The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-09
VOICE or srrcrAn INJECTION.

~ H., - i, ~ b.reosore issei certain warrants
On the part OF said city. signed by tiie may ~
and clerk and scaled with the he.a VI
saSd INV drawn upon the treasurer of saif city.
m their face payable out of the road rum stiees
fnnd Dire si,rd and fire department. tuna Q. sa "a.
city respectively and to sundry persons ~ sdia
several warrants respectively named - ~
payees thereof OF 70 the of'lsa ,rrans respee
suEdry amounts Of money IN said warrants isss
ffVnlv specified. which warrants we're seteis.y
So tssued IN consideration OF Epos % mr.
uer..,rned for. materials or other properly ilI
nisted to- or moneys paid for the use o. sss cI.yi
and we're dated on or about the DAY Q. isir ss'
t,s,,t - the treasurer Of said city on or shorty
after their respective dates or prior 70 the passs
az ordinance No. 1.9o6, OF SAID CITY hereih ,
r,en,' oIed and by said treasurer ind0r<ei
presented aud not paid for want OF inltle, ana
arr. still wholly unpaid and are owned ai,d hel by
saniry Yer .ofs al claims against said city and
svfsences Of Indebtedness on is part 70 me t. le
sneetixe holders OF said warrants In the Respective
.as fserei,, named viz, interest provided by
law 10 he payable upon ia~iui "aftai'S u sA''
CITY; and ,,.,,...o.s ,r sa,s cir, a.
End prior TO the respective times OF the ESoe o.
sad several warrants exceeded ohe li 'i t,
ssr centnn OF the TAXABLE properly IN siH eiIy -
asefrlBined by the then last Previous is-ssfsehs
fvr city purposes. but the assent o. M Ia
for fiiat purpose the incurriDg OF the in1eb'ei-
ness on the part Of said city intended 70 re- ~
ds,,eet by said warrants. OF any part ofseh m
stebfelatas has not Mt any time been gwen ara
whereas sad total indebtedness Of said city at the
respective times Of the issue Of SAID seNera VAT
rants Jnciadiiig tho sums named ia such warrants
then so issneA, hut excluding Indebtedness "
water and sewers by works for supplying such
water aud sewers owned and controlled by SAID
civ did not IN any instance exceed hNe per
cenfunl of the taxable property In said city as
aseertained rs aforesaid; and ,.s -.
WHEREAS The corporate antboriiieHot said city
fszssi n said warrants IN good Faith and for value
received the useeof said city intending ana at
tempting thereby TO incur vsi,u on
lively in the amounts OF each and all OF said war
rants severaiiy and 10 evidence me sanle by sueh
warrants and 80 issded each and all OF said var
rants and attempted to incur such indebtedness,
hereinabove referred 20, prior TO March q l19i'
WHYar.s The mayor and city council OF said
city deemingIr advisable that said attempted incur,
ring of said Indebtedness BY the Issuance oil Al
said warrants shall he assented 10 and ratified IN
the manner authorized By an act OF me Legislature
OF the state of Washington entitled IAN act TO en-
AWE cities and towns to validate certain warrants
and other obligations and evidence Of Indebtedness
Oh the part OF such cities and towns. issued by the
corporste authorities thereof In excess uf their e-
gal authority, and declaring an emergency 10
exist" passed by the legislature and approved by
The governor OF said state on March Z. 1891. have
in and hy ordinance No 1866, OF said city, ap-
proved February 2 1892 and published in the
Official newspapers OF said city on February 4,
1882. duly proposed 10 the voters in said city. In
and by section Of said ordinance that they as
sent to and ratIfy, by the vote required for that
purpose by the constitution and laws OF this state,
lobe cast at the election in section 2 Of said
ordnance No 1855 provided to he held for that
purpose the attempted mourning, by acts 81 the
corhora.e authorities OF said city, of the indebted
ness on the part of said city represented by the
warrants aforesaid embraced within each Of the
following specified distinct classes thereof. into
said ordinance. divided with reference TO the
periods ia which they were respectively issued
and the funds Ont OF which they were their
face respectively made payable, Wit:
Class One-W Warrants drawn payable out of the
s9ndry days betwces, October i. 1880. and octo
her II. 1890 both inclusive, numbered from 3,13l
70 1927 Of the year 1880, both inclusive. and the
s ss7i amounts whereof aggregate tue '0i' OF W.
Class Two-warrants drawn payable ont of the
street fund Of said city and dated and issued ON
sundry days between November 4. 1890. aud Feb
urary II, 1891. both inclusive. numbered from
1896 To 1878 both inclusive. and the face amounts
whereof aggregate the sum of s430s5,7i.
Glass Three Warrants drawn payable out of the
dry DAYS between August 81, 1890. aud October IL
1890 both inclusive, numbered from 607 TO 500 Of
the year 1890 both inclusive and the iaee amounts
whereof aggregate the snp Of S2l, 2l9S9.
Class Four Warrants drawn payable out Of the
fire department fund Ct said city, and dated and
issued on sundry days between November l. 1890
and March Z. 1891, both inclusive. numbered from
s27 10 92B. both Inclusive. and the face amounts
whereof aggregate The sum of $23.0SlO5.
AND WHEREAS said mayor and city council
have III and by section of said ordinance No.
1885 provided that an election shall be held at the
time ard places OF which notice Is hereinbeiow
given. for the purpose OF voting tbereat by the
voters In said city upon the several propositions
submitted 10 them in aud by section l OF said
ordinance No. l.966, we'll upon the several
propositions submitted to them in and by the
other several ordinances herenheiow In this
notice mentioned. and In and by said ordinance
No. 1866, and have made further provisions for
the holding and conduct of said election and have
declared the effect of any vote cast at such election
ing tbareat shall assent To aud ratify the incurring
OF said Indebtedness or Of either or any Of said
classes thereof
ASH WHEREAS. The mayor aud city council Of
said city. deeming 1t advisable that the indebted
ness, both PRINCIPAL and interest, represented by
all said warrants hereinahoVe mentioned and
ciassiiied, II ratified and validated by the assent
OF three tfhs of the voters In said city voting 81
SAID election provided for In and by said ordinance
No f9be, or that represented by such part of said
warrants, II any, as may be so ratified and val
dated. shall be funded by the issuance OF bonds
therefor as in ordinance No ,g67 next below
mentioned provided for. have IN and by ordinance
No; 1867 OF said city. approved February =, 1892.
aud published in the official newspapers of said
city on February 4, 1892, duly proposed TO the
voiers in said city In and by section | of said
ordinance. that they assent to aud authorize hy
The Vote required for that purpose by the conslu
ton IN section Of said ordinance No 1857 mo-
Nidsd 10 be held ior that purpose, the issuance
and sale by the corporate authorities OF said city of
sum of slSs0o0, or such lesser sum as
shalt he sufficient. tor the funding Of the principal
OF such aud so many of said warrants iSsuel prior
10 and on March 7, 1901. the part of said city
by the corporate authorities thereof drawn pay
fire department hind, respectively. of said city,
and hereinahovc particularly described aud speci-
rants. and outstanding and unpaid. at the date In
said ordinance No, 1857 prescribed for the
Issuance or said bonds, to-wit April l. 1892 and
for the funding Of the interest accrued and to
accrue on such warrants 50 10 be funded. to said
date of the issue of such funding bonds; which
bonds silaii bear Gate ON April !. 1892, shall he
payable In twenty years after their dale. both
United states OF America OF the present standard
OF weight and tinencss, at the office OF the treas
urer of said city ut the option OF the holder OF
eAch euch pond or cAch interest coupon, at such
bank or banking house in the city OF New York as
the city council Of said city OF Seattle shall afler
the AUTHORIZATION OF such bonds provided for by
sad ordinance No. 1867. by ordinance
Designate, and rs shah be specified on
tht tace ot such bonds, and shall bear
Interest PAYABLE semt-auRnai,y, an the
hrst day Of April aud the first day OF October ia
each year during their term, at the rate OF i've per
cent per Rnnun.
Ar waseEAs said mayor and city council
have IN and by section . OF said ordinance No
l.aa9, provided that an election shall he held at
the time aud places OF which notice IL hercinbe-
low given, tor the purpose Of voting iheIeat nv
mtedte them In and by section I of said or5n-
snee No. .aSI, as well upon the several prop
ostions submitted 10 them in AID by The other
several ordinances hercinabove and herciubeiov
IN ths notice mentioned. aad In and hN said ortn-
ance No l.eoI. have mate further provisions for
the holding ard conduct ef said elcciion ana have
provided ior the issuance aud sale of such bonds
case tnrohtths 81 The voters in said riy voting At
AMI sale thereof
Am WHEREAS sundry judgments have herrtol,re
neen recovered ainSt The etty ct seattle N ug
snndfy persons aud upon siindrv cause, 1T actor,
sgsist said city not arising out of cnatrucg, and
for tile amounts Of Somc whereof Orders upon tie
treasurer nf Ssld city. ptri ofthcm drawn upon taa
general nina sad part upon the aud siucut Guud'
on segt nave nect' Issued hy the comptroller ~
sed city IN compliance with The r.guifrntyut~ Of
law, upon an witch judgments upon such orders
ISSUED therefor said city is liable % t't. several
tadgmeht creditors therein or their assigns for ne
s-Ntfa amounts thereon, af,d slHdrN actions were
81 The tine ~ the pSS<agc II ordinance No
i.Fes or said city hcTctnbc,uW mentioned
pending AGAINST said city la iayor " suustry
persat's and uppn suHdrs causes ~ actiou against
ssd city not arising oar If contract. tn which .iu
81 aetl9as or Ia some whereof 10 is prahsblc that
yniStathts against sand city sytl hyrrafrr hC rct-
esr Gion saii snndrN causes uf afton therriu Hnd
W tsNHr o. ihc several plaintiffs therein, upon
whlch Judgments that may hereafter DE nv
oaNeftN W such pending actions said CIV
WI ofen rcoVprV thereof hc 'Cu- iishn
70 the several Judgment creditors therein their
sssietH 'or the several amounts thereof and