Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-07-08
rae uitissns Meeting

The alsmfnr'l asssssment meeting
Ia t,ina,lsa Hall "Wednesday evening
was the scune ul 49, auimstsd debate
over resolution prus idiug iut hing
lng sat g. test ihr l,gality # ths
acton ~ tlse tuuneil iu raising sssrss
nents, snd ~ the conclusion ~ the
discussion the Fuaoluiiun was adopted
The meeting was rallied b. onl,r hy
Col O~irTs. the Chairman snd the
iollawing frpuft - a A Phillips. llas.
arl stevens aud r. q M,saifuli. the
committee appointed ~ Wsit upon
tlts tnnusil waa pFtsentsl
Your committee appsaniei a. pre-
sent a. the titY tunutti tho rs.plu
tlun. ~ the ,ltissns ~ Olympia NJ
.smhlei ~ p,,l'iic meeting. FvnsDa.
stFaiing against the general raising Of
assessments. respectfully tspott that
we waited ntdn the Cuuncll by iis up.
l.oiniinent anil IiFesenlesl the f,aolu.
,iuns, urging su,h arguments ~ "c.
eufFed a. as ln saplost 81 lhem aud
expressly disstow,nn any intcnlion ~
wish ~ antaFunise the Council. bat
stated that 49, sefe .Dnt tu express
The ,olcs ~ the s'ltisens aud ~ con
suit ~ilh tee tauneil upon the lrst
course b. pnisus inF the weilafr ~ the
city several members ui the toun.
81 slh,ks uls,n the sithlert, ~ suptsirt
~ faisiug the assessment. after which
the fesoluliuns wvra referred b. the
Judiciary Committee oi the Council
and yuuf eummitlsv withdrew We
have received no further natice irUn,
the rity Ceanell. bat wc learn from
the newspapers that the Counril |.
proceeding wiih lie wurl ~ raising -
srssmsnts. thus virtually disfegariins
the wishes ~ ,lie people sHpFv' sell 10
the resolution
We deem "a hs't lsif tu the Cuun
~ a. state that they claimed a. be-
sriinx 10 conformity 9Th law aud an.
lsF the advice snd direction IT their
legal adviser, The ciiv attorney
Having performed the duiy 81.
trusted ~ us. and hring satisfied that
w. could accomplish nothing ly
further ranivteugr with the Cty
Council, 80 submit sac foregoing ~
IA'Ft. 81 " lsi'i ny you heiufu the al
'HfnFd meeting inf such action ~
thf sass mas fvluifv
After the tsadina ~ lhr report
ffsn,,s iirnst uasfe,i lhu inlluWinp
gvsssinlipn
NHuntas ltis ~, .enar ~ thi.
meeting that the ,aluaiiun placed
........ a. - s..t.t. NH. Al. -.
thi mris ~ ihe tity Aa.essuf IL equal
D. lhs sash sslue it,ieoi. and that the
artlnH II the ti,Y ',nntl. sitting ~
= l~safsl ~ - salvation "a making a
general falsu - ssld valuation tn a..
rstsni ~ slwtut 90 lssf cent VA afh.
tFsfy and ,ontraft ~ law and theFu.
trss against the rull, Interest. and
that the ruilstli,n Of ths lascs placed
npsH sald sfititsfY and hotliious
taiuaiista s4oult g. restrained thpfc
iufr -. i
tftifff HAT committee al
thftH &C. sppani,i ~ the Chairman
~ lhis meeting ~ilb tail poser g. tai,
al nr' sssfs stfpa o. tssi ths lrTslitt
ui 'ht s'iion ~ ,hs cts Cuun,il an
natina ssii r,nsfsi fsise. lns lu,iinr
~" iHisst 2" seipiot euausrl aud 4,
fa'.' ihf ustesssfb iHuds ~ .ui's, tip
,lnm ini r"nduriiur sat- contest and
that said t'fit'niiitsp ts authorized a.
AL thia meeting together shruttvi
49, iis lHhswsut 90, ppiilr intsfesl
nas fe'ltin
y Nsfuf uatf sald De- wuttI hks
~ understood lbt question IT, hAa
siEHs'i 'hs cali itt' hohtnR ,he nf.l
nssFtinH but had net Hn,s given the