Banks.— There arc two national banks with a capital stock of $500,000 and surplus of $325, 694.73, and annual deposits amounting to $4,727,159.93; also 12 trust companies with a capital stock of $2,983,000, surplus and profits $1,201,315.89, with deposits of $25,780,355.39 and loans of $23,300,000. The local bank clearings for 1918 aggregated $272,875,892. Besides these, there are building and loan associations with ag gregate stock of about $10,000,000.
Government and All municipal corporations in Arkansas are governed by gen eral laws and not by special charter. The mayor, treasurer, police judge, city clerk and city attorney as well as the aldermen are elected biennially. The city council is composed of the mayor and 18 aldermen, two of whom are elected from each of the nine wards by the voters of the entire city and are required to reside in their several wards. The adminis trative officers are partly appointed by the mayor and partly elected by the council.
Churches and Charitable Little Rock is a city of numerous churches and cnapels. It is the seat of Roman Catholic and Protestant Episcopal cathedrals, Saint An drew's and Trinity. The former, at the corner of Seventh and Louisiana streets, is a noble edifice, built of native granite, the most striking piece of architecture in the city. Other notable buildings are Christ Church (Protestant Epis copal), the Eighth Street Methodist, the Ger man Evangelical Lutheran, the First Presby teral Church and the Jewish Temple. There are 7 Baptist churches, 4 Catholic churches, 3 Christian churches, I Congregational, 1 Chris tian Science, 6 Episcopal, 2 Hebrew, 3 Holiness, 2 Lutheran, 12 Methodist, 6 Presbyterian and 4 miscellaneous. Of the charitable institutions the more notable are the county and city hos pitals, Saint Vincent's Infirmary, conducted by the Sisters of Mercy, the Children's Home, the Methodist Orphanage, the Jane Kellogg Home for Aged Women, the Home for Aged Colored Women, and the Boys' Club; the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. both operate well equipped and commodious homes.
Buildings, Parks and Rock is noted for the beauty of its homes. The profusion of its flowers have won for the city the name of athe City of Roses.' All of the State's public institutions, except the Univer sity of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the Branch Normal Institute for colored youths at Pine Bluff, are located here. These include the State
House, the School for the Blind, Deaf-Mute Institute, State Hospital and the State Peni tentiary. The State has erected a new capitol, built of Arkansas marble. Other public build ings of note are the Pulaski County Court house, constructed of granite quarried in the vicinity, the customhouse and post office, and the Board of Trade building. Of club houses are the Country Club, the Athletic Association, quapaw, and the Elk's Lodge; social organiza tions, Concordia Association, a Jewish Club, Jewish Country Club, the Masonic Temple, the Albert Pike Consistory, and the new Shriner's Temple. The City park, consisting of 35 acres of ground, is situated in the heart of the resi dence portion of the city and is tastefully laid out in walks and drives and well kept tip. The Arkansas River is crossed by three railroad bridges and a free bridge erected by Pulaski County at an expense of nearly $400,000, unit ing the northern and southern portions of the city. A new concrete free bridge costing over $1,000,000 is contemplated. There are two in corporated suburbs of the city, Baring Cross, a thriving town of 800 inhabitants lying north of the Arkansas River and west of the city limits, and North Little Rock, a small town lying north of the river and of the city; Pu laski Heights, a picturesque hill overlooking the city and river, has become fashionable for residences. Mount Holly, the oldest cemetery in the city, is beautifully adorned with shrubs and flowers, and has many fine monuments. Other cemeteries are Oakland, the Jewish, the Catholic, the National, the Confederate and the Colored. The city is aboundantly supplied with pure water obtained from the Arkansas River and deep wells. There are two reservoirs with a storage capacity of 17,000,000 gallons, with an average daily consumption of 6,000,000 gal lons. There are 65 miles of water mains.
The streets are laid out with regularity. The principal retail thoroughfare is Main street, the jobbing street is Markham, the former running north and south and at right angles to the lat ter. There are within the city 249.02 miles of opened streets, 78.49 paved with brick, granite, asphalt, Telford or macadam pavement, 190 miles of sewers and 180 miles of sidewalks. The street railway lines cover 29 miles.