The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-02
| BONUS OF $75O,OOO.
Tscomans Are Asked to Pay It
for a Water Plant.
AaoTTEN ORDINANCE sHElvep.
q - Replscsd BY New One-C. =.
Wright's Fat RailPesd Bait for
Taxpayer.

TACOMA. March 1.-[Special. 1.-The am
tieucus and scheduleless water and cleo
Tie plant purchase ordinance, which IVES
rushed through the city council Saturday
pieht and quickly signed BY the mayor, q
ieod.
Indeed, this scheduleless ordinance was
. rotten that it could not even bear to the
cupreme court the questions to be settled
~ the test case, and which are set forth BY
II. Buell., attorney for Edmund Seymour,
= follows:
fin.-section Of ordinance provides that the
,etfce Of election shall submit the ssproposi.
~" while the act Of authorization provides
eAes the ordinance itself must b submitted
soeond-The water and lighting plants 70 BE-
purehased should b specified BY . description
q eu1hcient particularly 20 that the taxpayer
without going to other sources than the ofdi.
1850 itself will b appraised Substantially Of the
pespsrty for the purchase Of which his money 10
esusht to be appropriated.
fhird-Ths act of authorization contemplate
ut there shall b two distinct proportions
embodied in the ordinance: First, the cues.
tyoa Of the ratification Of the system and plant
uopossd to Be acquired; and, second, the ouee-
11eu Of assent 70 the creation Of indebtodnooa
n voter 10 entitled to two votes, one TO rntify
. reject the system and the other 70 assent 70
9dissent from the Indebtedness, depending on
What changes have been made BY this legis-
1oture
Fourth-The act does not authorise q purchsse
b that the title does not express that purpose
Mr.. Buell. says:
With the exception Of Seattle, ! do not b.
levs that any town or city in this state he's sue
essdsd IN placing its bonds under the present
seatuteA seattle had the supreme court bolster
up it, purchase and IL went through.
Tia statute In the title fafls 70 ct forth the
contents Of the body of It The title provides
ler the construction Of the water and light
ylants etc, while the body of 1t provides for the
purchase of the same. It IL . question II the
court will stretch the point and allow Q pur.
ehase under this statute The bonds cannot b
sold until this 10 decided. Another question 10
whether the ordinance for the purchase should
b submitted to the people separately with an.
ether providing the price and giving the schsd.
Ne Of what IL to be purchased
Mr.. Seymour says:
This question Is of vital interest throughout
ne state. waitsburg, Coliax, Montesano,
oprague, North Yakima and New whstcom are
III interested. II 10 useless to 20 ahead and
psepafe to sell bonds aud have tho bond buyers
turn them down. New whatcom 10 In the same
d that Tacoma il, or would b, II IL had voted
y buy the plant There 10 . question - to the
obstruction of our statutes that ought to b
settled When this city gets out . new ordi.
nance tor the purchase OF the plant. we will re-
ssw our suit on the questions above stated.
A new ordinance may come before the
city council Saturday night, and in the
meantime it is likely that C. B. Wright
nay express himself 40 to what he will do
about building another railroad into Ia
coma II he will only talk railroad Taco
mans will not haggle about . $4,000 boz
nua Tacoma wants another railroad and
wants it real badly.
Besides agreeing to devote his attention
to secure anothe: railroad, Mr.. Wright 10
expected to follow the example of other
nillionaires in endowing institutions Of
learning by giving 100000 to Washington
College, Of this city. within . few weeks.
Prespector Lost on Texsda Islasd.
NAxAIxo, March 1.-lSpecial. Hugh