Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-08


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Upcu he pet;tiou sss<un,. Z, give the AZ
srer.te al fert frons Of an the josa owned
Eos hsv;rv th;s a.ta Ne rannot know hos
manv iees srr : msixstr 81 The lots front
inr-
fh~,e an shrrr eo,-rcs;3epss sssped the
pesit,on rrrr,~en.i.r she Al fe<t frou,arr.
brducs shis sso se,t 4 "a the petition r~pre-
srut, ap,o fres. Probably al, 500 feet Of
fronfiag lots are more than half the { ont
aee o. iots soag sae vno'e Ane es IN
Pfovemens Ing cry e"a1sn - eessr
mined, ana ~ thefe vas aesasng ~ tae
usnscfipt 70 prove otnefv'~s tae pasa "ss
pfopefty oismiso.
IT'S tne opanton Oh tne WHEY o. ,als sno
Ms,oriss o. me eoate, .aa, tne S.sase -
seooisssioas ot soaiea aS ast N tssl-
zen. owness o. mofe tean nss' vac ptoPe1sy
iIouloa upon tne pIoposea impsosenen'
means tnai z majority OF properly = repre
esnseo ey nssoeht owners 10 siSs Inc
enos Anosnes consssueuon weoio e "
ptecsooe sn improvement uPcn s,fee1 -
moea - nam OF wnich Was owned os noa-
sesioene. hesaoent osnen veuiu oe ae;
1sasea oeeause noa-sssae,. owners sou'a
nos sssu peutian inueeu, in saen esse'
u ~, tne noo-resioens and es'aeot osn-
en shoaia losh eney eoaid aoe improve .nr
ssfeet, iof there y no Pfosissoa WHEREBY
non,esiaents can sisa Peua.on. ine
resaoents ssons Soasa oe eoaa.su, sau =
tney woaid NOT own . majority on tne 'front.'
ASe no pethisn eeaia AsAi. A. is not p.,o-
aoie tnAt tne tsgissatafe intenaed any saen
sosafd -. nas rAtner intended 'aaI residents
alone should sign the petition, and tnose
Wno rePresepteu mslofty " tne ironsAss
OWNED BY nBsIpRxrs.
rh,s ir,.,,,o, 1. m. ,,o,. nroh.h,. b.rsnsr
the mer. n orm,nv IN an .ss~s..,ent aissy,r,
rsn harm No ora !, /. IN rssnln,,on vh,rh
i. n.s,.a AMER she farm sfior IN The a,sfy;r,
a. imnro,a ~h;sh i ,hs at ss.c IN ~
l;ns ~ ss..ssmsa, Ths ,rs,srr;,,, A..
NAT shov thst = snty3eieot anmhrr Of resi-
aecfs n rsrrs.en, mare thar h'u t,e
rot.erty owned by residents did not sigu
this petition. aud Tor this reason the decree
dismissing the oil ought 70 Be amrlned.
Inc cnaitef PROVIDES ,nAt aIter an assess
ment dntrict Is io-ned me counet may pass
. resolution 70 improve the ssreet, ana nc
survey a.d estimate OF costs and all this
snAh oc puoisned IN newspap.r 90 III tnai
are opposed tnereso may within zen days
aiser tnis notee provost. NO prosest Is
made witnin zen days All snail oe deemed 70
have assented 70 the assessment. and tne
city may contract tne work. Ihs u the
proceeding wh'cn Alone tnreateos 10 assess
tne properly or pace hea upon " 10
TINS pfocesdng ,ne appeiiant misnt nave
frnm th;s rotation 70 imnrovs The annei-
liant might have q certiorsri.
The appellant did not within the ten days
make any direction or protest or take any
proceedings at law, though he, knowing
The charter. must have known that unless
objection was 50 made that the contract
would be let, and the city become liable 10
pay for the improvement. Nay, appellant
not only waited la silence the ten days and
until the city had made itself liable for the
improvement, but he waited until part Of
the work was done under the contract be-
fore be made any objection. After the city
u.r~r.~,n ,~ro ca.r..cr
Inc work wouid oe zone AZ ali evens y, ana
o. tne expense OF al taxpayers wnn'n tne
CITY, II bot done undef tnese proceeuinss.
mus appellant, oy remaining shen1 Wnen
good tAitn would require nm 70 speeh,
s.ss.s ss.ss-,.sS =, ~. .so.... ~ .,s...
This would be . moral fraud, A court OF
equity will not assist in the perpetration Of
THE fraud but will leave him 70 pu, soc his
remedy at law. II be has auy. For this
reason, the decree of the district court ought
10 be af.rmed and IL In so ordered.
W. q, LAHoFoso, Associate Justice
concur IN the result arrived a. IN this
case, out an not ready 70 concuriu the con-
struction announced - 70 TIE ninth sabdi-
DIVISION OF secuon 70 oa ,ns cnst.er o. .ne
~ .ays. % ,hs -, ,nv.,nr,sn, ~ ,,rov,d. sc,
the opeuinr and grading Of streets. bat Il
provides that such improvements shall not
be made at the expense OF the owners Of the
lots fronting upon the street or no ton
thereof to be improved s'uniess the resident
owners OF more than one-half the property
from ing upon the proposed Improvement,
etc retition therefor. | think there can
be no doubt Of the intent OF the Legislature
in the nse Of the words quoted, and that 90
form of words could have been used 10 more
clearly EXPRESS that intent. The petition
must be made by resident owners and such
petitioners must be the owners OF
xa..rr.vo
.. .,,.
Inc properly ,ronans upon soe psoPoseo 'ns.
ptosemeu. We s. ne nss. anu = - oa'
daty 70 sees 'or ue in'en. VI ,us ses's.s'u..
ana eonstfue wo'as useu W eouloim " sue
express that Intent but TO my miod ths
words here used do not admit of any otheI
construction than the one have given; and
mn other ia necessary 10 snstain the con-
.t,.,on ar,,v.a .t Wha,svsr of har.l.hir
- -. .,,a,.s.,s 20 .v;.t 4, the ,uI. TIM,
may D suPPos :. "a ~ ss sua =.
esfaoiisnea of oi sussn.sge ~ s~ usHtse y,
any other rule, IS Tor Ies'siatIsc ana nos ls'
diciai consideration.
nv rrrxsn
| ] concur IN the a1irmance oi the Ilodg.
Il III. md a.