The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . from all the ku and gun. Order is maintained bya well-organized body of police (3648 men in 1885) underthe command of a keishisokan (chief commissioner), who,like the fu-chiji, is responsible to the central the establishment of this system crime has verymaterially decreased. There is also a fire brigade of 2000men, which is connected *ith the police system, and
The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . from all the ku and gun. Order is maintained bya well-organized body of police (3648 men in 1885) underthe command of a keishisokan (chief commissioner), who,like the fu-chiji, is responsible to the central the establishment of this system crime has verymaterially decreased. There is also a fire brigade of 2000men, which is connected *ith the police system, andrenders effective service in checking the spread of thefires to which the tovrn is peculiarly liable. Buildings ofbrick and stone have lately been erected in many parts ofthe town. The fifteen ku which form Tokio proper coveran area of 401 square n, and the sir gun 27-94 squareri, the .whole fn thus extending ta about 32 square ri{about l90 square miles). Tns greater part of the townis flat, particularly near the Sumida, and is intersected bynumerous moats and canals, which, with the bridges cross-ing them, form a distiBCtive feature. There are hills vary-ing in height from 60 to 100 feet in the six districts of. £a\iroiis of Tokio. Hongo, Koishikiwa, Ushigome, Totsuya, Akasaka, A^abn,^and in part of Shiba. The numerous residences of the olddaimios were the chief characteristics of the town, especi-ally in the Kojimachi-kn. Many of these have been de-molished and Gfovemment offices erected on their sites;some have given place to new streets and houses; othershaving survived the downfall of the shogunate, still remainsurrounded by large gardens, which are celebrated for theirelaborate rock-work, artificial lakes, and magnificent in the centre of the Kojimachi-ku, on an eminence,surrounded by moats, stood the residence of the shoguns,which was burnt down in 1872. An imperial palace isnow in course of construction on this site. Outer moatsconnected with those already
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