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Our City has made a wonderful growth during the past
year. To which your attention has been called in the mess-
age of my worthy predecesser and I cherish the hope
that we may be able to so conduct its business that
great growth may continue and its moral and ma-
terial prosperoty be advanced by rapid strides.
(signed) Harry White mayor

Message fron the Mayor on Financial condition of the City
October 14th 1890
To the Board of Aldermen
and
House of Delegates
of the
City of Seattle

Gentlemen.
Allowme to congratulate you upon the
present prosperity as will as rhe glorius future
of our City. It is not my purpose or province
to weary you, at this time with a lengthy commu-
nication, but rather briefly as possible to give you
facts and figures which will enable you to
intelligently and earnestly enter upon duties to
which all, save one of you, are strangers.
The bonded indebtedness of the City is a follows:
Water Bonds $845,000.00
Sewer Bonds $110,000.00
Grant Street Bridge Bonds $ 20,000.00
Total $975,000.00

the following is a statement of the condition of the Water
Fund:
Water Bonds $845,000.00
Against this sum the following
indebtedness has been contracted
Spring Hill Plant $350,000.00
Pipe Ordered $228,600.00