Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-01-29
In and About Seattle,
SEATTLE, Jan. 1S. 1870


Ed. STANDARDS: Knowing that YOU
publish free and ou.spoken paper, shall
presume upon your valuable time and
space to give you, from time to time, such
items Of news rs may transpirc in this To-
cality. ,
TIE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
Our City Fathers, who were made stimuli.
taneously with the city charter by that
august body, the Legislature Of Washing
ton Territory, eve ne'cr shall see their
like again have gone to work with will.
aud the iaeritaLle hog and dog ordinance
has been promulgated, passed and ap-
proved, and the loyal heart beats free. 1t
is proposed by one Of our City Fathers to
use the fines collected under the dog ordi-
nance towards improving our streets, and
fines collected under the hog ordinance to
be appropriated for the Improvement of
our sidewalks. SHOULD these sources of
revenue be insufficient, VIC shall ask for
special. session of our law makers to give
us power to create an income with which
to run city government. But of this,
more anon.
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
1t is surprising to note the rapility and
substantial manner in which improvements
arc going Oh in Seattle this winter. !
should do great injustice to this city if |
failed to notice the substantial wharf and
commodious warehouses ercctedb by Kinds,
Stone Il Co., now rapidly being completed.
This is by far the best wharf on Puget
Sound, and will cost when completed ten
or fifteen thousand dollars. l.. Wyckof
has just completed one of the largest and
most commodious buildings in the bust
ness part of town, involving an expense of
over five thousand dollars. Mr.. Ycslcr is
just completing his new building, designed
for the intelligence printing Office. 1t
will make a commodious and pleasant
office, and enable friend Maxwell to keep
up with the times. Frank Matthias new
building is now completed. 1t is credit
to Commercial Street. John Collins a.
Co. have made great improvements in the
internal arrangements Of the Occidental
Hotel The dining room has been en-
larged to twice its former capacity, and
the walls elegantly frescoed, and qucs-
ton whether for beauty or convenience
finer dining-room can be found north Of
San Francisco. Mr.. Collins informed ne
that he had made improvements costing
seven thousand dollars since the first of
June, thus showing that he, with many
others, is bound to keep up with the times.
Private residences arc springing up on
every hand, as ifby magic.
THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
Our Library Association have been hay
ing series Of lectures this winter, delv-
cred mostly by our home talent The
opening lecture, l believe, was given by
that eloquent divine, the ex-chapan of the
Legislature, p. ID. Moore, and the last lee
turo was delivered by Mr.. George Nc.
Cohaha-subject, "Advcrsity Develops
the Man" It was by far the best lecture
of the season, and demonstrated that the
lecturer, though a young man, was fully
conversant with both ancient and modern
history. l predict for McCoual,a bright
future.
In my next, I shall give you some notes
from our political caullron, which Mas al.
ready begun to boil. There seems to be
trouble in the loil family"
Yours truly, Pontiac.