Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-21
THE CANAL gILL.

THE CANAL 8ILL-
The following is the full text OF House
Bill No. 70. introduced by Mr.. Martin
40 euable King county, in Washington
Territory, to purchase, construct, i'm
prove and maintain the Washington
canal "a fres public highway and
water course, and to raise money there
for:
Be IL enacted Jy The Legislative Assem-
biy If The Terrif0rB Of Washfagfon:
SECTION |. That King county. in
Washington Territory, be, and the same
is, hereby is impswered to purchase, AZ
hereinafter provided, from the Wash
ington Improvement Company, csr.
poration organized and existing under
the laws of Washington Territory, all
the improvements. franchise, right OF
way, and the land occupied by the said
company for right Of way for what Is
known as washington eanaf' and ap-
pertaininp to the same, running from
Lake Washington TO Lake Union and
from thence 10 Puget Sound, all IN SAID
King county, at price not to exceed
the actual cost To the said Washington
Improvement Company, IN money at
the time of said purchase OF the SAID
constructiou. and land owned by the
said company and occupied for right OF
way for said canal.
SIC. 2. That the said King county be
empowered. as hereinafter provided, TO
construct, complete, improve, change,
alter, enlarge, extend, repair and main
tain the said canal or any part thereof.
SIC. 3. That King county aforesaid,
il hereby empowered to borrow. rs here
matter provided. sum of money not to
exceed one hundred thousand dollars
ix1O0.O00), to be used for the purchase,
construction. completion, improvement,
changing, alteration, enlargement, ex-
tension, maintenance and repair of
said canal or any part thereof, and to
issue interest bearing bonds of the said
county therefor, as herein provided, a
special tax to be known as the "canal
redemption tax" not to exceed two (2)
mills on each dollar of taxable property
in the said county. according to the last
assessment roll of the County Assessor
of said county, preceding the said levy,
and to create thereby a special fund To
be known az the ''canal redemption
fund" which shall be devoted to the
payment Of the interest accruing on the
said bonds and TO the payment Of the
fece thereof. And the said county is
hereby further empowered to levy from
year to year, as herein provided,
special tax to be known as the Especial
canal expense tax" not to exceed one
mill on each dollar Of taxable property
10 said county az above stated, aud to
create thereby fund 10 be known as
the ''canal expense fund.-" which fund
shall be used az herein provided, for
the maintenance and repair of the said
canal
SEC. 4. That the board of County
Commissioners of said King county, at
any regular session of the said board
when there shall be presented to II an
offer in writing from the said Washing
ton Improvement Company, duly exc
: cuted under seal, accompanied by GER
tilted copy of a proper resolution of the
stockholders of said company passed at
meeting called for that purpose, au-
thorizing said offer and accompanied
by an exhibit under oath, of some ored
ible person having knowledge of the
facts. showing the cost mp TO the time of
the said offer, of the said construction
and nf the land actually purchased for a
valuable consideration by the said com
pany, and occupied for the right Of way
Of said canal, together with petition
in writing signed by at least one hun
dred (l00) qualified electors and tax
payers in the said King county, shall or
der vote To be taken at the next gem
eral election of Territorial and county
officers in said county, to determine
whether or not the county shall pur
chase the said caral, and raise the
money therefor as herein provided.
SEQ. 8. The vote above provided for
SHALL az near az may be, be taken as
follows: II the elector desires to vote
in favor of the purchase of the said Ca
nal, of the Borrowing of the said sum
Of money, and Of the issuance of bonds
and Of tho levy Of the special canal re-
demptlon tax aforesaid, and of the levy
Of the special canal expense tax afore
said, there shall be written or printed
on the general ballot for Territorial and
County officers, in addition to such 9th
er matter as may properly be- placed
thereon. the words, "For Canal" or il
the alector desires TO vote against the
raid measure, there shall be written or
printed on his ballot the words,
against the Canal" and majority of
sueh ballots cast having on them either
The words "For the Canal or Against
The Canal" shall determine the question
Of such purchase, borrowing of money,
issuance of bonds and of the levies OF
taxes aforesaid for the particular elec
ton thus held: Propadoi, That upon
any subsequent compliance with the
above conditions, the said Board of
Commissioners shall order another vote
q herein provided.
Sec. 6. IL shall be the duty OF the
County Auditor Of said County, at least
forty (40) days before the time for the
holding of the next general election,
Altar the order mentioned in the last
preceding section shall have been made.
70 issue special written or printed no
tiee of the vote thus ordered TO be
taken at the said general election.
which said notice shall, as near as the
circumstances will permit, be as fol-
lous:
Notice is hereby given. that in pursu
anee of the provisions of the act OF the
Legislature of Washington Territory.
untitled: "Au act to enable King
County, in Washington Territory. TO
purchase, construct, improve and main.
tain the Washington Canal as a free
and public highway and water course,
and to raise money therefor, approved
a the - day Of --, 1883, on the
day Of l8S--, next, in the district
- precinct Of 49,, In the County OF
King, at the general election to be held
q said dav, vote will be taken to de-
nemine whether or not King Ceunty
ohali purchase the Warrington Canal
sanising from Lake Washington to
Lake Union, and from thence to Puget
He1nd. all in King County aforesaid,
nom the Washington Improvement
Company, at the sum of s.. and
/ Il nnch further sum as shall have been
gxpsnded OH tho said canal. in good
! 1ith by the said company before the
- thereof be completed, If n sale be
1nde, aud whether the county shall
Es0w sum of money not TO exceed
900, and issue its bonds, payable at
oeh time as the Board Of Commission
Of the said County issuing the
8 - shall deem best, not in any case
exoeed twenty COD years from the
- Of the said purchase. and bearing
eereet at rate not 10 exceed ten per
= per annum, payable annually, for
loan, and that the money thus
moved shall constitute fund TO be
eyn AZ the Canal Improvement
oaid fund to be used IN the pay