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Buffalo, and 1 from Westchester County. A new 

 Legislature was chosen, including in the Senate 

 35 Republicans and 15 Democrats, and in the 

 Assembly 105 Republicans and 45 Democrats. 



NEW YORK CITY. Government. The 

 city officers during the year were: Mayor, Robert 

 A. Van Wyck; President of the Council, Ran- 

 dolph Guggenheimer ; Borough Presidents Man- 

 hattan, James J. Coogan; Brooklyn, Edward M. 

 Grout; Bronx, Louis F. Haffen; Queens, Frederick 

 Bowley; and Richmond, George Cromwell, all of 

 whom are Tammany Democrats and took office on 

 Jan. 1, 1898, except Mr. Coogan, who took office 

 on Jan. 5, 1899. Also there are the following 

 county officers: County Clerk, William Sohmer; 

 Sheriff, William F. -Grell; and Register, Isaac 

 I'Yomme, all of whom are Tammany Democrats 

 and took office on Jan. 1, 1898, except the sheriff, 

 who took office on Jan. 1, 1900. 



Finances. The condition of the debts of the 

 city of New York, including the boroughs of Man- 

 hattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Rich- 

 mond, on Jan. 1, 1901, is shown in the following 

 statement: 



A. FUNDED DEBT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AS NOW 

 CONSTITUTED, ISSUED SUBSEQUENT TO JAN. 1, 1898. 



1. Payable from the sinking 

 fund of the city of New 

 York under the provisions 

 of section 206 of chapter 



378 of the Laws of 1897 .... $69,521 ,851 85 



2. Payable from the water 

 sinking fund of the city of 

 New York under the provi- 

 sions of section 10, Article 

 VIII, of the Constitution of 

 the State of New York, and 

 section 208 of chapter 378 



of the Laws of 1897 10,849,343 00 



8. Payable from taxation . . . 5,388,335 94 



4. Payable from assessments 1,997,124 08 



5. Payable from the rapid 

 transit sinking fund under 

 the provisions of chapter 4 

 of the Laws of 1891 

 amended 



1,000,000 00 



B. FUNDED DEBT OF THE CITY OF NEW 

 YORK AS CONSTITUTED PRIOR TO JAN. 

 1, 1898. 



Boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, 



City of New York. 

 1. Payable from the sinking 

 fund for the redemption of 

 the city debt (first lien) un- 

 der ordinances of the Com- 

 mon Council 



$88,256,654 87 



Payable from the sinking 

 tion of 



$509,200 00 



fund for the redemptir 

 the city debt (second lien) 

 under the provisions of sec- 

 tion 213 of chapter 378 of 

 the Laws of 1 897 9,700,000 00 



3. Payable from the sinking 

 fund for the redemption of 

 the city debt under the 

 provisions of section 229 of 

 chapter 378 of the Laws of 



1897 107,273,142 23 



4. Payable from the sinking 

 fund for the redemption of 

 the city debt under the pro- 

 visions of section 1 of chap- 

 ter 79 of the Laws of 1889 .. 9,823,100 00 



5. Payable from the sinking 

 fund for the redemption of 

 the city debt No. 2 under 

 the provisions of the con- 

 stitutional amendment 

 adopted Nov. 4, 1884, and 

 of section 10. Article VIII, 

 of the Constitution of the 



State of New York 41,977,000 00 



. Payable from taxation . . . 21,811,250 00 



7. Payable from assessments 8,602,536 21 



New York County. 



8. Payable from taxation. . . 9,379,200 00 



C. FUNDED DEBTS OF CORPORATIONS IN 

 THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, INCLUD- 

 ING KINGS COUNTY, ISSUED PRIOR TO 

 JAN. 1, 1898. 



City of Brooklyn, including Annexed 

 lowns. 



1. Payable from the sinking 

 fund of the city of Brook- 

 lyn under the provisions of 

 chapter 488 of the Laws of 

 1860 and amendments 



thereof $8,697,000 00 



2. Payable from the sinking 

 fund of the city of Brook- 

 lyn under the provisions of 

 chapter 572 of the Laws of 

 1880 and chapter 443 of the 



Laws of 1881 2,350,000 00 



3. Payable from the sinking 

 fund of the city of Brook- 

 lyn under the provisions of 

 chapter 648 of the Laws of 



1895 7,065,567 41 



4. Payable from the water 

 sinking fund of the city of 

 Brooklyn under the provi- 

 sions of chapter 396 of the 

 Laws of 1859, and acts 

 amendatory thereof and 

 supplementary thereto 14.095,749 76 



5. Payable from taxation . . . 24,517,384 93 



6. Payable from assessments 6.397,572 00 



Kings County. 



7. Payable from taxation. . . 13,767,392 83 



D. FUNDED DEBTS OF CORPORATIONS IN 

 THE BOROUGH OF QUEENS, ISSUED 

 PRIOR TO JAN. 1, 1898. 



Corporations other than Queens County. 



1. Payable from the sinking 

 fund of Long Island City 

 for the redemption of reve- 

 nue bonds under the pro- 

 visions of chapter 782 of 



the Laws of 1895 $660,000 00 



2. Payable from the sinking 

 fund of Long Island City 

 for the redemption of fire 

 bonds under the provisions 

 of chapter 122 of the Laws 



of 1894 35,00000 



Payable from the sinking 

 fund of Long Island City 

 for the redemption of wa- 

 ter bonds under the provi- 

 sions of chapter 759, Laws 

 of 1895 19,000 00 



3. Payable from water reve- 

 nue 705,000 00 



4. Payable from taxation . . . 6,390,316 68 



5. Payable from assessments 1,276.787 80 



Queens County, amount to be 

 borne by the City of New York. 



6. Payable from taxation.... 3,772,346 39 



E. FUNDED DEBTS OF CORPORATIONS IN 

 THE BOROUGH OF RICHMOND, INCLUD- 

 ING RICHMOND COUNTY. ISSUED PRIOR 

 TO JAN. 1, 1898. 



Corporations other than Richmond County. 



1. Payable from taxation . . . $1,200,698 28 



Richmond County. 



2. Payable from taxation . . . 1.624,000 00 



76,890,666 93 



12,858,450 87 



2,824,698 28 



Total funded debt . 



TEMPORARY DEBT. 



Issued in anticipation of taxes 

 of 1900 $2,107,600 00 



209,075,428 44 



2,107,600 00 

 Total bonded debt $392,013,499 39 



