. First history of Bayonne, New Jersey. thousandsof men. The city is cosmopolitan, especially in the Centerville andHook districts. In these localities about 85 per cent, of the popu-lation is of foreign elements, coming from all corners of the earth,including Germany, Russia, Italy, Poland, Ireland, England,Sweden and Austria.* While some are of an objectionable class,taken as a whole they are an industrious, hard-working people,and have been the means of building up a thriving business sec-tion in these localities. In the better residential sections, many of the people owntheir homes; others
. First history of Bayonne, New Jersey. thousandsof men. The city is cosmopolitan, especially in the Centerville andHook districts. In these localities about 85 per cent, of the popu-lation is of foreign elements, coming from all corners of the earth,including Germany, Russia, Italy, Poland, Ireland, England,Sweden and Austria.* While some are of an objectionable class,taken as a whole they are an industrious, hard-working people,and have been the means of building up a thriving business sec-tion in these localities. In the better residential sections, many of the people owntheir homes; others rent cottages or Chicago flats at $18 and up-ward.** In these districts, a large percentage of the men havetheir business in the great metropolis close at hand, and trainsand trolleys run frequently to accommodate them. *In 1900 the foreign-born in the city numbered 10,786. **According to the last census (1900), per cent, of the privatefamilies owned their own homes, while per cent, lived in hired dwell-ings. io8 HISTORY OF. B A Y O N N E . 109 Avenue D is the center for trade. The following estimatedlist will give the reader an idea of the number of stores in theprincipal lines of business:— Butchers 64 Carpenters and builders,. 31 Grocers 174 Plumbers 22 Bakers 16 Painters 32 Drygoods 44 Undertakers 7 Milk dealers 24 Expresses 19 Saloons 150 Variety stores 62 Tailors 27 Barbers 47 Druggists 14 Laundries 23 Boot and shoe dealers, in- Furniture dealers 8 eluding makers 64 Among the professional men there are 18 lawyers and 22doctors. The area of the city is 2,530 acres, or 4 i/io square miles;besides 1,240 acres of submerged property. It is 3^ miles inlength, and averages three-fourths mile wide. Salaries of Principal City Officials. Mayor* $2,500 Councilmen No salary City Treasurer 2,500 City Clerk 2,400 City Attorney 2,000 City Surveyor** 8,000 *The first Mayor to receive a salary was Egbert Seymour.**This includes the salary of the City Surveyor and his assistan
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