. Saint Paul and the Northern Pacific Railway : grand opening, September 1883 . than the capital and surplus of all the banks in Minne-sota outside of St. Paul. The total of deposits in 1882 was $10,395,; the loans and discounts were $10,870,091; and the exchangesreached the total of $91,577,450. The real estate transfers for the yearaggregated $9,374,842; the internal revenue receipts, $430,813; andthe customs receipts, St. Paul being a port of entry, $41,278. Thebusiness of the St. Paul post office has more than doubled since 1880. A very extensive system of public improvements is now
. Saint Paul and the Northern Pacific Railway : grand opening, September 1883 . than the capital and surplus of all the banks in Minne-sota outside of St. Paul. The total of deposits in 1882 was $10,395,; the loans and discounts were $10,870,091; and the exchangesreached the total of $91,577,450. The real estate transfers for the yearaggregated $9,374,842; the internal revenue receipts, $430,813; andthe customs receipts, St. Paul being a port of entry, $41,278. Thebusiness of the St. Paul post office has more than doubled since 1880. A very extensive system of public improvements is now beingcarried out. The slope of the streets from the bluffs to the riverinsures excellent drainage, and sewers are easily run through theunderlying sand rock to the Mississippi. Street grading and layingof the sidewalks are constantly in progress, and the principal streetseither are or will be this summer covered with the cedar block pave-ment, the work being now in progress. In 1S82 there were eighteenmiles of streets graded; miles paved; miles of sewers built; 22. and miles of sidewalk laid. During the present year it is esti-mated that over six miles of water mains will be put in place, extend-ing the system of water supply, which last year passed into the handsof the city. The total cost of city improvements in 1882 was $785,567- The total assessed property valuation at less than 50 cents on thedollar of present values, is about $40,000,000. Among the contem-plated additions to the facilities of the city are a new court house andcity hall, a second bridge across the Mississippi, and a new Chamberof Commerce building, for all three of which the issue of bonds hasbeen authorized. Besides these, there is a new opera house now underconstruction, and there will be immediatelj erected a new hotel to costnot less than $750,000. j 1
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