The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-22
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.

| NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION-No-
| ~ tice is hereby gwen TO all whom il may con-
WHEREAS 1t is provided in and byArticle XVIII.
of the Charter of the city of Seattle shall
be held In said city, the Tuesday following the
first Monday in March,, eighteen hundred and
March. 1892 general election for the election az
a mayor, members of the city council and all other
elective officers for the terms provided for in sod
charter and whereas il is further provided in and
| by Article XXX. of said Charter that any amend
ment or amendments to said charter duly proposed
| as therein prescribed snail be submitted 10 the
qualified voters of said city for their ratification at
the next general election thereafter, that If at
such election a majority Of all lawful voters voting
thereat shall by their votes ratfy any amend
| nent or amendments submitted, the same shall
| thereby become part OF said charter, and within
| five days after such election be by the mayor. IN
| proclamation published in the city official news
! papers, proclaimed part thereof;
AND WHEREAS the mayor and city council of
said city have in and by Ordinance No. 1874 Of
said city. approved on February 4, 1892 and pub
| lished in the official newspapers of said city on
February 5. 1892 duly provided that said general
election to held on said 9Th day of March, 1892
shall be held TOR the election of certain elective
officers of said city in said ordinance specifief To
wit those officers herenbeiow in this notice men.
toned and specified subject, however, TO the pro-
| In this notice set forth;
AND WHEREAS sundry amendments to said
charter or SAD city, commonly known as the
the last general election in said city, been duly
proposed In said city council and have been duly
| considered. agreed TO, published, recOnsidered and
| again agreed TO by said city council. and are now
in course of publication, and to be published
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preceding said general election, in the city official
newspapers Of said city, all in compliance with the
Of amendments thereto, TO wit each and all of the
proposed amendme is hereinbelow mentioned and
AND WHEREAS the mayor and city council of
said city have in and by said ordinance No 1874
In SAID city on said 9Th day of March, 1892 shall
al o be held for the purpose of the submission TO
the voters OF said city, tor their ratification said
| general election. Of said sundry amendments to
| said charter of said city hereinbelow mentioned
| said ordinance submitted each and all of said
| proposed amendments to the qualified voters of
said city for their ratification said general cleo
| ton. as provided by said charter Of said CITY
which amendments are in section of said ordi-
| nance specified and briefly described, and are
thereby numbered for the purposes OF reference
the eto in the ballots to be for and against the
ton. as follows to witt
| No. l. Proposed amendment to section l of article
H. of said charter, defining the lands and terri
| tory included within the limits OF said city; be-
Ing the FIST proposed amendment in course Of
as aforesaid under the heading PRO
No 2. Proposed amendment to section of article
II OF said charter, dividing said city into nine
| WARDS; being the second proposed amendment in
course Of publication as aforesaid under the head
| No. Proposed amendment to thirC paragraph OF
| section OF article IL Of said charter, defining
the boundaries of the third ward of said city; be-
| ing the third proposed amendment in course of
| publication as aforesaid under the heading PRO
posed amendment No. II
NO. 4; Proposed amendment TO seventh para
graph OF section 2 of article H. of said charter,
defining the boundaries of the seventh ward of
| SAID city; being the fourth proposed amendment
| in course of publication aforesaid under the
heading Proposed amendment No. II
of section of article II of said charter defining
the boundaries Of the eighth ward of sa CITY;
publication as aforesaid under the beading "Pro-
| posed amendment No. l."
No: T. Proposed amendment to section of article
| IL of said chaeer adding thereto a new para
graph defining the boundaries of the ninth ward
| of said city; being the sixth proposed amend
mentin course of publication as aforesaid under
the heading Proposed amendment No. L"
| No. 2. Proposed amendment 10 section of article
| ~. OF said charter. fixing the number of mem
| bers of the board OF aldermen and house of dele
| gates of said city, respectively; being the first
| proposed amendment in course Of publication as
aioressld u ns the heading "Proposed amend
No. 8. Proposed amendment to section of article
| " of said charter, regulating the election and
members of the board Of aldermen and house Of
delegates of said city. respectively; being
ond proposed amendment in course OF publica-
| ton as aforesaid under the heading Proposed
| amendment No. q"
| No. 9. Proposed amendment to section 5 OF article
~. of SAID charter imposing certain disqualified
| tons upon members of either house of the city
council Of said city being the third proposed
amendment in course of publication as aforesaid
| under the heading Proposed amendment No. q"
| No. 10 Proposed amendment to section of arti
| Gle ~. of said charter, regulating meetings of
| the houses of the city council of said city; being
| the fourth proposed amendment in course of pub
| LEGATION as aforesaid under the heading "Pro-
| posed amendment No. 2"
No. II; Propos d amendment to section IS Of
article V. of said charter relative to the advisory
| board of said city; being the proposed amend
| ment in course of publication as aforesaid under
| the heading proposed amendment No. g."
| No. IL Proposed amendment TO section of arti-
Gle VIII. of said charter, relative TO local i'm
| provements in said city: being the first proposed
| amendment in course of publication aforesaid
| under the heading Proposed amendment No.
| No. ID. Proposed amendment to section of arti-
| Gle VIII Of said charter, relative modes of
| making payment for loo u lmproveme nts in said
| city; beng the second proposed amendment in
course Of publication as azores id under the
| heating Proposed amendment No. g."
| No. Il Proposed amendment to section of arti-
Gle VIII. OF said charter relative to the mode of
| payment by bonds for local improvements in
| said city: being he third proposed anne ddment
IN conr-e Of pc blication as aforesaid under the
| heading Proposed amendment No. s."
| No. Is Proposed amendment to section Is ofart-
| Gle VIII, of said charter, re alive 10 surplus
| funds collec ed to pay for local Improvements in
said city; being the fourth proposed amendment
| IN course OF publication as aforesaid under the
| heading proposed amendment No. j."
| No. H. Proposed amendment to article VIII. of
| said charter, by adding section thereto to be
section 70, relative TO contracts with sal city;
being tn fifth proposed amendment in course of
publication as aioresaid under the heading PRO
No. IL. Proposed amendment to section IL of art-
Gle TX of said charter, re alive to levy of taxes
conTse Of mn cafion as storessid nnder the head
| ing Prop sed amendment No 10.
| No. Is Proposed amendment TO section 40 of arti-
| Gle TX: of said charter relative to the auditing
| committee of said city; being the first proposed
amendment in course Of publication as aforesaid
| under the heading proposed amendment
No. ~. Proposed amendment to section Al of arti-
! Gle IN of sad charter, relative to auditing of
| demands against said city; being the second pro-
| posed amendment in course of publication
| aforesaid under the heading Proposed amend
| ment y o. o."
| No. 20 Proposed amendment to section IT of arti.
Gle y. of said charter relative TO inspector OF in
| terror plumbing in said city: being the proposed
| amendment In course OF publication as aforesaid
| under the heading Proposed amendment No.
| Is"
| No. 81 Proposed amendment to subdivision
'Second" of section of article XL of said char
| ter, relative TO appointments by and appointees
of the fire commission OF said city; being the first
proposed amendment in of pub.ica-
| ton as aforesaid under the beading Proposed
| amendment No. T."
| No. - Proposed amendment to subdivision
| Third" Of section OF article Nj of said char
ter. relative to reports by the fire commission of
| said city; being second proposed amendment
| in course of publication as aforesaid under the
| heading Proposed amendment No T."
| NO. %. Proposed amendment to section of arti-
| the fire commission Of said city; being the
| third proposed amendment in course OF puolica-
ton Aforesaid under the heading Proposed
| amendment No. T."
No. "a Proposed amendment to section Of art-
Gle NH. of said charter. relative public park
bonds of said city, being the proposed amendment
in course of publication as aforesaid under the
| heading Proposed amendment No. 81
| No. rs. Proposed amendment TO section of a-ti-
Gle XIII. of said charter relative 10 powers and
| duties OF the park commission of said city, being
| the proposed amendment in course of pablica
| lion as afor -said under the heading Proposed
| amendment y o. Is"
No. 20. Proposed amendment to section . of arti-
Gle Nv. OF said charter, relative 10 election, term
| and qualifications o. corporation counsel of said
| city; being the proposed amendment in course OF
| publication aforesaid under the heading PRO
| posed amendment No 49,"
No. ~ PTopU sed amendment TO section of arti-
Gle Nv. of said charter, relative TO powers Of cor
poration counsel of said city and 20 his assistants:
being the second proposed amendment in course