The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
MOUNT VERNON NOT
A MERE SUBURB
But a Big Growing City Thir-
ty-three Places Below
COuntry's Leader.

Mayor FuWdTu w FIShP =" ouiN
Vernon has prepared a message to the
Common Council and people of Mount
Vernon which he entities Know Your
city, lie has had the message put into
booklet form for distribution. 1t treats
Of Mount Vernon's moral, civic. social.
Industrial. commercial and physical well
fare and gives many interesting facts,
fact3 which are more OF q surprise to
people who do not live in Mount Vernon
than to natives Of that city. a suburb of
New York.
with an area Of 4.2l square miles 1t
has a population Of $3.50. about s.s36
to the square mile, which indicates the
extent OF the popularity OF this town when
compared with its W~estchester rivals.
Yonkers and New Rochelle. Yonkers.
with an area Of 1898 square miles. has
a population of 30, SOC. which Is 5,O37 to
the square mile. New Rochelle. with an
area OF 1857 sauar miles. has n popula-
ton Of 31.754. which is 5000 to the
| square mile. The most surprising fact
about Mount Vernon Is that only thirty
two cities exceed 1t in the number OF
jewellers to the square mile. Mount Ner-
non has a greater population than any
city in Vermont. Mississippi. Nevada.
New Mexico. Arizona. North Dakota
South Dakota, Idaho and wyoming.
Because OF the nearness of Mount Yer
non to New York its popularity and fea-
lures are discounted by New Workers
and others. who consider It merely as a
suburb OF New York city and not "a rap
idly developing city OF many attractions.
Speaking OF the health of Mount Vernon
Mayor Flske shows by statistics that its
death rate is the lowest OF any city In
the State. it being l0.42 TO the 1000.
Mount Vernon leads all cities of over
200 In the smallness in fire losses. IL
being 50 cents per capita. Yonkers was
second. with a loss OF sl.37, and New Ro-
chelle third, with s1.75. New York city's
loss per capita was s1.4i. Gloversville's
loss was s12.29 per capita. Albany s5.i6
per capita. In other words. the fire
losses in Mount Vernon have averaged
$3l. 900 a year for the last five years.
Mount Vernon has eighty-eight miles
OF streets, avenues and roads. ali but
twenty OF which are paved. Eight thou
sand dollars a year Is spent for oiling
these roads. There are 100 miles OF
cement or flag sidewalks. with almost as
many miles Of curb and gutter, and with
thousands OF beautiful shade trees,
Mount Vernon has two and a quarter
! times as many public highways az New
Rochelle. and two and a half times as
many as Sonkers. Mount Vernon has
within It's border about sixty acres in
parks. Fairgrounds and parkways. and
In the immediate vicinity there are over
5000 acres OF park lands.
II has forty-four acres in the Bronx
Valley Parkway. which extends along
! its entire western boundary. It has sin
acres in Hartley Park and eight acres
in the high school Fairgrounds and
athletic field. Building operations IN
Moun; Vernon have shown a steady in
crease. During the last six months plans
have been filed for 135 new building.
and Il3 alterations and additions. max,
ing a total OF 2tS. against 32S for tho
whole OF 1914 The value Of the new
buildings, alterations M additions dur.
ing the first six months OF 1915 IL s532.
I2l. against 1855 i12 for the whole 81
1914.
In the last Ave years 1888 building,
hav been erected in Mount Vernon n
a cost OF ss.st3.Is1.
OF Mount Ncrnon's population of 81.
; sea. 6.3ts attend school daily. which is
: 1857 out OF every 10000, the tighcs'
average in the twenty-five cities in III,
State with a population of more thar
90. 600.
! The Board 81 Supervisors 81 West
chester county determined last year tina.
the assessed valuation of the city q
Mount Vernon 10 So per cent Of It's ful
? value. IN the city Of New Rochelle 81
: per cent. and in the city II NonkerS
15i, per cent. Tho assessed valuation
, and the full valuation Of the real 90
= tate in these three cities arc as follows
> Full
l Assessed FulI valuation
valuation valuation. rer acre