The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-06
NOTICE. OF ELECTION.


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=, d gwen 70 al whom 1t NAV concern. that
WHEREAS The Corporate authorities Of the city
On the part OF said city. signed BY the mayor
and clerk and sealed with the seal Of
SAID city. drawn upon the treasurer Of said CITY,
On taelr face payable out Of the road fund. street
fund, IRE fund and fire department fund OF sa 4
city respectively and 20 slndry persons in said
several Sarrants resp ectlyeiy named the
payees thereof or TO tner order sni for the
sundry amounts Of money IN said warrants respee-
lively speciaed which warrants were seversIlv
so issued in consideration OF labo- or services
performed for, materials other property fur
nlshsd 70, or moneys paid tor the use o. said city,
and were dated OF or ABOUT the dag Of TheIr issGe
were with few excePtiousl presented for pay
nlent 70 the treasurer OF said city On or shortly
Of ordinance No. 1856. Of said city herefabelow
mentioned, and BIZ said treasurer Endorsed
Presented and not paid for want of funds aud
are SIN wholly unpaid and are owned and held by
sundry persons as claims against said city and
evi1ences Of indebtedness on its part 70 the rs
spectiye holders OF said warrants in the respective
sums therein named with interest as provided by
lsw 70 be payable upon lawful warrants OF said
WHEREAS The total Indebtedness Of said city az
and prior TO the respective times Of the issue of
said several warrants exceeded one and one-haif
per centun1 Of the taxaoIs property in said city
ascertained by the then last previous assessment
for city purposes, but the assent Of three-hfths
Of the voters in said CITY voting election held
for that purpose TO the mourning Of the indebted
ness on the part of said city intended TO ee evil
deneet By said warrants or Of any par- of such in
oeoiecness, has not az any time been gwen aud
whereas said total ine 6tednsSs Of said city At
respective times or the issue OF SAID several
rants, including the sums named IN such warrants
then so issued, but excluding Indebtedness In
CURED by said city for supplying said city with
water and sewers oy works for supplying such
water aud sewers owned and controlled by said
city, did not in any instance exceed ave per
celtGn Of the taxable property in said city as
ascertained as aforesaid: and
WHEREAS The corporate authorities Of said city
issued AL said warrants in good faith and for value
received 10 the use OF sad city, intending and
tempting thereby 70 incur valid Indebtedness
the part OF said city upon said warrants respect
-s=~ ali
rants seyerally and 10 evidence the same by such
warrants, and 80 issued each and al OF said war
rants and so attempted 10 Incur such Indebtedness.
hereinabove referred 70. prior 10 March :, 1891;
and
WHEREAS The mayor and city council of said
city deemingiI advisable tha. said attempted incur
ring of said Indebtedness by the issuance Of al
said warrants shan b. sssented 10 and ratified in
the manner authorized BY an ACT Of the legislature
Of the state Of Washington entitled An SCI to
able cities and towns tovalidate certain warrants
aud ocher obligations a1d evidence OF Indebtedness
the part of such cities and towns issued BY ths
corporate authorities thereof excess OF their le
gal authority. and declaring an eulsrzencv to
exist" passed by the legislature and approved by
the governor OF said state On March :. 1-9l. have
in and By ordinance No 1856, OF said city. ap-
proved February , 1892. and published in the
official newspapers OF said city on February !.
1892. duly proposed 70 the 70 e-s in sad city. IN
sent 10 and rainy. BY the vote required for that
purpose by the constitution and laws OF this state.
ordinance No !. s6s provided 10 De held Ter that
purpose. the attempted mourning. by acts Of the
cor1o-s authorities Of said city, Of the indebted
ness on the part Of said city represented By the
warrants aforesaid, embraced within each Of the
following specified distinct classes thereof. into
which said warrants are N and oF section Of
said ordinance. divided with reference to the
periods which they were respectively issued
and the funds out OF which they were on their
tace respectively made payable, to-vIi-
Class One-Warrants drawn payable out Of the
road fund OF said cry. and dated and issued on
Der !. 1890. both inclusive. numbered from S-ISi
TO 1927 Of the year 1880, both inclusive. and the
5S7is.
street fund Of said city. and dated and issued on
sundry days between November 1. 1890. and Fec
urary p. 1891. both inclusive. numbered from
1855 TO S,o7S both inclusive and The iace amounts
whereof aggregate tie sum Of S4S0S5 -.
Class Three-Warrants drawn payable out Of the
fire fund OF said city. and dated ami issued on
dry days between August n, ! ssJ, and October H.
1890. both inclusive numbered from 607 10 $50 OF
the wear 1890 both inclusive and the face amounts
whereof aggregate tne sum Of S2i21q.39.
Class F0ur-Warrants drawn payable out OF the
FIRE department fund Cf said city. and dated and
issued On slluGry DAYS nezween November i 1ssO.
and March :, 1891. both Inclusive, moergd from
S2T TO a26. both inclusive. and the face amounts
whereof aggregate the sum OF S@SnSl-o5.
AND WHEREAS. sad MAYOR ana city council
have in and by section Of said ordinance No.
ss6 provided that an election shall b. held AZ the
given, FOR The purpose Of voting thereas by The
voters in said city upon the several propositions
submitted them in and by section I OF said
ordinance y o. 1895, IS Wei as upon the several
propositions submitted 10 them IN and by the
other several ordinances hereinhelow IA this
notice mentioned. and IN ana by sad ordinance
No .966. and have made further provisions FOR.
the holdirs and coIdEc, Of sad election. and have
declared the effect Of any vote cast AZ such election
WHEREBY rhrse-ifths Of the said city yut-
iuz the-eaI ka assent 10 anu Tatify the Ineurring
Of said Indebtedness or OF either or any Of said
classes thereof
Am wEEEEAs. The mayor and city council Of
said city. deemiug Il advisable that the indebted
ness both principal and interest, represented BY
all said warrants hereinaboye mentioned and
Classified. il ratified ard validated BY the assent
Of three-ifshs OF the voters IN sad city voting az
said election provided for IN and by SAT- ordinance
No. 9o5 or that represented BY part OF said
dated shall De funded by the issuance OF bonds
therefor as IN ordinance No J q5f next below
mentioned proyided toT hSye n ana BY ordinance
No. ,seI Of said city, approved February =. 1892,
and published ia the official new spspers of said
city on February 1, 1882. duly prap posed 70 the
voters in sad city, N aud Of section / OF said
ordinance. that they assent TO aid authorize oy
the vote required for THAI purpose by the cousttG-
tlon and laws OF this state, 10 De cast az the ela
zion IN section = of said ordinance No l. 967 pro-
videi 70 be held for thar purpose. the issuance
and sSe bv the corporate authorities or said CITY Of
sum Of slS5 900. or such lesser sllfu As
shall be sufficient for the funding Of the principal
OF such aud 80 many Of said warrants sSIei PRIOR
to and on March :. 1891. oa the part OF SAID ,itv
By the corporate authorities thereof drawn pay
able OUT Of the road fund y Get fund.- ire fund and
fire department fund. respectively. OF said cttv
and hereinacove particularly described sua spaci-
rants, and outstanding and uDpaid, AZ the date in
said ordinance No. 1857 prescribed far tho
issuance Of sad bonds, to-wlt, April l. 1SqI and
Tor the tGnGlnE OF ths interest accrued and 20
accrue on such warrants 50 To be funded 10 sad
date of the Issue OF such funding bones: vvhieh
bonds shall. bear date on April 1. 81 shal BE-
payable ia twenty years afier their date horn
principal aud interest payahe in gold coin OF the
United states Of America Of the preset STANDARD
Of said city or. II the opt.an Of the holder Of
each suca bend or each interest COUPON AZ .4ll.h
balk OF banking house IN the city % New Yn-s a.
the ely council OF said city cf seattle shan .fter
the authorization OF such bonds provided ~ h,
a-H.a H4rE4 \ o.
designate, and shan De specified IN
the f=ce o. s2eh bonds, and shall bear
interest, paysole semi annually. on the
each year during their term the rase Of Ave per
cent per aunum.
AND W HEEEAs. said mayor and city council
have u and oy sectlOa 2. OF SAD nrsiinanca N