Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-28

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ritsFy, ase Ne 81, G. g. Taornse1 ~
he feFsifofs-ioaai opsson eases. t1e
fsrnfr fraa McnssNno sd the Ia -
fseaE Soahazasss. akich baa hseD cou-
sslidaGed Tor IS axNnmen8. ~ ths DEtc-
ssrAs y ga aaass n eaoa-eete yoa1sr.
dag sfsegpeoa presNstE1 r. ahn e01Ke
pro and esq. he Hon. >. HaEiincn
Lewis lad she f1Fens5e sttaek 1pcn tn1
slrenaeoids q to slasuts efanssuE %
eieetfgu pTsstzesz TIE ftgzs % s4f
w1etter o. not spsfit10us hq1ofs sheaid
b sold Hfhtn f1efr boa1eaFieA- TIE
baiusrks ~ tee isw Hefs eoly dkfeD4ed
- Drpaiy Rroeeeusias Attorney ftles.
~ essssis. Wken ntzht esssed de1n,
bagh parties wisBeres from TIE n-la
spd ths deeisien - % tes Fts1it u tie
ffay Was left 80 tie arhisrsDsnt q & .
i9aRes wko hsd wInsessd ths eacsun-
tys.
No. 6fl. Lion ". BSnd. bFo1Rhs 10
ths s.ura o. error from kissitas cc1n-
~. D.sebsr 8. 1854. Bsnd. having
aafeea 70 dsiivzr 81 neattie forty besd
% hogs whish be had sold 20 Jonts d
ID weapon, esss faf1 hogs 10 charge q
Leo, whs vs. 70 take fhem % HeAtfle
for hteB. lite pfiss % tue hogs f1Sl
gas 20 be ps1d 81 delivery. Lfos took
tbs hogs b ssslfis and received the
mossg, fOs 9hieh be failed 20 seeonnt.
Road bsnaRht salt sgainst him for 50 4,
alleging fbas SO was .ufhSisDt pay Tor
tins y sFk done The issy bf0ught tn =
vefdioi Of SIS for tks paaintin.
Lyon brpn9ht ts3a case 10 the So
pRrns court a1 q SRA Of error. A de-
oision vas tia morning rendered ef-
armlna the jndQDsut Of the cJBrt be-
low. Uginson b. Chief Justies Jones,
Ell soncnsriDg.
THK oITT WIS.
Ia No. so. O. b. Wright 81 al. ". tie
eity 0f Tacoma aad JOIN hnFrsy. q de-
sos VS. aiao FeHdsrsd affirming the
iadement Of the court beiog. The
oonrt says the question u wheEheE The
city counsel By authority conferred By
the city charter had Authority to form
IN as-easmrnt dissFiot, for tbs parp0ss
Of grading . street., up0n petitions gre
senied By tbs council: and. second. IL
they bad not, then " appellants, iot
owners 10 said district. stood BY withont
obisction or Protest, alter notice Of the
ntsutiOn Of tks city thai il would pro-
: ED % let the contract for grading up0u
tue hope Of saying tbs contract price
OF assessments spnu appellants an5
other lot oSueFs. can. after the contract
Is thus lei, obiaol 70 tbe assessment ppoo
ascoant OF defects in the petition" The
Q ise alao seems 10 involYs the construc
ton Of certain parts Of the charter Of
% the city Of Tacoma. As to this the
court says; "It is the opinion Of q ma.
lOrity Of the court THAI tne clause Of tie
statute this resident owners of more
thaB 0ne-baif the property fronting up-
on the proposed nproyement,' means
a msi3fity OF property represented by
res dent Ownffs' To give this clause
any other construction would be 20 pre-
clude all improvements up0n streets -
ouch az bali Of which vas owned By
ron residsuta. Resident owners would
bs def Gated 6sesuse ron resident own
ere would net siRn a petition. Indeed
In sneh case, II all tbs non resided 1
nd resident owners should Join they
could OF improve the street, for there
u provision whereby ton residents can
sian q petition. The resident slone
wUuld be sountsd. aud as they would
got ovn e majority OF the frontage, no
petition eoold avail. Il 10 not probable
that too leRtsiaiore intended any such
sbsaFjity, b0s ratbeE intended that r Q.
deDts alone should sign tie petition
and those who represented a majority
OF he FobiaRe osped BY reSidents.p
After ded1oiing tbs foregoing con
olasio0 that the charter provides that
siRners mast be residents. the court add
"ont T. does not pKJgide DO > she feet OF
residupor thsli be made TO appear 10 the
council. Where a statute provides q
msde IN which q thing shali be made 30
appear that Dede must bs strictly fol
lOwed where u c0ss NOS provide such
IN de, she of1oeEs may adopt wat mode
they please 20 determIne toe fact. Tue
city connoil adspted its own mode TO
determine the far FesiG .rra which
H bad a Tiaht % do.s Ibis means thai
the cost Of several thousands Of dollars
worth Of improvements on certain
street in Taeoma will have to be borne
~ the properly 0UneEs on that street
aud thai the appellants must pay the
sosls OF ths sails.
when Nc. Ballard entered an IN
qualiHed plea 81 guilty "a noted In this
coloun, this morning vas eet for the
hnal adjudication of the matter. lie
uot being present ia court the cEisr vas
ordered 70 cali his name &C the door
seien ae I'D three times aod reported
him not within hearing. The court
tan furtber acj lafBed tho hsarisg
anti tomorrow morning.
No $50. 4. W. Dillon ~. Spokane
county ass then takea Up 10 be heard
upon ita merits.
KOR MUTUAL nKEEF1T.
Articles Of Incorporation have been
alsd WITH Secretary OsinRs Of the Yes
ier Sood. roal and lamoeF o0mpaay, of
Seattle. The iaeoTporstoTs are j. ID
LoSmap and George II. Foster. The
CAPITA stock ~ $1,000. Also % the
oitzsns land conpans Of Tacoma, vito
oaplisl stoek Of SO coo. TIE ineoF
p0rat-fs are u. ". th0mpsos, @. X.
, Voo5, J. X. Mcmillan and y. n.
Johasou.
OlSmIts, jar. q. 1855.
We bave " pieces dress goods which
wA sud ~ q which We tbeught 4 good
80 ssli ~ Sos last week. They 60 Mon
faN AZ 9at Earn I sale A. SEA 18th