The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-06
TO VOTE ON LIMITS.
City Extension Question to Be
Submitted.
THE ElEcTloM SET FoR JUNE s.


A special election fox IL purpose Of vot-
ing upon The question Of the extension Of
the city limits Was ordered by the board o.
county commissioners at their session yes
terday aftsrnoon- The election Is called
pending the decision Of the supreme court
on the appeal case from Judge Lchten-
berg. involving the question Of the validity
Of the preliminary proceedings in the mat
ter of the annexAtion Of the proposed dis
trict II in the meantime the decision OF
Judge Lichtenberg should be reversed. and
the supreme court decide that the applica-
ton is insufficient for the annexation OF
the entire territory. the commissioners
viii not proceed with the election and an
uexation.
This aciion Was taken by the board to
expedite the matter Of the boundary ex-
tension should the supreme court sustain
Judge Lichtenberg. Percy ". Rochester,
OF the committee of the Chamber of Com
merce having the matter in charge, pre-
scented TO the board the memorial adopted
: by the chamber Friday evening. a. fol
lows:
wHERFas II il extremely desirous that IN
election for the extension Of the city limits OF
Seattle should be called ct once. 1t il the desire
shall call this election at once. pending this APP
peal. this chamber agreeing to defray al ex-
penses Incurred in case the supreme court
should decide this matter contrary TO the railing
Of our superior court
II is tacitly understood that the PROPOSE
ton of the chamber to pay all expenses
should the supreme court reverse Judge
Lichienberg's decision. is accepted. The
following order was entered on the journal
of the commissioners:
In the matter OF the extension Of the bounda-
RES OF the city eli Seattle il ordered that an
election be held for said purdose, pending the de-
cision on appeal by the said board in said matter
the 5th day Of June. iseoin that portion OF said
King county contained within the boundaries
OF the said city Of Seattle. and within the terri
tory described in the request of the common
council OF the city Of seattle filed with this
board.
POLLING PLACES AND OFFICERS OF ELECTION.
The board established voting precinct
on Mercer island, including the whole
island, with voting place at C. c. CaIkins'
hotel
The following voting places and inspec-
tors were appointed for the other precincts
for the special election:
Seattle, First precinct-Inspector w. II.
Cowie; judges, w. H. Barker and J. +.
Eshelman. Polling place.
Seattle. Second precinct-Inspector. r.
w. Fuller: judges. John E. Good and G.
Grot. Polling place, Market street school
house.
Seattle. Third precinct-Inspector, w.
K. Maddox; judges, E. B. Burwell and
Jesse George Polling place,
Leattle. Fourth precinct-Inspector. ].
Sehram; judges, c. w. Lawton and George
b. Kittinger. Polling place, Coppin's
waterworks.
Seattle, Fifth precinct Inspector, II. +.
Phillips; judges. A. F. Hill and John Cum
ningham. Polling place, Armory.
Seattle, Sixth precinct-Inspector, Frank
Pontius; judges. w. II. Taylor and Charles
d. knight Polling place, Hansen's store.
Seattle. Seventh precinct-Inspector, D.
L. McCowan. judges. E. s. Ingraham and
John McGrath. Polling place, Battery
street engine house.
Seattle, Eighth precinct-Inspector,W W. A.
Dickey; judges. John Denny and D. B.
Ward. Polling place,
West Seattle-Inspector and judges not
yet appointed.
Salmon Bay-Inspector and Judges not
yet appointed.
Union-Inspector and judges not yet APP
pointed.
Observation-Disclosures. c. c. Coleman;
judges, c. w. Prouty and ]. w. Maple.
Polling place. schoolhouse.
ROAD MATTERS.
At their session yesterday afternoon the
county commissioners ordered . new
bridge to be built over the Samamish river,
on road 21s, and the county auditor was
authorized to advertise for proposals, re-
turnable June 2. The specifications are
the same as the Bothel bridge. 1t will be
bridge go or 200 feet in length.
The following orders were made appro-
priating money for the various roads:
Road ia. under Commissioner Gasch,
$3.50; Stonebraker road, under Commits
sioner Taylor. 500; road 149 on vashon
island. under Commissioner Gasch. 500:
Monohan road. under Commissioner Tay-
lor, $3.50; bridge over Patterson creek. at
Kings place. under Commissioner Tay-
lor. $50; road 2l2. under Commissioner
Wooding $3.50; road 156. under Commits
sioner Wooding, 500; road l73. under
Commissioner Wooding. 500; Osceola
road, under wooding. $500.