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

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IA e1nneozinn that q1iia , ArEs nar-
eenfas 81 danths occurrsd 1rncDE npn-
eesiden1s ak lhls eity, !. Q. lhase vac
uazs hs1zaht from NH pqzi4 and i1R-
ainR esupe % Rngst Ssund - car local
hnaEitals fer treatment fer intnsias CF
dizseasa os1traated olasv8erA. Excluc-
ine tkesa. ! estimate TIE death Eata Of
ths ~ duEinR ne Fasi tesive nloDtns
IS not 20 excead seTe1 de1t11 - ne
ihonaand irhahiianta
The numAoK o. doaths ~ tie city
dnEinR TIE PEAR ending July "a. 1854
rs 1fa For he Ten manthe and 3
half en6inG Nay 81, ls6S los fer the
ttirteun uonfha e1dlER j1i7 /, lcod. y.
Il viii kh1z Be seen thai With an lnore4a-
ink population there has besn marked
decrease 10 TIE number Of deaths dur
Inc she past year. Ihis b due - part
. tie stri1aent enforcement Of aalIl-
taEg rsEnisiions and ths imps0gsmsaf
F1nE BERARrEExE.
II needless for ne 60 say that We
have very existent Fire DepartneDt.
The promptness with which dre alarms
are Essp0 ded 30 ard tbs success Which
hiss attended the Efforts OF tue depart
ment IN exiinenishing and prefer ting
tns spread Of 6rea adoFd abnn
daua evidence az She RELIABILITY Of
the depaFtment. Your attention ID e.
peciallY called % the Recommendations
Of the Chief Of the department. IN re-
gard 20 the inadoquaog ~ the present
hook and ladder truck; IN regard % the
location Of hose cart and hose near the
coEnsr Of Onion and Third atreets and
IN regard - other masters which will
aid 20 The efficiency Of the department..
REPORTS.
Ihave the honor to subInii herewith
reports a. follows
/. w h Forrest. City Clerk. shsg-
ing h detail the financial operations Of
the aily daring the past yeaF.
g 4 ChilbeFR, City Treasurer, giving
receipts aud expenditures from June I,
1856, 70 June ], 1856, and condition Of
the several funds Of the treasury at the
latter date.
8. ]. s. n. Smart, Health O6iesr,
giving mogtuaFv statistics for past year.
1. George q. Lyon, Justice Of the
Peacs, showing Judicial proceedings be-
fore this officer under the 0rdinaRces Of
the city during the past year.
8. Lawrence Cummings. Street Com.
missioner, showing operations Of the
street Department from August, 1885, 10
Nay 81, 1856.
s. h II. Thompson. CITY Surveyor.
showing Fronresg in surveying depart
ment DARING past year.
7. g. Kellogg, Chief Of the Fire De-
paKtment, showing casualties by dre and
expenses Of department for past ysar.
etc.
s o. Il. Hanford. City Attorney,
showiDQ the number OF cases in court,
and the amount involved.
These Kenporia contain valuable sta.
tistioai and other information. and /
suggest that the same be printed In
such manner a. to you may seem advis-
able.
In common with all portions Of the
country We have been laboring under q
serious business depression for more
than two years. Tbs cause Of this did
NOS originals with rs and was bey0gd
our coBtrol. When a general financial
crisis occurs We cannot expect 20 es.
cape. We might have been better pre-
pared for il than We we're. We might
have carried less sail and oar LOSSES
would have been less. We might have
got down from the tall siilts upon
ahieh We we're walking and our fall
Qonld have not been 50 heavy and We
would not have been hnFt 80 badly. All
this, however, Is in the past. A brighter
day Is dawnine. l have the same un-
bounded confidence in the future of the
QQoen City Of the Northwest a. have
entertained for q score and q half of
years. and although / am regarded a.
an old man. | hope to live 10 see the
full realization OF my wishes and ex-
peotali0ns. / believe the time is not
far distant. ! believe that in the near
future more than one ranscentinental
railway company will be nnmbly asking
for our trade and support. Whcn that
day arrives it will be matter Of wonder
that any other city upon Puget Sound
ever dreamed Of being sur rival, far
less our superior. Oar position is IN.
exceiled; cur advantages are uusnr,
passed, aud our future superiority is q
certainty.
70 yoa. gentlemen, and TO all my as.
sociates IN tbe CITY government, return
my most profound acknowledgements
for the uniform courtesy which YOU
have ell extended TO me. The sever
ance Of Our official relations will not be
the ending Of the kindly feeling which
| entertain towards you all
II. L YEsLgR, Mayor.