The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-09
DRoPosED AMFNpMFNr NO IA p

PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO ls-A PROF
i ositon 10 amend section ave IS Of article XIII
ll5A OF the freeholders Charter, adopted October
Resolved. That section Eve Is, of article xtIL
(lSi Of the freeholters charter be amended q
SECTION S. The park commission shan havs
power and il shall be It's duty 20 devise ADOPT and
maintain parks. park ways and honlevarts in and
adjacent to the city OF seattle, and from time %
tine 20 add thereto: to designate lands and grouna
To be used appropriated Tor such purposes; 70
cause the same 80 BE plated. surveyed and tie
p ats thereof fled in the Office of the secretary
said commission and the Office OF the ctv anxHess
OF said city, and the right to tke possession upa
obtaining title TO the same or any part thereof,
hold improve, govern ard administer the foe
sucA purpose The park commission shall have
power and Is hereby authorized obtain title fof
and IA the name of the city Of seattle any lands
gin, devise purchase or lease. said couanlIssioa
Ray enter into any contract In the name Of sad
CIV Tor the purchase OF any Isnss to be paid for
In such time or times and In suck manner as the
commission may az upon; and said lmmission
may accept title 70 lands aud give back q mort
sase or MORTGAGES IN the aame Of said city "a SCI
cure the unpaid purchase price: provided. no per.
sShal oe senefal LIABILITY on the part Of said city
means At The time available therefor: and pro
vlded further that there shall be express agree
neAt CONTAINED IN any such n.ertgage nor any sep
arate instrument given for the payment Of the
SIMS secured thereby, but the remedy of he mort
gage snaAl ue confined 20 tbe property mortgased-
separate article 70 proposed amendment No. g
as an alternative proposition:
hesoiVed nat the powers above conferred Be
subject 90 ratification rejection the city eoun-
ell II. ". MILLER,
Clerk OF the City OF seattle
HOUSE OF DELEGATES JOINT REsoLU-
II ton No. 29.-Be il resolved by the hoard Of
aldermen and the hou OF Delegates OF the city of
Seat le, IN session assembled; That il Is the In
the alley betyseen second and Third street, by
ssAdlhg and pahRing said alley from Columbia
street 70 Marion street In said city: said improve
nlsnt - consist OF grading and planking tae Whole
Nun OF salA Aley, ana said alley 20 be covered oy
plsnk tour inches tnick
The estimated cost of grading and nlankj r,g said
Siley : TWO hundred and dfty dollars: the total
eust o. said improvement so be paid by the abat-
ting pf0perty-0~ners on said alley between TIE
points max med above and the cast OF grading and
aging said p Al king said alley is 10 90 assessed
against the property abettnx on such alley and
which said abuttIng property is hereby declared %
De the property benefited by sad Improvement AL
persons owning any said abuttins property as do
scrised In this resolution, shall nave ilteen days
from and after the date Of the list publication u
~ resolution to hle with the city clerk pro- ests
against said Improvement.
Der 1891. GEORGE W HALL
President Rsar Of Aldermen
Der, 1891. T. w JONES.
Approved by me this Soth day Of Novembss
4s T,I.a ,o! HARRY WHITE. Mayos
FILED By me this f2'9 WfAs Mi e IeEe9 g .,l
Published this 4ta day Of December. 1891
PROPOSED AMENDMENT No ia PROP.
ositsn 10 smeud section Two (2l OF article XIV.
ll5l Of the frseholders charter, adopted Octobsf
/, A. u. 1890.
Resolved. That section two 30 OF article XIV.
(lsl OF the freeholders charter be anna nted -
70 read as follows
SECTION 2 IA corporation counsel shall %
elected by the sualned electors OF the ciy at the
general municipal election provided FOR ia ths
charter and shall hold o.'iCe for the term Of i've
years AMI Until his successor IL duly elected and
qualified. The cooperation counsel must be an ~
tofney OF the supreme court OF this state, and
must have been Ia active practice II his profession
Tor a. east four years, two Of which next preeed-
Ing Dis election must have been ia the city of So
attic H. W. MILLER.
Clerk OF the City Of seattle
Date OF first publication December 1891
GALE OF SALARY FUND WARRANTS
- tnder and by virtue of ordinances Ns LOS
sealed tenders will be received oy the undersigned
ely comptroller, city treasurer and city clerk tot
the purchase OF sufficient number OF salary fund
warrants OF the city of Seattle amounting fifteen
thousand tTlSOo0) Gola $, more og less, 10 pay
the day lAbOrers OF said city in cash said tenders
VIII De received on before Monday, December 7,
A ~ 1881 ~ o'c.OcS p H. the successful bidder
10 receive said warrant or warrants and pay Tor the
same on or abOut December y. A. ID. 1881
bids q ~ FEEEIs CIV com otroi.ss
w. l. Is. city Treasurer.
n w MILLER. City Clerk
Date OF nrsi publication, December l. A. p. 1891.