Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-01

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b great RELIEF % AL of us wh8 are
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ghers every aet and every yg1a q eaen
member 81 The goFern1anf i uafohed,
scFnlinixsd and oommented ufon .
his G. ns1ituenfa. Iha Interests 1uTolEed
II many uueati0as which ariss are cam
plica1ed and diverse. DiHereueea Of
opiniou bagB existed amoaR Cur fe1ioM
ciiizsns ID regard 10 almost sVexy im-
portan1 question watch has eoma b
tore a. and whateEeF aeoislon we may
hape arrived a. size result has hesE uu-
satisfactory 20 some. This Mss beaa
unavufdable. Self Interest is all p0w-
effuL Il wArps the Judgment snd Goa
trolls opinions Manioipal laGislati0n
frtquenffs seems 20 bear more haagily
upom one class than upon ano1nsF, sud
the class that thinks i has grisEancs
will Dc dissatisfied. regardless Of the
general beneficial results arislng from
tie measures that may BE- adopted. TIE
ssiufaFy rule q app.y to all ma sfoipal
sifaiIs il, the greatest good 20 the great
eat nnmbef, provided that the natnrsl
rights Of no one EFe tnfEi1eed or ai1
regarded. thinR / ca safely say thai
muaioipal affairs during the past year
have been conduoted II q F1aHneR
which has met With the general approE
Il Of our fellow citizens
The past year has been the NEST
momenfnous one ia orr history. A feel
inQ Of prejudice and hostility against
the Chinesa residents OF oar city o1i-
minated on she IN and sth days Of
February last In the assembling Of 3
tumnltuoos mob whose design vas 10
expel 81 tue Chinese from the city. Il
Is uuT ecessary for me 90 say 20 you who
are conversant with the faats, that this
mob was not composed Of the best
AEIINAAlNF A24NLA~
lean citizens. A contrast between the
larger portion Of the mob and the Chi
nese whom they sought 10 deprive Of
Of the United states, would show that
IN point Of intelligence. honesty, NOR
alay and regard for the laws, the Chi
nose stood arninently above the
mob. IL is proper tnat Il should be
stated that o large number OF those
composing the mob we're NOS and never
nad been residents Of this city. The
VICIOUS classes from several neighhoF-
ing towns we're called here by their con
ferees living In this city 10 assist them
10 placing q foul blot upon she fair
name Of our beautiful city. The intel
iigent, law-abiding eitizsns Of Seattle
we're equal 70 the emergency. AZ first
taken BY surprise, they soon rallied,
and By the heroic bravery and undaunt-
ed irmness of tbs Home Guards q Sc
rious riot, threatening at one time de-
siFuetion Of life and property, was pre-
vented with fortunately TIE loss of on
IL one life. The lesson was also taught
70 the vi0lators Of the Law that the loyal
citizens Of Seattle had the power and
that they regarded Il to be their duty
70 crush out mob violence, even TO the
taking Of human life, II It we're neoss
saEy.
CHI AFTAERs.
The city charter requires me to give
al this time 20 The Common Council q
general statement Of the condition Of
Affairs Of the corporation and 70 recon-.
mend such measures as / may deem ex
stnrttaaaa ard rrnra.aa Tttrs aass,ass -.
City CLERK, the City Treasurer, the CITY
SuIveyoF. the Chief Of she Fire Depart
ment, the Street Commissioners, the
Health Officer, the City Magistrates and
the City Attorney are SO comprehensive
and complete, shoging the condition Of
city Affairs in detail and in general, that
il lie only necessary that should give q
summary OF these excellent reports.
GENERAL. FINANCES
On the 1st day Of June, 1885, the In
debtedaess, less amouRt in the treasury,
was $l4.97S2t. On the 31st day Of May,
1856, the amount. less cash in the treas.
nFy. was $l0,Si3.I2. During the year
$2,445 was carried from the Road Fand
20 the Street improvement Fund. Is
will, therefore, be seen that the redue
tion OF Indebtedness during the year
was $6.60S22. There il not included ia
this statement the warrants which have
been drawn Hpon various street i'm.
proyement funds. 1 do not regard
the amount due for street improve
ments 81 any part of the indebtedness
Of the city. We certainly have reason
20 congratulate ourselves upon the ex-
oelient financial condition of our oitv.
The total Indebtedness Of only SO.
6lS 12, and 40 assessment roll for The
present year sheging the valuation Of
property IN the city 70 be Is, SIG, 475
shows a financial condition OF which
Ue may well be proud. A tax OF less
than two mills on the dollar would lou
date our entire Indebtedness. The to-
tai payments into the general treasury
and carried 70 the citY road, fiFe, Gas
and water funds FOR the fiscal year were
$61. 7S2.73. The amount paid cot for
expenses char3able TO these several
funds was S57 .307.72. The amount il
the city treasury on the lst day Of Jane
1855 was 81, 500 10.
srKKKx nGPR0vEMENIs.
During the past ten years warrants