. Municipal organizations in Latin America. Mexico City. 216 USTTEENATIONAL BUREAU OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS. character having a duration of five years or more, or which call for atotal expenditure of 100,000 pesos ($50,000) or more, or an annualexpenditure of 25,000 j^esos ($12,500). In all these matters the ayuntamientos have by a two-thirds vote theright of veto. Tlie effect of this veto is to suspend for four monthsthe project or contract in question. At the end of the four months ifthe ayuntamiento still opposes the proposition by a vote of three-fourths of its members, the matter is subm
. Municipal organizations in Latin America. Mexico City. 216 USTTEENATIONAL BUREAU OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS. character having a duration of five years or more, or which call for atotal expenditure of 100,000 pesos ($50,000) or more, or an annualexpenditure of 25,000 j^esos ($12,500). In all these matters the ayuntamientos have by a two-thirds vote theright of veto. Tlie effect of this veto is to suspend for four monthsthe project or contract in question. At the end of the four months ifthe ayuntamiento still opposes the proposition by a vote of three-fourths of its members, the matter is submitted to the President ofthe Republic for final (Photo by Waite, Mexico City.) YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, MEXICO CITY. The building of this world-wide association is located on Puente de Alvarado street, near the CentralRailway Station, and is the property of the Mexican branch of the society. Throughout the Repub-lic there are 6 organizations, with 4 paid secretaries and about 1,500 members. The association hasrailroad branches and educational departments for boys and men. Mexico City has 353 public schools maintained at governmentexpense and nearly 200 private institutions of learning. Of theformer, 13 are professional and technical institutes. The climate of Mexico is delightful. In summer the maximumtemperature reached is not higher than 80° F. This occurs in Apriland May and from 2 to 4 oclock in the aiternoon. The mornings andevenings are cool, the thermometer sometimes falling to 50°. Thecoldest months are generally November and December, where for afew hours the thermometer may fall within five or six degrees offre
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