The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-27
5SE IN THE COURTS.
IS Departments Hold Short
Sessions.
g QUESTION OF CITY BONDS.
..s1e1 Case From vancouver-United
seuses Csurt-City Grade Suits
The Blotter.

:. ,hree 6epsrtmerts OF the superior court
g. !, session yesterday forenoon. large
1870 ~ entries were made on the hsottcrs.
- q, r1xe wss tried on its merits except the
- q bextsr Horton & Co. vs.. Reynolds &
s s..s<y ~ Bro4, which was concluded before
49,. strsston heard several motions in the
s.s.ss,n and adjourned at noon until 2:30
z q hrt a no matters were brought befoe
-. - afternoon session was not convened.
f.sre uchtenberg disposed OF several mo-
- ana tusssined the demurrer OF Defendant
Ss-eI,iI, "a the case OF Ere ierick 9. Gates W
esssges r. Brown. Gustav Winehili ct a.. suit
8 sne forecIosure OF mechanics lien on the
0jnehill bnilding, The motions to dus lye the
s-,,sl aftschments against property of Thomas
Fsrnn. continued from last saturday. were
ss.i. continued 10. week.
PARALLEL CASE FROM VANCOUVER
q. decision OF Ju sc Bloomfield. Of the
nuerior court of Vancouver reported by tele-
- n he fosr. ISTELLgGEscER Of yesterday,
s..,,vee the 60 sssructioa OF the same clause Of
=. s,ate constitution as did case that recently
- Aeiors Judge LichtenbeRz This was the
-. n which J. B. Metcalfe sued for IN injuuc-
s.s ,e<training the city from issuing the $780,
- wn1er bonds, on the ground that the coustt-
s.stcn required tho vote OIL three 6fshs OF all
s,sIIfed voters OF the municipality to authorize
-, gnAehtedness, instead OF three-ffths Of the
- voting. Judge Bloomfield decided
- IN qualified voters not voting are
s.en,rped 10 assent The case came before him
had.murrer TO the complaint in suit for an
l1Iunction restraining the county from issuing
1Ssda IN the ground that three-hfshs OF all the
veiess Of the county had not voted for the in
Sahtcdness at q special election. The demurrer
- sustained, and the case appealed to the su-
,rrus court. The case before Judge Lichten-
m uas sent TO the supreme court pro lorna
uson an agreed statement OF facts. under sec
IL IS Of the code, and no decision was rem
Md b. the court.
N THE UNITED STATES COURTS.
NE Unitsa States district snd circuit courts
l6id short session yesterday morning ard adj
fnrued until Monday An order was entered
peYnisting W. G. Waterman TO intervene libel
II yll2 Tor repairs against the steamer Detroit
= he case OF the Seattle Hardware Company
eesfnst the steamer
WP Far was admitted to practice.
Nv. Mcleod, of the firm OF Earle & Mcleod,
~ admitted to citizenship by the court
JuDonsST FOR THE PLAINTIFF.
The hearing Of the argument in the case Of
Dexter Horton q Co. W. Reynolds & Battersby
DuG was concluded before Judge
Humes yesterday afternoon and
judgnent rendered in favor of the
pssintiG Notice OF an appeal to the su-
pome court was given in 0pen court
s. The defense. This was an action In the re
plrsin Of -srow load Of rubble-stone taken
I'm the DEFENDANTS quarry in Whatcom coun-
=, IN which 8. 800 was claimed for damagea
CITY GRADE SUITS.
Fourteen suits were fled by the city attorney
euinst delinquents on assessments for the i'm.
pfosement of Second. Pike. Tenth and Green
o<seetr, al follows: r. C. DWolfe. S52a %; Julia
williamson, s1.I1s.26: David B. Thompson,
Miss; Seattle Coal and Iron Company. $l06;
J. Peterson. s2a IS: Rosalia A. Palmer. s106; J.
C. Britain. $40 IS: Lnther Fl. Phillips, s9275:
4. Palmer. 1912 05: Mary Nedry. e9s -;
fhomas Neary. $50 "A; Georze Overton, 500 "a;
! J. Post and Robert Chestham, 1864; A.
Amnunds. tsx2o.