The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-03
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.

| NOTICE OF GENERAL FLEcTToV-VO-
| ~ tee is hereby given to all whom 1t may con-
| WHEREAS II Is provided in and byArticle XVIII
ofthe Charter OF the city OF Seattle that there shall
be held in said city, on the Tuesday following the
| first Monday in March, eighteen hundred and
! ninety-two, to wit, on Tuesday the 9Th day OF
March, 1892 general election, for the election OF
amayor, members of the city council and ali other
elective officers for the terms provided for in said
charter and whereas II is iurther provided in and
| by Article SA. of said charter that any amend
ment or amendments TO said charter duly proposed
| as therein prescribed shall be submitted TO the
qualified voters of said city for their ratification M
the next general election thereafter and that If al
such election majority of all lawful voters voting
thereat shall by their votes ratfy any such amend
| meat 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 of
said city have in and by Ordinance No. 1874 Of
| said city, approved February 4, 1892. and pub
| l.shed in the official newspapers of said city on
| February s. 1892, duly provided that said general
election to e 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 TO
Wit those officers herefnbelow in this notice men
toned and specified subject however TO the pro-
vlsos as to election of certain OF them hereinbe ow
| In this notice set forth;
| AND WHEREAS sundry amendments to said
1 charter of said city, commonly known as the
| "Freeholders Charter" have heretofore and since
| the last general election in said CITY, been duly
proposed 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
1
| 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 amendmen's thereto, to wit each and all of the
| proposed amendme Is herein below mentioned and
] designated by numbers;
| AND WHEREAS the mayor and city council of
| SAID city have in and by said ordnau No. 1874
duly provided thai said general election 70 be held
IN said city on said Sth day of March, 1882, shall
az o De neid for the purpose of the submission to
| general election. Of said sundry amendments to
| said charter of said city hereinbeow mentioned
| ana designated by numbers, and have in and by
| said ordinance submitted each and all of said
| proposed amendments TO the qualified voters of
said city for their ratification at said general cleo
| tlon as provided by said charter of said civ
| which amendments are in section of said ordi-
| nance specified and briefly described and are
! thereby numbered for the purposes Of reference
the eto in the ballots be cast for and against the
| ton. as follows to wit:
! No l. Proposed amendment to section of article
II. of said charter defining the lands and terri
tory included within the limits of said city, be-
ing the Il 81 proposed amendment in course of
publication as aforesaid under the heading PRO
No: 2 Proposed amendment TO section of article
IL OF said charter, dividing said city into nine
! course of publication Aforesaid under the head
| ing Proposed amendment No l."
no. Proposed amendment to third paragraph of
| section OF article II. of said charter defining
the boundaries Of the third ward of said city, be.
J Ing the third proposed amendment in course of
| posed amendment No. l."
4 a
| 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. L"
| NO; Proposed amendment to eighth paragraph
OF section of article II of said charter, defining
me boundaries Of the eighth ward of sa city;
being the fifth proposeS amendment in course of
| publication as aforesaid under the heading PRO
posed amendnlent No. L"
! No: . 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 Proposed amendment No. l."
No. q Proposed amendment to section 2 of article
~. OF said charter, fixing the number of MEM
bers of the board of aldermen and house of dele
gates OF said city, respectively; being the first
aforesaid under the heading Proposed amend
ment No. 2"
No. 8. Proposed amendment to section of article
~. of said charter, regulating the election and
terms of Office OF, and prescribing salary for
members of the board Of aldermen and house of
delegates OF said city. respectively; being the
ond proposed amendment in course of pubiica-
ton as aforesaid under the heading Proposed
| No 8. Proposed amendment to section Of article
". of SAID charter imposing certain disqualified
tons 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. q"
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 ofpub-
posed amendment No. q"
No. IL Pr0pos amendment to section Is of
article v of said charter, relative to the advisory
board of said city; being the proposed amend
menI in course of publication as aforesaid under
the heading proposed amendment No. g."
No. Il Proposed amendment to section of anti
Gle VIII. of said charter, relative 10 local i'm
provements IN said city: being the first proposed
amendment in course Of publication aforesaid
S Snaef the heading Proposed amendment No.
! No. IS. Proposed amendment to section of arti-
| Gle VIII Of S aid charter relative 10 moie3 of
Il n n
city; beng the second proposed amendment in
healing Proposed amendment No. g."
NO IA Proposed amendment to section of arti-
cle VII: o. said charter relative to the mode Of
SAID city: being he third proposed an endment
in cour OF put alton as aforesaid under the
heading proposed amendment No. D."
No. 10. Proposed amendment to section Is ofarti-
Gle VIII of said charter, re alive to surplus
said city; beifg the fourth proposed anne ld,nent
IN course OF publication as aforesaid under the
heading proposed amendment No 5.'
No. 10. Proposed amendment to article VIII. of
said charter, BY adding section thereto to be
section ~ re alive 20 contracts with sal CITY:
being tn fifth proposed Amendment in course OF
publication as afore aid under the heading PRO
No. II. Proposed amendment to section IA of artI-
Gle IN of said charter 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 TO-"
No. Is Proposed amendment to section 10 of arti-
Gle lN Of said charter. relative to the auditing
committee of sail city; being the first proposed
amendment In course of publication as aforesaid
under the heading ~ roposed amendment
No. g."
No. l9 Proposed amendment to section Al OF arti-
Gle IN of sad charter. relative to auditing of
demands against said city; being the second pro-
posed amendment in course of publication rs
aforesaid under the heading Proposed amend
ment No g"
No. 20 Proposed amendment 10 section II o. arti-
Gle " OF said charter relative to inspector of in
terror plumbing in said city; being the proposed
amendment in curse Of publication as aforesaid
under the heading Proposed amendment No.
Is"
No 81. Proposed amendment TO subdivision
second of section OF article NJ. of said char
ter, re alive TO appointments by and npnOinteeS
OF me hre commission OF said city being the first
proposed amendment in course OF puhlica-
ton as aforesaid under the heading Proposed
amendment No ~
No. - Proposed amendment to subdivision
Third" of section OF article NJ of said char
ter relative to reports by the fire commission of
said city: being second proposed amendment
IN course of publication aforesaid under the
heading Proposed amendment No. l."
No. %. Proposed amendment to section 3 of arti-
cie NJ OF SAID chaTtes, relative TO meetings of
the tire commission of said city; being the
third proposed anendmen: in course of puolica-
ton ts aforesaid under the heading Proposed
amendment No. T."
No. 81 Proposed amendment 10 section . of art-
Gle Kill of said charter, relative public park
bonds Of said c'iy, being the proposed amendment
in course OF publication * aforesaid under the
heading Proposed amendment No. ="
No. -. Proposed amendment to section OF a-ti-
Gle Nil. OF SAID charter. relative 10 powers and
dstles OF the park commission OF said city: being
the proposed amendment in course o! plb.ica
ton as afor said under the heading Proposed
amendment No Is"
No. 20. Proposed amendment to section Of arti-
Gle Nv. OF said charter, relative TO election. term
ana qualincaiionS o. corporation counsel of said
city; being the proposed amendment in course of
publication aforesaid under the heading PRO
posed amendment No. 49,
No. q. Proposed amendment to section of arti-
Gle v. OF said charter. relative TO powers of cor
poration counsel of said city and To his assistants
being ne second proposed amendment in course