The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-01
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TACOMA.

TACOMA.
aRowE IxTo Az ACTIVE asD THRIVING
CRY.
TACOMA, Dee IS.
A comprehensive review OF the
growth OF this city during the current
year, its manifold improvements and
steady march 20 that measure Of
greatness known by the conventional
term 81 metropolitan, would con-
sumo more space than can be allotted
where so many thriving cities are
taken into similar account BY the
PosT- ISrELLIaEscEK in its annual
number In population. volume OF
trade. appreciation of realty values,
building, public Improvements and
the supplying OF all needs which the
impetus OF an immense influx Of i'm
migration necessitates, its growth has
been commensurate with its sister
cities of the Sound.
The following facts and figures COM
piled from official records where such
data was obtainable. deducted from
unbiased conjecture OF based on rea-
sonable estimate, will be found q pretty
true index of the city's development,
aud bespeaks the truth that Tacoma is
no laggard in enterprise.
POPULATION.
InJanuary lssS Tacoma had a pop
ulation OF from 5000 10 1900. At this
writing ii is yariously estimated at
from 1900 10 20ooO. The latter figures
are those Of the boomers while the
first estimate Is undoubtedly INSULT
eient. In the absence of true census
data the conservative estimate OF from
1900 10 1900 is doubtless about cor
rect.
BUILDING.
The value OF building improvements
since January lst last, and now under
construction will aggregate about
81 500 600. over 100 wooden residence
buildings have been erected and 2OO0
front feet (estimatedl of business struc-
lures. Some of the most notable build
ings are Tho new opera house, nov
in process Of construction. and 10 be
completed by March LIST cost 800 ,Of0 I;
Northern Pacific Railway Companys
Office building, cost, $4,000; Gen. J.
W. Sprague's building on Pacific ave
nue.. cost, $4,000. Germania Society
building on T. street $i2 600 The
above total does not include the work
being done on the 81. Paul & Tacoma
Lumber Company on the flats.
PeBIIc IMPROVEMENTS.
Ten miles of streets have been fully
graded from January i.lSSS to De.
+. cember /, 1855 Ia the same time
sidewalks 10 10 Ia feet wide have been
laid TO the extent OF 20 miles. and one
and one-half miles Of street have been
partially graded, and temporary walks
have been laid for two miles The eN-
penditure for the above improvements
was Si52 900.
The street grading under way
amounts 10 two and une-auarter
miles, and sidewalks being laid aggre-
gate four and onc-quarter miles The
estimated cost of these pending i'm.
provemcnts IS Sii.9o.
sEwERs.
Eight thousand feet Of permanent
sewers have been completed al a cost
of $1,000, ln addition. the city ooun.
Gil has ordered 50 90 feet more. no a
cost OF So 200.
CRY FiNbNctS.
The total receipts OF the city for the
period above mentioned was SiS3.-
h5T SIS, disbursements. Sit9Ai1 a bal.
ance In treasury $40. lao a.. The actual
indebtedness OF the city is $1,000 L..
nANSrNa uuslNrss.
At the beginning Of the year there
were bat three national banks in the
city. There are now i've national. one
private aud one saving. hank. The
total banking capital l. SGNO0n The
individual deposits, not including the
Tradets' bank ,who declined 10 riyc
ssmel, is S22tS,5 ~. Tho loans and di-.
counts OF the above establishment 20,
the year estimating the rrai.r,' a
tiOnall fcot up Sl,5Nt.0o Authoritic,
ON finance say these statistics show I
more solid foundation and q greater
volume of business than can be mar
ailcled ny any city OF sA.0oo inhabt
ants in the country.
RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
A statement Of the growth OF Taeoru.
without . Corallory mention oi wha
the Northern Pacific IS doing for an,
within the city would be rendition
Of Hamlet with the uirlaurhol,
Dane not ~ the east. Below is
record ot the comparv's operation.
and expenditures during the wear
Ten miles ut track have been lad IL
the city limits This makes a total a
"a miles all tsld The cost ug lawn.
these ten miles, Including the draw
bridge GA the Fifteenth street t-eStl
and the shipyard draw IN Old Tow
was $4,000 The company cypenfc
$3.50 for building the sea wall in From
OF the ilalt-m0on For the eNtcn
sion OF the old coal wharf Sts1 wa
paid, Ia she operating department
$500 Is noted as the eApcusUOi sluictn
dirt from the hill facing the Hal
moon. There is nov under cunstrug
ton tracks from the reservation g tn
head Of the bay aad h. the wheat VAR
house, the estimated cost af which !
$4,000 The new coal huukcrs uade
construction near the Tacoma
bunker viii cost Sl-.0po The whea
warehouse being erected for Lauder
beck, Cummings & Co. viii COS
S75.0on. The new office building eos
$iSl, 900 This makes total OF S57N
$50 on the debit side of the COMPANY
books during toe year Tor matcfi a inl
proycments IN Tacoma The expea
ai,ures already planned for next wear
not reckoning terminal facilities. /
estimated at ssAo.0Q,
OTHER PROGRESSION
In all other channels OF progres
incidental &c the HE ui a tecmiBs am
growing city ct @tso people or thers
aeouts, Tacoma's record j. scarcel
second 10 that Of any city in tn
country OF like sire