The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21

part Of which IS made accessible by sys-
tenn OF electric and cable street railways
aggregaiiGg 5S'4 miles in length 1nt hay
ing - miles of track. ON January j, 1888,
there were l0l mics of graded streets, OF
which about - miles were pianked ana To-
$50 square yards permanently paved with
brick ard cedar blocks. There We're io6
niles OF water mains. through which water
IL dissri bGted frcm the pumping works On
Lake Washing on. having a capacity OF
9.09o@o gallons in twenty-four hours.
There We're also Sc miles OF brick and terra
Gotta pipe sewers.
The return o. prosperity within the last
year and she consequent Increase In the
city revenue has been followed h. Il re-
newa! of work on pubic improv ements
which had been postponed during the pre-
cvding years OF financial striueeney. Since
January /. lsyS. there have been con-
Structed 1850 3naal feet 81 water mains ar
a cost Of siatos4 and seas lIreal feet II
sewers costing fi6 81 -. New p,a king
has been laid on h number OF the business
streets acgreeatlpg @.54s iineai feet; md is
In progress on other streets a. 4 cost ag-
gregatsng SIC. - 81 First avenue Is being
regarded from plke 70 Cedar street IT q
cost OF about s5ae00 50 as - make a
stra gAt level thoroucltarc 20 the northern
suburbs Al addition 90 fourteen arc and
tNiFteeu .proUdySeeu: lamps has hevn made
"a the street light system.
tsraNifs Water system.
The most uo-able public improvement
which the city has In hand Is the canstFuc-
ton ~ tde gravity water supply system
from Cedar river For the iast thrve years
preliminary work has been under way
Surveys have been made J. tnS dtaWu or
every trtNl 5u3 i sta pHrcN 1>cd tar H..
'ow service reservoir in the city 4 test
SUR az 20 the legality Of ne provision mad.
tar Uav!ng the cost ~ the plant has been
81, ed ~ the supreme court !n favor OF
fhe Vity AID suits for the condemnation Of
siE,a.-of way have bean entered. Consrru--
tl1u wiz probably begin thfs summer ana
NitAi0 $40 years the city viii have a daily
supply q = q" ff3 ga}l0rs Of pare water
W.1h the opportunity fOr doubling II hy
tuHiing a second pipe tine from Swan
lakc.
The Gifs's Finaur~s
The$e extensive ir1provens nts have only
hem made possible by n marked ir.reass
lu ;9e ci'y revenue due 70 me return II
Prosperity. which aas induced greater
prom psaess "a the payment Of taxrx ard
has ensh,sd taxpayers 70 axe advantage
~ thf concessions offered by the state far
ts.s HSvmsat % delinquent taxes t~f0rs
". rst~r ~ lS9s The better financial
eC-aItion IL mainly dus 20 the honest
,eo"r mseai and business-slke Republican
adm distractions ~ 'hs |sst f0uT years.
~. p have In period cf shrinking rev.
rr5e~ paid n 81 90 81 floating debt stop
l3az = heavy drain On the ffeas,3ry- ard
81 -t-l K bonded .iphf sri "a. Thus brought
the .tty 30 cash t4S'S In the year 1871
tne y revenues from al sources sgzre-
.1t.} SEA iHo g. AMI tAe aggregate exrsy,s-
't.r~ s4K@ So - TNe bsa@e~ .1 ira e3-v
.ree~. ~ cry January : iSeS tr,c- gssfisg SINAI,
tr.,~. f,lnts, wss 1926 - IS cogura red
wt.t- as "a - an IaunarT lSa- The sx-
r-rt ~ n strN tae suerea@s tn {7e revenues
s. q 20 she payment o.! Sc inQU5at taxes