The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-02

mart Of sanparxans fSdzs.rses arrznx ts4
year. Sao1sA ccnsrssz pass ks< rezdsng
xsea-aszzx canal Bill. as seeuzs soz in
pvy5asEe. Seattle and the whale Pzezas
cezss VIII feed gres< impetus II fact
the HAxie csGnzry wossd 5e worss@rfGgiv
ben<ssst By 10 snaetssent- 1t woza3
eu-e<sa irso new lsfe AnserEczn pag-sssasm
ard Amesl1Es business
City Tve.sarsr T. ~. q. Atkins sr-
I bslseve that 1856 wifi give Seattle bet
ter times xaan she has bad t0T three
yexvs. ard that IL win be nE< q fey
years uafai E<astf@ wIl1 BE- a large. thr1s-
ing and kasy city. ID. II essaus9nss three
usIii0a cosfzr iron sns steel rlaaa<ac-
turing enseFprzs@ and rnaay Others that
viii naturally fcssow. tue huss3fmg OF
sikp carazs conzeesing Lake Washington
ard Puget sounG. reriaausirg and nfEnx
the eide azss by ske Seattle and Lake
Washington Waterway Co. VIII all fur
nssh renanerxtive employment TO q large
nazzsh@r ef men ard pat . great deal Of
money into circulation i also believe
there VIII be q much greater demand
for yumber ard shingf@s at better prices
ffzan fise manufacturers have been get
ting, ard further believe that Seattle
in destined 10 be the metropolis OF the
Northwest by a very large majority, AMI
a. the cg1se Of fss5 we wsil find that she
has taken the iongesr strsssS toward i
that she has for years
Dsiegs,e wHsas1s vosrt.
TIE present cssy government. after an
experience 81 Efne rssoasax. has acquired
such efslsieaey that lis policy for the en-
salag yes< should moi enIy be progressive
bat alec 30 ec0Eoxnlcal thai for every dot
lar ef abe taxpayers money faIi value
shoasd be given. that capital seeking
investment IN CTR fair city should feel as
aaTsad that orr municipal affairs are in
trusted into safe hatsss SFrset and other
improvements should &c pushed. railroad
matters adjusted as speedily as possible.
10 that railway terminal improvements
rnzy he started on short notice. al OF
which In connection wizh the huiIcIng Of
tbs government Lake Washington canal
VIII make Seattle III 1855 EEd,sabseslly the
city On the Pacific coast where capital
viii seek investment.
Relative 20 the charter. At the end OF
the present year il should be so revised
or q new charter so formed as TO coli
farm 10 the necessities of our growing
city. 80 as 10 be fully able to give an eff
esent and economical city government. as
tbs present charter II lacking tn its power
TO carry ont these REFORMS.
Delegate A. klssier,
I frraiy believe that the list of March
things viii pick up sYnarIsy about Sc
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best We have had for some time. ! b.
Iisve then we shall see a return OF ex-
celient times. but the coming two months.
January ard February. / expect 10 see
very DUH and close. l have watched
things pretty closely and believe there
Will be undertakings started soon that
VII give the necessary impetus 70 busi-
ness The business OF the city admins
tration for the mex, year. believe. will
be economical and quite satisfactory. II
the taxes are any way nearly collected
there will be no trouble and the finances
OF the city viii be In fire shape. / should
say that II taxes are collected UP to with
Ing rs or ~ per cent. Of the regular levy
there viii pc quite sufficient to carry
things through. The different depart
f4ents OF the city administration are All
working down 70 close level and show
economy al along the line.
Alderman >. r. sweeney.
feel that the supremacy OF Seattle as
the Hoss important port on the pacsie
coast :sorta Of Portland is assured. The
prospects ia Lbs matter of development
OK oar resources are bright as never DE-
fore, as outlined by the assurance OF tie
beginning OF ahe work on the waterway
between Lake Washington and the har-
Dor within ;he year. the construction OF
a steel plant and car works in the n0rth-
ern part OF the ckty. and what Is Of as
much inapastsnce as anything. the settle
Baans by the state of the difficulties be-
tween upland owners AMI tide land I'M
proven. whereby title, without question,
can be given, Tnis viii consequently
cause lumber interests. mills. etc. man.
ufaetaTsiig industries and shipping inter-
es3s 10 be located on land thar Is now
vacant. Also IL will be the means Of set
ting tbs vexed railroad question. aud IN
sure Us terminals. etc.
Delegate Frank w. Goodhue.
Our prospects for the coming year In
municipal affairs. both financial ana
otherwise. are certainly far better than
they were on the advent OF 1894. l believe
We now have expenses down 20 as low a
figure as is consistent With good govern
fscnt under cur present chaner If. how
ever. IL becomes apparent that further
moves in the limo OF retrenehment can be
safely saagis the present mayor and tseun-
ell sll; not he slow 20 make tiern We
must eoncesia that our charter "a entirely
tsso essyuhs~sone ard expensive for a city
~ our Stze. We have too many boards
asa commissions Most Of these could be
dispensed With. their duties TO he per-
formed by members % ,he council who
should devote their entire time 10 the
management OF municipal affairs"
delegate y. II. aura.
The future o. Seattle depends largely
upon the faith ef her citizens. and a. that
faith has been Saown by works in the
years past. predict Ike manifestation
during tlse year ISIS. As an cvgaersse of
what Is 70 I've done, that Will ada 20 the
prosperity and development es cur city.
visis Union street and ser the NEST tiura-
BILE pavement IN this country, and when
we consider that Pike street from Froms
~ Eighth Is Soon 70 BE- improved n the
same manner and Second street from Pike
50 TesSer avenue. AZ little later date. are
nos the Indications coed fer .he year be-
fore ass
T. NJ, Dsulton dtd not think TIE cansit-
t!ess Of affairs og csty or eognty 3uslae.s
anyone expressing sa opinion as % ,h>
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