New-York tribune., 1911-10-01

.,o. Saoond largest city in the woTld
ooo ca increase i'm ten years go per cent?
ro,,sI 70 combined population OF Boston
Kansas CITY and San Francisco only
.t-.. s.ataa in the Union have create
,,or,,Ia+ion-%ew York Pennsylvania ana
r,li-ois Area go- square miles; 300 miles
Of highways. 1000 miles OF sewers and 81
niles NJ waterfront. $4,000 births In 1916
a bir,b ave~v four minutes 76,743 deaths
a death every seven minutes. 46'4H mar
-i,qes-a marriage every eleven minutes.
& eco 10000 value of assessed real estate
16o ner cent basis s. COo.OOOOCO value Of
real sstate-cxempt government and state
property. 81 70 average tax rate oe'.. >0''oo''.
-expeuded annually on public schools Su,0"
children attending public schools; S--o'Vp''0V'
expended I'm 1910 on building operations
ym000O00 invested in bridges over naviesDle
streams: N5.J0JO00 for police protection II
1910. sse50.OC0 for hre protection IN lslV'
sl0O00. 900 expended out Of city treasury Tor
charities. 1911 appropriation for current
expenses and fixed charges. Sl74@o"n
Eighty golden cubes, varying in shape
and size. will confront the visitor as ne
enters the vestibule These represent IN
soua~e symbols the total amount appro-
priated 70 each department this wear anu
will demonstrate as we'll the relation one
dapartment approprist tor bears 20 another
and 10 the whole budget which approx
ma;es nearly Sl74,000C00. in each one OF
the departmental exhibits clear chart will
be found explaining one o. the golden cubes
in the main hall.
For instance. yoU'l learn that this year
# is costing you $500 for police telephone
service and Sl92 0o0 for forage and shoeing
of horses. Do YOU realize that you are
having Sl22 000 for telephone service for the
Fire Department and that it costs this
wear for forage and shoeing Of fire horses
seS.-00e These and other items, such as
contingencies. salaries and purchases
OF furniture" are repeated in eac. depart
ment exhibit.
Father Knickerbocker is paying out in
salaries and wages this year Ns,Ol4.62 30,
an increase over last year of Sl,5SolA y
Last year telephones cost your municipal
Father Knickerbockcr i26l $50; this year he
is spending $3.50 ass. an increase Of SS33.
General supplies last year cost sass 26S.59l;
this year he is spending S3S3.7S7 o. more on
this item Maintenance OF automobiles this
year costs sl0S21J. an increase OF NS,s3
over last year. Furniture last year cost
him Sllj.2SJ. this year he is spending E5,-
$40 -. an increase Of Sl35,625 y.
There are many municipal prerog2tives
which citizens possess, but are unaware Of
For instance an attendant I'm the Public
Service Commission booth VIII take your
name and address and investigate for you
without charge whether your gas meter
works correctly or not. In the exhibit OF
the Department Of Water supply. Gas and
Electricity YOU will be shown how TO read
your gas meter and also how 10 secure
two-thirds more illumination at one-hah
what il costs YOU now. Fire heroes and
medal winners will teach YOU how properly
20 send in a fire alarm. attendants IN the
United States Volunteer Lifesaying Corps
will give elementary instruction In swim
ming movements and first aid 10 tho
wounded" The Mayors Bureau OF
Weights and Measures viii show YOU how
not 20 be cheated by your grocer and
butcher. Souvenir cards. bearing an ap-
propriate and attractive design. viii be dis
tributed at the Fire Department exhibit
on the face OF these viii appear a Fire De-
partment automobile apparatus. and on the
back will be several hints to the housewife
instructing her what 10 do and what not
TO do toward helping in ire prevention.
Moving pictures illustrating the work OF
the Police. Fire. Park and other depart
ments will be shown daily In the audi
torium and a flm LOO feet LONG will show
the work on the new Sl63.0OO.O00 aqueduct
In the basement; the Police Band VIII give
concerts. and in the United States Nolun-
teer IAfesavihg Corps medals will be dis
tributed 10 boys and girls who have proved
themselves proficient in swimming Then
every one will want 10 see Brentwood the
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