceeds Of bond issues
Tor srhool sites and buildings. e3I 071. 7Sa
being the total cost Of maintenance during
the year; OF this the salariee Of the supSr-
vlsinK and teaching stan counted for 81.
OA. s2i. New York paid for public SCHOOLS
IN one year more than the assessed valua-
tons 81 thtr'y-one different cities ~ the
init, nited states with populations ranging
There were IN. 23a pupils taught in the
REGULAR day public schools OF New York ia
1903. the daily average attendance being
There were also i3o. 40 pupils enrolled IN
evening high and elementary schools. and
In addition there were large enrolments I'd
vacation schools and Fairgrounds and
The total stsT Of tcacher- and directors
10, 5s7
There are forty-three bridges In the city
River. these four ranking among ,h" grss,
bridges OF the world. having lengths ot
from 2. 7a1 feet TO : tsR feet. aud main spans
81 from t7o 10 S.72s feet. The daily traf,ic
venh~r u last 90 ss7 ,ass p@r~on-, Of whom
32I 800 cros~s.d on the oldest structure
The growth OF New York IL wildly illus
trated by the statistics 81 building opera
tons The actual number Of buildings
erected or projected In 1919 a. reported bv
the city authorities vas Ie.is5 costing
f2s1. go. 81. From stattstic- supplied bv
~" Federal Government 10 appears that
the cost Of erected snd proiected buildings
With tp0 $50 $50 IN Chicago and
sres 2s5 $50 m ninety-tWo cities Including
New York. In the United StAtn- New
Works psTcen'aer Of the whol" IN 1910 ws-
In this CITY Increased 81 per cent over lens
The Increase In all the other nnei V-One ct is--
Of the country being about ~ per cent