100 years ago in Spokane: Mayor makes bold prediction of a combined city and county government

Mayor C.M. Fassett made a bold – and wrong – prediction.

“The time will come when the Spokane city and county governments will be consolidated for administrative purposes, and the quicker the better,” Fassett said.

It just made sense, he believed.

“Consolidation is a logical move, is vital to the interests of both city and county, will save thousands of dollars to the taxpayers and result in more efficient government,” Fassett said.

He made the statement because there was talk of a new courthouse, and Fassett believed the plans should include a combined city-county building.

Fassett’s prediction did not come true. At least, not yet.

From the arts beat: The Dramatic League of Spokane was preparing its production of George Bernard Shaw’s “Man and Superman” in the Elizabethan Room of the Davenport Hotel.

Meanwhile, world-famous cellist Pablo Casals was scheduled to play the Davenport’s Marie Antoinette Room in a few days.