The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-13
NOTICE OF ELecr,o~


NOTICE OF ELECTION NOTICE Il ns,s,7
Whereas the corporate anth0fitges ~ y shM
seattle have heretofore issued certsn -. 80 e1sy
the part o. sa;d city: signed by the nassa. Z
upon the treasurer OF said city, on ths;r ~ arsst
able ont OF the road fund and Glrs Ana :, rs4 f
cry rePecr.se,y' anu 70 snndry persons IN "
thereof or 10 their order, and for tho payes
of money In said warrants respee;iveiv s,ssIsssn
which warrants were ssverally so issuss tt-'ihe1
sideraton of labor or services Reformed =. ~ eou
terials or other property furnished 10 =, - "a
paid fer the use OF said city, and were dstss ssI
about the day OF their issue. were with : 81 "
ceptiOns) presented for payment 10 ths f..s ss -
OF said city on or shortly after their yna,.....5
dates, or prior to the passage Of ordlnance' y
and by said treasurer indorsed "Presan,aasss
not paid for want OF funds" and are sfiIi ~ ~
unpaid and are owned an. ana held By sundry perso-!
debtedness on its part 10 the respective halSa.9
said warrants In the respective sums No.
named with Interest, as provided by Iawr ~ s.ss4
able upon lawful warrants Of said city; and -
whereas, the total Indebtedness Of ..,1 -.
at the respective times OF the issue OF said .uI
warrants. or OF the greater portion In uunsbsr -
amount thereof, Including the sums names RI -
warrants then so issued, exceeded ~ -, -
OF the taxable property in said city a. 80
tanned by the then last previous assessrnsr, "
city purposes, but the assent Of three-f fths ~ -
voters In said city, voting at an election hsls ~
that purpose, 10 the mourning Of the indehsssusj
on t1e part OF SAiQ city INTENDED 10 be evihan-J
by said warrants, or of any part Of such indsfssl
ness. has not at any time been given. ana wss.s1l
said total Indebtedness above specified At ire =
speetive times aforesaid did not In any Insss.s<
exceed per cent. OF the taxable procerfv n ~
city as ascertained aforesaid; and whs-I
as the corporate authorities OF said city \.
sued all said warrants in good faith and fer vsaI
received Co the use of said city, Intending ans ~
tempting thereby TO incur valid indebternes< =
the part OF said city upon saic warrants resps3
lively In the amounts OF each and all OF said -.
rants severally and TO evidence the same by ssrs
warrants; and, whereas the mayor ~
city council of said city deernine II asv..J
bic that said attempted incs,rrsnv - - sus ~
Indebtedness by the issuing OF all sa6 -
rants, Of all such thereof represent indahtss
ness which may not be valid without the ratfee..
ton herein provided for shall be assented ~ ~
ratified in the manner authorized by an act N ~
legislature Of the state Of Washington sntltSsf
"An act to enable cities and towns 20 validsfe -
tain warrants and other obligations and eyIdenrsJ
Indebtedness on the part Of such cities and fowrr
issued by the corporate authorities thereof Ia ~
cess OF their legal authority, and declaring 4.
emergency to exist" approved March z, 1901 ksvs
in and by ordinance y o. l,TO6, Of said s4fs -
cIai newspapers Of said city April III 1881 du,s
proposed 20 the voters In said city. In and By -
ton of said ordinance. that they assent ID ~
ratlfy, by the vote required for that purpose y
the constitution and laws Of this state 10 BE- csss
the election in section Of said Ordinances mr.
vided TO be held for that purpose ~
ate authorities Of said city. OF the n
debteduess the part OF said city represented bva
warrants aforesaid. embraced within each Of ia
following specified distinct classes thereof nss
ton 1 OF said ordinance, divided VA
reference TO the periods in which they were y
We're on their face respectively made psyshA
to-wit:
fund Of said city, and dated and issued on sundry
days between September 81, 1899, and Noveubef
II, 1889, both inclusive. numbered from 3,62p %
4 029 Of the year 1899, both inclusive, and IA
face amounts whereof aggregate the sum q
$33.279.92.
sClass 2-Warrants drawn payable ont offhe rcsl
fund Of said city, and dated and issued on sundry
days between November Is. 1885, and February
IS, 1890, both inclusive. numbered from 4 Osb L
1880 of the year 1889, both inclusive, ard frsm
TO $40 OF the year 1890, both inclusive and he
face amounts whereof aggregate the sum Of
S91 .567.73.
''Class 3-Warrants drawn payable out offhs ros1
fund of said city and dated and issued on sundr7
days between February 20. 1890, and August 4
1890, both inclusive, numbered from 62I TO q 7sS
Of the year 1899, both inclusive. and the face
amounts whereof aggregate the sum Of slss..
'cIass 4-warrants drawn payable ont Of the srs
fund OF said city and dated and issued on sunday
numbered from 33l TO 5e8. both inclusive, aud tie
face amounts whereof aggregate Lae sum Of Ss7s
1888"
And whereas said mayor and city council have
an election shall be held at the nms
and places of which notice is herein
thereat by the voters in said city upon the ssverI
propositions submitted 70 them in and by section
of said ordinance, and in and by said ordinance
have made further provisions for the holding and
conduct Of said election, and have declared TIE
effect OF any vote cast at such election whereby
OF the voters IN said city voting tneress
debtedness or OF either or any OF said classes
thereof; and.
Whereas, said ciry on Aprfi 10. 1891 duly
made and entered into a certain contract with y.
w. Harris q Co, Of Chicago, Illinois. daisd ~
that day, wherein and whereby among othel
things said city agreed that II would as speedily =
practicable take all the Necessary steps to submit
10 vote of the voters Of said city the question q
the ratification Of sundry Of said warrants and
would also take the necessary steps to submit 70 .
vote of the of said city at the election,
10 be held for that purpose also, the question OF -
suing bonds of said city 70 fund all OF said war.
rants which might be valid, and all thereof which
nigh. be validated by the vote cast fof that pur'
pose at such election together with the Interest &c.
crued and to accrue on such warrants 10 the date q
the issue OF such funding bonds, and that fuch
bonds should be directed 10 bear date on July 1,
1891, and should be payable and bear interest fs n
said contract specihed and that IN case me rs9us
any thereof should be given by the vote cast =!
such election. and in case ajudical decision should
be obtained that such bonds proposed 70 be issued
were valid said city would sell and deliver to said
N. w. Harris & Co., the whole Of such issue %
bonds In one block, 10 be delivered to and paid of
by them At the time and place and at the price "
said contract provided and wherein and Whereby,
among other things, said city granted 10 safd y.
harris 70, an optior' 70 pe exercss - nv z,
ordinance 10 have such bonds directed 20 be issued
bearing interest at the rate Of per cent per an.
mum, payable semiannually,w which option has been
exercised by said N w. Harris & Co. accordngyi
and, Whereas the face or principal sums OF 81 saia
warrants hereinabove specified aggregate me sua
Of S370,979.44, and the interest accrued tnereon
nd to accrue thereon to July /. 1891. a. provided
by law to be payable upon lawful warrants OF ssi1
city aggregates about the sam Of &4sZ00oo SAG
principal and interest together amounting TO aDol!
the sum Of $4l9 $50. and it viii be necessary tnsi
the total face amount OF bonds TO be issued sna
sold in accordance with said contract made By sad
city with said y. W. Harris Z Co, shall De aDo1l
the sum OF $3.50, 600, in er thereby 70 fand ~
the aforesaid wrrants In case all thereof 81 80
date provided FOR the issuance OF such boLds SEAL
be valid or shall have become validated 5y force q
the assent and ratification proposed 10 and oy sal
ordinance No 1,706 aforesaid. aud shall be tnsl
mayor and city council OF said city have accorts
ingly In and by ordinance No. 1.1O7, OF SAID CITY
approved April a. 1891. and published u the ON
cial newspapers OF said city on April "a lssi aut.
proposed TO the voters In said city. In and BY sec
ton Of said ordinance No. 1707, for their sssen
sale TO y. w. Harms & Co.. of CHICAGO. Illinois.
pursuance and according TO the terms OF said cen
tract with said y. w. Harris 4 20.
dated April TO- 1891, and hereinabove recited. 2
bonds OF said city, In the Of four hundred ant
sixty thousand dollars 1850 000), or such Jesse
sum as shall be sufficient, for the mna
ing OF such ard so many OF SAID Warrahh
heretofore issued the part Of said city by the cor
porate authorities thereof drawn payable OUT Q
tbs foau iuno ana lne nre iunos TeSPect,s ~ :
SAID city, and hereinabove particularly oescfiys
and specified In distinct classes, as may De VAN
warrants, whether by virtue Of an assent 70 10
ratification of the attempted incurrinz Of tne Y
debtedness represented thereby, given and mace !
pursuance of said ordinance No. 7O6 OF SAID Guy
hereinabove recited, or otherwise, and as may
outstanding and unpaid at the date In said oEa,
nance No. l,707 prescribed for the issuance ofsuel
bonds, to-wit, July j, 1891, and for the funding
The interest accrued and 10 accrue on such
so 70 De funded, to said date Of the issue OK sns.
tundlng bonds; which bonds shall bear date On ".
1881, shall be payable IN twenty years aftfr tne
date, both principal and interest payable a. tns 9
~, " Va urer OF said Guy, or, a. nns cou
pom, at the banking house Of said n. w. HarlB
Co., In the city of New York, and shall bear inpel
est, payable semi-annually, the first day o. -
nary and the first day Of july I'm each year durih
tnelr term. at the rate Of per cent. per annum-
And. whereas, said mayor and city council nsf