CHAPTER XLIV

1867-1914

CITY IMPROVEMENT SINCE CONFEDERATION

THE RISE OF METROPOLITAN MONTREAL

THE METROPOLITAN ASPECT OF MONTREAL IN 1868--EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS--THE CITY STREET RAILWAY AIDS SUBURBAN EXTENSION--FORECAST OF ANNEXATIONS--THE CITY HOMOLOGATED PLAN--THE ANNEXATION OF SUBURBAN MUNICIPALITIES IN 1883--TABLE OF ANNEXATION SINCE 1883--PREFONTAINE’S REVIEW OF THE YEARS 1884-1898--IMPROVEMENTS UNDER THE BOARD OF CONTROL--A REVIEW OF THE LAST TWO DECADES OF METROPOLITAN GROWTH--THE CHANGES DOWNTOWN--THE GROWTH UPTOWN.

STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENTS: 1. STATEMENT OF BUILDINGS. 2. REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENTS. 3. RECENT BUILDINGS ERECTED OR COMPLETED. 4. THE METROPOLITAN POPULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON THE POPULATION OF MONTREAL WITH THE CITIES OF THE CONTINENT. 5. OF THE WORLD. 6. OPTIMISTIC SPECULATIONS FOR THE FUTURE. 7. VITAL CITY STATISTICS IN 1912. 8. A PLAN FOR “GREATER MONTREAL”--THE HISTORY OF THE PRESENT MOVEMENT 651

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