The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-17
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

NOTICE OF ELECTIoS.-NoTICE IS HERE
IN by given 10 all whom IL may concern, that
Whereas. the corporate authorities of the city of
Seattle have heretofore issued certain warrants on
the part of said city signed BY the mayor and
upon the treasurer of said city, on ther face pay
ahie out of the road fund and fire fund of said
city respectively, and to sundry persons In said
several warrants respectively named as the payees
thereof to their order, and for the sundfy sums
which warrants were severaily,so issued in con-
Nderation of labor services performed for, ma
.eriais or other properly Iurnishea 70, OF MONEYS
about the day of their issue, were with atew ex-
ceptionsl presented for payment to the treasurer
OF said city on or shortly after their respective
dates, or prior TO the passage OF ordinance, No.
i,7od OF said city herein below mentioned.
and by said treasurer Endorsed. Presented, and
not paid for want of funds" and are still wholly
unpaid. and are owned and held by sundry persons
g claims against SAID CITY, ana evidences o. IN,
said warrants in the respective sums therein
named with Interest, rs provided by law 20 be pay
able upon lawful warrants OF said city, and
Whereas the total Indebtedness OF said city
NJ the respective times OF the issue of said aeverai
warrants, or OF the greater portion in number and
amount thereof including the sums named tn such
warrants then so issued, exceeded IL per cent.
of the taxable property IN said city as aScer-
tanned by the then last previous assessment for
city purposes but the assent of three-fths Of the
voters In said city voting at an election held for
that purpose TO the incurring of the Indebtedness
the part OF said city intended TO be evidenced
by said warrants, or OF any part of such indebted
ness, has not at any time been given; and whereas
said total Indebtedness above specified. AZ the
spective times aforesaid. did not In any instance
exceed per cent. Of the taxable property in said
city as ascertained rs aforesaid: and where
as the corporate authorities of said city is
sued all said warrants in good faith and for value
received 20 the use of said city, intending ana at
tempting thereby TO incur valid Indebtedness
the part of said city upon said warrants respec-
lively In the amounts of each and all of said war
rants severally and to evidence the same by such
city council of said city deeming IL advisa-
Indebtedness by the issuing of ali said war.
rants OF all such thereof as represent indebted
ness which may not be valid without the rstihca-
ratified In the manner authorized by an act Of The
legislature OF the state Of Washington, entitled,
"An act 10 enable cities and towns TO validate Ger
tain warrants and other obligations and evidences OF
Indebtedness on the part OF such cities aud towns,
Issued by the corporate authorities thereof In ex-
cess Of their legal authority. and declaring an
emergency 70 exist" approved March z, 1891 have
proved AprII "a. 1891 and pnbi,shed in ,hs al
eiai newspapers OF said city on April ~ 1891 6uy
proposed To the voters In said city, in and by sec
uon OF said ordinance, that they assent to and
ratify. by the vote required for that purpose by
the constitution and laws Of this state TO be al
the election IN section OF said ordinance pro
vided TO be held for that purpose the
attempted mourning by, acts Of toe corpor-
debedness the part of said city represented hy the
warrants aforesaid. embraced within each of the
following specified distinct classes thereof. into
which said warrants are, in and by sec
ton OF said ordinance, divided with
reference TO the periods n which they were re-
to-wit:
sClass l-warrants drawn payable out Of the road
fund Of said city, and dated and issued sundry
days between September Il, 1889, and November
~ 1859, both inclusive; numbered nom 1929 10
l,o2S Of the year 1889. both inclusive. and the
faee amounts whereof aggregate the sum Of
eSS.27e.92
Glass 2--warrants drawn payable out ofthe road
lnnd OF said city, and dated and issued sundry
DAYS between November Is. 1889, and February
70. 1880, both inclusive numbered from 4 900 70
e.SSo OF the year 1889 beth inclusive aud fr N,
10 $40 of the year 1890. both inclusive, and the
nee amounts whereof aggregate the sum of
"Class s-warrants drawn payable ont the road
hind Of said city and dated and issued on slndrv
eays between February Is. 1890 and August =
les0 both Inclusive, numbered from 62l 10 ., -SS
OF the year 1890, both inclusive and the face
amounts whereof aggregate tie sum Of slSS,-
$50 20
~Ciass a-warrants drawn PAYABLE out OF The fire
days between May :. 1890 and August IS 1890
numbered nom SSi TO 5qS both inclusive and the
nee amounts whereof aggregate the sum Of s57,-
Y and by section of said ordinance PROV ded thar
"a election shall be held ~ the time
sod places OF which notice Is herein
below given, for the purpose Of voting
PROPOSITIONS submitted 70 them Ia aud by section
81 said ordinance, and In and by said ordinance
nave made further provisions for the holding and
conduct OF said election and have declared the
reerths or the voters in said city voting therest
NAL assent 10 and rstify the mourning OF said in-
SeptedneSs or OF either or any OF said classes
oereof; and
Whereas. said CITY on April 10. 1891 driy
oace &nd entered into 3 certain contract With n