The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-26
MUNICIPAL ABUSES.

TACOMA. Jan. IS. 1880.

TACOMA. Jan. IS. 1900
To THR EDITOR: The people of Tacoma
are the most patient, long suffering, much
enduring and accomplishing OF their
kind They probably have the poor
est excuse for q city government in the
world. Their police force is the most inefsicient
on the continent Their Gre department. equip
ped with . splendid outfit Of the best dre-fxhtr
ing machinery 10 be had rarely gets To Gre Till
too late 10 ave the building In which 10 origi
mates. and when I. does arrive generally finds so
little water available that II Is next to impossi-
bic to make effective use OF its resources Their
fire alarm system 10 nearly always cat of ord or,
and can only be depended on never to ring in
an alafm. Their water supply Is brought in
wooden pipes. or plank conduit from q frog
pond and is so irregular 70 be exasperating
The water-when they get it's shiny and fall
Of vegetable matter aud when allowed TO stand
q short time, In wash bowls OF bath tubs, de-
posts rich green slime repalsye alike 20 taste
or touch. They endure telephone system that
wouldn't be tolerated for day tn any village
east Of the mountains. Unul recently they have
gone shon, Al night In next to entire darkness
many OF them carrying lanterns 20 ligh, their
steps over the uneven streets. Their street
grades. where the streets are graded only
help 10 Increase the natural uneven
mesa Their sidewalks are intoierabae aud
their ravcmenss are all ~ plank, and not much
Of that The posf0sbce. thar ussr 20 b. in the
center Of town, has been moved ia the outskirts
ot me csty snd box rents have teen doubled for
what reason nobody can imagine. still the REQ.
PIC DO nas complain. Most OF them do not seem
10 think IL possible 20 have things Ia any better
shape or II they DO they are content 10 wait tan
somebody else rights them. That is Why re-
gard them IS the most patient, long suffering
people earth
II they werea't patient people they would
never endure the street railroad service a. they
kkve endured Il. In fact. 10 IL oaiy ey eoersesy
that they can ee said - have street RAJ road
service II all Ia the Vwo weeks have been in
town have never sees more than two cars al
asse siHac ea Pacific avenue, The rsi ncipal street
AID asa gnClned Ia thlok fhss is ali that Il
ever used on thix nas. They are OF The hotp~tsil
pat yanr-own use sellR tAe-eax pattern, and
are drawn by tive VERY fesAic ho-sex or males
each. They run icem the What ap the hat
mise os h.l Thai lrs between tns wharf sAd
tawn. tAsnce throasa tisa principal street [, the
cats aeoai halt Hisc from the ether end az
the city. whafp iAsy s9eg. IL yea waut u "a,
further yen wslk or hire some etAes eeas.y.
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viii have ca service. fever. the rev Ssa.a4rs
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