The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-21
BURNS HND SCllDS.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

NOTICE OF ELECTION-SOTICE Is HERE
~ by given TO ali whom IL may concern that
WHEREAS The corporate authorities OF the city
Of Seattle have heretofore issued certain warrants
and clerk and sealed with the seal OF
said city. drawn upon the treasurer of said city,
on their face payable out of the road fund street
fund, fire fund and fire department fund OF sad
city respectively and to sundry persons in said
payees thereof or TO Their order. and for the
sundry amounts Of money IN said warrants respec-
lively specified which warrants were severaily
so issued in consideration Of labor services
performed for, materials other property fur
nished to. or moneys paid for the or said city,
and were dated on or about the day of their issue,
were with a few exceptols) presented for pay
ment 70 the treasurer Of said city or shortly
Of ordinance No 1866, of said city herein5eIow
mentioned and by said treasurer indorsef
Presented and not paid for want OF funds AMI
are still wholly unpaid and owned and held oy
sundry persons claims against said city and
evI1ences of Indebtedness its part the re-
spective holders Of said warrants in the respective
sums therein named with interest as provided ny
law 70 be payable upon lawful warrants Of said
WHEREAS The total Indebtedness Of said city at
and prior to the respective times Of the issue of
said several warrants exceeded one and one-half
per centum Of the taxable property in said city
asoertained by the then last previous assessment
Tor city purposes. but the assent OF three-hfths
OF the voters in said city. voting election held
for that purpose TO the mourning of the indebted
ness on the part of said city intended to be evil
denced by said warrants. OF any part of such in
debtedness, has not at any time been given: and
whereas said total Indebtedness of said city the
respective times Of the issue of said several
rants, including the sums named in such warrants
then so issued, but excluding Indebtedness in
Cured by said city for supplying said city with
water and sewers by 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 as aforesaid: and
WHEREAS The corporate authorities of said city
issued all said warrants in good faith and for value
received to the use of sad city. intending and
tempting thereby to incur valid Indebtedness on
the part of said city upon said warrants respect-
lively in the amounts of each and all of said war
nd n anna rz r.ch
warrants, and 80 issued each and all Of said war
rants and so attempted to incur such indebtedness
hereinabove referred to, prior TO March Z, 1891;
and
WHEREAS The mayor and city council of said
city deeming il advisable that said attempted ncur
ring of said Indebtedness by the issuance of all
said warrants shall be assented to and ratified in
of the state of Washington entitled AN act to en-
able cities and towns to validate certain warrants
and other obligations and evidence of Indebtedness
the part of such cities and towns issued BY the
corporate authorities thereof in excess of their
gal authority, and declaring emergency to
exist, passed by the legislature and approved by
the governor OF said state on March z. 1891, have
proved February 2 1892. and published in the the
official newspapers of said city February l.
1892 duly proposed TO 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
10 be cast at the election in section of said
ordnance No. 1855 provided TO be held for that
purpose, the attempted incurrlng, by acts of the
corporate 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
which said warrants are, in and by section ] of
said ordinance. divided. with reference to the
periods IN which they were respectively issued
and the funds out of which they were on their
face respectively made payable. tO-slt:
Glass One-Warrants drawn payable out of the
road fund of said city. and dated and issued ON
sundry days between October 4, 1880 and OrtO-
Der II, 1890. both Inclusive numbered from 3 13I
TO 1927 of the year 1890. both inclusive and the
5s ISL amounts "hefe0i aggregate the sum OF S2"-
Class Two-Warrsrts dravv, ra,-abla an, 80 -.
street fund of said city. and dated and issued on
sundry days between November t. 1890 and Feb
urary Fl, 1891. both inclusive, numbered from
$685. to 367S, both inclusive and the face amounts
whereof aggresate the sum of s4S,OS5.74.
FIRE fund of said city and dated and issued on sun
dry days between August y, 1890. and October /
1890. both inclusive, numbered from 607 to s26 OF
the year 1890, both Inclusive and the face amounts
whereof aggregate the sum of $2l,2l9.39.
Glass Four-Warrsnts drawn payable out of the
nre department fund Ct said city. and dated and
issued on sundry days between November l. 1890,
and March Z, 1881, both inclusive. numbered from
q tto 92o. both inclusive, and the face amounts
whereof aggregate the sum of $3.50 .O,;.
AND WHEREAS, said mayor and city council
nave in and by section of said ordinance No.
1885 provided that election shall be held at the
time and places of which notice Is hereinbelow
gwen, Tor the purpose Of voting theTeat by the
voters in said city upon the several propositions
submitted to them in and by section l OF said
ordinance No. 966 as well as upon the several
Propositions submitted 10 them in and by the
other several ordinances hereinbeiow In this
notice mentioned, and in and BY said ordinance
No. 1855, and have made further provisions for
the holding and conduct of said election, have
declared the effect OF any vote cast ar such eiectior
whereby threefths of the voters IN said city vot-
ing thereat shall 20 and ratIfy the incrring
Of said Indebtedness or OF either or any Of said
AND WHEREAS. The mayor and city council of
said CITY, deenling it advisable that the indebted
ness, both princilal and interest, represented by
all said warrants hereinab0ve mentioned and
classified. if ratified and validated by the assent
said election provided for I'm and by said ordinance
No. 1856, that represented by such part Of said
warrants. If any. as may be so ratified aud val
idated, shall be funded by the issuance of ponds
therefor as in ordinance No. lS67 next below
mentioned provided for. have IN and by ordinance
NO l,95! OF said city, approved February ?, 1892,
and published IN the official newspapers OF said
city on February 4, 1892. duly proposed to the
voters IN saId city, IN ant by section Of said
ordinance that they assent to and authorize by
the vote required for that purpose by the constit
ton ana laws OF mis- state to be east at The cleo
ton in section Of said ordinance No. s67 pro
vided TO be held for that purpose, the issuance
and by the corporate authorities Of said city of
bonds Of the city Of Seattle in the
sum 81 $4,000, or such lesser sum as
shall be sufficient for the funding Of the trlncpal
of such and so many of said warrants issued prior
10 and on March T. 1881. on the part Of said city
BY the corporate authorities thereof drawn nav
able OUT of the roaif fund street fund fire fund and
fire department fund, respectively. of said city
and heFeinabove particularly described and <pa,.i,
fed in distinct classes, may be validated war
rants, and outstanding and unpaid at the date in
sad ordinance No, 1857 prescribed for the
issuance Of SAID bonds, to-yvit. April I. 1892. and
for the funding OF the interest accrued and 10
accrue on such warrants 50 70 b. funded 10 said
bonds shall bear date on April l. 1892 shall 10
payable in twenty years after their date both
principal and interest payable IN gold coin Of the
United states Of America Of the present standard
Of weight and tineness, at ,he Office OF the treas
urer of said city at the option Of the holder of
each sucn bond OF each interest coupon. N such
bank or banking house III the city Of New York a.
the city council OF said city of seattle shall afler
the authorization Of such bonds provided for by
SAID ordinance, No. 1867. by ordinance
the face of such bonds, and shall bear
interest payable semi-Hnngaly, On the
first day Of April and the firSt day Of October in
each year during their term, the of i've per
cent. per annum.
AND WHEREAS. said mayor and city council