The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-13

Dauai property within and without The copper
af< iifnifs 81 the cir Of SEATTLE. ana may sesi.
onnyey. mortgage and dispose 81 the ssroe fos
the common beueot. ard may receive beques<s.
gifts and donations 81 III kiuds Of property
Within and without shs city in Re simple: Of II
6ust TOR charitable or other purposes. and 40 ~
acss neccssasy 10 earry out the purposes OF sEcn
gifss. b<qccsis and tiousfionsI With power 20
manage. ssif, l<ass or otherwise dispose Of the
same In accordance with TIE terms Of the gist.
beQuest or trust.
Fec :. The public bsildinss, lands and prop
eity. I'll riehu Of property ard rights 81 action.
al moneys ssven ze1 aud income belonging OF
sppertsining % the city OF Seattle are HEREBY
declared to be vested in the said city OF Seattle
Sec. 4 The said city OF Sextsle shall continue
% have. hold and enjoy al public hu'iafnes'
lands whaxyes. waters, property. real and Tor
sonal, streets. alleys, and cfher pablo pisces
rights OF property. rights OF action. suits. actions
money! revenues. taxes, licenses income,
books. docurenss records, archives, claims. de-
mands. and generally al things In possession
shall be suejrcs to al obligations. debts itsbsi-
ties, dues and duties OF the exlssing mu nisi-
palify.
Sec Suits. actions and proceedings may be
brought IN the name Of said city of Seattle. Tor
the recovery OF any property. money or thing
feionEtng thereto, in law or in equity or cedi-
Gated to public use shereiu, or for the enforce
city. whether made or arising or accrning before
or After the adoption OF this charter: and all ex
issing salts. actions and pyocs edsngs In the
courts or elsewhere. to which said city u
party. shall continue to be carried On by or
against said city
section 5. Ali contracts OF every description
hereafter duly made and entered into by the
city Of seaitle by virtue of any existing law
shall remain valid and be binding upon the city
OF Seattle
II was referred TO the committee on cor
porate powers.
Mr.. Rochester moved that the commit
tee on revenue and finance be requested to
report on salaries OF city officers. He
thought it better to have general scheme
of compensation formulated by one COM
mittee. This was agreed to.
Mr.. Struve moved that all articles and
propositions be printed aad laid upon the
desks of members before they are finally
acted upon. This was agreed TO. Suisse
quentiy . long discussion ensued as to the
printing of the proceedings, etc. but final
~ resolution was adopted putting the re-
quirements of the commission into sue
cinct form.
Mr.. Andrews moved that the question
be referred to the committee on corporate
powers: HAS the city of Seattle the power
to I'LL an Office by any other means than
by an election?"
Judge Rochester suggested that the COM
mittee On corporate powers be requested to
report an article on that subject
The original motion was carried.
The chair appointed as the committee on
city boundaries and municipal divisions.
Messrs. Donworth. Sheafe and Nixon.
The chair asked ii the action taken on
the report of the committee on corporate
powers was final. n so, members should
show vote. His view was that the report
was provisional. and not final. but it was
important they should understand the
matter.
Mr.. Rochester said il was the under
standing that the report was only in the
nature Of recommendation, but certainly
nobody thought. IN voting for it. he was
voting on an article of the charter Any
member voting for . proposition in the re-
port colld. with . clear conscience. vote in
favor Of another plan il be chose.
Mr.. Leary desired that the minutes of
each day should be printed and laid upon
the table. Expense should cut no figure.
The chair said there was committee APP
pointed to memorialize the city council.
Each member should be supplied with
copy OF the rules, order of business and list
of committees.
The committee on printing was in
structed TO make the necessary arrange
ments.s
II rise to question OF personal privi-
lege." said Judge Rochester. How am I
to get my COMMITTEES together? / called
meeting for this morning and met by my
SELF Laughter.
AA>t -
had provided sergeant-at-srms whose
services were available. He is q police Of
icer.l
Ii was announced that it would be i'm
possible for A. G. Bowman to act as secre-
tary. but as he had been elected it was de-
cided to send the sergeant-at-arms to get
action on his part Meantime Mr.. Ciar-
ence Z. Dean was elected to act as clerk of
the commission.
The commission adjourned until
O'Clock today.