“ East Rock is the picturesque point in an attractive park, its summit crowned by a Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, while on the slope of West Rock is Judge's Cave, where the two regicides, Goffe and Whalley, lay in concealment for a time. There are parks overlooking the harbor and other smaller inclosures, the entire public park system comprising 1100 acres. The city has some 200 miles of streets, about 70 miles of which are paved, a large proportion with macadam, and drained by 95 miles of sewers. New Haven is the seat of Yale University (q.v.) ”

“ The commercial interests of the city lie in a distributing and coastwise trade, the latter being facilitated by an excellent natural harbor, which has been greatly improved, and which was once the scene of extensive shipbuilding. New Haven ranks first among the industrial centres of the State. ”

“ New Haven spends annually, in maintenance and operation, about $1,415,000: the principal items of expense being $380,000 for schools, $190,000 for the police department, $150,000 for interest on debt, $140,000 for the fire department, $90,000 for street cleaning and sprinkling, $80,000 for municipal lighting, and $75,000 for charitable institutions. The assessed valuation of property, real and personal, is more than $115,000,000, including exemptions, and the bonded debt is over $3,750,000. ”