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The Growth Of San Francisco

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Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
April
Year
1877
Copyright
Public Domain
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The new San Francisco Directory, ju8t published, contains 100,850 mwne, which, estimating that oacli name representa three in population, would give the population of the city at 302,550. Of tuis number 22,000 are Chinese, and the increase in population during the past year has been about 11 per o'nt. There were 1,000 new buildings ereeted during the past year, thirty-three of which cost $8,500,000. Tlie aggregntc amount expended for improvements during the year, including parks, strects, etc., was 10,000,000. There are now 27,000 buildings comprised within tlie city limite, of which 4,390 ure briok. Tlie postoffice delivered last year 455.WG lrttcrB, nud reoeived 5,452,838 letters, and 800,000 postal cards were collected, and 850,000 delivered. The average daily attendance on the public schools last year were 22,761, an ulerease over the previous year of 2,901, while 34,029 scholars are enrolled in all the schools. The total expense of mintaining these schools was $867,754, an increase of $160,309 over the previous year and the cstimato for the eusuing year is placed at $870,000. The total valué of school property is $2,505,500.

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Old News
Michigan Argus