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The present mileage of the pipes in the water system is approximately seventy miles, of which something more than twelve is in the conduits extending from the intake to the city, and something more than fifty-seven is in the distribution pipes. The number of fire hydrants is 300. There are 524 gate valves for isolating different districts as desired. On December 31, 1916, the date of the report, there were 3.961 water services, and of these about eighteen per cent, or 789 are on meters. The meter rate runs on a sliding scale from twenty cents per 1,000 gallons to eight cents per 1,000 above 100,000 gallons. The flat rate is Si monthly for each kitchen, with 25 cents for each bath and toilet, and $1 for each lot irrigated.
The financial exhibit is in the highest degree encouraging to believers in the municipally owned system. The earnings of the system for the year 1916 were $87.852.26.
The mileage in the sewerage system in the last report is thirty-eight miles and 4,632 feet.
The report of the city clerk for the water department assets and liabilities is as follows:
Assets :
Water system property and plant $635.762.85
Sewerage system 210,411.91
Water system sinking fund. 42,091.18
Total
$888,265.94
Liabilities :
Bonds due November, 1919.
$133,000.00
Warrants outstanding
1,257.72
Total $134.257.72
During the past ten years street paving has been steadily continued, until at the present time there are twenty-three miles of paved streets. While some of
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this work was very poorly done and the city has been compelled to repair the work of incompetent or dishonest contractors at a large expense, the paving system in general has been satisfactory, and is one of the great improvements of recent years.
One of the most important of all the features of municipal life is the parks. This topic will find place in the last chapter in a special article by Miss Grace Isaacs, who has been intimately connected with the establishment of a park system from the beginning.
CITY LIBRARY
Another valuable instrumentality of municipal life, which while not political in the common use of the term is under municipal control, is the city library. The last report of the librarian, Miss Ellen Smith, will give a view of present conditions.
Walla Walla Public Library, Walla Walla, Wash .: Annual report-January, 1917.
The Board of Trustees-Dr. E. E. Shaw, president; T. C. Elliott, secretary ; Rev. C. E. Tuke, Rowland Smith and H. W. Jones.
The Library Staff-Ellen Garfield Smith, librarian; Dorothy Drum, first assistant ; Nell M. Thompson, assistant; Ethel Jamieson, assistant.
Library Hours-Week days, 9 A. M. to 9 P. M .; Sundays and holidays, 2 to 6 P. M.
There are 4,962 active readers enrolled, or about one-fourth of the popula- tion of Walla Walla. Of this number 1,082 adults and 498 children were added the last year, making a total of 1,580 new registrations.
The readers took home 59.580 books, periodicals and pamphlets. Fiction read- ing is not so important a part of the circulation as many people think, as 55 per cent of the books read were of an instructive and informing character, an increase of 3 per cent over last year. The most popular classes of books of non-fiction in order of circulation are literature, useful arts, travel and sociology.
We have added 1,305 new books at a cost of $742.64.
Gifts have numbered 253.
There were 206 volumes worn out and withdrawn and fifty-six missing at inventory so the number in the library is 12,060.
Whoever you are, you must need to ask questions sometimes. There must be some things you do not know that you want to know. Librarians are paid to find the answers to your questions. These are a few samples of the questions that we have answered during the last year :
The number of grain bags used in the United States.
The design of the Christian flag for Sunday schools.
Directions for glazing of pottery.
Statistics of water-power plants.
Where is Matzos?
What is the high jump record of a horse?
How to pickle olives ?
You have more than twelve hundred reference books, and hundreds of pam- phlets which we are taking care of for you, waiting for you to come and ask
mail: nan ts lakompot aby no ls borrowed for home reaching
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the Century Delmaster, Gi Housekeeping,
The suny Ting Handel during the winter months on Wednesday after-
The golden faut well 15.345 books during the year.
The delsen nisan contains more than two thousand books including the ket leads writey ter chillien The greatest care has been used in the selection
Il uu dele in selecting books for purchase. The smaller the it to the Me more important the election
One Handrej sel anteen teachers have special teachers' cards for school de, i Inde party county teachers. City teachers may have ten books at a Iremos there may have five.
The Art Club, Women's Reading Club, Educational Club and Sketch Club I regularly if the club room at the public library. In addition to this the I Convenment League, debating teams and clubs of college and high school. ou nottre of the Woman's Park Club and Young Women's Club have appre ned the ne of the room
The day of largest circulation was February 12th, when 32% books and eric freals were loaned for home reading
I welve hours every week day your public library is "at your service." Sun- day afternoon the library is open for reading only-often every chair is taken
I seful arts, next to literature, was the most popular class of non-fiction cir- Hated last year. Are you one of those who has profited by the helpful books on Salesman hip, lees, advertising, poultry, etc ?
When you go on your vacation next summer take ten library books with sou-loanel for three months. Three hundred and ten volumes circulated on Vacation cards last year.
You own more than twelve thousand volumes. The one you've been looking fer, the one that will tell you something new about your business or a new way ví Adverti in it. is among them
Six hundred and seventy-four books were washed with ammonia and water and then shellacked.
WHAT WE HAVE DONE WITH YOU'R MONEY
MAINTENANCE FUNDRECEIPTS
I' lance on Land Ladhiry 1. 1916 .$ 102 07
City warrants 4.900 00
Refund on Eight- and books
39.11 $5.042.08
MAINTENANTI FUND DISHURSEMENTS
SI ric
$3.038 40
THE I. O. O. F. HOME. WALLA WALLA
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Binding
166.91
Periodicals
228.00
Printing and stationery
21.00
Furniture and fixtures
175.15
Freight and drayage.
41.68
Light
185.95
Fuel
226.25
Repairs
98.59
Incidentals
37.45
Balance on hand December 31, 1916.
157.09
$5,042.08
LIBRARIAN'S FUND-RECEIPTS
Balance from 1915, fine collections. $ 9.07
Balance from 1915, 5c pay collections 7.80
Fines collected in 1916.
472.73
Circulation of pay books at 5c each.
23.65
Donation from art club
14.80
Miscellaneous sources
3.00
$531.05
LIBRARIAN'S FUND-DISBURSEMENTS
Books purchased from fines.
$ 57.88
Books purchased from 5c pay collections.
29.15
Periodicals
31.12
Book binding
6.28
Extra help, librarians
141.40
Extra janitor service.
4.75
Supplies and incidentals
254.70
Balance on hand, fines.
$3.47
Balance on hand, 5c pay collections
2.30
5-77
$531.05
There are many other features of the life of the city under political authority which would be worthy of mention, did space allow.
In one of the early chapters dealing with the founding of the city and its first incorporation, 1862, we gave the officers chosen in the first election of April Ist of that year. We now incorporate here the list of city officers from 1877 to the present. This is subdivided by the different forms of government under which the city has operated.
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
1877
Mayor-M. C. Moore. Marshal-John G. Justice. Vol. 1-20
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Recorder-J. D. Laman.
Treasurer-H. E. Holmes. Assessor-S. Jacobs.
Council-W. P. Winans, W. P. Adams, Wm. Kohlhauff, A. H. Reynolds and J. G. Justice.
1878
Mayor-James McAuliffe.
Justice -- J. D. Laman.
Marshal-J. G. Justice.
Treasurer-H. E. Holmes. Health Officer-J. M. Boyd. Assessor-S. Jacobs.
Council-W. P. Winans, Wm. Kohlhauff, Z. K. Straight, M. F. Colt, F. W. Paine and J. A. Taylor.
1879
Mayor-James McAuliffe.
Marshal-J. A. McNeil. Treasurer-H. E. Holmes.
Assessor-S. Jacobs.
Health Officer-J. M. Boyd.
Justice -- J. D. Laman.
Council-A. S. Legrow, H. M. Chase, J. M. Welsh, R. Jacobs, Wm. Harkness, Wm. Kohlhauff, Geo. F. Thomas.
1880
Mayor-James McAuliffe. Marshal-J. G. Justice. City Attorney-J. T. Anders. Treasurer-H. E. Holmes. Assessor-
Council-S. Jacobs, H. M. Chase, W. T. Dovell, Wm. Kohlhauff, Geo. F. Thomas, J. M. Welsh.
1881
Mayor-James McAuliffe. City Attorney-J. T. Anders. Marshal-J. G. Justice. Treasurer-H. E. Holmes. Assessor-S. Jacobs. Health Officer-Dr. A. N. Marion.
Council-Wm. Glasford, Ed Baumeister, A. H. Reynolds, S. Jacobs, W. T. Dovell, Levi Ankeny and Wm. Kohlhauff.
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1882
Mayor-James McAuliffe. City Attorney-W. G. Glasford. Clerk-Le F. A. Shaw. Treasurer-Richard Jacobs.
Health Officer-Dr. T. W. Sloan.
City Surveyor-J. B. Wilson. City Assessor-Samuel Jacobs. Council-W. P. Winans, T. J. Fletcher, John Dovell, N. T. Caton, A. H. Reynolds and Ed Baumeister.
1883
Mayor-T. R. Tannatt. City Clerk-Le F. A. Shaw.
Treasurer-F. W. Paine.
Attorney-W. G. Langford. Health Officer-Dr. A. N. Marion.
Surveyor-J. B. Wilson.
Council-W. P. Winans, Wm. Glasford, T. J. Fletcher, H. Wintler, John Dovell, N. T. Caton, A. G. Bowles.
1884
Mayor-T. R. Tannatt, resigned and F. W. Paine elected.
Marshal-T. J. Robinson.
City Clerk-Le F. A. Shaw.
Attorney-W. G. Langford.
Treasurer-O. P. Lacy.
Health Officer-Dr. W. G. Alban.
Surveyor-J. B. Wilson. Council-H. M. Porter, W. O'Donnell, John Dovell, J. P. Kent, Thos. Quinn.
1885
Mayor-J. M. Boyd. Marshal-T. J. Robinson. Justice-J. D. Laman. Treasurer-J. Chitwood.
Health Officer-Dr. W. G. Alban.
City Attorney-W. W. Newlin.
Clerk-Le F. A. Shaw. Assessor-J. B. Wilson.
Council-J. W. Esteb, J. Picard, L. H. Bowman, H. M. Porter, W. O'Don- nell, W. H. Kent and John Dovell.
1886
Mayor-J. M. Boyd. Marshal-T. J. Robinson.
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City Clerk-Henry Kelling.
Treasurer-R. G. Parks. Attorney-J. L. Sharpstein.
Surveyor-L. A. Wilson.
Justice-J. D. Laman. Health Officer-Dr. H. R. Keylor.
Assessor-Wm. Harkness. Council-Win. Stine, John Marion, John M. Hill, W. G. Tobin, J. Picard, L. H. Bowman, J. W. Esteb.
1887
Mayor-Jas. McAuliffe.
Marshal-T. J. Robinson.
Clerk-Henry Kelling.
Attorney-J. L. Sharpstein.
Treasurer-R. G. Parks.
Justice-A. J. Gregory. Health Officer-Dr. H. R. Keylor.
Assessor-M. H. Paxton. Surveyor-J. B. Wilson.
Council-D. W. Small, John Picard, Geo. Dacres, John M. Hill, John Marion, W. G. Tobin and Wm. Stine.
1888
Mayor-Geo. T. Thompson.
Marshal-T. J. Robinson.
Attorney-J. L. Sharpstein.
Clerk-Henry Kelling.
Treasurer-R. G. Parks.
Justice-A. G. Gregory.
Health Officer-Dr. Y. C. Blalock.
Assessor-M. H. Paxton.
Surveyor-A. J. Anderson.
Council-W. H. Upton, John Marion, J. M. Hill, R. M. McCalley, D. W. Small, John Picard and Geo. Dacres.
1889
Mayor-Dr. N. G. Blalock. Marshal-T. J. Robinson. Treasurer-R. G. Parks.
Clerk-Henry Kelling. Attorney-J. L. Sharpstein. Health Officer-Dr. . Y. C. Blalock.
Justice-John A. Taylor. Surveyor-W. G. Sayles. Assessor-M. H. Paxton. Council-D. W. Small, Z. K. Straight, J. L. Roberts. J. F. Brewer, John H. Stockwell, John Marion and R. M. McCalley.
CARD AND BILLIARD ROOMS, ELKS' CLUB, WALLA WALLA
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1890
Mayor-N. G. Blalock. Marshal-T. J. Robinson. Attorney-J. L. Sharpstein. Clerk-Henry Kelling. Treasurer-R. G. Parks. Justice-V. D. Lambert. Health Officer-Dr. Y. C. Blalock.
Assessor-M. H. Paxton. Surveyor-L. A. Wilson. Council-J. H. Stockwell, John Picard, H. A. Reynolds, R. M. McCalley, T. J. Robinson, Z. K. Straight and D. W. Small.
1891
Mayor-J. L. Roberts. Clerk-Henry Kelling. Marshal-T. J. Robinson.
Treasurer-R. G. Parks. Attorney-W. T. Dovell.
Justice-John A. Taylor. Health Officer-Dr. Y. C. Blalock.
Assessor-M. H. Paxton. Surveyor-Lew W. Loehr. Council-H. S. Young, Jacob Betz, A. J. Evans, J. H. Stockwell, John Picard. H. A. Reynolds and J. L. Jones.
1892
Mayor-John L. Roberts. Clerk-Henry Kelling. Attorney -- W. T. Dovell. Treasurer-R. G. Parks. Marshal-T. J. Robinson. Justice-Timothy T. Burgess. Health Officer-W. G. Alban. Assessor-M. H. Paxton. Surveyor-Lew W. Loehr. Council-B. D. Crocker, John G. Muntinga, E. H. Massam, J. L. Jones, H. S. Young, Jacob Betz and A. J. Evans.
1893
Mayor-J. L. Roberts. Clerk-Henry Kelling. Attorney-W. T. Dovell. Treasurer-R. G. Parks.
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Mat hal : J Robu Jon
Justie W 1, Arberry Health Officer- Wn G Alan
Ascor -J. B Wilson Surveyor Edwin S. Clark.
Council Daniel Stewart, Jacob Betz, Norman F Butler, B. D. Crocher, John G. Muntinga, E. Il Massam and J. L. Jones.
Mayor John I. Roberts.
Clerk -Henry Kelling.
Attorney- Wm. T. Dovell.
Treasurer-R. G. Parks. Marshal-Winfield S. Halley.
Justice W. T. Arberry.
Health Officer-W. G. Alban.
Assessor-T. H. Jessup.
Surveyor-Edward Clark. Council-Milton Evans, Marshall Martin, E. H. Massam, Stephen Ring- hoffer, Daniel Stewart, Jacob Betz, and Norman F. Butler
1895
Mayor -- John L. Roberts.
City Clerk-Alexander McKay
Attorney-R. G. Parks,
Marshal-M. Ames.
Justice Harrison W. Eagan
Health Officer -- Wm. G. Alban.
Surveyor-E. S. Clark.
Council-A. K. Dice, Jacob Betz, John D. Lamb, Milton Evans, Marshall Martin. F- H Massam, Daniel Stewart and V. D. Lambert.
1896
Mayor -- Jacob Betz
Clerk - John E Williams.
Attorney-C. M. Rader
Treasurer -John W McGhee
Marshal-M. Ames
Justice 15. 11 Nixon
Health Officer -Win. G Alban.
Surveyor ES Clark Council-M Evans, J P Kent. E. H. Massam, John Lamb and A. K. Dice
Moor Lab Betz Clerk -Clark N McLean
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Attorney-H. S. Blandford. Treasurer-John McGee. Marshal-J. J. Kauffman. Health Officer-W. G. Alban. Surveyor-E. S. Clark. Council-continued.
1898
Mayor -- Jacob Betz. Clerk-C. N. McLean. Attorney-H. S. Blandford. Treasurer-J. W. McGhee. Justice of the Peace-J. J. Huffman. Marshal-J. J. Kauffman.
Assessor-Fred A. Colt.
Health Officer -- W. G. Alban. Surveyor-E. S. Clark. Street Commissioner-D. A. McLeod. Council-E. H. Nixon, Marshall Martin, J. F. Brewer, Albert Niebergall.
1899
Mayor-Jacob Betz. Clerk-R. P. Reynolds. Marshal-J. J. Kauffman. Attorney-H. S. Blandford. Treasurer-Le F. A. Shaw.
Justice of the Peace-Wm. Glasford. Assessor-W. L. Cadman.
Street Commissioner-W. H. Brown.
Surveyor-E. S. Clark. Health Officer-W. G. Alban. Council-G. W. Babcock, F. M. Pauly, E. S. Isaacs.
1900
Mayor-Jacob Betz. Marshal-J. J. Kauffman. Clerk-R. P. Reynolds. Treasurer-Le F. A. Shaw. Attorney-H. S. Blandford.
Justice of the Peace-Wm. Glasford. Assessor -- W. L. Cadman. Surveyor-E. S. Clark.
Street Commissioner-H. H. Crampton. Health Officer-W. E. Russell. Council -- J. F. McLean, Marshall Martin, J. F. Brewer, Albert Niebergall.
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1901
Mayor-G. W. Babcock. Clerk-R. P. Reynolds.
Attorney-H. S. Blandford.
Treasurer-Le F. A. Shaw.
Marshal-J. J. Kauffman.
Street Commissioner-H. H. Crampton.
Justice of the Peace-Win. Glasford.
Health Officer-W. G. Alban.
Surveyor-E. S. Clark.
Council-J. F. McLean, W. A. Williams, Marshall Martin, J. Z. Smith, J. F. Brewer, John Kirkman and Albert Niebergall.
1902
Mayor-Gilbert Hunt. Clerk-R. P. Reynolds. Attorney-H. S. Blandford.
Treasurer-Le F. A. Shaw.
Marshal-J. J. Kauffman.
Justice of the Peace-Wm. Glasford.
Street Commissioner-H. H. Crampton.
Health Officer-W. G. Alban.
Surveyor-E. S. Clark.
Council-J. F. McLean, J. Z. Smith, W. P. Mckean, J. F. Brewer, John Kirkman, F. W. Martin.
1903
Mayor-Gilbert Hunt.
Treasurer-Le F. A. Shaw.
Justice-J. J. Huffman.
Marshal-Alvah Brown.
Strect Commissioner-H. H. Crampton.
City Attorney-H. S. Blandford.
Surveyor-E. S. Clark.
Assessor-W. F. Merchant.
Clerk-R. P. Reynolds.
Health Officer-C. P. Gammon.
Council-Henry Osterman, Wm. Glasford, J. Z. Smith, J. C. Scott, A. J. Gillis, Eugene Boyer, W. P. McKean.
1904
Mayor-Gilbert Hunt. Treasurer-R. G. Parks. Justice-J. J. Huffman.
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Marshal-Alvalı Brown.
Street Commissioner-H. H. Crampton.
City Attorney-H. S. Blandford. City Surveyor-W. G. Sayles. Assessor-R. J. Berryman. Health Officer-J. W. Ingram. Council-J. G. Bridges, W. P. Mckean, J. B. Brewer, Fred W. Martin, Wm. Glasford.
1905
Mayor-Gilbert Hunt. Treasurer-R. G. Parks. Justice-J. J. Huffman. Marshal-Alvah Brown. Street Commissioner-H. H. Crampton. Surveyor-J. B. Wilson. Clerk-R. P. Reynolds.
Assessor-R. J. Berryman. Health Officer-J. W. Ingram.
Council-Wm. Glasford, W. P. McLean, W. H. Kirkman, J. Z. Smith, Fred W. Martin, J. P. Bridges.
1906
Mayor -- Geo. E. Kellough.
· Treasurer-R. G. Parks.
Marshal-Alvah Brown. Street Commissioner-H. H. Crampton. Surveyor-J. B. Wilson. Assessor-W. S. Cadman.
Clerk -- T. D. S. Hart.
Health Officer-Dr. A. E. Braden.
Council-J. P. Kent, R. H. Johnson, Eugene Tausick, Wm. Glasford, John Bachtold, W. P. McKean.
1907
Mayor-Geo. E. Kellough. Clerk-T. D. S. Hart. Marshal-Mike Davis. Treasurer-R. G. Parks. Attorney-Oscar Cain. Health Officer-A. E. Braden.
Street Commissioner-H. H. Crampton. Council-J. P. Bridges, W. P. Mckean, C. H. Whiteman, John Bachtold. Eugene Tausick, J. F. Stack, J. A. Dunham.
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1908
Mayor- Eugene Tausick. Clerk-T. D. S. Hart.
Treasurer-R. G. Parks.
Attorney-Oscar Cain. Marshal-M. Davis.
Surveyor-Lew Loehr.
Street Commissioner-H. H. Crampton.
Health Officer-A. E. Braden.
Assessor-M. Toner.
Council-Fred Hull, Fritz Lehn, C. H. Cummings, Albert Niebergall, J. B. Stack, C. H. Whiteman, Afred Bachtold.
1909
Mayor-Eugene Tausick. Clerk-T. D. S. Hart.
Attorney-Oscar Cain.
Marshal-Michael Davis.
Street Commissioner-H. H. Crampton.
Assessor-M. Toner.
Health Officer-E. E. Shaw.
Surveyor-Lew Loehr. Council-C. H. Whiteman, Alfred Bachtold, Fred Hull, Albert Niebergall, J. F. Stack, Fritz Lehn.
1910
Mayor-Eugene Tausick. Clerk-T. D. S. Hart.
Attorney-J. W. Brooks.
Treasurer-Perry Lyons. Marshal-Michael Davis.
Chief of Fire Department-Wm. Metz.
Street Commissioner-H. H. Crampton.
Assessor-A. R. Dorwin. Surveyor-W. R. Rehorn.
Council-C. H. Whiteman, Harvey McDonald, Alfred Bachtold, J. F. Stack, Robert Breeze, C. H. Cummings, Albert Niebergall.
COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT 1911, 1912, 1913
Mayor-A. J. Gillis. Commissioners-A. K. Dice, Geo. Struthers. Attorney-J. F. Watson. Building Inspector-Wm. Metz.
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Clerk-C. Arthur Jones. Engineer-W. R. Rehorn. Fire Chief-Wm. Metz. Health Officer-C. E. Montgomery. Justice-T. M. Mckinney. Librarian-Ellen Garfield Smith. Marshal and Chief of Police-Michael Davis.
Registrar Water Works-R. C. Stack.
Street Commissioner-R. A. Stockdale. Superintendent of Schools-O. S. Jones. Superintendent of Water Works-R. F. McLean. Treasurer-John McGhee.
1914, 1915, 1916
Mayor-M. Toner.
Commissioners-A. K. Dice, H. H. Crampton.
Clerk-1914, 1915, M. A. Powers-1916, Fred G. Wills.
Treasurer-John McGhee.
Attorney-J. P. Neal.
Water Superintendent-R. F. McLean.
Police Judge-T. M. Mckinney.
Water Registrar-E. T. Churchman.
Fire Chief-Geo. Guthridge.
Chief of Police-James Martin.
City Engineer-W. R. Rehorn.
Health Officer-C. E. Montgomery.
As the last glance at the political history of the City of Walla Walla we insert here the report of the financial condition of the City of Walla Walla June 30, 1917, as compiled by the Commissioner of Finance and Accounting, A. K. Dice :
Assessed valuation of the City of Walla Walla this year is $9,411,099, accord- ing to the report of the county assessor's office, filed this morning with the city commission. The assessment of the city this year shows an increase in valuation of approximately $100,000, last year's assessment having been $9,310,655. The report of the county assessor is as follows :
Assessed valuation of the City of Walla Walla, 1917:
Old city limits
$8,738,839
First addition
254,366
Second addition 94,460
Third addition 3,890
Fourth addition 250,260
Fifth addition
19,200
Sixth addition
46,084
Total
$9,411,099
The total includes valuation of public service corporation properties within the city limits, taken from the 1916 tax rolls.
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The semi-annual report of the city clerk was also filed by Clerk Fred Wills this morning, the report showing the city's financial condition on July 1, 1917, and showing the receipts and disbursements from January 1, 1917, to June 30, 1917, inclusive. A summary of the report is as follows :
Receipts, January I to June 30, 1917 :
Licenses
$ 3,108.00
Fees, fines, etc.
5,574.70
Water department receipts
38,985.85
Cemetery department
2,761.72
Cemetery perpetual care
4,343.69
Cemetery trust
8,421.64
Interest on cemetery trust.
211.40
General taxes
1 10,979.81
Road and bridge tax
2,578.48
Water works sinking fund.
28,228.33
Interest on above
483.69
Firemen's relief and pension
201.41
Transfers
549.19
Local improvement district taxes
85,913.76
Total
$292,341.67
Disbursements, January I to June 30, 1917, by the various city departments :
Administration
$ 3,272.60
Streets
18,218.73
Water
29,180.86
15,316.26 Fire
Police
6,722.74
Treasury
797.79
Clerical
836.87
Bridge and creek
1,047.20
Engineering
1,578.18
Library
2,000.00
Park
5,901.06
Mounted police
399.70
Cemetery
1,790.1I
Health
3,294.82
General expenses
970.63
Public buildings
859.93
Legal department
763.70
Firemen's relief and pension.
278.75
Judicial
252.00
Electrical
302.80
General bond interest and redemption.
3,403.40
Cemetery trust
12,067.46
Special assessments on city property
515.05
Water sinking fund.
38,491.03
Total
$148,311.57
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which the city officials chosen were these: G. W. Kellicut, mayor; William Fudge, A. L. Kinnear, P. A. Preston, D. W. Kaup and M. J. Harkness, council- men.
The mayors of the city in order, beginning in 1883 and extending annually to 1905, were as follows: W. N. Smith, W. S. Mineer, E. L. Powell, P. A. Preston, re-elected in 1887 and 1888, C. N. Babcock in 1889, S. W. Smith in 1890 and 1891, Frank Parton in 1892, J. H. Morrow in 1893 (and during this year the important step in municipal development was taken of a city water system), J. W. Morgan in 1894 and 1895, T. L. Hollowell in 1896, D. V. Wood in 1897, E. W. McCann in 1898 and 1899, J. H. Morrow in 1900, T. M. Mckinney in 1901 and 1902, E. L. Wheeler in 1903, C. W. Preston in 1904.
Beginning with 1905 and extending to 1917 the mayors and councilmen have been these:
1905 -- Mayor, D. V. Wood. Councilmen-E. M. Denton, W. J. Earnest, T. J. Hollowell, M. H. Keiser, Frank Mccown.
1906-Mayor, J. B. Caldwell. Councilmen-E. M. Denton, H. D. Conover, W. S. Guntle, J. B. Loundagin, P. C. Perkins.
1907-Mayor, Geo. M. Lloyd. Councilmen-Dr. R. E. Butler, L. H. Ma- comber, H. D. Conover, J. B. Loundagin, W. F. Pool.
1908-Mayor, R. M. Breeze. Councilmen-L. H. Macomber, H. D. Con- over, J. B. Loundagin, H. E. Boynton, George Kruchek.
1909-Mayor, R. M. Breeze. Councilmen-J. W. Taylor, L. H. Macomber, J. C. McAninch, H. E. Boynton, E. M. Denton.
1910-Mayor, M. O. Pickett. Councilmen-H. P. Petersen, Dr. R. E. Butler, W. J. Earnest, W. G. Shuham, Geo. M. Lloyd.
1911-Mayor, E. L. Wheeler. Councilmen-H. P. Petersen, W. G. Shuham, D. P. Hayes, R. G. Eichelberger, L. R. Perrine.
1912-Mayor, E. L. Wheeler. Councilmen-L. R. Perrine, D. P. Hayes, R. G. Eichelberger, Geo. M. Lloyd, A. G. Loundagin.
1913-Mayor, E. L. Wheeler. Councilmen-W. D. Wallace, A. J. Woodworth, Roland Allen, Forrest Carpenter, D. P. Bailey.
1914-Mayor, W. D. Wallace. Councilmen-D. P. Bailey, A. J. Woodworth, W. S. Guntle, D. B. Stimmel, J. W. Taylor.
1915-Mayor, E. L. Wheeler. Councilmen-W. D. Wallace, A. J. Woodworth, J. W. Taylor, O. B. Smith, E. J. Call.
1916-Mayor, F. L. Wheeler. Councilmen-E. J. Call, W. D. Wallace, A. C. Macomber, A. C. Spafford, A. J. Woodworth.
1917-Mayor, E. L. Wheeler. Councilmen-W. D. Wallace, E. J. Call, A. J. Woodworth, A. C. Macomber, A. C. Spafford.
CHAPTER II
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES IN HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
We have already given a general view of the first settlement on the Touchet, in what is now Columbia County. But a valuable paper by Judge Chester F. Miller of Dayton, prepared for a club at that city and published in the Chronicle of April 8, 1916, offers some material so fitting for an introduction that we avail ourselves of it here. Judge Miller discusses the meaning of the names of the local streams as follows :
"It is rather unfortunate that the original Indian name Kinnooenim was not retained instead of the rather harsh sounding name of Tucanon. Many people have the idea that Tucanon derived its name from the tradition that some early expedition buried two cannon on its banks when pressed by the Indians, but the early expeditions, both explorers and Indian fighters, did not carry cannon, they did well if they got over the country with their muskets. The first cannon in this section that we read about were at Fort Taylor, at the mouth of the Tucanon, built by Colonel Wright in 1858, which was some time after the creek had re- ceived its present name. I am inclined to adopt the theory that the name is derived from 'tukanin,' the Nez Perce name for cowse or Indian bread root, which was generally used by the Indians in making bread. I have some early recollec- tions of trying to eat some Indian bread made from crushed cowse, flavored with grasshopper legs.
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