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

ORDINANCE NO 2 l39-AN ORDINANCE
" determining the mode and purpose of expend-
In The SUM of two hundred and thirtysix thou
sand four hundred ana sixty seven 800 dollars
$2S6A6703l paid into the city treasury to the
credit of the general fund as the proceeds of the
SAFE vi the seattle General Bonds of 1892" as
thorized and confirmed by ordinance 1870 and
Whereas In and by ordinance 1870 and Or
dlnance 1889 providing for the issuance and sale
o. .he bonds OF the par value OF t%o hundred and
a'tle General Binds of 1892" 1t IS provided that
the proceeds of such bonds may be used and ex
Pended for any strictly municipal purpose OF said
city, either general OF specific. for which the city
council may, after the issuance and sale of said
bonds, by ordinance ordinances determine to
expeni the same or any part thereof: and any part
or parts of said proceeds may al any time from
Time to time be transferred by the direction ofsaid
CITY council from such general fund to any other
nhd Of said city app icaole to strictly municipal
purposes thereof; and,
Whereas, The said general bonds OF 1892 have
been sold and the proceeds thereof, being the sum
OF TWO hundred and thirty six thousand four hum
ared and sixtyseven 3-l0O dollars ($236. 467. O3l.
have been paid into the trea ury of said city TO the
credit OF the general fund and,
Whereas, The city council has determined and
does hereby determine that the proceeds OF the
sale OF said bonds shall be used for the payment Of
Inc current expenses of said city, including all ex-
penses chaTgeable the various funds In the city
treasury from which strictly municipal expenses
are paid. to-wit: Fire department fund. salary
mn. police department fund. street fund. haroor
and wharf fund street light fund, public health
iund, public building fund and general fund,
ana that all warrants drawn AGAINST any
sage and approval of this ordinance TO
tIe END OF the fiscal year, to-wit: Until the lst
ass OF January 1888 so far as said proc ,eds are
sufficient for said purposes, shall be paid out OF
SUCH proceeds: AMI
Whereas, BY reason of the amendment of section
"a oil article of the city charter ratified by the
voters OF said city on the Sth day of March, 1892,
the city council can not make adequate levy Of
iaSes for the current fiscal year and the greater
portion of It's municipal expenses and charges dur
ing The remainder of the current fiscal year must
~ paid from the proceeds of said bonds: now,
Be it ordained by the city of Seattle as follows:
.,stcTIoN !. hat the sum of two hundred and
shlrty-sS thousand four hundred and sixty seven
Woo dol ars $3.50, 5000. paid into the city
treasury IA the seventh day of May, 1892, and
zoe sale OF two hundred and forty thousand dollars
tS24O,oo0 CO. of bonds, the issuance and sale OF
~ach was autho-i lied and coniirmed hv ordinance
d'sfV ordinance 1888, therein styled seattle
ceneral Bonds of 1892 shall be used in the pay
et oi the current expenses OF the city of Seattle
nh! The close al the current fiscal year to-wit the
Isl day of January, 1898. for such portion of
SAID time said proceeds shall be sufficient there
Tor ant the SAID current expenses of said city tor
sad time. contracted Tor strictly municipal pur-
PoseS are hereby determined as the purposes for
winch the proceeds of said bonds shall be used
Anu all warrants drawn aftert IL date OF the pas
1se aud approval of this ordinance, on any OF the
IahdS IN the city treasury, from which expenses
contracted for strictly municipal purposes are
pa,l 'o.wtt Fire department fund, salary fund;
polce department fund, street fund harbor ana
MAR Sharf fund, street light fund, public health
.pnd, public building fund and general fund.-
snail be deemeI to he and shall be charged
ssainst said proceeds and shall not be paid there.
nom so far As such proceeds are sufficient for SAID
Ia'poseS unless otherwise expressly provided Tor
hereafter by ord nance. AL ordinances passed
size me passage and approval of this osainance,
AZ prl"rt the Isl day OF January. 1898, makins
appropriations our of any of said funds Tor the
payment of strictly municipal expenses or charges,
man be deemed To he and shall be passed Ia pur-
soance Of this ordinance more specific designa-
IONS ofThe purposes Tor which said proceeds sna,i
~ expended, unless otherwise expressly proNldea;
The p7oce,Gs 4 an said bonds shall be expended
~ MAINTAINING aud continuing the administrator
~ We c'iy SuNernment a. at present proVtaea "
tue cAartrr and The ordinances OF said cry passed
Ad 10 be passed. and in continuing all those
sFletN nun Cipal works. not including WORKS ior
xater or sewer purposes authorized by existing or
ta'ere oF,in auces ii the city, while the same are
- 1oEce uIt. flg any portion OF the current ho'"
rsr ana all the charges and expenses conti az, 49,
oS the city hereunder shall be inlnedlateR paul
after being autitei and approved by the city conit-
III fron the proceeds of said bonds SO isI a. tfe
NJ ~ are sutieeas therefor Salo p,oceeuss ma
NJ o. expended for any other pn Poss MS -
nrrssh determined. unless otherwise hsFeaite'
provided ny ordinance
.oec IL shall be the duty or the CITY couhcI.
saVa time n unle hereafter, as may DE necessary
W convenient, To transfer any par or parts OF ne
poceetS ~ said bonds from said general iand 10
any her Of said n,nds in this ordinance named.
applicable - strictly municipal pu poses, ara
,.h sGm shall be - t-snsterved Is vii oe SUN
- = pay n presentation ali warrants orNNa on
Any of sa funds for strictly munic pal purp SEES.
the passage ani approval OF TINS 90
al So So, 20 me Isl day eli !snusrs "a r.,rot IN
- ~ said funds. shall be promptly psii on pre-
S 80" o. on fhe city treasurer sA,,
> ms ordinance shall take ere, 81. 10
IN force from ana after It's passage and approval
O. xsSed ey he Board of AIdernsa, ms Stss oAs
President board Of Aldermen
Nav by the house of deieSates ms n ss u
pre,isep, House :; . II peieCates.
J. r RONALD Mayor
-. GEORGE H /" j. ,'' stsroSEMAN. City Clerk.
fSoiShed June 5, 1892.