The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-23

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s4rsrareesi 10 - Used - psSef@ . ssss4sss-
tso8 o. aa resorts for sotfesfoTE - ESTsS.ts1 :
- rpiro~s wasl4 great many - fne
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part % .sse police Crest 0iffseklltE = *
peTsenessf - preventing ne HfslA NIL - :
~ ftsaf1s By rexsaGysrts and fruE stoFea-
Ti Is almost Impossible @ secure eyieesses'
for sne err gtessgg % sEtslfsl oTef3sfs -
thfs fiue zsfFasf sae u.s. 81 some ffsesseg
~ fne Grief q police ~ herein fase"hssS
sEpE ENTRANCES.
beg 70 sggzees THAT e II aE~ays rat
.er ~ slrisfity 20 prevent saloons ~ :
certain class from co-oreFating Win AFi9
xiga ngstifnflot. Nothing 80 nucn fNcfli-
fafes fsfs vicious feflGsreT ~ tne tegtf :
toe ~ Size and rear entrances and tas
esi3t more vicious consktFSEce o. q nsfssa.
aiesafor or asIrua waiter for the passing r.
liquor from saloons 20 rooms above used
Tor parp0sea ef prostitution
y earnestly recommend thaT fplf manor
s0ls body ps@s ordinances prohini'ing 'he
Slne 81 these entrances AMI these ciegatof@
LIQUOR At PARKS.
Efforts 70 secure the extension Of AqaoF
siceBse hEalfs 10 as 70 i1elsiis some q t11
Lake Washington PARKS vii deiIbttrss y
renewed Gursng the coming year. Nn.ie
ne safe al liquor at f1ese resorts may pe
9 conyenleres q many people ~nos. ssL .-
offend other visitors. e is al the same tifflss
. uniform experience that the safe OF
liquors - these place. Of ssnerzl rss s'.ss,
resorts within the ilceraSe limits persons
whose FeFF presence on TIE cars ana A.
TIE resorts j. contamination fissNls -,
a9s4 convinced thai no constellation
OF public welfare calls for an extension
OF The iteensc limits. and ! feel SURE the !
the sale . lsaaor :; ;n 1s..- resorts "o'''a
beg 10 ~erorslY1ena that your honorable
body pass an ordinance prescribing a pro-
sesins, rs - hossing licenses IN the city
as would - necessary under SUBDIVISION
y. section Is. Art ~ % the city charter
there being no provision covering tnAt
need.
EARLY CLOSING.
The so-cailed early closing ordinance
providing fer the closing OF saloons from
20 : a. m. passed and sustained ,. y p
practice Ia be most beneficial IN us re-
cults The closing OF the saloons for the
brief time OF four hours In each night
breaks ia upon the plans Of those VINO us-
alro 10 lise the saloons as psaces OF oehauen
for the whole night. or as places OF rem
DEVIOUS fr0m which to sally forth 10 dis
furb the peace or commit crime
The records OF the police department
show that more arrests are made DURING
the hour following the Gloss OF saloons
night showing plainly that when the ga
ICONS close dehaachesi must come 20 an
end and suspicious characters md other
places OF sf1eifer or give an account or
themselves GO the police
n i frequently urged against the l
o'clock closing ordinance that y has IN
creased the Illicit sale of liquor In houses
OF prostitution after that hour. 20 a ser
t0as extent.
/ have made some investigation Of that
question and am entirely satisfied that this
a. raf1f
While the closing OF saloons at o'clock
might seem In some ways to increase TINS
itlicif sale OF liquor, that result - more
than counter balanced BY the general cur
faiimsnt OF the patronage In these houses
after / o'clock. resulting from the closing
of the saloons at that time and the clear
ing of the streets of those who might
otherwise ioiter about for the balance OF
SEAPORT TOWN.
We are continually hearing the remark
that this Is a seaport town and that we
should not undertake To restrain these
common vices, and many people really
seem 10 believe thst a certain amount OF
hell is necessary TO the business success
OF u seaport town. | beg &c assure this
apprehension with thu opinion that after
we shall have oirtsiled this commodity
20 the full extent OF our expectation. Sc
attic viii stiH have enough OF II 10 satisfy
these experts In maritime affairs.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
II Il a source of qualification 20 be able
crease in the tax levy and "A very heavy
delinquency In taxes Ga little over s-isssD
being collected upon a levy OF xSsn.0nl the
city OF Seattle has maintained It's credit
hy prompt payment of interest, With but
slight delay IN payment OF current ex-
penses This has been accomplished by
The exercise of the closest management
and strict est economy, devised and carried
out principally by your Honorable Body.
In addition the face OF the city \ tndsht-
.dneRs has been reduced 10 the extent OF
gis s.57 60 through the retirement OF bonds
and old warrants. This and the other Of
fetal data herein Is obtained from the
valuable report submitted by the city
Comptroller.
BONDED DEBT.
The bonded debt OF the city Is s., 81. 600.
distributed IA follows.
Bonds Annual
Purpose Of bonds outstanding. interest.
Plank roads. 81 1903 la,pH % y ls-ls ~
Water works. aS...... l09.se p ~ gn ~
sewer Is ........... SIS 90 % = ~ %
Funding, "a ...s.....,s, lsx1.aB 80 StsSqS ~
General Municipal. IS 2NVn ~ 100 ~
Judgments. S. .s.s...s zah.ep "a ls,tp ~
Condemnation award.
ss.ss5.opo az si7s.9os %
stncludeS s. commission.
The4. honas were issued when the as