The evening world. Newspaper, December 9, 1904, Page 17

_ CITY NOW OWES -— $414,609,650 Comptroller Grout’s Report to the Board of Estimate Shows an Inoreased Indebtedness of $178,000,000 Sinoe Consoll- dation, BORROWING CAPACITY IS OVER $93,000,000. —EE There Is an Uncollectable Aver- age of $31,000,000 in Per- ‘ sonal Taxes, While the Col- lectable Realty Average Is Comptroller Grout to-day reported to 5 the Board of Estimate and Apportion- ment the condition of the city’s finan- ces, The city is far from the danger Mne and well within its borrowing ca- pacity, but the Comptroller, In view of the needed big Improvements, advises that economy be, the watchword, On Oct, 1, 1904 the city had a borrow- ing capacity of $93,820,243. Since then bond Issues have been authorized to the extent of $9,204,971, making the borrow- ing capacity of the city to-day $64,618,288, This, the Comptroller expla\ned to the board, would be the situation if all the bond issues authorized should have to be made at once, but he added that some of them will not be required im- mediately, and will be distributed over the next two years, How City's Debt Grows The total amount of the elty’s ndebt- @dness exclusive of county indebtedness except for the year of 1898, is as follows 1,681, or 75.76 per cent A table showing the Issues of cor- @ stock and assessment bonds is- ued annually to the public and to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund for fnvestment alnce consolidation gives the ‘total of In his statement the Comptroller wa that in the five boroughs $14,699, has been actually expen: wements and that other reer has authorized whtoh brings the total ($82,419,799, Arrearages of Taxes, table of the amount of arrearages fF mrergg Hood realty taxes gives these 637, 73: reonal taxes (uncollectable), yas real estate (all good), $32,- Referring to these arrearages Mr Grout's report says: hed oa bry the FG on real perty are and collectable, except portion of franchise taxes which te Yacated the decision of the Court of 4 ut the arreas of hear axes gre in the main ‘unoollect eee the lene; Kom tor te over $3.00, Baving a b pane of about $24,000,000 for 9 poreoaat taxce, the major part of wt which Is uncollectable, The ¢ a to carry such a defic! ency feos 5 growing bigger year by 7 The rt was lald over for a week to eive f ¢ members a chance to study it. Chief Accountant Joseph Haag, of the t, was personally con enn gratulated by ‘Nose who read It on the work of himself and aasstants, BEAT POLICEMAN FOR SLEEPING ON NEWS-STAND Father and Son Charged With At- tack, While Victim Is Taken to Hospital for Repairs, A father and son held on charges of » assault and attempted assault, and a policeman sent to the hospital, was the result of a “copper's'' nap on a news- wtand during the night. Peter Corbe, forty-two years old, 1s the proprietor of @ Iittle candy store at No, 142 Amsterdam avenue, and has @ newe-stand just outside, On opening ‘the store to-day he found @ man in citl- fen's clothes asleep on the news-stand. Corbe attacked the man, who put w @ flight. Corbe got a club and struc the man on the head with it and gashed by above the ear, His sixteen-year- #on entered and took a hand in the ts it, While it was going on Policeman Jones of the West One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street Station, came along. he man showed a shield and revolver, “My name is Lynch, and I belong to the Bleventh Precinct,” he said. sala insisted on the two being ar- rested, and Jones took all three to the tation house, Sergt. Wolf advised in neh not to push the case. moh was taken to the J. Hood pi ret Hospital. He appeared later be. fore Magistrate Crane in the Harlem * Court to press his charge against the Cordes, When the Coroeses were arraigned be- fore Magistrate Crane, in Harlem Court, the father declared that he found wie lying on his newsstand ond oe oes the py ay: 3 r.. ao Lanet os, oe could o> anh ae Mesistrass or a adorn ball each for ex- tomsnow morning. rate afterward veud that him that he was ring home a young woman when heard mo irbes's ey He found Nb beating a man with the and tried to intert a turned upon him, he declared, CANADA WANTS ITS OWN. Agent Out Trying to Coax Back People Who Have Settled Here. @T. JOHN, N. D., Dec. &~The Cana- 233. } ‘4, in I The PUBLIC 15 WARNED against misrepresentations that are being made in the sale of spurious Block Lights offered and advertised as GENUINE, The Block Light Co. offers a reward of One Thousand Dollars for the arrest and conviction of. any person or firm selling as genuir> a Block Light that does not cont. \ the name “BLOCK LIGHT” on MANTLE AND BURNER. The GENUINE costs from $1.25 to $1.75 each. Block Light Co., 17 Park Place, New York. Lal CRIP os Go CONVENIENT NEW YORK STORE FOR BROOKLYNIT ESTABLISHED 1857 (i 144 Xt you 144 BOWERY, BOWERY SAVINGS BANK BLOCK, SIDE OF STREET, NORTH OF GRAND sTRETT wre FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOOUB, MAIL OKDERS PROMPTLY FILLED Our stock is so vast we can illustrate but a few special pieces. Whatever you see advertised by others can be dupli- cated here for less money, Bring in their ads, and convince yourself, Our inexpensive location and enormous sales per- mit us to undersell all would-be competitors, We alway he weight of diamonds In our advertise. menls; others not, because chey are aetling pinhend: exortitant pri. Pair of eotl= (aire diamond ‘cus. $dimmonda, with - earrings, pure driti-} ruby, emerald or } ved mounting, rées fintah; Our price, $35.00 Ear Screws, one karat of genuine dia- monde, choice of opal, wlgns, Art. Nouvess, Brooch, ily design, $4 real pearts Many other de- signs, Demb Links, #ottd Py genuine ae) pair, | net Ry a fer ales os AVE THE LAR STOCK OF LA: wate Nes "OF BEVERY DESCR! " iON IN THIS CIry, | Ladies ooh i teh ets Sashout, Watch, © Ladies | fea wena kt Watch and |dlamende Pia, mand | fitted | @nameutea, | rele! Waltham, El Genttemen’ PEP Oty ot | Sivonen others sak $182 teint of ile '| os, ee er ea ese i300" |" $350 | $17.50 $10.00” $1425 Open a vic ae Seetare iti F HELP WANTED—MALE. "Wala ‘Glabe Sane cme ria ___... DENTISTRY, Wow $30. Ladies’ bid peceecarnnntar ia feomved at ( What do a” jack KWAN” ? oases Fa DR JACKMAN, Women’s Poss WINTER STYLES eit STYLES dollar. qualities, It requires 6,000 squ to dollar footwear, SHOE FACTORIES: BROCKTON, MASS, CAMPELLO, MASS. $0, BRAINTREE, MASS, | LYNN, MASS. Cor. Men’s and $ We Have a ey $3 Shoe Store for Frazin & Oppenheim's FOOTWEAR .0O ess the Following Ideal Essentials for Winter Shoes: Well Wrought and Wearful. Staunch and Strikingly Stylish. Ease, Elegance and Exclusiveness. Cold-proof, Damp-proof & Water-proof. Roth Stores—Sixth Avenue, corner 18th Street and corner of 21st Street, where expert shoe fitters wili see that you get the shoos meant for your feet. $2.% Footwear —well emphasizes our ability to out-value and undersell the universe on this price footwear. is every sturdy, dependable leather in every required size to {it every possible fout. our 18th Street establishment devoted to this special price footwear is a store in itself—where every man, woman or child in New “00 will find just their style of a popular priced shoe. % Footwear | —are again evidence of our supremacy as the makers and sellers of the best Mg ever sold at one” Hundreds of styles, and every shoe possessing unquestioned stability and well-wearing Street store just to give proper handling are feet of space in this 18th 10,30 o'Clock Saturday Night, Saturday Will Be a Great Piano Day. ° 1,500 Pianos Al $1 a Week That's the number of celebrated Walters Pianos we've arranged for” to fill the bookings In This Holiday Piano Sale And we know that this number won't even meet the demand during” the Holiday rush. As there are only thirteen days between now and Christmas which you can make your selections, we advise you to come to Plano Store at once, so you will not be disappointed, Ri The Walters Piano is an artistic triumph and perfection in plano building, and it will more than stand any test whatever in comparison, to planos selling at from $350 to $450, In other words, we guarantee you a clear, safe saving of from $150 to $200, for the price ot The $350 Walters — | Including Stool and Cover, Is $195, on Siberal terms of $5 Down and $1 a Week which means (Just think of it!) less than 45c, a day. No Interest charged for time taken in making payments, (Delivered (o Your Home on Payment of $5.) In our thirty-two years of retailing experience we've never handled an article which has given our piano customers more sati: or which has reflected more credit upon our establishment, than the Wale ters Plano. Walters Pianos are in the homes of thousands of Greater New York's representative families, as well as in the homes and studios) of some of the most prominent professional and musical people in the United States, 2 Waliers Pianos Are Built to Last a Lifetime “ by the Walters Piano Company, of New York, who are os experi- enced piano-builders, es wordy For Men, Women and Children There The section of For Men, Women and Children Men and Women, 2lst St. and 6t 6th Ave. 4 Ten Years’ Guarantee, covering every part of the Walters Piano, ts inserted in gilt letters | on the inside of the top lid of every plano, SHOR FACTORIES: | PHILADELPHIA, PA PORTSMOUTH, OFIO, CARLISLE, PA, CHICAGO, Ill, BROS. Fifth. Av, & 9th St. & 9th St, B’klyn, CREDI Freely Extended to All. For the Entire Family. $1Down & 50c, Per Week Furniture and Everything for House. keeping. 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