The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-14
SOTICE OF Ell ECTION.


NOTICE OF ELECTIoN-NoTICE Is HERE
~ by gwen TO all whom IL mag concern, that
WHEREAS The corporate Authorities Of the city
of seattle have heretofore Issued certain warrants
and clerk and sealed with the seal OF
said city drawn upon the treasurer Of said city,
on their face payable out of the road fund street
fund, fire fund aud fire department fund OF said
city respectively and TO sundry persons IN said
payees thereof or 10 tner order. and TOR the
sundry amounts Of money m said warrants respec-
lively specified. which warrants We're sevefA4ly
so issued in consideration OF Iaoo. or services
performed for, materials or other property fur
nlshed to- or moneys paid tor the use OF, said city,
AMI were dated on or ABOUT tae day OF iner issue
We're with few exceptions) presented for pay
ment TO the treasurer Of said city on or shortly
after their respective dates or prior 10 the passage
Of ordinance No. 300. Of said city hereinbel0w
mentioned and By sad treasurer indorsed
Presented and not paid for want OF funds and
are stlil wholly unpaid and arr owned and held by
sundry persons as claims against said city and
evi,.ences OF Indebtedness on SIS part TO the re-
speciIve holders OF said warrants In the respective
sums therein named with Interest = provided by
law TO be payable upon lawful warrants OF said
WHEEEAs The total indebtedness Of said city at
and prior 10 the respective times OF the issue Of
said several warrants exceeded one and oue-haif
per centum OF the taxable property in said city
ascertaiued by the then last previous assessment
for city purposes. but the assent of three-dfths
of the voters in said city. voting at an elect on held
for maj purpose 70 the icurrinc Of the in5eb-eJ
ness on the part Of said city Intended to be evil
denced by said warrants or Of any part OF such in
debtedness, has not at any time been given; and
respective times of the issue Of said several ar
rants, including the sums named in such warrants
then so issued, but excluding indebtedness iu-
CURED by said city for supplying said city with
water and sewers by works for supplying such
water and sewers owned and controlled by said
city, did not in any instance exceed Eve per
centum Of the taxable property ia said city as
ascertalned as Aforesaid: and
WHEREAS The corporate authorities OF said city
issued all said warrants good faith and for value
tempting thereby to incur valid Indebtedness on
the part Of said city upon said warrants respect
rants ssveraily and TO evidence the same BY such
warrants, and 50 issued esSsi and all Of said
rants and so attempted to incur sgch indebtedness
hereinabove referred to, prior to March :, 1881;
and
WHEREAS The mayor and city councilsnf said
city deeming i advisable that said attempted incur.
ring Of said Indebtedness 5y the issuance OF all
said warrants shall be assentad and ratified in
the manner authorized BY an act Of the legislature
OF the state Of Washington entities An act TO en-
able cities and towns validate certain warrants
and O. aer oolisatious and evidence Of indebtedness
on the part of cities and towns. issued nv the
corporate authorities thereof IN excess Of their le
- a1shofltE' ahr declaring an emergency 70
exist, passed by the ls=1 stature and approved by
the governor Of said state on March :, 1891, have
n ana ~ ordnance 40 1905. Of said city, ap-
proved February =. 1892. ana published In the
official newspapers OF said city on February l.
4osZ GUY oroposed 20 the No ers IN said city. in
and by section OF said ordinance that they as
sent 70 and ratify, BY the vote required for thai
purpose BY the Constitution and laws of this state
70 be east At the election in section :. II said
ordnance No. !. 90 provided TO Be- held .or that
purpose, the attempted mourning, by acts of the
cor ora authorities Of said civ Of the ind s5tsf-
ness on the part OF said city represented by the
warrants aforesaid. embraced within each III ne
following specified distinct classes thereof mo
which said warrants are, in and by section / OF
periods which they were resue,tf,-eiy- tssr1e,,
and the .unis out OF which they were on their
face respectively made payable. to-WIt.
Class rue-W arrants drawn payable out Of the
road fund Of said CRY. and dated and lSSua1 -
sundry days between October 4 il % and 90 %
Der II, $50, oc;n inclusive. numbered from 3l3l
20 3, y Of tie yesr I7a8 both inr,usfva and rhs
5s7i n.i0ln'' 1'fS'' aggregate TIE SUM Of Sz7'-
Class Two---warrauts drawn payable out of the
street iuud o. said city and dated and issued on
sund-y days between November 4 1870 ana Esh
mary p. 1871. both inclusive. numbered rom
1855 70 3s9S oo'h inclusive. and the flce amounts
Whe caf aZsTe ate the sum OF SlS.o@5 -
tlass Threw arr2nts drawn PAYABLE out Of the
Ere fund o. said city. and dated and issued on sun
1897. both inclusive. numbered from sU- 10 sos o;
tue year leo. both inclusive, ana the face atou1ts
"SSts9i asE5eEste me sun Of S2l.2l9.39.
IRE department fund e said civ and daref ~
issued on sundry days between Noveaobars4 Sao
81 N1sca . 1871, Goth inclusive. numbered from
- g I'D pOth inclusive, and the face amounts
whereof aggregate the SUN OF SIS. oSI O.
AND WHEEEA> sad MAJOR and ~.rv c,n,.r,
Pave in and oy section Of said a-,ii,lar,.a Ss
1856 provided thar AT election s4sI bs haii a. ~
earls @at Places q which notice IS herein5eInw
Nesri, " sad city upon the several pro1osi,ion.
ordnance 10. / s6s a Vel a. NON tsa ! o. sad
Propositions submitted 70 them in avt bv ~.
ether several ordinances hereinbeloyv IN rb -
notice mentioned. and tn All ~ - ,-,;- 49,
No 1855 and have male fur,har r--;-i 49,
TIE ho.titg ami conduct Of sad eIe-io, 80 -. ~
IS aFet The effect Of any vote east al sIl,I1 is.
~Etreoy three dfthS OF the voters ~ 80 -, 10
IN n s-eat shall assent 70 AMI rar,fv r. - E9t-
clas>es,thereoE s-'-e' " any q SAID
.. MD WHEsEts. The mayor and city coy,.~i, Of
"a eity: deenllns u advisable thai the f-,f-6-s
ness both pr,Hci al and ln-ara>F co
- 40 = s.rTaa,s hereiuaoove rlsutiorst "a
81 tAEee-ffths Of the voters ia 20 '..e AsseI,
ssl1 erection provided Tor Co Aui IN - I o,i.ea-
yrs--gS-s ~ ~ "a ssiLeStned ~ slc part Of said
ida-el SHAH be funded BY the tssraae e 80 =
= "a ore.gsnce No. 1885, next below
= 80 2Il't GEO FOG have "a and BY artig.lrs
20 1857 OF said city. approved F-6--i- $50 ~
i,,. - -, s.- n Tue 4I'i-Ia. newspapers ~ All
- ~ ss2rlalry 4 lst@. daily r-p $50 = ~
voters N SAID city. IN and o. sec,i5, ~ ~
- - :, - t9-y assent 10 ard aptho-tya Nv
80 - - s'tllfel t9s THAI purpose by The .-,s-i-5
-. - eJ--oH : @! SAID ordnance No aei- ,5~c
sia a. b. The corp0rR;e aGihofi1tes of al "a, -
-, -,S o. 5a a., city Of Seattle ia ths
s1ail ne sufficient. FOR the funding 81 the -,
y sasa 1hn 80 many o said warrant, fs-i -
% AID on March :. ls9I. o. th4 r,-r az -, s .-
- tae corporate Authorities thereof dr7y-1 -
Al4e olit Of the Eo1i fund. street fE-4 s-s -
hre Departments nlnd respectivev ~ 80 80 7 1.a
So LeEe .iapaFe particularly de~crl he's ans 49,
=. "a els''ltt e-sss, a. ulay ~ vai.tate,i var
- -. t--.sl-i gag A unpaid. ~ tue date In
-sstl-.es e sad bonds to-vit a mi \ S1i -
- tle lenala- ct she t1terest accrued a. +,
dAse o. The issue Of ssch nzntiuS b-y-r5s- ,y,s--
-l-,s eua- aeaF c2-e ou April : I.@s 81 =
Raf-'.e n tS-lty years After their fa.z $50
Est-- pa @-a interest izgEh n g1ld eC.-, ~ -
mic. states q America o. the rs-se,t s.,T,,ga,
eI "tasni arc nnenes=. a. She Once ~ rf,s -.
eFtE 81 ,-l4 cry or ~ the opEiss Of ~ f,-rs.
eacn sucI bond OF each iater,s- e-1r--.t-, - =
saaN p Q-i zii osss 10 the city q Sew To-.- ~
- -. -. r - cry 81 seattle shah af,s-
a. er-'A41res Ne 1857 b.. o--Ir-,,.ss.
@A4 as shan b. specified N
tAc i1-e % such bonds and -.nsu -
.s.s-'ssL pNFaoie semi annually. IN tba
alss eSy e APr.l and the frst cas- 81 c-roher n
cent PEE saRani- "a NN1 ~
ASB " tEssAS said mayor AID city COUNCIL
- al % section :, u SAID eE1ln2nce 30.