The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-27

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city Affairs.
License system-We recommend that a
fair and equitable system OF license
charges should be devised and imposed
upon al persons wno are granted NUM-
cfDal privileges. and upon those branches
of business that are the causes OF special
puag8e out4ays sucn ar the repair OF
streets or fite maintenance OF FIRE or p0-
lea protection.
Local mpgoyensnfs-That all cost OF
local improvements should be assessed
against the property benefited. and that
no cost should be paid out OF the general
fund mat IS not strictly for q general
purpose. ana that under this principle
the following changes should be made In
our system OF local improvements:
.-{a) Street tnfeFsect lcns-That the cost
or grading, paving or otherwise improving
street intersections and sidewalk inter-
sections should Dc distributed upon and
paid by the property abuttIng on the
street which Is being improved, and not
taxed against the general street fund OF
'.tbl sswers-An sewer extensions
large or smaH. should be paid for BY the
properly which receives the sewer ser
vice, instead Of being paid partly out Of
the general funds Of the city, and that
IN order to properly distribute such cost
special sewer fund should be estab-
IisA9o for the entire city, and that uni
and charged against all property abut-
ting upon lines OF sewers. sufficient TO
cover the average cost Of trucring the
sewers Of the city, large or small.
Local Improvement bonds-That the
system OF applying grade tax payments
partly upon principal, while some Of the
current interest remains unpaid. Is very
GnSa tisfagtofy 10 investors, and Is annoy
ing and confusing III the accounts OF the
city. That legislation should be Occurred
BY which the current interest on improve
ment bonds hereafter issued shall be paid
Il the nrheipal 81 he bo1ds and That that ssm D
legislation should be provided whereby
the outstanding warrants on many graded
streets which are now in controversy
could be funded into local Improvement
bonds ON those streets by mutual agree
ment between the property owners and the
Water meters-That In order to secure
economy In the use Of water and TO as
sure ali consumers Of an adequate supply
At the times when water is most needed,
the system Of meter measurement should
be introduced by the city as rapidly as
shall be feasible for all consumers using
more than minimum amount of water.
and especially for those who. use water for
Irrigation and mechanical purposes. That
the meter system IS recommended, not for
the purpose OF raising water rates, nor for
the purpose OF prohibiting the use of
water FOR irrigation and mechanical pur-
poses at moderate rates. bat for the pur-
pose OF securing an even distribution and
under our present unlimited system and
thss wastoful habits thus being cultivated
on the part of consumers. even larger
supply viii prove inadequate within few
years.
Early tax records-That proper steps
should be- taken BY the city government
for simplifying and cleaning up the errors
OF early tax rolls of the city.
school Affairs.
'"Taxation-Ne recon mend that in max
Fasrs
school board should fix A sum which. in
elusive of the estimated receipts from
delinquent taxes OF previous years. and
inclusive Of estimated returns from the
barefoot law Will cover the school ex-
penss without making any addition on ac-
count OF anticipated delinquency in the
year levied for ard that the proper steps
be taken for anticipating whatever poF-
tion % the tax then being levied may prove
TO be delinquent.
High schooI-That without suspending
or ahofshiug the high school. all posi-
bic economy should be enforced In It's
administration.