The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-06

mop SCI AN ND3ENT NO. Is-A PROP
/ ossson 20 amend section i've (5} Of article KILL
III 1870 9''0Os' =
M Of the freeholders charter be amended so as
u read a. follows:
srcTfoS 5. TIE park commission shall have
mower ani 1t shall be its duty devise adopt and
nsIBta parks, PARK ways and bonlevards in and
adjacent 10 the city Of Seattle, and from tine 70
time 70 aid thereto To designate lands aud grounds
TO be used or appr5i ma 81 tor such purposes; 20
cxues the same 20 D. plated. surveyed and the
pats there 4 bed - The oioe of the secretary of
sad commission anc the Office OF The city engineer
OF SAID eli aud ne right 10 take pos ession upon
obtaining .tie to the same or any part thereof: TO
held, impF0ve, govern aItd administer the same for
tuc p4rposes. The park commission shall have
power and Il hereby authorized 10 obtain title for
70 designa ed by II for the purposes OF this act by
gin devise purchase lease. said commission
nav eater mo aHy contract in the name of said
CITY Tor tie purchase OF any AN s. to be paid for
In such srne or times and In such manner as the
commission may ag &c upon: and said mmission
may accept title 20 lana4 and give back a mort
gage mertgages - The name Of said ty 10 Sc
cure tnp unpaid pa chase price; provided. no per-
aoaal o. general iiabl " the part of said city
shat De CT ated ~ any fnct contract eypnd the
means AT the time avail be therefor: and. pro
sied turlher, ia II there shall De EXPIRE a ree
mel contained ~ any sicH mortgage nor any sep
agate Instrument given or the payment Of the
snpis scnred thereby tut The remedy Of he mort
fage snail le conhisd u ! property m0rigaged
sega ale article 10 pr posed amendment No Is
san alternative pr position:
ha-olFed lhai the lowe above conferred be
subject 10 ratification or rfje ton the city eoun-
ell ". MILL X,
Clerk OF the City of seattle.
Date of first publication December 2, 1891.
DRoposED AMENDMENr no. io-A PROP
i oxitlon 10 rmend section TWO t2l OF article XIV
ll5) Of The Ireenoiders charter, adopted october
Resolved That section two (2l or article XIV.
u.s. Of the sreehoders charter ne amended
10 read as follow:
sEcTIoS 2. ne corporation counsel shall be
elect d by The qualified electors Of tue city at the
general municipal ell elton provided for In this
charter, and shan hold ofi.ce Tor the term Of two
years ami until his successor is duly elected and
qualified. The corporation couu q must be an at
toiDey OF the supreme court Of thi. state. and
must have been in active practice Of his profession
for NJ eas. four years, two of which next proceed
Ing his eieeton must have been in the city of Sc
attic II. W. MILLER.
Clerk Of the city of seattle
Date OF first publication December2 1891.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES JOINT REsoLU-
IL ton y o. 2e.--Be IL resolved by the board of
aldermen and the hou OF delegates of the city of
sea Ia In session assen,bled. fhaf n fs tine in
tenton OF thu city council Of sad city TO im prove
the alley between second and Third street, by
street to Marion street In said city: said improve
ment 20 consist OF grading and pianking the whole
watn OF SAID alley aud said alley to be covered by
The estimated cost of grading and plank ng said
alley Is two hundred and fifty dollars; the total
cos OF said improvement to be paid by the abul-
ting property-ownerS or sail alley between the
laying said king said alley Is TO be assessed
against the property abatting on such alley, and
which said AUDITING property is hereby declared 70
be the property benefited by sa Improvement. AL
persons owning any said abutting property. de-
scrioed in this resolution. shall nave fifteen days
nom aud after the date of the first publication Of
this resolution 20 file with the city clerk prot ests
against said Improvement.
Passed board of aldermen this 23d day OF Novem-
Der. 1891 GEORGE w. HALL.
President Boa I'd of Aldermen
Passed house OF delegates this 9th day of y ovem-
Der, 1891. X. w. JONES,
President House OF Delegates
Approved by me this 3Oth day of November
1891. HARRY WHITE Mayor
Filed by me this 30th day of November. 1891.
H. w MILLER. City Clerk.
Published this 4th day OF December, 1891
GALE OF SALARY FUND WARRANTS
~ Under and by virtue of ordinance No. l.7Oe
sealed tenders viii be received by the Undersigned
city comptroller city treasurer and city clerk, for
the purchase OF n sufficient number of salary fund
warrants of the city of seattle amounting TO fifteen
thousand (Sl5 ,0a0l dolia 8, more less to pay
the day iaborers of said city in cash. said tenders
Will be received on or before Monday, December z,
A d. 1891 ~ O'clock p. m. tthe successful bidder
20 receive said warrant warrants and pay for the
name about December 3, A. II. 1891.
1heright IL hereby reserved 10 reject any and all
bids. c. w FERRIS, City omptrolier.
w. L. lbs, City Treasurer.