Industrial Cuba : being a study of present commercial and industrial conditions with suggestions as to the opportunities presented in the island for American capital, enterprise and labour . ployes and experts and expenses of mayors office $120,000 Municipal lighting 134,000 Street cleaning 125,577 Charitable institutions 177,308 Pavements and paving and drains 208,000 Provincial contingent 100,000 $864,885 If honestly and economically expended, these sums wouldproduce good results without greatly increasing the interest and liquidation of the debt makes an annualcharge of $676,195,
Industrial Cuba : being a study of present commercial and industrial conditions with suggestions as to the opportunities presented in the island for American capital, enterprise and labour . ployes and experts and expenses of mayors office $120,000 Municipal lighting 134,000 Street cleaning 125,577 Charitable institutions 177,308 Pavements and paving and drains 208,000 Provincial contingent 100,000 $864,885 If honestly and economically expended, these sums wouldproduce good results without greatly increasing the interest and liquidation of the debt makes an annualcharge of $676,195, about one-third of the present totalrevenue of Havana; which, if not excessive, is quite enoughunder existing conditions of the population. GeneralGreene thinks the revenues may be with safety increased,say to $3,000,000. There is force in this, but probably thebetter way would be before the debt and taxes are increasedto try what an honest expenditure of the present revenuewill do for the rehabilitation of Havana. Here is whatGeneral Greene says on this subject: lam inclined to think, although further study might modifythis opinion, that the wealth of Havana is such that a judicious.
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