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 Tot^OjIW. M,ooi(i/e 6/1 s: 
 
 TheQueen City 
 
 OF Al^ADA. 
 
 THE IDEAL 
 RESIDENTIAL CITY OF THIS CONTINENT 
 
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 TTbC Cit? of Toronto is situated upon the no 
 ^*^ plateau gently ascending north for a distance of tl 
 220 feet above the lake level is reached. It extends 2 
 generally level. The River Don flows through the eas 
 Humber is immediately to the west of its western limii 
 winter as in some of the eastern Canadian cities, and in 1 
 
 frateful breezes which blow from off the cool waters 
 Jmits is 10»391 acres, or 16.2 square miles. 
 
 In thb ana there is a population of 2ao,ooo by City Direct- 
 orycentus, 1897. 
 
 There are 256 miles of streets, including asphalt, brick, 
 macadam and broken stone roadways. 
 
 aa8 milei of sewers. 
 
 •48 miles of water mains. 
 
 Annuid Revenue from Waterworks, 1896,1454,000. Water al* 
 ways fresh,cold,and good, 7.ooo,oOo,ooogMlonssuppIied annually 
 
 335 miles of gas mains. 
 
 X90 miles of underground electric conduit. 
 
 80 miles of steam nul way track. 
 
 8k miles of Street Railway track. 
 
 Number of passengers carried by Street Railway Company 
 during x8^, 33,537,911. 
 
 The estimated value of property owned by the City is over 
 $8jm40o,ooo. 
 
 Total assessment of property in City (1897), $139,995,533. 
 
 Property in city exempt from taxation, value, $23,158,516. 
 
 Value of buildings erected during 1895, $1,346,810. 
 
 Number of Policemen, 357. 
 
 Registered attendance at the Public Schools in 1896, 38,000. 
 Annual cost (1896), $486,596.96. 
 
 Public school teachers, ooow 
 
 Number of Firemen, 170. 
 
 Attendance at Separate (R.C.) Schools in 1896, 4748; 
 teachers, 88. 
 
 Attendance at Universities and Colleges in 1896 (Directory 
 census), about 6,000. 
 
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 given, i 
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 As a Summer Resort, Toronto is prc-eminenti 
 America— within three hours' sail of Niagara Falls; dai 
 Islands cf th j St. Lawrence, Montreal, Hamilton, St. Ca 
 parks and pleasure resorts which line the shores of 
 tourists within five hours in the midst of the famous Hi 
 and Trent Valley waters. First-Class and ample Hotel 
 the city. 
 
 Compiled by Alderman Daniel Lamb, and issued by 1 
 
/\bOQt Toronto 
 
 uated upon the northern shore of Lake Ontario, on a 
 for a distance of three miles, where an altitude of about 
 ched. It extends about eight miles along the lake, and is 
 vs through the eastern part of the City, and the River 
 of its western limit. The Climate is not as extreme in 
 dian cities, and in summer the heat is tempered by the 
 the cool waters of the lake. The area wittiin the City 
 miles. 
 
 jr Direct- 
 t, brick, 
 
 lateral- 
 annually 
 
 Company - 
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 5,S«a- 
 58,516. 
 
 6, a8,ooo. 
 
 A 4748; 
 Directory 
 
 Attendance at High Schools, z,ooo ; teachers, 33 ; annua 
 cost (1896), $40,481.00 
 
 Cathedrals in city, a (St. James' and St. Michael'sX 
 
 Churches in city (all denominations), 189. 
 
 Licensed hotels and saloons, 150. 
 
 Theatres and Music Halls, 7. 
 
 Public Library, 97,810 books ; circulation, 5S3«ooo ; annual 
 cost (X896X $32»ooo. 
 
 Area Public Parks and Gardens, 1,1x4^ acres. 
 
 Free band concerts in Parks in summer. 
 
 Free Public Markets ; no Toll Gates. 
 
 Attendance at Industrial £>chibition, 1896, 303,000; prizes 
 ^ven, $34,460.00. 
 
 Value of goods imported into Toronto (year July, 1894, to 
 June, 1895), $,i8,5a4,555-75' . , ^ , ^ 
 
 Bank Cleanng House total for 1896, $342,031,851.00. 
 
 Business Commercial Rating for City, 6,300. 
 
 Bell Telephone Subscribers m City, 5,100. 
 
 POSTAL BUSINESS, I896 
 
 Number of Letters delivered by Letter Oirriers, 16,835,756. 
 
 Number of letters posted at Toronto, 15,639,572. 
 
 Number of postcards posted at Toronto, 4,251,988. 
 
 Number of books, circulars, etc., posted at Toronto, 9,879,506. 
 
 Manufacturers wishing to locate new industries receive 
 exemptions from taxation ; special water rates ; suitable sites 
 provided at very low rentals. 
 
 nto is pre-eminently the most favorably situated city in 
 Niagara Falls; daily steamers to the far-famed Thousand 
 l1, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Oakville, and the innumerable 
 ine the shores cif the lake; fast express trains land the 
 st of the famous Hunting and Fishing Grounds of Muskoka 
 s and ample Hotel accommodation is always to be had in 
 
 )aniel Lamb, and issued by the (Sty Council of Toronto. 
 
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 9efb in ^cnfp in 1897 
 
 April aoth to aand— " Ontario Educational Association." 
 Aprit a9th, 30th, and riajr ist— '* Toronto Horse Show." 
 flay — " Order of Railroad Trainmen." 
 nay aand to 39th—" Ontario Jockey Club Spring Meet." 
 Juno — " Queen's Jubilee Celebration." 
 " Cabot Celebration." 
 " Ontario Health Officers' Association." 
 July 14th* and following days—" Epworth League." 30,000 
 
 delegates expected. 
 July 7th to 14th—*' International Association of Charities 
 
 and Corrections." 
 August—*' British Ass'n for the Advancement of Science." 
 
 *' Photographers' Association." 
 Septembor— August 30th to September ixth— "Canada's 
 
 Great Victorian Era Exposition." There is a possibility 
 
 of this event being extended to open on August x7th. FuU 
 
 information upon application to^ the Manager, Toronto. 
 
 During the period of the Exposition there will be held 
 
 Manufacturers', Agriculturbts', Dairymen, and other 
 
 important Conventions. 
 October aotli to aand—" Women's Christian Temperance 
 
 Union." (Dominion meeting.) 
 Octobor aard to a6th—" Women's Christian Temperance 
 
 Union." (World's meeting.) 
 November-*-** Chrysanthemum Show." 
 Oeceniber lat and following days—" Sons of Temperance." 
 
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