The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-11

DRoPosED AMENDMENT NO. 1s-A PROP
ositIon TO amend section five l5) of article Kill
B. b. 1890 100 e'A' '''' A'Op'ea october l.
Resolved Tha. section FIVE 90 of article xrrr
d3) of the freeholders charter be amended SO a.
70 read as follows:
SECTION 5. The park commission shall have
power and ii shall be it, duty 20 devise adopt and
maintain parks, park ways and honlevarsIs in and
adjacent 10 the city of Seattle and rom tinne 70
tine 10 aad thereto 20 aeslgnate ianfs AID grounds
70 be Used or approiriai ed tor such purposes to
cause the same TO be plated, SURVEYED and the
pats thereof fled In the ofce of the secretary of
AID commission and the office OF the ct, engjnear
Of said city. and the right to take possession upon
obtaining title TO the same or any part thereof IN
hold, improve govern and administer the same for
sucn purpose. The park commission snail have
power and Is hereby authorized TO obtain title Tor
md In the of the city OF cattle 10 nnv 10 nsa
90 designated by It for the purposes of this ACT NV
lift devise. purchase or lease. said cornrIi ssio3
nav eater into any contract in the name az ss,s
city FOR the purchase OF any lanes to be maid TOR
in such time or times and in such manner az fna
commission may ag ee upon: and said .mnnisslon
may accept title 10 lands and give back mort
gage OF mortgages In the name Of said clty To So
cure the unpaid purchase price; provided no per
sonai or general liability the part Of said citv
shall be created by any such contract Leyond the
means ut the time ayailsbie therefor: and nrn.
vided further that there shall be no express agree
mont contained tn any sueD Mortgage nor any sep
sraie Instrument given for the payment of the
sums s.cnred thereby but the remedy of the mort
gage shall be conhned TO tie property mortgagea
Separate article to proposed amendment NO ia
- an alternative proposition:
Resolved. Ihas the powers above conferred be
subject 10 ratification or rejection the city coun-
Gil II. w. MILLER.
Clerk OF the City of seattle
Date Of first publication December 2. 1891
HOUSE OF DELEGATES JOINT REsOr,rT
IL ton NO. 29.-Rc IL resolved by the board OF
aldermen and the hou OF delegates OF the city ~
keal le in session assembled: That II is the in.
tentlon of the city council of SAID city to m prove
the alley between second and Third street nv
grading and planking said alley from Colaiabia
street TO Marion street In said city, said inrroye-
meni To consist Of grading and planking the whole
width of said alley. and said alley DO covered by
plank four inches thick.
The estiinatei cost OF grading and plankin g said
alley Is two hundred and fifty dollars: the total
COS OF said improvement to be paid by the abut-
ting propert y-owners said alley between the
pOia named above, and the cost of grading and
laying said anking said alley is to be assessea
against the property abuttine on such alley. and
which said abuttng property is hereby declared to
be the property benefited by said Improvement All
persons owning any said abutiiBg property. as de-
scrbed IN this resolution, shall nave fifteen days
from and .fter the date OF the first publication of
this resolution to file with the city clerk prot ests
against said Improvement.
Passed board OF aldermen this ed day of Novem-
Der, 1891 GEORGE w. HALL,
President Board of Aldermen
Passed house OF delegates this elh day OF Novem-
Der, 1891. Il. W. JONES.
Approved by rae this 39th day of November.
1891. HARRY WHITE, Mayor.
Flied by me this Both day of November. 1881.
ii. W MILLER. City Clerk
Published this 4th day of December. 1891.
THE FOLLOWING CITY WARRANTS WILL
i be paid upon presentation at the CITY treasn-
sers Office. No Interest allowed after fifteen days
rom first publication OF this n0tice.
1891 road tund warrants Nos. 1904 10 3, l3O in
elusive.
Fire fund war ants NOS 500 TO 603 inclusive.
Public health warrant, No. 81.
WILLIS AnES, City Treasurer
Date of first publication. December 10. lS9i.