The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-06
NOTICE OF GENER4L ELEC1TOa.

-'O1ACE OF UENEAAL ELEC&lOo
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELEC1ToN-No-
Germ, that
WHEREAS It is provided in and byArticle XVIII
of the charter of the city of Seattle that there shall
be held in said city, on the Tuesday following the
hrSt Monday in March, eighteen hundred and
ninety-two, to wit on Tuesday the Sth day of
Marcn, 1892 general election, for the election of
mayor, members of the city council and all other
ciecuVs oihcers Tor the terms provided for in said
Charter and whereas 1t 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 shall be submitted 10 the
qualified voters of said city for their ratification
the next general election thereafter and that if at
such election majority of all lawful voters voting
therea shall by their votes ratfy any such amend
ment or amendments SO 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 or
said city have in and by Ordinance No. 1874 of
lished in the official newspapers of said CITY on
February 0, 1892, duly provided that said general
election 10 held on said Sth day of March. 1892,
shall be held for the election of certain elective
officers of said city in said ordinance specified,
wit those officers hereinbelow i'll this notice
toned and specified, subject, however. TO the pro-
visos as to election of certain of them hereinbeow
in this notice set forth;
AND WHEREAS sundry amendments to said
charter of said city, commonly known the
"Freeholders Charter" have heretofore and since
the last general election in said city, been duly
proposed said city council, and have been duly
considered. agreed 10, published, reconsidered and
again agreed TO by said city council, and now
In course of publication, and are TO be published
for at least thirty days Excluding sundays) next
preceding said general election, in The city official
newspapers of said city, all in compliance with the
provisions of said charter relative to the adoption
OF amendments thereto 10 Wit, each and all of the
proposed amendme is hereinoelow mentioned and
designated by numbers
AND WHEREAS the mayor and city council Of
said city have in and by said ordinan CO No 1874
duly provided that said general election to be held
III said city said Sth day of March 1892, shall
al 20 he held for the purpose of the submission to
afS aid
general election, Of said sundry amendments to
said charter of said CITY hereinbelow mentioned
and designated by numbers and have ia and by
said ordinance submitted each and all of said
proposed amendments to the qualified voters of
ssid 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 referen ce
thereto In the ballots to be cast for and against the
ratification of the respectively at said cleo
ton, as follows, to wit:
No. /. Proposed amendment to section of article
H. OF said charter, defining the lands and terri
tory included within the limits of said city; be-
ing the first proposed amendment in course Of
posed amendment No l."
No. 2. Proposed amendment to section of article
IL OF said charter, dividing said city into nine
wards; being the second proposed amendment in
course OF publication as aforesaid under the head
ing proposed amendment 30 l."
No. 8 Proposed amendment to thirc paragraph of
section : OF article ii. Of said charter defining
the boundaries of the third ward OF said city: be-
ing the third proposed amendment in course of
posed amendment No l."
No A. Proposed amendment to seventh para
graph OF section of article II. of said charter
defining the boundaries Of the seventh ward of
said city; being the fourth proposed amendment
In course OF publication as aforesaid under the
heading Proposed amendment No. ]"
No. 5. Proposed amendment to eighth paragraph
OF section OF article IL Of said charter, defining
the boundaries Of the eighth ward of sd city;
being the fifth roposcd amendment I'm course OF
publication as aforesaid under the heading "Iro-
posed amendment No. l."
No. q. Proposed amendment TO section of article
IL of said charter, adding thereto a new para
graph defining the boundaries of the ninth ward
of said city; being the sixth proposed amend
ment IN course OF publication as aforesaid under
the heading Pr posed amendment No. / ~
No. Z. Proposed amendment 10 section of article
IN. OF said charter, liking the number of mem
bers of the board of aldermen and bouse of ,jaia
gates of said city respectively: being the first
proposed amendment in course of publication as
aforesaid under the heading Proposed amend
ment No. p"
No. .. Proposed amendment TO section of article
~. OF said charter. regulating the election and
terms Of office of, and prescribing a salary for
members of the board Of aldermen and house Of
delegates Of said city, respectively being the Sec
oud proposed amendment in course OF publiea-
ton as aforesaid under the heading Proposed
amendment No. q
No. 8. Proposed amendment to section OF article
~. OF said charter inpos1s certain disqualified
lions upon members or 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 . -
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 pl1h-
bcatioa As aforesaid under the heading Pro
posed amendment No ."
No. Il. Fropos amendment 10 section l3 of
article V of said charter. relative 10 the advisory
board OF said city: being the proposed amend
ment in course Of Publication "a aforesaid under
the heading Proposed amendment Nc. g."
No II. Proposed amendment to section Of arti-
Gle VIII. uf said charter, relative lOca i'm
pTovements IN said city; being the first proposed
amendment in course Of publication as aforesaid
under the heading Proposed Amendments No
5"
No, Is. Proposed amendnsnt to section s of ar:i
Gle VIII OF said charter, relative 10 NODES OF
making payment for loc 1 improvements in said
city; beng the second proposed amendment in
course OF publication azores id under the
hea ling Proposed amendment No. D."
No "a Proposed amendment - section 2 Of arti-
c3e VIII OF said charter relative TO the mode of
said city; being ne third proposed amendment
in colr-e Of publication rs Aforesaid under the
heading Proposed amendment No. So
No - Proposed amendment to section I3 Of art
Gle VIII of said charter, re alive 10 surplus
funds ooliec e. % pas fo. local Improvement ia
said city; lei the fourth proposed amendment
in course Of publication as aforesaid under the
heading Proposed amendment No. 81
No D. Proposed amendment To article VIII of
said char er oy aid ug section thereto 70 be
seclion g re alive 10 contracts with sal cit
being tn iflh proposed amendment in course OF
publication as aforesaid under the heading Pro
posed amendment No. ).
NJ It Proposed amendment 70 section Il Of artl-
Gle IL ~ said barter, re alive 70 levy of taxes
course of publication as aforesaid uadeE EAs head
ing Prop set amendment No It,"
NJ Il Proposed amendment TO section 80 81 arf-
Gle Y of said charter relative TO the aud gin :