The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-31
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Ts the cosafnaa couaeif the st;x az
seattle ffssfiferaefi--As the Dfe.1t .at.srx
taat hare engaged Va for grszs yesr
assr g elese. an FsnssH q u asal
obligation %. rrsffng upon ~ aud IN the
.sisehsrg~ q that dsfY ! t%s 70 present
herewith iBy saDaal saees4xr ~ nayor. re-
gsFsiing he condition and fffslrs n ne
city that has ksnsr~d % With a high al
minlstrnt4ss trust.
Before catering spez discussion Of the
matter ii band. allow nee. gentlemen. L,
fstsirta say heart tsii thanks H0r she court
~ aud sympathetic eaOqeratioH Witch
yoss have always gssiesasss3y accorded me
~ your presiding oEsaeeE The deliberations
Of your bo1Y AAxe ever ksacE market b.
spirit 81 e .nltty and wnsuai good ~4l4. and
Il bay wei BE- % al 0s u . most rsrnssax
refieTtlssr flzt no B1Serfaif chickering's have
Jared euf personal relations, % disturbed
the even tenG- OF our sffiEiai way.
ehsii never sAs stJ@ 20 bear witness more
over, - tae industry sad fidelity Of your
efitJeasers Is the public trhasl Inyesssd
sits municipal hoa9rs a. : tifae e. yoa
9ese. when Common expectation locked
fof much AZ yosr bsnts. bsiieye that the
present condition - the city ia al matters
within the scope u sesr Is0Ress earns Tor
Y0'f Tbs Eaeriiea eueanlan 81 having beea
irDs 10 yoas responsible trust.
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The administration now surEeHscrsng
the rs3ns 81 Office assumed cosifroi al d
most critical period Ia the history % The
city TIE eoissiaaey Of the people 81
seattle had bscn severely tested
~ stubborn years of adverse fortune
Commercial confidence was yet bat par-
italy restored real estate values had
reached a minimum level, the inssux Of
nxw stimulating forces uas but Just com
handing recognition. and sli enterprises
ia ihe direction Of Substantial improve
meat were dgeFscsi hy Jealous foes ~ the
struggling city a. monuments OF industrial
folly, or a. rssriloas pitfalls for the an
wary
But the sweet uses OF airerzity have
been most happily ezenpllhed Ia the de
terminsd spirit and We'll directed energy
with which the nobir RpFk VI fes.eming
tae fortunes % the city was met and
mastered By her staunca aud devoted pro
PIE The crisis Of the time was clearly sp-
pretended. aud The efforts put forth 10
SriSs every opportunity at hand hRyf
proved graniiy equal 10 the emergency
The lapse Of twelve short months have
wrought revolution Ia the material iu,
taFests of seattle that viii marx the period
As 8 shining epoch ia the annals ~ the
future great metropolis
cannot paiisr 90 single cat the iustsu,
Iaenfalitles tAaf have contributed 10 this
phenomenal development. But believe
II not Improper 20 recognize hers as chief
aud foremost smosig shs potential ageucirs
that within sbe last year have given ac-
csleFatcsi impulse 10 tbs onward march Of
the city. that notable proiget - home
genias. enterprise aaa psfiiHaeity, ihe
Seattle, Lake Shore { Eastern railroad.
Fhs rifh trffszife already being laid az cur
doors through the medium 81 this new
factor ia the fortunes af Seattle furnishes
= gratifying index nf what may be reason.
ably expected from the development OF tae
new iufaas iiac into the proportions Of a
confidence IN The future 81 our city 10 sig
naily aud reasonably expressed, impaired
a powerful sfIIaulus a. the varied local
business Interests, that should also be
gratefully hefug tn ul5nd- The Lake eheTc
& Eastern read was the bold aud sa4aciouS
precursor ~ a long line ~ hardy enter
ilFises that - uare Fastened 10 establish .
fbothoid 81 car midst The uWfivAled
resources Of Puget s0siud have al length
/ gAlned a measure Of recognition throughout
i iha country. and the eide 81 immigration
dcselafed by this geastai enlightenment
has set tfrssisttbis towards our city - the
{ nsfura! commercial center Of this favored
quarter The Official crusus Of the city,
+ but ias; completed, shows the present SET
fled papaiatsssn % seattle a. tle over ~ 8la,
aud With the large liaaIiug element added,
the actual Inhabitants may fairly u rcck-
oned ~ several Thousand IN excess 81 that
number when it Is remembered that q
year ago the population claimed Tor seattle
,sax approximately loco, The Subsequent
+ rrnSIh II the C3fy presents a rsalarkADie
Z and most gratifying recora oar elty has
further cansa isf r0ueretGistl1n IN the
character II the immigration attracted
T here, as sxenrlihed IL - heavy lnyest
msnss and important enSlrsises emanas
ing frgm that source. lns igungsus ~ eur
Haidsi ~ branch heaSes hy ltsaing COM
faetciai establishments q ssh tfancisesA
Portland ani oshpf issEg cities may b. cited
as = peculiarly Significant and encouraging
development - ife iast war IN sScies
iug she general progress u ine city could
noe fslfis pass over without mention tht
vas; improvements hesnH and fFuiericd ID
quarters embraced withln oar suburban
limits The investment ~ quarter % a
million aniiars in West seattle by outside
capitalists. toe operations 81 TIE lNke
Shoro & Eastern Eatiuad Company 81
~mlth's t'uvu nn ihs north, and the estRo
ifssnenf 81 msmmoth iron wDtks ~ Kirk
tand IN lake Washington are al siEnsn
cant movements that Arsur Tor the city =
symmetrical aud wsil rounded develop
i,seat % B magnitude that ever grows upon
even she ssberesi fancy
Tafniag from a general survey that az
feits Situation ~ rlcasing 10 lise reffa-
sr.cct Aad ~ fruitful II bright 0ssasns, beg
! q invite ynuF attention - q brief resume
+ af matters relating 81 eur own nlicisl al
ADMINISTRATION.
cry FINANCES.
Upon entering assee the present council
had the eood fortune q fud balance =
the credit oi each q the senerai fands
with bat enc exception. Reviewing N,
ssatns Of these funds ~ existing On the SIS
,iav 81 MAY. lSSS the eszd % The Esca' year
sht oFicinl records show Il 60 have been a
+ that time - follows
Ne, surplus 70 credit Of ely igna sis'sse y !,
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