The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-24
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION

| NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTIoN-NO.
~ tee Is hereby given to all whom it may con
Germ, that
| WHEREAS It is provided in and by Article XVIII
OF the charter OF the city of Seattle that there shall
ee neg IN said cly; on the Tuesday following the
| ninety-iwo, 10 Wit, Tuesday the sth day 81
March. 1892, general election for the election al
| nmayor members Of the city council aud All oths-
elective officers for the terms provided for in sad
Charter and whereas Il is further provided in and
! ny Article XIX Of said charter that any amend.
| ment or amendments TO said charter duly proposed
| as therein prescribed shall be submitted 10 he
qualified voters OF said city for their ra1lfcaion al
the xt general election thereafter and that If AZ
snch election majority OF all lawful voters voting
thereat shall By their votes ratfy any sncb amend
meat or amendments 80 submitted the same 81 All
| merely become part o. said charter aud within
hve days after such election be by the mayor. in
| proclamation published in the city official news
papers, proclaimed a part thereof;
ASD WHEREAS the mayor and city council o.
| said city, approved February l. 1892 and pub-
lished IN the official newspapers of said city on
election to e held on said 9Th day of March, 1897
snail be held Tor the election Of certain elective
| oihcers Of said city in said ordnance specified to
wit those officers hereinbelow in this notice men.
toned and specified, subject, however, to the pro
| In this notice SET forth;
| AND WHEREAS snndry amendments to said
| sEer o. SAID city, commonly known the
| fre-holders Charter" have heretofore ana since
tne last general election in said city been duly
ptoposed IN said city council, and have been duly
considered. agreed to, published recOnsde ed and
again agreed to by said city council and are now
Ia course Of publication and are TO be published
Tor al least thirty days Excluding Sundsysl 1T
preceding said general election in the civ Official
newspapers Of said city, ali In com pance with the
provisions of said charter relative TO the adoption
of Amendments thereto. 10 wit each and All Of The
| proposed amendme IS herein below mentioned and
| designated by numbers;
| AND WHEREAS the mayor and CITY councii Of
SAID city have in and by said ordinsn &c No. 1874
duy provided tina. said general election be held
IN SAID city on said sth day Of March, 1892, shall
al o be held for the purpose of the Submission TO
the voters of said city tor their ratification at said
SAID charter Of said city hereinbeoS mentioned
and designated by numbers, and have in and by
| proposed amendments to the qualified voters Of
said city for their ratification at said general cleo
| which amendments are in section 3 OF aid orii
| nance specified and briefly described and are
the eto in the ballots be for and against the
ratlhcaflon OF the same respectively al said cleo
ton. as follows to witt
| No /. Proposed amendment to section of article
IL OF said charter, defining the lands and terri
tory included within the limits of said city; be-
| ing the hfss proposed amendment in course Of
| posed amendment No l."
| No q 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 No /"
| No. Proposed amendment 10 thirc paragraph Of
ssa Ion, 81 a1ete II; Of said charter defining
Ing the third proposed amendment In course Of
publication as aforesaid under the heading PRO
| No. 4. Proposed amendment to seventh para
| graph of section of article IL 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. L"
| No. s. Proposed amendment TO eighth paragraph
Of section of article H. of said charter defining
the boundaries Of the eighth ward of sa city:
being the fifth p roposed amendment in course Of
publication as aforesaid under the heading "Pro-
posed amendment No. /"
| No 8. Proposed amendment 10 section of article
II. OF said charter, adding thereto a new para
grapn 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 Proposed amendment No. l."
| No z. Proposed amendment to section of article
| ~ OF said Charter, fixing the number of mem
bers Of the board Of aldermen and house of dele
gates or said city, respectively; being the first
proposed amendment in course of publication az
aforesaid under the heading "Proposed amend
No. 3. Proposed amendment to section Of article
~. of said charter, regulating the election and
terms OF office of, and prescribing q salary for
members Of the board Of aldermen and h1use OF
delegates of said city respectively; being the sec
ond proposed amendment In course of publica-
ZION as Aforesaid under the heading Proposed
amendment No. 2"
| No 8. Proposed amendment to section OF Article
~. OF said charter imposing certain disqualified
lions 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. g"
| No. 10, Proposed amendment to section Of arti-
the houses of the city council Of said city being
the fourth proposed amendment in course Of pub
posed amendment No. -
| No II. Propos d amendment to section ID Of
article " Of said charter relative TO the advisory
board OF SAID city; being the proposed amend
ment In course of publication aforesaid under
the heading Proposed amendment No. g."
No ~. Proposed amendment to section of arti-
Gle VIII. OF said charter. relative TO loca i'm
provements IN said city; being the first proposed
amendment in course Of publication as aforesaid
under the heading Proposed amendment No
No 13, Proposed amendment to section of arii-
Gle VIII of said ch Irter, relative TO moies Of
making payment for loo i iInproveme MS in said
city; be ng the second proposed amendment in
course of publication AZORES id under the
hea! ling PROPOSED amendment No ~
No. Il Proposed amendment to section 8 OF arti-
Gle VIII OF sad charter. relative to the mode of
payment by bonds for local Improvements in
said city; being he third proposed amendment
in course OF publication as aforesaid under the
heading Proposed amendment NJ. s."
Gle VIII. of said charter, alive to surplus
funds collec ed TO pay for local improvement. in
said city; being the fourth proposed amendment
in course of publication as aforesaid under the
heading Proposed amendment No. s."
No. 10 Proposed amendment to article Will Of
section 29, relative 10 contracts with sal city.
being tn fifth proposed amendment in course of
posed amendment No. s."
No, II. Proposed amendment to section Il of art-
Gle TX OF said charter, re alive TO levy OF taxes
In said city; being the proposed amendment in
course OF publication aforesaid under the head
ing Prop sed amendment. No. 10"
No. Is troposed amendment TO section 10 OF srti-
Gle IN OF said Charter, relative TO the auditing
COLnInlttee OF sail city. being the frSt proposed
amendment in course OF publication as aforesaid
under the heading proposed amendment
No le. Proposed amendment 10 section II of arti-
Gle TX. of said 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 No. 6"
No. 20. Proposed amendment TO section II OF arti-
Gle y. of said charter. relative inspector of in
terror plumbing in said city: being the proposed
amendment in course Of publication as aforesaid
under the heading Proposed amendment No.
No 81 Proposed amendment to subdivision
Second of section 8 of article XII of said char
ter, relative 10 appointments by and sppOintees
Of The fire commission OF said city: being the first
proposed amendment in course Of pub.ica-
ton as aforesaid under the heading Proposed
amendment No. a..
No. 80. Proposed amendment 20 subdivision
Third of section OF article ri 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. z"
No. % Proposed amendment to section of arti-
Gle XII OF sail charter relative to meetings of
the fire commission of said city: being the
third proposed amendment in course of puoiica-
amendment No ="
No. "a. Proposed amendment to section of arti-
Gle XIII OF said charter, relative TO public park
ponds OF said city; being the proposed amendment
in course OF publication as aforesaid under the
heading prop osed amendment No ="
No. %. Proposed amendment to section OF a-ti-
Gle XIII. of SAID charter relative 70 powers and
duties OF the park comTnssilu Of said city; being
the proposed amendment in course OF pIOiica-
ton as Aforesaid under the heading Proposed
amendment No. Isl
No. 70 Proposed amendment to section . Of arti-
Gle Nv. of said charter. relative election term
ana duallncations o. corporation counsel Of said
city; being the proposed amendment in course OF
publication as Aforesaid under the heading Pro
posed amendment No l9.r
No u. Proposed amendment 70 section Of artl-
Gle Nv. of said charter, relative powers of cor
poraton counsel Of said city and to his assistants:
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