Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-05-08
MAYORS MESSAGE


charter Of the city Of Dallas makes
it the duty ofthe Mayor to annually,
at the first regular meeting in the
month of May of each year, COM
municate by message to the Council
a general statement of the condition
Of the affairs of the municipal cor
poration,, and to recommend the
adoption of such measures as he
may deem expedient and proper.
Owing to the excellent charter and
code of city laws under which we
are working; to the prosperous con-
dition in which the city finds itself
financially, and to the progressive
course pursued by the Council just
retiring, the. affairs of the city are
today in a far more satisfactory
condition than at any former time
in the history Of Dallas, and it
would seem as if little remains to
be suggested in the way of changes
or improvement.
Dallas occupies a proud place in
the ranks of progressive Oregon.
towns. Her business men are
prospering; her manufacturing in
stitutions are all running on full
time, and finding ready sale for
their products; substantial new
business blocks adorn her main
thoroughfares, and prospects for
great activity in the building line
in the immediate future are bright;
handsome churches and school
buildings testify more eloquent
than words to the moral and in
tellectual tone of the city; neat,
and in many instances costly and
palatial homes, grace her residence
streets; labor finds steady employ
ment at remunerative wages; rail
road and mail facilities are
constantly being improved; new
industries are projected, and i'm
portant public improvements hav-
ing for their object the health and
convenience Of the people are under
way The railroad to Falls City,
secured through the tireless energy
of our people, and now nearing
completion, will open to the markets
of the world the largest and best
body of timber on the Pacific
Coast, and will eventually make
Dallas a lumber manufacturing
town Of the first rank. In the
light Of all these conditions, it is
not surprising that our population
is increasing at a rate little dreamed
of by the earlier residents of the
city.
1t lies within the power of the
Council to perform an important
part in promoting the general
prosperity and upbuilding Of
Dallas. The duty is yours, gentle
men, to take the lead in the work
of making the city attractive to
men who have capital to invest-to
men who will come here and
establish mills and factories and |
stores and all the business enter
prises that go to make up pro-
gressive, modern town. To you is
entrusted the work of securing the
peace and good order of the city,
and of guarding well the health of
its inhabitants; of keeping the
streets and sidewalks in repair; of
providing an abundant supply of
water for domestic use and for the
protection of public and private
property from the ravages of fire;
of managing the financial affairs of
the city in such a manner as to
keep the rate of taxation at the
lowest possible figure consistent
with progress and the needs of an
enterprising people. If this course
is pursued, beneficial results will
be sure to follow.
CITY WATER WORKS.
Early in September of last year
the Council took up a matter of
vital of importance to the city-that
of water-works. H. V. Gates, of
Hillsboro, appeared before the
Council and submitted a proposition
to build a system of water-works
and to operate the same under a
lease from the city. The plan was
thoroughly discussed and consider
ed by the Council, with the result
that the ordinance committee was
instructed to meet with Mr.. Gates
and prepare an ordinance looking
to the acceptance of his proposition.
The ordinance was prepared upon
terms agreeable both to the city
and Mr.. Gates, and was passed on
the 18th day of September, 1902.
The ordinance then went into the
hands CT the Mayor, and was ap-
proved by that officer on the Oath
day of September, 1902. This
ordinance has been published
several times, and has been so
thoroughly discussed by the people
of Dallas that every member OF the
present Councils doubtless familiar
with its provisions, and no detailed
explanation of its terms or contents
is necessary atthis time. A special
election was called to be held early
in October asking the people to
grant authority to the Council to
sell bonds to the amount of $12, 900 |
for the purpose of carrying out the
terms ofthe ordinance. This $12, 900 |
was all TO be used towards paying
for the water plant, and no pro-
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