The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-28
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.
NOTICE Of ELEt-rToS-SoTICE Il HERE
~ BY gwen 20 all whom It NAV concern. thar
HERE'S Tie corporate authorities OF the city
OF seattle have heretofore issued certain warrants
on the part ~ said city. signed by the mayor
and clerk and sealed with the seal Of
sara CITY drawn upon the treasurer OF said city,
on their face payable out Of the rosd fund stree,
fund, nre fund and IRE department fund OF "a q
city respectively and to 81 ndry persons IN said
several Varrants respectively named the
payees thereof or 70 rne order, AMI for the
sundry amounts Of money sal! warrants respec-
lively specified. which warrants were severally
SO issued in consideration OF Labor or services
performed for, materials or other property fur
nished 10. moneys paid Tor the use o. said CITY
ana we're dated on or about the day Of their issue,
We're with a few exceDtionsl presented for nav
msnj to the treasurer Of said CITY on or shortly
after their respective dates prior the passage
of ordinance No. eo6 Of said city hereinbaov
mentioned, and By said treasurer Endorsed
Presented and rot paid Tor want OF funds, and
AZ sill wholly unpaid ami sre owned and held hy
sunaFy persons as claims against said city and
eyt3ences Of Indebtedness its part 10 the re-
spective holders of said warrants in the respective
sums therein named with interest provided bv
law TO ne payable upon lawful warrants Of said
cit; and ,-.-,.-,.,..,-
and prior to the respective times Of the issue Of
said several warrants exceeded one and oue-haf
ascertained by the then last previous assessment
for city purposes, but the assent Of three-hfths
of the voters in said city. voting election hell
Tor that purpose to the lncurrnS Of the indebted
ness on the part of said city intended 10 ne evil
dsotedness. mas not al any time been given; and
whereas said total Indebtedness Of said CITY At the
respective times of the issue Of said several war
rants, including the sums named in such warrants
then issued, bus excluding indebtedness in
CURED by said city for supplying said city with
water and sewers ny works for supplying such
water aud sewers owned and controlled by said
city. did not in any instance exceed five per
Centum Of the taxable property in said city as
ascertained a. aforesaid; and
WHEREAS The corporate authorities of said city
issued all saif warrants IN good faith and for value
received to the use OF sad city intending and at
tempting thereby TO incur valid Indebtedness
the part OF sad city upon said warrants respect
lively IN the amounts Of each and all Of said war
rants severaly and to evidence the same BY such
warrants, and 40 issued each and all Of said
rants and so attempted TO incur such Indebtedness
hereinahove referred to- prior to March :, 1891;
and
WHEREAS The mayor and city council OF said
city deemnS II advisable that said attempted incur
ring of said Indebtedness By the issuance of AL
said warrants shall he assenied to and ratified in
the manner authorized by of the legislature
of the state Of Washington entitled An act III on
able cities and towns validate certain warrants
and O-ber obligations and evids Of Indebtedness
on the part OF siicn cities and towns issued bv me
corporate authorities thereof in excess OF their 70
exiSt PASSED nv fha fasfsIsfTrs snf a',.,-o,-si nv
the governor of said STAKE on March :. 1881. have
IN and BY ordinance NO 1855. OF said city, ap-
proved February =, 1872 aud published in the
official newspapers of said city on February 4
1892 duly proposed To the ers in said city in
and by section l Of said ordinance that they as
purpose by the constitution and laws this state
TO be cast at the election in section , Of said
purpose, the attempted iucurriBg. by acts Of the
cOraOrae authorities OF said city. Of the indebted
ness on the part of said city represented hy the
warrants aforesaid, lbraced within each Of the
following specified distinct classes thereof into
which said warrants are, in and ~ section I Of
said ordinance. divided. with reference 10 the
periods IN which they were respectively Issued
and the iunds out OF which they were their
face respectively made payable. town.:
Glass OueN arTantS drawn payable out OF the
road fund Of said city, and dated and issued IN
SunIry DAYS between October !, 1880. and Octo-
her II. 1880, both inclusive, numbered from 3 Isl
10 ), So Of the wear 1890 both inclusive. and the
53S nln0'''' "'eFe0' aggregate The sum Of ST.
Glass Two-warrants drawn payable ont Of the
street fund Of said city. and dated and issued on
sundry days between November 1, 1890. and Fen
u-a-y u: lSel both inclusive numbered from
1855 70 S57s both inclusive, and the fare amounts
whereof aggregate the sum of S4S.O.5 -
CiasS Three-Warrants drawn payaaIe out Of the
IRE fund Of said city. and dated and issued on sun
1880, both inclusive. numbered from 607 70 S26 vi
the wear 1890 beth inclusive and ths go. s,,,,,,-
whereof aggregate the sum OF S2l. gig SO
Glass Four-W srrants drawn PAYABLE out of tho
fire department fund Of said city. and dated s9J
issued on sundry DAYS between November : $40
and March :, 1891, both inclusive uuIr rerei trnr
- 10 80, both Inclusive. and Tie face amounts
whereof aggregate the sum of SIS. nSl o.;
AND WHERE'S sad MAYER and city council
have IN and hy section Of said ordinance No
time and places Of which notice l. herpfnbeIovv
given. Tor the purpose Of voting thereat by lie
voters in said city upon the several propositions
submitted TO them ia and by section / OF Sa-1
ordinance No. l,s6S, aS well upon the several
nv thu
othEr several ordinances hereiuhelow tn this
notice mentioned, and IN and by said ordnance
No ,eoo, and have made further provisions for
tne HcliLS ana cohduct Of SAID election, ard have
declared the et,sct ~ any vote cast Al such election
%nfTeoS i'Ess1 itns OF ine voters IA said city vot
ing tereat -na.l assent 10 ant ratfy the ncurring
OF sad Indebtedness or OF either or any OF saIi
classes thereof A
AND WHEREAS, The mayor and city council OF
said city. deeming t advisable THAI the indebted
ness both PRINCIPAL and interest represented bv
all said warrants herelnabove mentioned and
Classified. IL ratified and validated bV the assent
Of thres-ufth> Of the voters IL said city voting n
SAID election provided for IN and ny SAID ordnance
No 1855, OF that represented by such part OF salJ
warrants. II any. AS may Re rariHat aud VAL
dated shall he funded by the issuance OF ponds
therefor as in ordinance VI. as7 rayt hsic,,
mentioned provided fer have m aud nv orliusr-..
No. .96T q said civ. approved February > rSaS
city OF February = ls92. duly proposed 10 r.,
voters in said civ I'm sr4 nv sa,-7i.sr, =, =. ~.
ordinance, that they assent 10 srd authorize b1,
the vote required for THAI purpose hy th,, ,or.,,
ton and laws OF this state tn he al - -
Ilon IN section OF said ordinance No 4s- mn
yised 70 &c held for thay purpose The iSs,1a1r,,
and sale nv the corporate authorities OF sail CIV ~
sum OF slS5OOO. or such ieSssS ,,,,7, me
shah b. sufficient, for the funding Of the prncira
10 and on March : 1901 on ths payt Of sS5l ~,
By the corporate authorities thereof drawn nav
able ont of the ruad fund street fund FIRE fund -
hre department tunG- respectively. so said civ
and hereiHana-e particularly described asf ~r.g.i
he1 IN c-StiHct classes As NAV b validated war
rants. and outstanding and unpaid st the lafe In
sad ordinance No ! .a6l p-eSrrfh.--t tor ~.
issuance OF SA'd ponds. to-Wtt- Aprtt :, 1892 and
for The fundtns Of the Interest accrued ana >,
accrue ON such warrants 80 - ne funded % aid
Gate Of the issue Of sGoh funding bonds; which
bonds shall bear date on April / i9gs shan 40
payable IN twenty years after their dase both
principal and Interest pavahe m gold coin OF me
l nlied states OF America oi the present standard
OF weight sld HuenesS, al the o.lca OF the treas
urer 81 SAID clty or. ~ the option of the holder ot
each sucn bond or each interest coupan ar .-,,b
bank nr banking hO-~a IN the ci5y of New Work a.
the citT council Of SAID city of seattle shat! a1er
the authorization OF such bonds provided f,- ~.
said ordinance, Nc 1857. bv orIInanc,
designate, and as shat be- specified au
the lace OF such bonds. aud shall ba4r
Interest, Payable ssniannuallv on me
nrst Gay Of April and the urst day OF October tn
cent per sunUUa-
AND WHEREAs. said mayor and c''-. sne bs
have III anu by section :, Of -.an, and Miss i