The following is a statement of the assessed valuation of real and, personal property for the past five years:1898 … 33,867,854
1899 … 35,439,320
1900 … 36,603,455
1901 … 38,129,215
The increase has been steady and constant, and free from startling booms liable to sudden collapse. It shows a healthy and satisfactory growth, and every indication points to its continuance.The net bonded debt December 1, 1901, was $3,028,400.07. The city owns waterworks, public buildings, parks, and docks to the value of $3,054,858, or $26,457.93 more than the net bonded debt. The city’s credit is first class, its 3½ per cent. bonds selling at a premium.Yonkers is a most attractive city for thrifty home seekers who want to locate in a thriving and prosperous suburb of New York, where their property is likely to increase in value, where their families may be surrounded by every safeguard for health and every advantage for their education, and where they may enjoy the delights of suburban life, together with the advantages of a city. The opportunity for the capitalist seeking investment presents itself in many directions, as property, either improved or undeveloped, awaits the shrewd and energetic operator. Each of the many suburbs of this city possesses their individuality, appealing to people seeking homes or investments in property, with a range of prices to meet any need. Here may be found the palatial residence in spacious grounds, and the comfortable cottage for the man of modest means; and lots, plots, and acres are to be obtained for development as desired at reasonable cost and fair terms.The Board of Health is alive to the best interests of the city; its work is most effectual, and the healthfulness of the city is made the subject of careful study.The general result of all the care and attention given to the sanitary requirements of the city is shown by the remarkably low death rate for the year 1901, which was 15.61 per thousand of population. In 1892 the death rate was 21.10 per thousand, and the difference is the best justification possible for the advanced work undertaken by the city during recent years, which will be continued as rapidly as prudence and sound finance will permit.The railroad facilities between New York and Yonkers are unsurpassed, three lines of steam railroads passing through the city. The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad, along the Hudson River front, has four stations; the New York & Harlem Railroad, on the easterly side of the city, has five stations; and the New York & Putnam Railroad, starting at 155th Street, and running centrally through the city,
