, 1885-01-10
.CAREYS V~ALEDICTORY.
He Makes His Final Bow to the
City Council,
In a Speech Occupying an Hour In
Its Delivery.
The Municipal Business Transacted
at Last Nights Meeting.

Eyer, Mcdregors Harrington, timer,
Griffin and Reed were present.
Mr.. McGregor, from the committee ap.
pointed to investigate the bill of Treasurer
Bergman, for 2 per cent fees on extra
moneys paid by him, reported that the
bill had been found correct, and it was ac-
~eordingly allowed.
Messrs. Harry E. Tayler and Cloyse
w. Neibling presented a petition asking
that they be commissioned as special
policemen in order that they might con
duct a merchants police force. Referred
to the committee on police. who asked fI
time to consider the petition.
The following bills were allowed:
A G.. McGregor............-....$l4O 81
Becker Bros. 9 00
A Martin. 80 is
Mayor Carey stated that as he was
about to retire from the office of Mayor
he would read to the Council an address,
or resume, devoted to the affairs of the
city since he had been its Mayor. In
substance the paper was as follows:
During the gold excitements of 1876,
and for a short time afterwards, Cheyenne
had a icticious prosperity. This was fol-
lowed by a depression. About this time
the agitation Of water works began. but
nothing was accomplished as the c~ontrac-
tors would not give bonds for the per-
formance of the work. During my alb
sence in the East in 1881, l was elected
Mayor upon a ticket favorable to public
works and improvements. Now Chey-
enne has 4 splendid system of water
works, with twelve miles of pipes, fifty
four fire hydrants. and three several pieces
OF land, one of l60 acres on Crow creek.
D Of 48S acres occupied by lakes Alb
s~oracca, Mahpahlutah, and other lakes
north Of the city, and one of 16O acres
east of the city.
The water works as now completed cost
$l50,000- The revenue from the water
rents more than pay the expenses, the in
terest on the bonds, etc. and if properly
conducted will pay 20 per cent on the in
vestment l would recommend that the
dam on Crow creek be raised, and that
dams be built at the lower ends of the
lakes in order to increase their capacity.
There are l,400 feet of sewer pipe, with
thirty-nine man holes and hushes. The last
Territorial Legislature inadvertently and
by implication repealed the law under the
authority Of which the sewer system was
extended A number of sewers have been
laid by private enterprise, but work is
now suspended. The next Legislature
should re-enact the law giving the city
authority to extend its sewerage.
In 1882 the taxable property in the city
was valued at 81, 1928, $50; in 1884 it was
-, 3s1 400. The assessed valuation is
very small, and will probably not exceed
IS per cent of the actual value of the
property. The present value is therefore
about $1,000, 900 or IS, 900, 900.
During the past year a large addition
has been made to the cemetery and i'm
provements have been added. About
two thousand trees have been set out in
the city park"
Mr.. Carey then casually referred to the
bonded indebtedness of the city and
added that he thought it might be wise to
ask the next Legislature to give authority
for the funding of the indebtedness, to the
end that it might draw but 5 per cent in
and thus save the city about fifty
thousand dollars.
I'm 1881 the capital and surplus of the
banks was $207, 900; now the capital and
is 81, 095, 900. In 1881 the de-
posits were 1894, 600; now they are 81
033. 200. In 1881 the loans and discounts
$564,000; now they amount to ST.
9s7, 200.
The increase of business has been large
but there has been some difficulty in OBJ
full data of its extent, but so far
as l have been able to compile compare
tive tables. the increase in 1884 was ITO
per cent over that of 1881.
The city is well protected by the Alert,
Durant and Pioneer companies. while the
j.. I. Clark and Phil. Sheridan
companies, organized respectively
under the auspices of the Union Pacific
and the government depot at Camp Cariin
are always ready to aid the Cheyenne de-
partment The Alert hose house should
be enlarged and repaired and the other
city companies need better accommoda-
In 1881 there were PCS pupils and eight
teachers in the public schools. Now there
are 500 pupils and sixteen teachers. The
city has three fine school houses.
New business firms are constantly open
ing new houses in the city and obtain n
good patronage. During the past year
the electric light works and the gas works
have been built at a cost about equal to
that ofthe water works, and a number of
churches and business blocks have been
erected.
Manufactures should be built. Flour
mills are needed they would be supplied
with the grains of Northern Colorado and
measurably increase the business of the
city. Foundries and iron works should
be built Dressed beef should be an in
dustry Of prominence, and while %tanneries
may not soon be built the hides might be
prepared for tanneries now distant from
the city. Soap and candle factories would
also be incident to the manipulations of
dressed beef. Bubble and dressed stone
should be used from the quarries in this
county. And additional transportation is
needed connecting this city with the