The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-03

HOUSE OF ATEs.
All the Proposed Charter Amendment
Passed.

Delegates Jones, Hart, Willis, Morford, Ship
ley, kittnger, Lansing, Barton. Hanford, Cow
den. Barnes. Furry. krug, attended the meeting
Of the house last night City Comptroller
Ferris sent in the following communication in
response 20 a resolution calling upon him Tor
che information OF the house:
At the request OF his honor, the mayor sub
init herewith a statement OF the Indebtedness Of
the city, which Is at present unpToyided Tor snd
which could, with advantage 10 the cltv. he
funded 10y an Issuance Of funding bonds = course
suggested by the mayor in his message 10 YOUR
honorable body August, 1891. For clear uu-
derStandipg OF this indebtedness / have divided
# into four classes, viz: Awards by appraisers
for condemned property; outstanding warrants
issued IN satisfaction o. judgment against the
CITY. balaDces IN the various general funds uu-
provided for. aud specisl Improvement warrants
Issued IN payment OF street Improvement work
CONDENSATION.
For the widening and strengthening Of streets
tn 1859 the following awards were gwen by the
appraisers;
Puhtio square $l5SoOt %
south Third street. $50 80
front street OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l6o99 20
souta second street ................... I0l6l 90
COMMERCIAL ...-.....-.... ..-....-..... 7.l60 -
from this deduct for payments made 2eo-5 70
Interest on ths, amount for two years
and three months. ....-....... 1926 3
Making a total al ..... .......... $,7llI5 r
JUDGMENTS.
During the last year holders of judgments
ssuust the city, by presenting certain papers
could have warrants on tue general fund issued
g. them in satisfaction. 4 tcw judgments on
account Ot condemned property were satisfied
50 This manner. bur tie greater portion al this
Indebtedness was GA account OK old unpaid
street inn royemeut scrip. which were he'd by
the CO arts 10 DC valid c.E.m against the civ
These outstanding warrants now amount to
sl2S.Naots, with Interest for one wear added
81. 81, making u total indebtedness il this
Class 90 $i3r--il.r>.
BALASCg AGAINST GkNERAL FUND.
In my estimates. July /, I showed that on
January !, ls3- ha4auCvss amounting 10 So - Lu,
would have 90 be provided fog. Ilis estimate
Inow conarm. taxing = tsSis the present IA
Gebtsuncss IN the general tuud and a..
Stunning thar the appropriations for the
balance OF the year are apYr1Ntln atcIy correct
These figures Go not incl ude al estimate of ex-
peuditures or future condition 81 either the
water or the sewer aud drainage funds and the
estimate of the aaVy fund Is based upou the IS.
sumption that the money a,rssd paid or 10 Ae
pasd in the future from that fund for "a srie.
TO employees o. the sewer and Ora. mage or water
departments will DC returned The dir
ferent movements IN The direction ~ re
trenChment would have materially reduced thus
Seating debt but expenditures not contempt
Of lie time she estimates were prepared. such a.
the purchase 81 the present city hSil ste aud
abe police patrol system, have counterbalAnced
the reductions in current expenses aad lesI
balances about a. estimated. The indebtedness
of these funds Nj n estimated expenditures Eo-
the balance Of the wear less receipts from al
sources will on January l. IS9-, k approximate v
s5O,aV0 Assuming that the taxes Tor tie year
1921 viii be spilled toward reducing ials III
debteGness there viii remain 10 &c PROVIDED Tor
t1ao.o0o, With niue months interest SIS,.5o
making . total OF s-os,150
sFKcIAL IMPROVEMENT DEBT
There Is at present q debt OF about $4,000
In the various special improvement funds, =