Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-07

In The appendix hssswith Submitted
detailed stassmaut Of the costs Of eaeh
and oeheg nefsreness
thsrsso sill b found Ths imprsve-
nenfs for the ensuing year already pro-
jectcd and partly under way are - fol
lows:
1. Madison street 10 Be GRADED from
alley between Third and Fourth streets
to the city l'mits- Bids advertised for.
2. Columbia street from same point TO
Broadway. Contract let and work pro-
RroaatnR.
8, Jamss stzsss hst9ssn same tRmini,
and work commAnnod
{. Pfks sfrsse raded frnm al1g b.
tween Third snd Fourth street. 70
Eichfh street. Wofk nearly flushed.
8 Waahinat0 strUee fnom Comm1e-
eisl to Twelfth 0trook. Contraet let and
work nSaxiy half AniAhsd
8. Main stross from Commsecil 20
Tsslfth strsse. Contract Let and work
Z. Jsckson strsse from Commercial TO
Twelfth street. Contract let. By ordi-
nance recently passed JackDon street
was extended from Twelfth street,
uhefe it nov terminates TO the vess
shore Of Lake Washington. and the
necessary proceedings 70 condemn the
Land are nov being instituted.
o. Seneca street from alley between
Third and Fourth streets 20 Seventh
street. Contract let.
8. Eighth ssrese from Unioo 70 Olive
-treet. Contract Let and work actively
progressing.
Id. South second strest from Mill TO
King street.. Grade completed and side
vaik In process OF construction.
II. south Third street from Mill to
King ssrsss. Bids in bat contract not
yet let.
IL. Pike street from Front 10 next
alloy east. Work rapidly progressing.
Is. Alley through blocks A. b. q, ID
and z, Denny's plat on water front.
Work nearly completed.
II. Fourth street from Seneca TO Mill
street has bean ordered graded BY u
vote Ut the Council, bat no ordinance
has - yet been passed authorizinR the
same 10 DO done.
when the present Council came into
Office very little grading had been done.
Few persons in tho city had very clear
ideas AZ to the requirements OF the Law
authorizing the grade at the expense OF
adjoining owners, NOR much technical
knowledge concerning plans and details
nece asary for b perfect grade. Looking
back We can see where mistakes have
been made In some matters affecting
the grades. bat the experience thus ac-
ouirod has bean q valuable Lesson TO
guide operations in the future. The
former cumbsrsome plan of regulating
by special ordinance each proposed
lmprovement has been greatly simplified
bv the passage of o general ordinance
applicable alike to all Improvements
and which readers the process more ex-
peditious and lees expensive.
THE HKALrH OF THE CrrY.
The ordinance providing for the
gathering and compilation OF vital
statistins Of the city has been set aside
and declared invalid BY the Judgment
Of the District Court. Hence 1t has
besn impraoticable to secure accurate
information on this subject. A new
ordinance has been passed TO meet the
objection of tho Court, but il seems TO
b more houored in Its breach than IN
| it, observance. am iDforEed BY very
respectable physicians that the death
rate compares very fav0rably with that
Of other cities and the country. especially
when il il remem oered that many pa
tisnts from other parts Of the Territory
come here for treatment in our h0spi-
tails. This condition 10 all the more
Surprising. a. certain districts in the
city, especially that portion situate on
the water front and on both sides on
the lower end Of Warrington street
and intersactin2 streets are In .
state that requires your early attention.
In some places cesspo0ls filed With de-
caying animal and vegetable matter.
disabling poisonous gases; in Other
placss the deposit Of filth aud garbage;
especially Ola the water front, defective
HOUSE drains without proper ventilation
creating noxious and sicksning od0rs;
here and there staQnant pools Ut impure
water, and the general want Of sewer
age, present q combination OF evils that
require prompt and decisive action. We
may b. truly thankful for our natural
healthful climate, inviR0rnted by the
summer breezes charged with chloride
of sodium fresh from the bosom of the
ocean. which displaoee and disinfects
the unhealthy atmosphere which the in
habitauts of that district would other
wise have 70 breathe. A largo portion Of
this district 10 now about beng graded
and Il seems TO me that this is most
opportune time to devise aReneral intel
liQent system of sewerage for the whole
city, 70 be carried into immediate execu-
ton In connection with the grading now
In progress The lab0rs Of . thoroughly
compsssut sanitary engineer would un-
doubtedly evolve plan which, aided BY
the admirable topography OF our town
site for suoh purposes, would be entire
y successful In making this the health
lest city on tho coast and remove the
danger Of all epidemios that are engen-
dered By an impure atmosphere. The
most vigilant supervision should b ex-
ercised over the Chinese quar-
Tor, many OF the inhabitants Of
which live In an overcrowded
condition, with filthy habits and
customs, sleeping In cUn2ned air
often poisoned with the contagiou Of
disease, and then coming In daily con-
tact with our citizens ~ servants, lAun-
dry men and lsborers. A cubic air or
diaAnoe and enforced cleanliness of
their premises would keep In check this
stan ling menace 70 the health Of our
city.
The present police foroe Of this city
consists Of ono chief and i've regular
officers. paid by she city, In addition 10
specials authorised TO make arrests.
TINS small foscs 10 hardly adequate ~
protect both day and night the large
territory over which our city nov OK
tends. Il 10 gratifying 10 note that for
tho last year few representative OF the
turbulent. lawlsss, criminal element
have beeu in our midst. Our force has
bean able 70 hold them in check. ~ the
records Of our criminal courts ahow
chiefly small misdemeanors and triding
offences against the public peace. Dur
inQ the pase year and by yoar order the
police force has been appropriately unit
formed and good Discipline and faithful
attention to duty has married the con-
duct Of the whole foros. The police
court. under the administration OF the
present police justice, has been made q
net source Of revenue 10 our city. The
SUN Of el6lA.6O has been Collected and
paid In for finea, against which stands
the sam Of ta6A.eO for feeo paid out,
while the labor Of the city prisoners on
the streets under the charge Of ths CON-
missioner moro than paid the cost Of
maintaining than DARING imprisonment.
PuBLlc PARKS.
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