The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-15
NOTICE OF ELEcrro~
NOTICE OF ELEcrIoy--v ,IrII,,,,.-. -

NollCE or F. ~, ~ IoN.--SOTIfI. ~ u--
~ By given 10 al whom it may cnrca.. - hEkk-
Whereas. the corporate anthor,iis- - u. that
Seattle have heretofore issued rerta ne city q
the part o. ga Lei e,,y; signed By toe aasas
upon the treasurer of said city On tss,e isy drzwa
able out Of the road fund and srs ssce pay
eliy respectlveiy' ala 70 sundFy persons Il ~ ~
thereof or 20 their order. and for tn - psyess
OF money In said warrants respecfiysiv ssssns
which warrants were several!y 20 issrss speciaed.
s!deratIon OF labor or services nzrfnrTnst " cSn-
terials or other property furnished III - W, ms
paid for the use o! sad City. and were dsfaa oasys
about the day Of their issue were fr4ss ssea onos
ceptionSl presented for payment 10 az . s,rN e.
OF said city on or shortly afier rhelr ~s'-~surer
dates or prior to the passage Of ordlnsnsssS ra
1,T06 OF said city herein below nas.s, No
aud by said treasurer indorsed .Pyssa. s,alsiontd
not paid for want OF funds" and are sfm =. and
unpssd. and are owned and held by sandry persss'
as claims against said city and evidences ~ ~
debtedness on Us part to the respective h,ss ~ n
said warrants in the respective ssr,s '' ,sM
named. with interest. as provided nv lsr - seIei1
able upon lawful warrants Of said CITY. a,s " p1y'
Whereas, the total Indebtedness az s.,s
at the respective times the issue Of sai6 10y sly
wsrIants; or OF the greater portion In number an
warrants then so issued, exceeded IL ~. - saea
of the taxable property in said cIty AZ s ssa-
tanned by the then last previous assassr,.rs ~
city purposes, but the assent Of ,hreeafshs - 1
voters In said city, voting at an election bss1 -
that purpose 10 the fncHrrinz of the indsbsss,sx
on the part of said city intended 70 be evsSersss
by said warrants, or of any part of such inssaasa
ness has not at any time been given. and ssr
said tota! Indebtedness above specified. a, the -
spective times aforesaid. did not in any Insss. -
exceed per cent Of the taxable property n 49,
city IS ascertained aforesaid ana No.
a. the corporate authorities OF said csfv 4.
sued all said warrants in good faith ana ~ vss.
received TO the use Of said city, Intending ara -
tempting thereby to incur valid indehfsinsss - =
the part OF said city upon said warrants rss,s =
lively in the amounts Of each and al; of safs -
rants severally and to evidence the same nv srss
warrants; and. whereas the mayor az
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BILE that said attempted mourning of a.
Indebtedness by the issuing OF all said wss
rants. or of all such thereof as represent indssss
ness which may not be valid without the ratises
tion here provided for, shall be- asseuted 81 -
ratified in the manner authorized by an act of ~
legislature of the state Of Washington entislsS
AN act 20 enable cities and towns Ia vaIidass -
tain warrants and other obligations and evdeusax
indebtedness on tie part OF such cities and tovus
issued by the corporate authorities thereof In ~
cess of their legal authority and declaring -
emergency 10 exist" approved March T. 1891 kavs
in and by ordinance No. I,700, Of said city, a.
proved April ~. 1891. and published in the "a
cal newspapers OF said city on April 81 1891 dn5v
proposed To- the voters In said city, In and By -
ton of said ordinance, that they assent 10 "A
ratify. by the vote required for that purpose IN
the constitution and laws Of this state. TO BE- cast Il
the election in section of said ordinance pre
attempted mourning. by acts of tie &c corp -
ate authorities of said city. of the IN
debtedness the part ofsaid city represented ~ ns
warrants aforesaid. embraced within each Of tks
following specified distinct classes thereof into
which SAID warrants are. in and by ~
ton l OF said ordinance. divided, win
reference 10 the periods In which they were r.
spectively issued and the funds out of which thsy
were on their face respectively made payable,
to-wit:
ssClass Warrants drawn payable out ofths ma
fund of said city, and dated and issued on sundrv
days between September 81, 1889, and November
II. 1889, both inclusive numbered from $500 %
4029 of the year 1899. both inclusive, aud DE
face amounts whereof aggregate the sum u
$33.2Te.92
fund of said city, and dated and issued on sundry
days between November Is. 1899, and February
rs. 1890. both inclusive. numbered from 1850 q
to 500 of the year 1890, both Inclusive, and ths
face amounts whereof aggregate the sum Of
$91.567.73.
Glass 3-warrants drawn payable out ofthe read
fund of said city and dated and issued ON suniry
DAYS between February 20. 1890, and August
1890, both Inclusive, numbered from 62l to 2.7S9,
of the year 1890, both inclusive, and the tzc6
amounts whereof aggregate the sum Of $lt4.r
5000.
"Class 4-Warrants drawn payable out Of The 6rs
fund of said city and dated and issued on sundry
days between May 3. 1890, and August 10, 1890.
face amounts whereof aggregate the sum OF 81,
7Sl59."
And whereas said mayor and city council have
in and by section OF said ordinance provided thst
an election shall be held at the tims
and places OF which notice Is herein
below given. for the purpose Of voting
propositions submitted to them In and by section
OF said ordinance, and in and by said ordinances
have made further provisions for the holding md
conduct of said election, and hlyS declared the
effect of any vote cast at such Election whereby
threeffths Of the voters in said ty voting theseat
shall assent to and ratfy the Inc rrng Of said IN
debtedness or Of either or any Of said Glasses
thereof: and
Whereas, said CITY on Aprfl 10 1891, duly
made and entered into certain contract with y.
w. Harris & Co., OF Chicago Illinois. dated On
that day, wherein and whereby, among 0thM
things, said city agreed that IL would as speedily
practicable take all the necessary steps % subnil
TO vote of the voters of said city the question 81
the ratification OF sundry of said warrants. and
would also take the necessary steps TO submit 70
vote Of the voters of said city NJ the same election,
to be held for that purpose also the question Of n
suing bonds of said city To fund all Of said war
rants which might be valid. and all thereof which
might be validated by the vote cast for that puf-
pose at such election together with the interest
crued and to accrue such warrants to the date OF
the issue Of such funding bonds, and that such
bonds should be directed to bear date ON July !.
1891, and should be payable aud bear interest - II
said contract specified, and that In case the requl$
te assent to the Issuing OF such funding bonds o.
any thereof should be given by the vote cast =
such election, and in judicial decision should
be obtained that such bonds proposed 70 be Issued
were valid said city would sell and deliver 70 SAD
". w. Harris Il &C.. the whole of such issue Of
bonds in block, to be delivered to and paid tor
by them at the time and place aud at the price 70
said contract provided and wherein and whereby,
among other things said city granted 70 said y.
w. Harris & Co., an option, TO be exercised ~
tnem at any time nefOTe the nual passage OF tli1
ordinance 10 have such bonds directed 10 be issued
bearing interest at the rate of per cent per an
mum. payable semtannually which option las hesa
exercised by said ". w. Harris Il Co. accoTdingyi
and whereas, the face or principal sums Of all said
warrants hereinabove specified aggregate The sum
OF S37Oe79.44, and the interest accrued thereon
and to accrue thereon to July /, 1891, rs PROVIDED
by law to be payable upon lawful warrants Of SAID
city aggregates about the sum of $4S. Z0u.56, SAID
principal and interest together amounting 10 about
the sum of $419 $50 and IL will be necessary thss
the total face amount of bonds to be issued and
sold In accordance with said contract made by sad
city with said y. w. Harris G Co, shall be about
the sum OF $460.O00. in order thereby 70 fund AZ
the aforesaid warrants In case all thereof az sad
date provided for the issuance OF such bonds SHAH
be valid or shall have become validated BY force o.
the assent and ratification proposed In and BY SAD
ordinance No. 1,TO6 as aforesaid, and shall be then
still outstanding and unpaid; and whereas the
inGly in and by ordinance No. 1.707, of said city
approved April % 1891. and published in the ON
eia newspapers OF said city on April "a, 1891 duly
proposed 70 the voters In said city, IN and oy sec
ton Of said ordinance No 1707. for their assens
thereto as required by law. the issuance and the
sale 20 =. w. harrls q 20. OF tnlcago. inos,, ~
pursuance and according % the terms OF said con-
tract with said n. w Harris TO-:
dated April 10. 1891. and hereinabove recited. Of
sixty thousand dollars $3.50 000). or such lesser
sum as snail be sufficient. for the fund
ing OF such and so many OF said warrants
heretofore issued on the part of 81 "a city By the cor
poTate authorities thereof. draws payable out OF
the road fund and the fire fund. respectively. Of
said city, and hereinabove particularly described
ana specified In distinct classes, as may be va ie
whether by virtue OF an assent 70 ana
ratification of the attempted mourning OF the 10
debtedness represented thereby, given and mace ID
pursuance of said ordinance No 7O6 of said city,
hereinabove rected or otherwise, and as may %
and unpaid at the date In said orni
nance NO. l7O7 prescribed for the issuance OF snc1
bonds, to-wit, July L. 1891 and for the funding o.
the interest accrued and to accrue such warrants
so 70 De FUNDED TO said date Of the Issue OF sucn
funding bonds which bonds shall bear date on July
j, 1871 shall be payable in twenty after theis
date both principal and interest payable az the or
nee OF the treasurer Of said city or the option o.
tde holder of each such bond or Interest con-
pom, at the banking house of said y. W. Harris
Co., IN the city Of New York, and shall bear INFER
est, payable semiannualy, on the first day OF Jsn-
uary and the first day of July, in each year during
their term. at the rate Of per cent. per annum
And. whereas. said mayor and city council nevs
~ ana by section 2 SAID ordinance No l.!oI pro