The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-31
fgE SALE CHECKED.
i Injunction Applied for on
the Water Bonds.
xusre POINTS OF COMPLAINT.
=. rssimed the Issue Is Illegal-A Suit
q Clear Tisie-New Filings
Baotters.

I. .unlicstion was made to Judge Lich-
..-s.,v il recess yesterday for a temper
- erser pending hearing of an epplica-
- for temporary injunction. restrain
= fbe mayor and city council from pro-
..sdipe IN the sale of the city water and
80 bonds already negotiated by Harris
tro The compartments are Henry L.
49,. D. I. Denny. Hillory Butler, w.
: humphrey, d. B. Kellogg. P.
1<xis. Dexter Horton, Amos
esrn E. ". Smithers, G. O.
nsIIer and George Kinnear. In their COM
100 they aliege the existence of an
-.r,eucv, and the attorneys for the plain
~ ~. B. Albertson and George Dom
~.fh presented to the Judge draft OF the
ruisziring order, and wanted bis signature
Er<disiely. II is the usual custom of
~. oourt in such cases TO grant the tempo
- restraining order upon the proper
saving OF emergency and the fling of a
.rseent bond. IL this case, however, the
~. realizing the Importance of
Z. csse. refused to sign the
~ without giving the city attor-
- few hours notice, and ne fixed
~ hearing at o'clock in the evening.
n attorneys of the parties then appeared
hIcre the court and upon the city attorney
.texing. by correspondence with the en-
suyprs that the bonds would not be ready
klore September Is, stipulation was filed,
Y city agreeing that no bonds should be
II before that time, and the plaintiffs
swing the restraining order pending the
luY;ng Of the application for astemporary
kjunesion which was set for next Thurs
~. IN the complaint filed in this case it
3 ssserted that the plaintiffs are owners of
hrsse property of the value of over ST.
moo. They allege three defects in the
kality OF the bonds, viz:
Hr<t-The ordinance submitting the
Hopoziiion was not published as required
/ y the charter of the city.
6econd-The ordinance contained more
&sn one subject.
Thisd-Tne ordinance provided that the
kuds should be sold at par. whereas the
~ has negotiated them at 95 cents.
Il Is also alleged that in the advertise
nesp for proposals for the purchase of
tese bonds it was stated that interest from
Jslg to the time of delivery should be de-
jnried. while the city has contracted to
ii them. bearing interest from July 1.
Ehishever way the hearing for the tenn
|n7ry injunction is decided, the case viii
|hppealed to the supreme court.
CLEARING A TITLE.
D. 7. Denny filed suit against Frances
~ Denny. widow of the late John F.
|Dnny. and her children, Mary Ashly,
bna Pike. Martha Tarpley, Allie Denny
|,zd I. B. Denny, praying for decree of
nurt adjudging the plaintiff to be the
fne- OF an eighth interest in lot II in
opek 10, North Seattle addition. The COM
|yi;nt alleges that the late John +. Denny
HGiied an eighth interest in this lot from
IL iather John Denny. In 1875 John +.
my sold 10 A. A. Denny his interest in
|Eesal parcels of lands inherited from his
Der, among them lot IL. One Roswell
pft was employed to draft the deed, but
ks clerical error omitted lot II in the
|tit Of the instrument A. A. Denny. not
serving the mistake and supposing that
|kevned an eighth interest in the lot, sold
|th the plaintiff in this action. The suit is
|korght 10 clear the title.
MISCELLANEOUS FILINGS.
Margaret Mckinley filed suit against
II u. Carraher. W. p. McEIwain and ].
n MeGraw for $500. The complaint
|f4ss that Sheriff McGraw seized under
rschment the plaintiffs household goods.
Rsiterward recovered the goods In the
art At q cost of 500. Several articles
Esee lost and this suit is brought to recover
y costs and losses.
0therine Lockerly brought suit against
= Il. DeWolf for the recovery Of 800 on q
Evnissory note.
Gaia Mitchell filed suit against Richard
snehard for judgment for 5000 and fore
fhase of mortgage.
Charles Ashton filed suit against Rob-
q Carter for the foreclosure OF mechan-
ks hen for SIS.
v. A. Comstock brought q suit against
1ean Noyes for the foreclosure of a me-
osaic's lien on the Noyes building on
ffuni street for 81. CSC for material.
ne Western Mill Company brought suits
~ Enclosure OF liens against l.. NJ. Rob
|ssss al. for 1925. So. Owen Thos ct al. for
- and Della NJ. Martin for sl07a5.
Nelson Chilberg brought suit against
|nefnan J. Saddler for sl,2i5, purchase
|sonsy ALLEGED TO be due on a piece of
property "a West Seattle sold to the de-
|kadant
"a Calm & Co. brought suit against A.
s<sln & Co. for the recovery OF $94S.S3 on